Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)

Directed by

Paul Wendkos

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy, teen film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl goes on a family vacation to Hawaii. She gets tangled up in romantic misunderstandings with her boyfriend and another suitor while enjoying the beach and surf.

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What happens

Gidget Goes Hawaiian is a 1961 American romantic comedy musical film starring James Darren, Michael Callan and Deborah Walley. Released by Columbia Pictures, the film is a sequel to the 1959 Sandra Dee beach film vehicle Gidget. 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 her hit role. The sequel expands the archetypal high school teen surfer girl's romance with her college sweetheart Moondoggie. The film is the second of three Gidget films directed by Paul Wendkos. The screenplay was written by Ruth Brooks Flippen based on characters created by Frederick Kohner, who wrote the novelization of the film in 1961. James Darren reprised his 1959 role of Moondoggie. A third film, Gidget Goes to Rome, followed in 1963. Gidget Goes Hawaiian has been released to VHS and DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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