Gidget (1959)
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.
- Released
- 1959-04-09
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Paul Wendkos, Gabrielle Upton
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 46 votes
Cast
- Sandra Dee as Gidget
- James Darren as Moondoggie
- Cliff Robertson as The Big Kahuna
- Arthur O'Connell as Russell Lawrence
- 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
- Jo Morrow as Mary Lou
- Yvonne Craig as Nan
- Patti Kane as Patti
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