Story Line
Due 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.
“Watch out Brigitte...here comes Gidget!”
Top Cast
Sandra Dee
Gidget
James Darren
Moondoggie
Cliff Robertson
The Big Kahuna
Arthur O'Connell
Russell Lawrence
Mary LaRoche
Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence
Joby Baker
Stinky
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Rating
6.0/ 10
Release Date
1959-04-09
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
ComedyRomance
Part of the Series
The Gidget Collection
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User Reviews (1)
Wuchak
8/10
•5/27/2018The first beach flick with surprising mindfood minus the goofiness
RELEASED IN 1959 and directed by Paul Wendkos, "Gidget” is a beach drama about a 16 year-old tomboyish girl (Sandra Dee) who gravitates toward a group of surfing males in Southern ...