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Gidget

Name: Gidget
Director: Paul Wendkos
Released: 1959-01-01

1959 film by Paul Wendkos

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Released: 1959
Director: Paul Wendkos
Screenwriter: Gabrielle Upton
Producer: Lewis J. Rachmil
Cast: Sandra Dee
, James Darren
, Cliff Robertson
, Joby Baker
+7 more
Runtime: 95 min
Genre: teen film
, romantic comedy
Country of origin: United States

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Gidget is a 1959 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren, Arthur O'Connell, and the Four Preps.

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Director of photography: Burnett Guffey
Narrative location: California
Sport: surfing
Title: Gidget
Film editor: William Lyon
Color: color
Distribution format: video on demand
Filming location: Leo Carrillo State Park
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Review score: 55%(November 28, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 11 critic review
5.8(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Gidget”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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