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6.0Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf and soon she's accepted and given the nickname "Gidget". But it's hard work to become more than a friend to Moondoggie.
Released: 1959-04-0995 minDir: Paul WendkosComedy, RomanceBox office: $1.5MPart of: The Gidget Collection
Cast
- Sandra Dee as Gidget
- James Darren as Moondoggie
- Cliff Robertson as The Big Kahuna
- Arthur O'Connell as Russell Lawrence
- Mary LaRoche as Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence
- Joby Baker as Stinky
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- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 679503
- Image
- Gidget (1959) trailer 1.jpg
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- publication date
- 1959-01-01
- title
- Gidget
- review score
- 55%
- Commons category
- Gidget (film)
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1950s teen films1959 American films1959 English-language films1959 films1959 romantic comedy filmsAmerican surfing filmsAmerican teen romance filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms based on American novelsFilms directed by Paul WendkosFilms set in CaliforniaGidget filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date