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Title: Gidget (1959)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Sandra Dee | ... | Francie Lawrence aka Gidget | |
| James Darren | ... | Jeffrey Matthews aka Moondoggie | |
| Cliff Robertson | ... | Burt Vail aka The Big Kahuna | |
| Arthur O'Connell | ... | Russell Lawrence | |
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The Four Preps | ... | Band at Beach |
| Mary LaRoche | ... | Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence | |
| Joby Baker | ... | Stinky | |
| Tom Laughlin | ... | Lover Boy | |
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Sue George | ... | Betty Louise aka B.L. |
| Robert Ellis | ... | Hot Shot | |
| Jo Morrow | ... | Mary Lou | |
| Yvonne Craig | ... | Nan | |
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Patti Kane | ... | Patti |
| Doug McClure | ... | Waikiki | |
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Burt Metcalfe | ... | Lord Byron |
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Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggy. She's fascinated of his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf. Soon she's accepted and given the nickname "Gidget". But it's hard work to become more than a friend to Moondoggy. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 April 1959 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Gidget See more »Filming Locations:
Leo Carrillo State Beach - 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USACompany Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Mr. Russell Lawrence: That's a man-hunter?Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence: Who did you expect? Kim Novak?
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CinderellaWritten by Glen A. Larson (as Glen Larson) and Bruce Belland
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love, teenagers, beach, sun, ocean , surfing. and the love story. after the strange, vulgar, complicated films with/about teenagers from our time, Gidget represents a fresh air. because it propose a simple story. because all seems be result of a form of romanticism who defines , in same measure, existence of each teenager and his desires. and, sure, for Sandra Dee, who gives the expected image of next door girl neighbor. the need to be part of group. the emotion of first love. the choice. the charm of appearances. the fundamental lesson about life. the conflict, suspicion and disillusion. the acceptance of truth. all in the seductive, simple way. so, a nice experience.