Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Paul Wendkos

Writers:

Ruth Brooks Flippen (story)
Ruth Brooks Flippen (writer) ...

Release Date:

7 August 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Francis, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Youth | Jealousy | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title

Cast

James Darren	...	Moondoggie (Jeffrey Matthews)
Jessie Royce Landis	...	Albertina Blythe
Cesare Danova	...	Paolo Cellini
Danielle De Metz	...	Daniela
Cindy Carol	...	Gidget (Frances Lawrence)
Joby Baker	...	Judge
Trudi Ames	...	Libby Bennet
Noreen Corcoran	...	Lucy McDougall
Peter Brooks	...	Clay Anderson
Lisa Gastoni	...	Senora Cellini
Claudio Gora	...	Alberto
Don Porter	...	Mr.Russell Lawrence
Jeff Donnell	...	Mrs. Lawrence

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Fontana di Trevi, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

Soundtrack:

Big Italian Moon

As lousy as it sounds...

Before the "Gidget" franchise got a shot in the arm via television (with young Sally Field in the title role), she trudged along theatrically, here with Cindy Carol in the lead. 17-year-old Frances Lawrence goes on a chaperoned trip to Italy with boyfriend and gal-pals in tow. Slick but artificial mixture of on-location tourist's folly and set-bound situation comedy isn't at all interesting, despite the efforts by veteran comedy writer Ruth Brooks Flippen. The teens seem tired, Carol exudes very little charisma, and only Don Porter is engaging playing Gidget's dad, a role he filled even more comfortably a few years later on TV. *1/2 from ****