She takes off to hawaii with her parents and has some fun in the sun with a group of well. We take pride in our merchandise, and carefully package each order so that you will receive your items without damage. Soontobe 1960s beach movie favorite deborah walley inherits the title. Gidget, on a hawaiian vacation with her parents, finds a gang of lads vying for her affections, which starts a chain of romantic complications when her boyfriend from home arrives. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Um, this may or may not be kinda my favorite scene in this entire movie d its just waaay too cool. 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. The film is the third of three gidget films directed by paul wendkos and expands upon gidget s romance with boyfriend moondoggie. Theres an amusing bit on the hawaiian moo moo dress, which is actually spelled muumuu or muumuu. The next girl to fill the baggy boyish bathing suits of gidget was deborah walley.
Gidget goes hawaiian those who may have been surfbored with the sandra dee starrer will find even less to cheer about in this followup. I love sandra dee as gidget so much it seemed like sacrilege to watch another gidget. 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. The movie runs 1 hour, 41 minutes and was shot in malibu, california. 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. Later, gidget s father russ carl reiner announces that they are going to hawaii for a vacation. Jan 22, 2008 kohner apparently has mixed feelings about becoming a surf icon.
The guy who plays gidgets dad carl reiner is reminiscent of nicolas cage. She takes off to hawaii with her parents and has some fun in the sun with a. I got to see this movie and enjoy knowingly what the real story about. Based on the frederick kohner characters, with songs wild about that girl and gidget goes hawaiian.
By the time moondoggie eventually shows up, gidget is making time with a celebrity singerdancer michael callan and soon has a rep as an easy girl. Rent gidget goes hawaiian gidget goes to rome 1961 starring james darren and michael callan on dvd and bluray. Fortunately, it is cast with fresh and promising young. 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. The sequel expands the archetypal high school teen surfer girls romance with her college sweetheart moondoggie. 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. Later, gidget s father russ announces that they are going to hawaii for a vacation. Read the gidget goes hawaiian movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. The complete gidget movie collection 4dvd set gidget.
She wrote in her diary that the first gidget movie, which came out when she was only 18, was stupid. 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. 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. Gidget goes hawaiian must have seen the film dozen times. In the islands, she meets tv dancer eddie horner michael callan. James darren, deborah walley, michael callan, carl reiner, jerry bresler, paul wendkos. 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. 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. Rent gidget goes hawaiian gidget goes to rome 1961 on dvd. She developed a love for hawaiihence, the followup gidget goes hawaiian. Watch gidget goes hawaiian online for free at hd quality, fulllength movie. Russ decides to cancel gidget s room reservation and make arrangements for her to stay with a relative so that she can be with jeff. See more ideas about gidget goes hawaiian, james darren and gidget movie. However, they have a lovers spat, and gidget goes to sulk in hawaii with her parents. Does a lot of her own stunts on the surf board too. Gidget goes hawaiian 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Gidget goes hawaiian 1961 by lightning at wednesday, october 19, 2016 0 storyline. 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. Aug 06, 2010 um, this may or may not be kinda my favorite scene in this entire movie d its just waaay too cool.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. 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. I own a 3gidget movie collection and it took me awhile to even watch gidget goes hawaiian. Gidget s mother dorothy explains to russ that jeff is all that matters to gidget. Gidget goes hawaiian is a good movie despite what other people say. Released by columbia pictures, the film is a sequel. In this sequel to the hit 1959 film gidget, francie gidget lawrence deborah walley is once again involved with her boyfriend, jeff moondoggie. I do love teen beach movies from the 50s and 60s and this film is no exception. 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.
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. Sings the movies gidget goes hawaiian james darren. It was good, even though it was the old film back in the 60s. Um, this may or may not be kinda my favorite scene in this entire movied its just waaay too cool. 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. Gidget goes hawaiian is a 1961 musical romantic comedy film starring deborah walley and james darren.
Released by columbia pictures, the film is a sequel to the 1959 sandra dee beach movie vehicle gidget. In this first film, surfer jeffmoondoggie james darren and gidget meet for the first time. A tribute to 1961 sequel film, which is very enjoyable in its own right. The complete gidget collection gidget gidget goes hawaiian. 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. We salute the 60th anniversary of hawaiis statehood with gidget goes hawaiian and elvis presley favorite paradise, hawaiian style. Gidget goes hawaiian 1961 directed by paul wendkos.
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