Gidget

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.

Cast

Sandra Dee

Sandra Dee

as Gidget

James Darren

James Darren

as Moondoggie

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

as The Big Kahuna

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

as Russell Lawrence

Mary LaRoche

Mary LaRoche

as Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence

Joby Baker

Joby Baker

as Stinky

Tom Laughlin

Tom Laughlin

as Lover Boy

Sue George

Sue George

as Betty Louise aka B.L.

Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

as Hot Shot

Jo Morrow

Jo Morrow

as Mary Lou

Reviews

Wuchak

The 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 Cal, specifically Malibu. Kahuna (Cliff Robertson)...

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