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02/06/1961 Comedy, Music, Romance 1h 41m
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Get Happy! Get with it! Beach-Parties! Luau-Feasts! Surf-Boarding! Hula-Dancing! Have yourself a Hawaiian holiday when..."Gidget Goes Hawaiian"

Overview

Francis is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii - just during the two weeks when her beloved "Moondoggy" is home from College. When he suggests her to go for it, she's even more in panic - doesn't he care to be with her? So she sets out for Hawaii in the worst mood. On the plane she meets the sociable Abby, who gives her the advice to forget about Jeff - and regrets it shortly after, when Francis follows the advice and steals her boyfriend Eddie, a famous dancer. But then Jeff discovers he's missing Francis...

  1. Paul Wendkos

    Director

  2. Ruth Brooks Flippen

    Writer

  3. Frederick Kohner

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Deborah Walley

    Francine "Gidget" Lawrence

  2. James Darren

    Jeffrey "Moondoggy" Matthews

  3. Michael Callan

    Eddie Horner

  4. Carl Reiner

    Russ Lawrence

  5. Peggy Cass

    Mitzi Stewart

  6. Eddie Foy Jr.

    Monty Stewart

  7. Jeff Donnell

    Dorothy Lawrence

  8. Vicki Trickett

    Abby Stewart

  9. Joby Baker

    Judge Hamilton

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2018-05-29
Fun early 60’s beach flick; lacks the depths of the first film

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. By the time Moondoggie eventually shows up, Gidget is making time with a celebrity singer/dancer (Michael Callan) and soon has a rep as an “easy” girl.

Walley has better curves than Sandra Dee in the original 1959 movie and she’s generally fine as the new Gidget, but her annoying facial expressions paint a (seemingly) weak...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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