Gidget
Watch out Brigitte...here comes Gidget!
1959 · 1h 35m · Approved
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Paul Wendkos
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Paul Wendkos Director
- Sandra Dee as Gidget
- James Darren as Moondoggie
- Cliff Robertson as The Big Kahuna
- Arthur O'Connell as Russell Lawrence
- The Four Preps as Band at Beach
- Mary LaRoche as Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence
- Joby Baker as Stinky
- Tom Laughlin as Lover Boy
- Sue George as Betty Louise aka B.L.
- Robert Ellis as Hot Shot
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