Gidget is one of my all-time favorite movies. It’s a beach movie, a light comedy about growing up and falling in love. It’s simple, and that’s why it works. The acting is good, and it’s just an upbeat, let’s have a good time watching it movie.
Sandra Dee stars as Frances Lawrence, who quickly gets dubbed Gidget by the surfers because she’s pint-size, like a midget
who’s a girl; hence, a gidget. A bit of a tomboy, Gidget just wants to be accepted. Soon, she just wants to be noticed by the surfer who has captured her heart.
The surfer is Jeffrey Matthews, only she only knows him by his moniker of Moondoggie. Yes, it sounds silly, but teenagers drooled with delight. The tall, dark, and handsome James Darren was the perfect ...