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Gidget Goes Hawaiian
“Get Happy! Get with it! Beach-Parties! Luau-Feasts! Surf-Boarding! Hula-Dancing! Have yourself a Hawaiian holiday when..."Gidget Goes Hawaiian"”
5.0 / 10• 1961• 1h 41m•NR• English
ComedyMusicRomance
Storyline
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...
Cast & Crew
Deborah Walley
Francine "Gidget" Lawrence
Lead
James Darren
Jeffrey "Moondoggy" Matthews
Michael Callan
Eddie Horner
Carl Reiner
Russ Lawrence
Peggy Cass
Mitzi Stewart
Eddie Foy Jr.
Monty Stewart
Jeff Donnell
Dorothy Lawrence
Vicki Trickett
Abby Stewart
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Wendkos's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Gidget Goes Hawaiian is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
