Gidgets summer reunion tv movie 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With caryn richman, dean butler, william schallert, sydney penny. Gidget caryn richman and moondoggiejeff dean butler are married, living in a house they cant afford and working paycheck to paycheck. Gidget, her friends and the boys fight for possession of an isolated cove at the beach. Now that the gidgets gone hawaiian the islands really gone for her its gone for her well thats the word by now im sure everybodys heard she water skis she shoots the curl all the boys agree that shes quite a girl well, long as they agree that suits me fime doesnt worry me cause that gidgets mine the gidgets mine shes mine all mine. Gidget is a 1959 columbia pictures cinemascope feature film. Gidget tries to show a foreign girl the american way.
She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to rome, together with two of her and two of his friends. Pages in category 1985 television films the following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total. Weird al yankovic, the masterwork award winning fishknife, a guide to the new ruins of great britain, a pattern language, a vision of britain. Catch a wave with americas favorite southern california beach teen in gidget. If she says she loves you you can bet your boots she loves you if she says she. Grownup gidget caryn richman wants to reunite the old surfing gang for husband moondoggies dean butler 30th birthday. One day her friend suggests they go to the beach to hang out. Published in 1957, just six years after catcher in the rye, gidgets voice is derivative of holden caulfield to be the point that its hard to take the book seriously. Gidgets summer reunion 1985 kplr tv movie promo youtube. Her name is gidget, frances elizabeth lawrence, sally field, a student at westside high school. Gidget goes to rome is a little too syrupy sweet, and gidget gets married was just goofy. This warm, wonderful, humorous series is about a fun loving allamerican teenager who likes surfing and the beach. Sally field, karen valentine and monie ellis photo by columbia picturescourtesy of getty images.
Gidgets summer reunion is a 1985 american madefortelevision adventure comedydrama film produced by columbia pictures television which aired in. Watch gidget online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Gidgets niece wants to learn how to surf and gets too much when she sneaks out to see a suave, selfserving. Gidget cast list, including photos of the actors when available. It was inspired by his surfer daughter, kathy, and presented a fictionalized version of her adventures on the beach with her surfer friends. Having blown off her boycrazy peers on the beach, and before she gets nicknamed for being a girlmidget, teenage francie frances dee gets stuck in a bed of kelp and is rescued by surfer moondoggie james darren, in gidget, 1959 view the tcmdb entry for gidget 1959. Adam walsh, football and congressman 1241901 11985. With caryn richman, dean butler, allison barron, don stroud. Although shes not king size, her finger is ringsize gidget is the one for me. Richard steele is a sound editor for films such as n. Gidget abc 19651966, sally field, don porter memorable tv. Gidgets summer reunion tv movie 1985 plot summary imdb.
Her acting career began with the 1965 film gidget, followed by her. Promo for the monday june 3, 1985 premiere of gidgets summer reunion on st. Gidgets summer reunion 1985 grownup gidget caryn richman wants to reunite the old surfing gang for husband moondoggies dean butler 30th birthday. James first gained recognition when he starred opposite sandra dee. But the worst came in 1985 with the two hour madefortv movie gidgets summer reunion. Gidget is the nickname her surfing friends give her. Former beach bunnygirl surfer francine gidget lawrence is an adult. The adult gidget character then appeared in the telemovies gidget gets married 1972, and gidgets summer reunion 1985. Sally field gidget 1965 caryn richman the new gidget 19861988 tv movies. The father russell lawrence is a widower and professor who is left to raise his teenage daughter gidget. In 1959, kohners novel was adapted into a popular film of the same title, starring sandra dee.
It stars sandra dee, cliff robertson, and james darren in a story about a teenagers initiation into the california surf culture and her romance with a young surfer the filmdirected by paul wendkoswas the first of many screen appearances by the character gidget, created by hollywood writer frederick kohner and based on his. Worth thursday, june 11, 1981 from tv guide, dallasft. Grownup gidget caryn richman wants to reunite the old surfing gang for husband moondoggies dean butler 30th. Frederick kohner, born friedrich kohner, was an austrianborn novelist and screen writer, both in germany and the us. Gidget however, challenges her friend kuhunas aimless and jobless lifestyle,wondering just how fulfilling a life it can really be. Join sally field as perky 15yearold frances elizabeth lawrence better known to her family and friends as gidget, don porter as her everloving father, russ, and a host of such soontobefamous faces as richard dreyfuss.
See more ideas about sandra dee, gidget movie and james darren. You can various bits of trivia about these gidget stars, such as where the actor was born and what their year of birth is. Gidget theme lyrics gidget lyrics by howard greenfield and jack keller. Gidgets summer reunion is a 1985 american madefortelevision adventure comedydrama film produced by columbia pictures television which aired in syndication on june 1, 1985. Another television sitcom was produced in 1986, the new gidget starring caryn richman. Karen valentine gidget grows up 1969 monie ellis gidget gets married 1972 caryn richman gidgets summer reunion 1985 cartoons. Gidgets main interests are school, boys, and the beach.
The adult gidget character then appeared in the telemovies gidget gets married 1972, and gidget s summer reunion 1985. Former beach bunnygirl surfer gidget is fully grown up and married to her longterm beau moondoggie. This list includes all of the gidget main actors and actresses, so if they are an integral part of the show youll find them below. Sitcom starring caryn richman,dean butler,sydney penny and william schallert. James darren was a student of acting coach stella adler. Watch gidget season 1, episode the war between men, women and gidget. Although the original gidget was blonde, subsequent gidgets sported a variety of hair colors. With james darren, cindy carol, jessie royce landis, cesare danova. Join twotime academy award winner sally field 1979, actress in a leading role, norma rae 1984, actress in a leading role, places in the heart as perky 15yearold frances elizabeth lawrence better known to her family and friends as gidget, don porter as. Director, a nous deux also known as an adventure for two, 1979. Heres a promo for gidgets summer reunion on the channel 5 movie for a saturday evening. Gidgets summer reunion is a 1985 american madefortelevision comedy film produced by columbia pictures television.
Tv forecast new england edition 4 wbztv 7 wnactv 10a. A woman, once free spirited and now married and determined, takes care of her young niece who reminds her of younger self in many ways. An american love story dvd 1979 tv movie murder by natural causes dvd starr. Gidgets love interest, moondoggie bobby darren in particular, is struck by the freedom of kahiunas lifestyle and threatens to abandon the university route his wealthy father has planned for him. Gidgets summer reunion 1985 is a good movie needs to be released on bluray dvd and dvd. A regular tomboy but dressed for a prom boy, how cute can one girl be. She deals with a variety of marital spats, as well as running her own travel agency, running interferences with her teenage niece, and trying to arrange a reunion of her husband. Gidgets summer reunion 1985 cast and crew moviefone.
My only experience with actress sandra dees film career was through rizzo singing look at me, im sandra dee in grease ive read a few books about dees life, specifically about her marriage to bobby darrin, and i figured now was a good. Former beach bunnygirl surfer francine gidget lawrence is an adult and married to her longterm beau jeff moondoggie griffin. Gidget aired september 15, 1965september 1, 1966 on abctv. She deals with a variety of marital spats, as well as running her own travel agency, running interferences with her teenage niece, and trying to.
Gidget cast list of all gidget actors and actresses. Headshots of the six actors who have portrayed the character on gidget on film and television from 1959 to 1972. He is best known for having created the gidget novels, which inspired a series of movies, two television series, three telemovies and a feature length animated film. James taylor, principal, lausd deputy superintendent summer 1944. Gidget, by frederick kohner, written before i was born is one of those iconic talescharacters you feel like you know even if youve never read the book, like dracula, maybe. Welcome to the sitcoms online message boards forums.
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