Gidget (1959) / Gidget Goes Hawaiian / Gidget Goes to Rome - Set

I'm adding a review to the other fine reviewers' voices here to recommend some another choice to Gidget fans. My wife and I got this film set, then watched our way through all three films over three nights. Each one has its strengths: Sandra Dee is probably the best of the movie Gidgets, overall, because of her obvious fish-out-of-water innocence as she hits the beach. The joking label "a girl and a midget is a Gidget" seems to fit her perfectly. In the Hawaiian sequel, the new Gidget actually is more athletic and we see some real action on the water, plus some very professional dance moves. And, if you're along for the whole ride through Gidget's movie and TV career, the third film in Rome features some over-the-top comedy from that era that's fun to watch. What made all of this more engaging was a documentary: Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story . We had not been aware that there was a real Gidget. We're old enough to have enjoyed Sally Fields on TV as Gidget, but not old enough to have experienced the late-'60s bestselling novel described by the real surfer known as Gidget and written by her father. This documentary tells that story with lots of great archival photos—and it includes interviews with many women who now are professional surfers. Those women all credit the real Gidget with making the previously all-male sport something that they could consider. We can tell you: Watching that documentary, either before or after you watch this trio of movies, will really add to your appreciation of this major trend in American culture back in the '50s and early '60s.

DVD looks & is in great shape

An old classic now watchable on newer platform. I was very happy to see my old favorite classic movie available for purchase on Amazon. It arrived today and was in flawless condition. I just finished the first disc. Can’t recommend this enough for any Gidget fans.

I rewatch these all the time, especially the first one (also can't get enough of the complete Gidget TV series with Sally Field). They're just wholesome, family fun with some mild adult humor. Most surfers might run you outta town since Gidget singlehandedly took the sport from 5000 worldwide to 2 million almost immediately. The fake surf riding scenes are to laugh at, music is light hearted and there are heartfelt messages throughout. Bonus, Billy Jack is in it.

Sandra Dee, Deborah Walley and Cindy Carol light up the screen as GIDGET in this box set of all three popular movies. While the first movie (with Sandra Dee) is definitely the best, there's a lot to enjoy in the sequels. James Darren is the only mainstay in all three movies, as Gidget's croonin' and swoonin' boyfriend Moondoggie. GIDGET (1959). Poor flat-chested bookworm Frances Lawrence (Sandra Dee) has the summer of her life when she joins a gang of surf-bums on Malibu Beach, led by Kahuna (Cliff Robertson). Quickly earning the nickname Gidget (a mixture of girl and midget) she learns to surf and later gets "pinned" by handsome Moondoggie (James Darren). Gidget's folks are played by Arthur O'Connell and Mary LaRoche. GIDGET GOES HAWAIIAN (1961). Gidget has transformed into a snub-nosed redhead (as played by Deborah Walley), yet Moondoggie and her parents hardly notice the difference! This all-singing all-dancing sequel, filmed on location in Hawaii, features some lively musical numbers with Walley and Michael Callan; and a raven-haired "ice princess" for Gidget to battle with, played by Vicki Trickett. Carl Reiner and Jeff Donnell step in to play Gidget's parents. GIDGET GOES TO ROME (1963). Another new "look" for Gidget (this time played by petite blonde Cindy Carol). Gidget, Moondoggie and their friends traverse the sights of Europe with lots of romantic and comical misadventures. Don Porter, who plays Gidget's father in this sequel, would later reprise the role for the 1965 sitcom starring Sally Field. GIDGET GOES TO ROME also features 1960s cuties Noreen Corcoran, Trudi Ames and Danielle De Metz (not to mention Italian glamazon Lisa Gastoni). Once again, Sony gives fans and collectors a raw deal with their treatment of the GIDGET movies. Presented in fullscreen, the movies are riddled with print damage and other visual flaws (the first "Gidget" has ghastly blue stripes running through most of the second and third reels). It would be safe to assume Sony has recycled the masters used for their old VHS releases. At least the price is reasonable. The 2-DVD set features GIDGET on it's own disc; GIDGET GOES HAWAIIAN and GIDGET GOES TO ROME are on a double-sided "flipper" disc. There are no extras except for trailers of other Sony releases.

I grew up on Gidget and this collection will forever be one of my DVD favorites!

I am enjoy THE DVD

They left a couple of Gidget movies off this collection, but it's still a nice collection. I think there is a Gidget Gets Married movie and then there's one (that I think is called Gidget Grows Up) where she lives in New York City and goes to work at the United Nations building. It starred Karen Valentine, if I remember correctly. It's always seemed odd to me that they keep changing Gidgets, but they're still fun movies. If you like the 60's type movies of teens, beaches, surfing and that sort of thing, you'll like it. Gidget Goes Hawaiian has always been my favorite, but Sandra Dee is still great to watch, too. Forget all this cold weather and go to the beach with Gidget for a few hours!

ich liebe diese geschichten über alles. leider muss ich einen dvd player finden, der codefree ist, da diese dvd einen ländercode hat, der hier nicht abspielbar ist.

Ho dato solo due stelle perchè nella descrizione del prodotto non era specificato che il dvd è della region 1, quindi visibile solo negli USA. Per vederlo ho dovuto cambiare la region al mio pc, ma è davvero scomodo. Vi prego di specificare meglio a che region appartiene un dvd, perchè leggendo "edizione Germania", uno è convinto che si possa vedere tranquillamente in Italia!!

gidgetは girlとmidgetを合わせて作られた言葉で、小柄な女の子という意味です。ティーンエージャーのフランシーが海でサーファーのグループと知り合ってギジェットというあだ名をつけられ、サーフィンの練習に励み、グループの中の一人と恋をする…、が、サーフィンも恋もすんなりとはいかない、といった内容です。ギジェット役のサンドラ・ディーがとても可愛らしいし、品良くキュートな映画だと思います。アメリカで1959年に公開された本作は大ヒットし、サーフィンブームを引き起こし、また、その後たくさん制作されたビーチパーティーものの火付け役となった映画と言われているそうです。 続編の2作はそれぞれ1961年と1963年公開、ギジェット役の女優は皆違います。ラブコメとなり、3作めはさらにコメディ色を強めて、これには海もサーフィンもほとんど登場しません。 ★５つを付けましたが、おすすめ度というのでなく、個人的満足度を表しております。

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サンドラ・ディーの最大ヒットとされている「A Summer Place（避暑地の出来事）」より前に出演の作品は、MGMミュージカルの名監督ビンセント・ミネリによるThe Reluctant Debutanteに、「Imitation of Life（悲しみは空の彼方に）」と「Gidget（ギジェット）」などがありますが、どの作品も可愛い！キュート！という形容がぴったりのサンドラ・ディーです。 特に、ビーチパーティのシーンで、ジェームス・ダーレンが歌う「Next best thing to love」を上目使いで聴くサンドラ・ディーの笑顔が、とてもチャーミングです。ただ、オリジナル映像と同じワイドスクリーンのバージョンサイズではないのがちょっと残念です。でも、米国の販売価格と大きな差がなくて、適正価格のSony Pictures正規品の高画質DVDで観ることができたので、とても幸せな気持ちになれて満足できました。まだ、「Imitation of Life（悲しみは空の彼方に）」だけは、高画質DVDで観ていないので、ぜひ出品してくれることを期待してます。