Released:
1959-04-09

Overview:
Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf and soon she's accepted and given the nickname "Gidget". But it's hard work to become more than a friend to Moondoggie.

Director:
Paul Wendkos

Runtime:
1h 35min

Genre:
Comedy, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Sandra Dee
  as
  Gidget
• 
  James Darren
  as
  Moondoggie
• 
  Cliff Robertson
  as
  The Big Kahuna
• 
  Arthur O'Connell
  as
  Russell Lawrence
• 
  Mary LaRoche
  as
  Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence