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The Complete Gidget Collection (Gidget / Gidget Goes Hawaiian / Gidget Goes to Rome)

starring: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell, Bruce Belland
directed by: Paul Wendkos

: The Complete Gidget Collection (Gidget / Gidget Goes Hawaiian / Gidget Goes to Rome)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404954779
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404954775
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: August 03, 2004
Running Time: 300 minutes
Sales Rank: 2636
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: August 07, 1963



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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 04/25/2006 Run time: 299 minutes Rating: Nr

Amazon.com:
'Just remember, she might be pint-sized, but she's quite a woman.' The original surfer girl gets her own three-film DVD collection, dippy fun from a more innocent time. 1959's Gidget made real surfers nauseated, but it's a kicky movie with some great lounge-era lingo. Sandra Dee, perkiness personified, plays the curious teen who breaks the gender line in surfing. She's also got the attention of surf-happy Moondoggie (James Darren) and the big Kahuna (Cliff Robertson), the latter the prototype of the surf bum who roams the globe in search of the endless summer. The film actually kicked off the great boom in surfing popularity (the Beach Boys and the Beach Party movies followed), much to the chagrin of purists. It was based on a novel by Frederick Kohner, who was inspired by his daughter's experiences.

Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961) puts Deborah Walley in the title role. She's no Sandra Dee, but at least there are shots of Walley doing her own surfing stunts. The action's in Waikiki, and Gidge is pursued by a confused Moondoggie and a famous dancer. They are played by James Darren and Michael Callan, and having the two 1960s male ingenues in the same movie suggests a weird collision of matter and anti-matter. The spark goes flat in Gidget Goes to Rome (1963), with yet another new actress (Cindy Carol) paired with a loyal James Darren. It's closer to Three Coins in the Fountain than the sandy beaches of Malibu.

DVD caveat: none of the films is in widescreen. The sequels don't suffer much, but the original Gidget was shot in CinemaScope, and the pan-and-scan approach hurts the summery look of the picture--even if it's just Sandra Dee balancing in front of blue-screen waves. --Robert Horton



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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Gidget
All three movies were very cute and enjoyable, it was disappointing that the movies weren't in wide ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The Complete Gidget Collection
Great for a trip down memory lane. My 21 year old daughter and 19 year old daughter enjoyed watching ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Who doesn't LOVE Gidget?
I fell in love with Gidget, and to have all of the movies in one package is great! I am SO excited to ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - The Complete Gidget...which was only 2/3 complete !!!!!!!!
The Complete Gidget was not COMPLETE Gidget as the film Gidget Goes to Rome was MISSING!!!!!I would appreciate ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Complete Gidget Collection
Whether it's Debra Walley or Sandra Dee in the title roll, Gidget classic movies are fun, fun, fun.

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