| Gidget Goes Hawaiian | |
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 1961 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
| Written by | Ruth Brooks Flippen |
| Based on | Frederick Kohner (based upon on characters created by) |
| Produced by | Jerry Bresler |
| Starring | James Darren Michael Callan Deborah Walley |
| Cinematography | Robert J. Bronner |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production company | Jerry Bresler Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.2 million (US rentals)[1][2] |
Gidget Goes Hawaiian is a 1961 American romantic comedy musical film starring James Darren, Michael Callan and Deborah Walley. Released by Columbia Pictures, the film is a sequel to the 1959 Sandra Dee beach film vehicle Gidget. Dee was under contract to Universal for the rival series film Tammy Tell Me True (1961) and would not be released to Columbia to reprise her hit role.
The sequel expands the archetypal high school teen surfer girl's romance with her college sweetheart Moondoggie. The film is the second of three Gidget films directed by Paul Wendkos. The screenplay was written by Ruth Brooks Flippen based on characters created by Frederick Kohner, who wrote the novelization of the film in 1961. James Darren reprised his 1959 role of Moondoggie. A third film, Gidget Goes to Rome, followed in 1963. Gidget Goes Hawaiian has been released to VHS and DVD.
- ^ Tom Lisanti, Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969, McFarland 2005, p61
- ^ "1961 Rentals and Potential". Variety. 10 Jan 1961. p. 58.