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Gidget (1959)

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Reviews Counted: 7

Fresh: 3

Rotten:4

Average Rating: 5.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: The first and best of the Gidget movies which spawned equally popular television series (two of them!). The pert 'n' perky Dee, a California tomboy, spends the summer at Malibu learning how to surf--and learning about love from a cool... The first and best of the Gidget movies which spawned equally popular television series (two of them!). The pert 'n' perky Dee, a California tomboy, spends the summer at Malibu learning how to surf--and learning about love from a cool surfer and a beach bum. Novelist Kohner based the character on his daughter. [More]

Starring: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell

Starring: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell, Joby Baker, Tom Laughlin, Robert Ellis, Mary LaRoche

Director: Paul Wendkos

Director: Paul Wendkos
Screenwriter: Gabrielle Upton
Producer: Lewis J. Rachmil
Composer: George Duning

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May 7, 1995

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Look her, she's Sandra Dee! Innocent enough '50s romantic comedy doings.

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the clueless parents provide that Golden Age anchor to the piece that rings disquieting in the face of all the real wolves their Gidget is facing alone in the pathless wood.

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A must-see artifact and lots of fun.

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