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Gidget

1959 · 95 min

A sunny, breezy coming-of-age romp with gentle humour and a sweet surf-culture romance that feels like a carefree summer.

Tagline
Watch out Brigitte...here comes Gidget!
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.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • identity
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Paul Wendkos
Written by
Gabrielle Upton
Starring
Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell, Mary LaRoche, Joby Baker, Tom Laughlin, Sue George
Music
Arthur Morton
Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
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Languages
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