Gidget goes to rome contributor names paul wendkos director john williams composer stu phillips arranger. Chaperoning the pair is aunt albertina jessie royce landis. The nowjealous gidget meets paolo cellini, a nice older man who is unbeknownst to her an army buddy. Per the title, the film finds gidget vacationing in the eternal city with faithful boyfriend jeff, aka moondoggie james darren. With sally field, don porter, lynette winter, pete duel. Gidget is based on the 1950s book of the same name and the transition did result in some changes. Gidget bounced around the globe in the sequels gidget goes hawaiian 1961 starring deborah walley and the beachless gidget goes to rome 1963 starring cindy carol. The film is the third of three gidget films directed by paul wendkos and expands upon gidgets romance with boyfriend moondoggie. Sep 19, 2010 duane eddy gidget goes hawaiian 00000 worth of twang duration. Gidget spends most of her free time, hanging out with friends and surfing at the beach. Gidget goes to rome paperback january 1, 1963 by frederick kohner author visit amazons frederick kohner page. With james darren, cindy carol, jessie royce landis, cesare danova.
And it was there i was lying one july noon last year, pretty much as god made me, except for a few minor accessories. Jan 11, 2009 a look back at gidget sally field interview duration. Freely adapted from the novel gidget goes new york by frederick kohner, the film premiered on abc on december 30, 1969, and was intended as a. Her moms reassurances come true when two surfers start paying gidget some attention. Cindy carol played gidget in the 1963 film gidget goes to rome. This time, surfer gal francie gidget lawrence is played by newcomer cindy carol. It seeks to hit several of the plot elements laid down in the first, particularly gidget falling for an older man, and adds in reflection on growing up. In her most frantic adventure yet, americas zaniest teen marches on new york, takes the united nations by storm, and establishes a few international relations of her own. Jul 11, 2019 gidget bounced around the globe in the sequels gidget goes hawaiian 1961 starring deborah walley and the beachless gidget goes to rome 1963 starring cindy carol.
Gidget, moondoggie, and their friends arrive on holiday in rome with aunt albertina as chaperon. With james darren, michael callan, deborah walley, carl reiner. If you want to know what classic film dvds, blurays, and books are worth. Its all fun and games until the boys get a little too interested in. Frances gidget lawrence lives with her widowed college professor father in southern california. But the fact remains columbia tristar, once the best of the big studio labels, is fast becoming one of the worst.
Gidget in love 1965 the bluebird of happiness had come home to roost. With sandra dee, james darren, cliff robertson, arthur oconnell. In this film, we join gidget and her friends for a third summer. Sandra dee became a model for countless teenagers in the late 1950s when she played gidget, a sadfaced youngster who doesnt quite measure up to the chesty, bikinied girls on the beach. Gidget goes to rome is a belated return to form for the franchise. Duane eddy gidget goes hawaiian 00000 worth of twang duration. In 1965, sally field played gidget in an abc television series that was canceled after one season. The woman who inspired the original book and movie talks about its.
When he suggests she go for it, shes even more in panic doesnt he care to be with her. In the movie, gidget, moondoggie, and four friends go to rome, italy, with a wacky chaperone. Gidget goes to rome isnt the best of the three gidget feature films, but it isnt the worst. Don porter had portrayed gidget s father, russell lawrence, two years prior in the film gidget goes to rome and was asked to reprise the role for the series. The last of the gidget films take place in rome as gidget cindy carol and her boyfriend moondoggie james darren spend a vacation together. A young girl discovers surfing and love in that order during one transitive summer.
Gidget goes to rome isnt good, but it stays on track with its plot, even if said plot is similar to countless other roman adventures of the 60s if. If this isnt heaven, i thought, lingering in his sweet embrace, i ask you, what is. Dec 17, 2008 but they didnt bother having the book rewritten, possibly because, seriously, who cares whats in the novelization of gidget goes to rome. Gidget goes to rome 1963 another adaptation, this one is relatively staid. Gidget goes hawaiian 1961 and gidget goes to rome 1963 are also 4. Darren, as much a singer as an actor, also sang in all three films. Gidget movies and tv shows were spinoffs of a successful novel about a girl who wanted to surf with the boys. The nowjealous gidget meets paolo cellini, a nice older man who is unbeknownst to her an army buddy of her father. Gidget goes to rome contributor names paul wendkos director john williams composer stu phillips arranger created published usa. The complete gidget collection gidget gidget goes hawaiian gidget goes to rome 4. The 1963 columbia film gidget goes to rome features a us 1898 ten dollar gold coin which becomes part of the film story. When gidget decides that hte peace movement could use some help, the results are far from tranquil. Gidget goes to rome is a 1963 columbia pictures eastmancolor feature film starring cindy carol as the archetypal high school teen surfer girl originally created by sandra dee in the 1959 film gidget.
Gidget goes to rome 1963 movie clip any reference to. Anne is her older sister who is married to john cooper, an obtuse but lovable psychology student. In rome they get the beautiful guide daniela, whos. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to rome, together with two of her and two of his friends.
There is a lot of nice footage showing italian landmarks. Its all fun and games until the boys get a little too interested in the comely italian tour guide daniela. The most important book totv adaptations coming in 2020. Sally field gidget, 1965 the teenage surfer character of gidget first appeared in a series of muchbeloved novels, which made room for three muchbeloved films. After sandra dee in the first film, deborah walley played gidget in gidget goes hawaiian, and cindy carol took the lead in gidget goes to rome.
Gidget goes to rome was the third film to be inspired by the beachhappy characters created by frederick kohner back in the mid1950s. I hate the kind of plot where a couple goes on a trip together, one of the partners immediately falls in love with new person and then the couple is together again by the end of the film. Gidget goes to rome is a 1963 columbia pictures eastmancolor feature film starring cindy carol as the archetypal high. Gidget goes to rome 1963 by rarelust december 7, 2019 11. The surf classic gidget is 60 this year, and it remains the absolute. Gidget goes to rome isnt good, but it stays on track with its plot, even if said plot is similar to countless other roman adventures of the 60s if they werent going to hawaii, it was rome. Gidget, of course, gets herself in trouble and has a separation from jeff, played by gorgeous james darren, but everything turns out for gidget in the end.
Gidget goes to rome with her two gal pals, moondoggie, and his two friends judge from gidget goes hawaiian returns. But they didnt bother having the book rewritten, possibly because, seriously, who cares whats in the novelization of gidget goes to rome. Gidget goes to rome 1963 novelization amore, i said to myself, if it is goodit is very good. Theatrical releases included the sequel films gidget goes hawaiian 1961 starring deborah walley, and gidget goes to rome 1963 starring cindy carol.
A look back at gidget sally field interview duration. See more ideas about gidget tv show, sally and gidget goes to rome. While the gidget of the novel and the original film are both blondes, the gidget of the television series is a brunette. Cute comedy with a better supporting cast than usually found in this kind of film. Gidget gidget goes hawaiian gidget goes to rome categories.
The american film studio made three movies, all directed by paul wendkos gidget 1959, gidget goes hawaiian 1961, and gidget goes to rome 1963. Moondoggie, with peter brooks and joby baker, greeting jessie royce landis, his aunt and their chaperone, and the gals cindy carol as gidget, with trudi ames and noreen corcoran playing along, in gidget goes to rome, 1963. Gidget goes to rome is a 1963 columbia pictures eastmancolor feature film starring cindy. Gidget is a fictional character created by author frederick kohner in his 1957 novel, gidget, the. It spawned two film sequels gidget goes to rome 1963 and gidget goes hawaiian, 1961, two television series gidget 196566 and the new gidget, 1986, and several tv movies along the. Gidget, whether it was sandra dee in the original, or deborah walley in gidget goes hawaiian or even cindy carol in gidget goes to rome which i inexplicably sat through twice in a movie theater in niagara falls when i was ten or sally fields in the tv show, was always the cute one but lacking in the more obvious feminine charms of her female.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Gidget goes to rome isnt good, but it stays on track with its plot, even if said plot. Collegebound gidget cindy carol is vacationing in rome for the summer with faithful boyfriend jeff, aka moondoggie james darren and their friends. The film is the third of three gidget films directed by paul wendkos and expands upon gidget s romance with boyfriend moondoggie. Gidget grows up is a 1969 american television film directed by james sheldon with stars karen valentine, edward mulhare and paul petersen as well as alphabetically listed special guest stars warner anderson, bob cummings, nina foch and paul lynde. See more ideas about sandra dee, sally and gidget goes to rome. However they have to take an adult with them, so they choose peters eccentric aunt. In 1969, a telemovie gidget grows up starring karen valentine was aired. Its nice to see the parents not portrayed like total. Darren appeared in all three of these gidget films, but a different actress played gidget each time. Gidget goes to rome 1963 not rated 1h 44min comedy, romance 7 august 1963 usa frances, now 17, is still in love with moondoggy.
But no one could have guessed what a phenomenon gidget would become. Kathy kohner, who wanted to write a book about learning to hang 10. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Gidget goes to rome paperback january 1, 1963 by frederick kohner author. The screenplay was written by ruth brooks flippen based on. While sandra dee is the best actress who plays gidget, cindy carol is a distance second. Aug 08, 2015 while gidget goes to rome ranks second for me in the three gidget feature films, the plot still bugs me.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of gidget goes to rome with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Don porter had portrayed gidgets father, russell lawrence, two years prior in the film gidget goes to rome and was asked to reprise the role for the series. Gidget likes moondoggie but he has his eyes set on their tour guide, daniela. Gidget goes to rome by paul wendkos cindy carol, james.
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