This movie was the beginning of all the beach party movies of the sixties. This first gidget movie stars sandra dee as frances lawrence gidget and its based on the novel by frederick kohner. Deborah wally does a great gidget and unlike sandra dee, is more athletic. Rent gidget goes hawaiian gidget goes to rome 1961 on dvd. Dee was under contract to universal for the rival series film tammy tell me true 1961 and would not be released to columbia to reprise. I love sandra dee as gidget so much it seemed like sacrilege to watch another gidget. See more ideas about gidget goes hawaiian, james darren and gidget movie. Based on the frederick kohner characters, with songs wild about that girl and gidget goes hawaiian. The next girl to fill the baggy boyish bathing suits of gidget was deborah walley.
Gidget goes hawaiian 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The white flower 1923 bird of paradise 1932 from here to eternity 1953 the enemy below 1957 the old man and the sea 1958 south pacific 1958 wackiest ship in the army 1960 blue hawaii 1961 gidget goes hawaiian 1961 girls, girls, girls. Um, this may or may not be kinda my favorite scene in this entire movied its just waaay too cool. Watch the video for gidget goes hawaiian from james darrens the best of james darren for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Gidget goes hawaiian is a good movie despite what other people say. Gidget goes hawaiian must have seen the film dozen times.
Theres an amusing bit on the hawaiian moo moo dress, which is actually spelled muumuu or muumuu. I do love teen beach movies from the 50s and 60s and this film is no exception. In the islands, she meets tv dancer eddie horner michael callan. She takes off to hawaii with her parents and has some fun in the sun with a. Later, gidget s father russ carl reiner announces that they are going to hawaii for a vacation. Watch gidget goes hawaiian online for free at hd quality, fulllength movie. James darren, deborah walley, michael callan, carl reiner, jerry bresler, paul wendkos. Walley played gidge as a wideeyed red head in gidget goes hawaiian 1961.
The complete gidget collection gidget gidget goes hawaiian gidget goes to rome james darren actor, michael callan actor, paul wendkos director 4. Sep 09, 2018 in 1969, the movie gidget grows up came out which was played by the lovely karen valentine and came from the novel gidget goes new york. Released in 1961 and directed by paul wendkos, gidget goes hawaiian chronicles events when gidget deborah walley breaks up with moondoggie james darren and goes to hawaii with her parents. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gidget goes hawaiian near you. Released in 1961 and directed by paul wendkos, gidget goes hawaiian chronicles events when. Then, again, in 1972, another movie came out called gidget gets married where she marries her longtime boyfriend, moondoggie. Um, this may or may not be kinda my favorite scene in this entire movie d its just waaay too cool.
Read the gidget goes hawaiian movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. In this sequel to the hit 1959 film gidget, francie gidget lawrence deborah walley is once again involved with her boyfriend, jeff moondoggie. Or, more specifically, she would rather have columbia pictures believe she had leukemia, via a forged doctors note, just so she could wriggle out of her agreement to portray the iconic surfer girl in the sequel gidget goes hawaiian 1961. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. In this first film, surfer jeffmoondoggie james darren and gidget meet for the first time. Sings the movies gidget goes hawaiian james darren. The sequel expands the archetypal high school teen surfer girls romance with her college sweetheart moondoggie. Gidget goes hawaiian is a 1961 musical romantic comedy film starring deborah walley and james darren. Soontobe 1960s beach movie favorite deborah walley inherits the title. Fortunately, it is cast with fresh and promising young. James darren,michael callan,deborah walley,carl reiner,peggy cass,eddie foy jr. Gidget goes hawaiian 1961 in this sequel to the hit 1959 film gidget, francie gidget lawrence deborah walley is once again involved with her boyfriend, jeff moondoggie matthews james darren. We salute the 60th anniversary of hawaiis statehood with gidget goes hawaiian and elvis presley favorite paradise, hawaiian style.
In this sequel to the hit 1959 film gidget, francie gidget lawrence deborah walley is once again involved with her boyfriend, jeff moondoggie matthews james darren. However, they have a lovers spat, and gidget goes to sulk in hawaii with her parents. Aug 06, 2010 um, this may or may not be kinda my favorite scene in this entire movie d its just waaay too cool. Gidget goes hawaiian 1961 in 1961, young actress deborah walley would rather get cancer than be gidget.
Released by columbia pictures, the film is a sequel. Dee was under contract to universal for the rival series film tammy tell me true and would not be released to columbia to reprise her hit role. The film opens with francie gidget lawrence deborah walley and jeff moondoggie matthews james darren getting pinned as they declare their love for each other. Post gidget, walley was in 15 major motion pictures, most of them b movie beach flicks for american pictures. The complete gidget collection gidget gidget goes hawaiian. Gidget goes to rome is a 1963 columbia pictures eastmancolor feature film starring cindy carol as the archetypal high school teen surfer girl originally created by sandra dee in the 1959 film gidget. The dozen tracks on james darrens second longplayer, sings the movies gidget goes hawaiian 1961 are derived from not only gidget goes hawaiian 1961, but other silver screen offerings as well. I got to see this movie and enjoy knowingly what the real story about. The complete gidget movie collection 4dvd set gidget. Buy the complete gidget movie collection 4dvd set gidget gidget goes hawaiian gidget goes to rome gidget gets married nonusa format, pal, reg. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of.
We take pride in our merchandise, and carefully package each order so that you will receive your items without damage. The film is the third of three gidget films directed by paul wendkos and expands upon gidget s romance with boyfriend moondoggie. It was good, even though it was the old film back in the 60s. I own a 3gidget movie collection and it took me awhile to even watch gidget goes hawaiian. Rent gidget goes hawaiian gidget goes to rome 1961 starring james darren and michael callan on dvd and bluray. Released by columbia pictures, the film is a sequel to the 1959 sandra dee beach movie vehicle gidget. She takes off to hawaii with her parents and has some fun in the sun with a group of well.
Teenage gidget flirts with beach boys in hawaii until her old california boyfriend shows up. In second of the gidget films, gidget deborah walley returns to travel off to sunsoaked hawaii with her family, leaving her surfer boyfriend moondoggie james darren behind. A tribute to 1961 sequel film, which is very enjoyable in its own right. Does a lot of her own stunts on the surf board too. Gidget s mother dorothy explains to russ that jeff is all that matters to gidget. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. The movie runs 1 hour, 41 minutes and was shot in malibu, california.
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