Gidget
Gidget is a 1959 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren, Arthur O'Connell, and the Four Preps.
Plot
Francine Lawrence, a teenager going on 17, enjoys the summer break before her senior year. She detests man-hunting with her girlfriends, but how else can she socialize? During one such visit to the beach with her "well-developed" girlfriends, flat-chested tomboy Francine meets surfer Moondoggie. She quickly becomes infatuated, but he shows no interest. Thus early on, Francine becomes more attracted to surfing than man-hunting. At home, Francine's parents advance her $21.50 for a used surfboard. She returns to the beach to surf, and the all-male surfing crowd adopt her as a mascot. They dub her "Gidget", a combination of "girl" and "midget".
More details
| author | Gabrielle Upton |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Paul Wendkos |
| editor | William A. Lyon |
| genre | comedy romance |
| keywords | airline pilot beach bum beach house beachcombing blind date combination even fall flat tire francine lawrence gidget jet pilot kahoona korean war luau moondoggie on the road portmanteau word strand summon surfboard the big kahuna virginity |
| musicBy | Arthur Morton |
| producer | Lewis J. Rachmil |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| recordedAt | Leo Carrillo State Park |
| theme | romantic comedy surf teen teen romance |