Gidget (film)
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Gidget was an American film starring 1950s teen icon Sandra Dee, released in 1959. Adapted from the novel by Frederick Kohner, and with a screenplay by Gabrielle Upton, this popular film was directed by Paul Wendkos. It follows the life of teenager Gidget and friends, in a predictably sweet love story.
There were two sequels, Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961), starring Deborah Walley, and Gidget Goes to Rome (1963), starring Cindy Carol.
The character Gidget has been revived several times, first in the film sequels and then in a 1965 television sitcom starring a teenage Sally Field, whose brown hair was a departure from the standard blonde (although Deborah Walley was a redhead). Very young guest stars included Paul Lynde, Bonnie Franklin, and Daniel J. Travanti (of Hill Street Blues fame). This Gidget character was brought back as an adult in a little-watched 1980s television sitcom The New Gidget.
Cast of 1959 film
- Sandra Dee: Gidget (Frances Lawrence)
- James Darren: Moondoggie (Jeffrey Matthews)
- Cliff Robertson: The Big Kahuna (Burt Vail)
- Arthur O'Connell: Mr. Russ Lawrence
- Mary LaRoche: Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence
- Sue George: B.L. (Betty Louise)
- Robert Ellis: Hot Shot
- Joby Baker: Stinky
- Tom Laughlin: Lover Boy
- Burt Metcalfe: Lord Byron
- Doug McClure: Waikiki
- The Four Preps: Themselves
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