Gidget sally field, places in the heart, steel magnolias is a california girl who loves to surf. Maybe because ive done so much film analysis but the sexual theme seemed so blatant and prevalentmaybe its my overactive college brain. However, gidget was exactly what i wanted it to be. Robertson can be clearly seen surfing in the movie.
The sun drenched beach is the setting for gidget, a comedy about a. Robertson had better luck on tv, appearing in a hundred yards over the rim for the twilight zone. Download gidget movie online 1959 video dailymotion. Diminutive teenager francie lawrence sandra dee has a bunch of boycrazy friends, but she could care less about boys. It was popular and led to two sequels, neither of which robertson appeared in. In fact, robertsons many shirtless scenes, showing him sunbronzed and sweaty, easily constitute the best beefcake of his long movie career. Rent gidget 1959 starring sandra dee and james darren on dvd and bluray. While the feature film portion of the gidget series ends with this movie, the television aspect began two year later and continued for 20 years. Sandra dee, perkiness personified, plays the curious teen who breaks the gender line in surfing.
Upton perfectly caught the infectious joy of the young tomboy character more gidget. The screenplay was written by gillian houghton, who was then head writer of the soap opera the secret storm, using the. Paul wendkos starring sandra dee and james darren rating. Gidget 1959 full movie free watch online with english subtitles.
Her moms reassurances come true when two surfers start paying gidget some attention. Gidget is a 1959 columbia pictures cinemascope feature film. This first gidget movie stars sandra dee as frances lawrencegidget and its based on the novel by frederick kohner. The film became universals highest grossing film to that time and was a worldwide sensation.
The film comes together when gidget tries to make moondoggie jealous by seducing kahuna. Apr 4, 2016 this pin was discovered by andream boards. Jul 05, 20 theyre incredibly touchyfeely with each other and i know robertson is a hot guy without a shirt but this is 1959 for crying out loud although id have gone for him, legality be damned. It stars sandra dee, cliff robertson, and james darren in a story about a teenagers initiation into.
Gidget 1959 gidget the best summer movie ever made. Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, francis meets the surfer moondoggy. Cliff robertson sony pictures entertaiment wiki fandom. Apr 19, 20 sandra dee stars as everyones favorite teenager, gidget. While the original had sandra dee as gidget, this series had sally field in the title role. Robertson had better luck on tv, appearing in the excellent a hundred yards over the rim for the twilight.
It is an adaptation of the 1957 novel gidget, the little girl with big ideas by frederick kohner. The series lasted for only one season and 32 episodes. Gidget was hollywoods first successful attempt at bringing national exposure to the thenburgeoning california surfing culture. Some people dismiss gidget 1959 as teenage romantic fluff with cute sandra dee. The sun drenched beach is the setting for gidget, a comedy about a teen aged girl and her youthful companions. The original gidget was created by frederick kohner in his 1957 novel gidget, the little girl with big ideas reprinted numerous times under the shortened title gidget, by which it is more widely known, written in the first person and based on the accounts of his daughter kathy now kathy kohnerzuckerman of the surf culture of malibu point. Sandra dee was borrowed from universalinternational to appear as gidget. Shes fascinated of his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Feb 04, 2016 gidget movie 1969 gidget movie poster gidget movie sally field gidget movie 1959 gidget movie dvd gidget movie songs paul wendkos gabrielle upton screenplay, frederick kohner novel sandra dee, james darren, cliff robertson, arthur oconnell before generating a purchase, try on the gidget full movie clothing to make sure it fits well.
Join sally field as perky 15yearold frances elizabeth lawrence better known to her family and friends as gidget, don porter as her everloving father, russ, and a host of such soontobefamous faces as richard dreyfuss, barbara. From the film gidget, 1959 directed by paul wendkos, featuring sandra dee, james darren, cliff robertson. Ross hunter cast her in the major tearjerker and glamour film, imitation of life. Aug 17, 2018 scenes from the movie gidget 1959 starring sandra dee, cliff robertson. This video is a sentimental look back at the film gidget 1959, one of the movies that made sandra dee a pop culture icon and that made james darren a pinup for teenage girls. The filmdirected by paul wendkoswas the first of many screen appearances by the character gidget, created by hollywood writer frederick kohner. Because of my love for the 1959 version and casually watching the films that followed, i decided to really delve into a film that was a catalyst for the beach film phenomenon. Sandra dee, perkiness personified, plays the curious teen who breaks the. Arthur oconnell celebrity profile check out the latest arthur oconnell photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Sandra dee stars as everyones favorite teenager, gidget. Recommended highly recommended mustsee gidget is, in my view, one of the quintessential mustviews of the 1950s. Sandra dee stars as the irrepressible gidget in this charming 1959 comedy that spawned a series of teen films in the early 60s. Catch a wave with americas favorite southern california beach teen in gidget. Stream free gidget full movie online on 123movies, 0123movies.
Aug 08, 2015 gidget goes to rome sums the whole experience as part of growing up. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto int. Gidget 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Unfortunately, the normally very hairy chested james darren was forced to submit himself to a complete body waxing which seems unnatural and out of keeping with his personality. Gidget sandra dee feels the first awakenings of being attracted to boys as she and. Gidget was based on the 1959 movie of the same name. It captures the beginning of a craze a cultural obsession with the surfbeachcrazy lifestyle, and the social values. I was 14 when i saw this film in 1970 and it was and still is one of my all time favorite movies. Alone with kahuna, gidget tries to make kahuna take her virginity. Gidget was based on the 1957 frederick kohner novel, gidget, the little girl with the big ideas, and a 1959 film starring sandra dee, gidget slang for girlmidget. But its hard work to become more than a friend to moondoggy. Just remember, she might be pintsized, but shes quite a woman. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf. The first gidget film starring sandra dee was by far the best of the lot.
A great movie to get lost in, i just wish they would of done a sequel with the. That is, until she goes to the beach one day and meets surfer jeffrey. Gidget dvd 1959 movie on dvd sandra dee james darren. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. Jun 06, 2019 the year 1959 was a watershed time for sandra dee. Gidget, a 1959 film adaptation starring sandra dee. The original surfer girlbeach bum movie, adapted from the novel by frederick kohner, gidget 1959 stars sandra dee as determined little frances lawrence, who falls in love both with surfing and with the characters who populate the local southern california beach hangout. The filmdirected by paul wendkos was the first of many screen appearances by the character gidget, created by. Gidget was the first starring role for dee, who became one of the most popular teenaged actresses of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Gidget 1959 diminutive teenager francie lawrence sandra dee has a bunch of boycrazy friends, but she could care less about boys. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Gidget lies and tells moondoggie that it is kahuna that she wants to make jealous, and they have a romantic evening at the luau. The sitcom was first seen in september of 1965 and. Sep 07, 2017 for three summers, i have spent a lot of time with gidget, the surfing girl midget. This gidget film had the perfect screenplay, being penned by gabrielle upton. The original trailer in high definition of gidget directed by paul wendkos and starring sandra dee, james darren, cliff robertson, arthur oconnell, mary laroche and the four preps. Eventually moondoggie says something that upsets gidget and, as she flees the luau, she runs into kahuna and agrees to take him to a nearby beach house. Released 1959, gidget stars sandra dee, james darren, cliff robertson, arthur oconnell the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Find out when and where you can watch gidget on tv with the full listings schedule at. That is, until she goes to the beach one day and meets surfer. Gidget is a classic 1959 romantic comedy directed by paul wendkos.
The original surfer girl gets her own three film dvd collection, dippy fun from a more innocent time. Written in the 50s lingo of a teenager, gidget is a witty story centered around coming of age, first loves and standing out from the crowd. He was in columbias gidget 1959 appearing opposite sandra dee as the big kahuna. Sep 10, 2011 he was in columbias gidget 1959 appearing opposite sandra dee as the big kahuna. Gidget i was only 4 when this movie came out but growing up in the 60s i remember watching it, and its one of my favorite love stories, even though im black i. She lives in a comfortable home with her doting, concerned father, and she has a longdistance relationship with a princeton student, jeff, although she does occasionally see other boys. Starring as dees mother was the glamorous blonde star from mgm, lana turner. Gidget sandra dee feels the first awakenings of being attracted to boys as. Shot in sunny california during the camelot years of the american dream, this movie is a charming reprieve from the plethora of hardedged, foul mouthed, cynical garbage that passes for entertainment today. Having seen the 1959 movie multiple times over the years, i definitely read it in sandra dee and james darrens voices. Sandra dee became a model for countless teenagers in the late 1950s when she played gidget, a sadfaced youngster who doesnt quite measure up to the chesty, bikinied girls on the beach. While hitting the beach during summer vacation she falls for two surfers played by cliff robertson and james darren at the same time. Less successful was a war film at columbia, battle of the coral sea 1959.
Jul 18, 2018 two more moviesgidget goes hawaiian 1961, with deborah walley as gidget and gidget goes to rome 1963, cindy carol as gidgetlike the original directed by paul wendkoswere released. According to modern sources, miklos dora appeared in the film as darrens surfing double. Gidget dvd 1959 movie on dvd a short, flatchested tomboy is unable to compete with the curvaceous bikinied babes at malibu beach. Gidget is an incredibly annoying main character who wants to do nothing but surf but throughout the entire film only surfs about 3 times and even though she is annoying its no excuse for how horrible all of the surfers are to her, the surfers do nothing but verbally abuse her and call her a gidget which is a combination of girl and midget which. It stars sandra dee, cliff robertson, and james darren in a story about a teenagers initiation into the california surf culture and her romance with a young surfer. This first gidget movie stars sandra dee as frances lawrence gidget and its based on the novel by frederick kohner. Sandra dee in gidget 1959 sandra dee and doug mcclure in gidget 1959. Gidget is a fictional character created by frederick kohner in his 1957 novel gidget, the little girl with big ideas.
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