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Gidget Goes Hawaiian

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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). However, they have a lovers' spat, and Gidget goes to sulk in Hawaii with her parents. In the islands, she meets TV dancer Eddie Horner (Michael Callan). Seeing how miserable she's become, Gidget's wise dad (Carl Reiner) sends for Moondoggie, and the couple reunite just as Gidget gets romantic with Eddie.
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Rebecca Murray About.com Rated: 4/5 Sep 11, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 2, 2005 Full Review Walter Chaw Film Freak Central Mounts a case as the real progenitor of the Frankie and Annette beach blanket bingo cycle. Rated: 1/4 Nov 18, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This is one of my favorite old time movies. The way they dress, the dancing, singing, how they traveled, the friends they made, the lounge in the plane, the over the top acting, the silly story line. It's all amazing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member other than the hawaiian scenery and the music, the script wasn't much Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member It's not bad, but this is simply not the same Gidget character. In fact, you could have titled it Cathy or Wendy or by any name. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member ...and James Darren's character is Jeff "Moondoggie" Matthews, not "Mather" Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty bad but not the worst one in the series. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as Good as the first but still really cute Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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). However, they have a lovers' spat, and Gidget goes to sulk in Hawaii with her parents. In the islands, she meets TV dancer Eddie Horner (Michael Callan). Seeing how miserable she's become, Gidget's wise dad (Carl Reiner) sends for Moondoggie, and the couple reunite just as Gidget gets romantic with Eddie.
Director
Paul Wendkos
Producer
Jerry Bresler
Screenwriter
Ruth Brooks Flippen
Production Co
Jerry Bresler Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 2, 1961, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 19, 2020
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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