Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren

A cutesy girl finds herself in a sad dilemma because the boys on the beach don't pay her any attention as her body doesn't measure up to the curves of her peers, but then a star surfer begins to have ...( read more  read more... )a litle attraction for her.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Paul Wendkos

Release Date: January 1, 1959

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DVD Release Date: August 3, 2004

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  • June 17, 2009
    a real bit of you-had-to-have-been-there americana...the earnest yet perky late sandra dee (doris day, only younger), old school hunky-w/o-the-steroids james darren, and cliff robertson as the big kahuna (yep, this is where that expression enters the american lexicon, baby!), tog...( read more)ether again for the first time in the 1960's first coming of age beach story starring and starting america's dream infatuation with the girl/midget
  • August 20, 2007
    Good ol' fashion presque-60s superfun. You have to love Sandra Dee, she's the absolute ultimate. It's not an amazing movie but it's a classic. Apparently it's the film the kick started the surf movie craze. What's the best part in the film is twice when James Darren, or "Moondogg...( read more)ie", busts into the Gidget theme song, which is just the misogynist cherry stuck on the top of the 'traditional values' sunday of this movie. "She may not be king sized but her finger still ring sized/ Gidget is the one for me."
  • October 11, 2009
    I have seen this movie so many times and always enjoyed watching it. It such a good story and love Gidget.
  • October 8, 2009
    i love this movie. it cute and sweet :)
  • June 8, 2009
    Moondoggy I love you!
  • April 24, 2009
    I love old movies. The campy-ness and random singing are just great. Cute and fun.
  • April 6, 2009
    Meh- mayebe kind of cute but I have seen better.
  • January 19, 2009
    *blink* Goodness. A surfer movie. Haven't seen many of those, actually. I think my parents generally shielded me from them, and this must be why. This movie had like... three seconds of anything actually interesting to watch. The rest of the time I amused myself by laughing at th...( read more)e whole thing. I mean, really, HOW can you take a movie seriously when its leading man goes by "Moondoggie"? Come on now... 1
  • December 18, 2008
    i watched this movie for the first time today. i absoloutly love it.

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  • lilomi04
    April 4, 2007
    ohh geezzzz i love this movie!! I had to buy so I could watch it whenever i felt like it! it sooo good!..ohh moondoggy :P lol
  • fiestybrunette101
    January 23, 2007
    i wana c this!
  • hoovervac64
    January 7, 2007
    I love this movie it's got a great cast and an even greater story and its really fun.
  • imaveronica
    October 14, 2006
    Gidget is one of my favorite movies of all-time. Sandra Dee is so adorbale. James Darren was amazing. One of the best teen movies by far...

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