| Gidget Goes to Rome | |
|---|---|
 1963 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
| Written by | Ruth Brooks Flippen Katherine Albert Dale Eunson |
| Produced by | Jerry Bresler |
| Starring | Cindy Carol James Darren |
| Cinematography | Enzo Barboni Robert Bronner |
| Edited by | William A. Lyon |
| Music by | John Williams |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,000,000 (US/ Canada rentals)[2] |
Gidget Goes to Rome is a 1963 Columbia Pictures Eastmancolor feature film starring Cindy Carol as the archetypal high school teen surfer girl originally portrayed by Sandra Dee in the 1959 film Gidget. The film is the third of three Gidget films directed by Paul Wendkos and expands upon Gidget's romance with boyfriend Moondoggie. The screenplay was written by Ruth Brooks Flippen based on characters created by Frederick Kohner. Veterans of previous Gidget films making appearances include James Darren as "Moondoggie", Joby Baker, and Jean "Jeff" Donnell as Gidget's mom, Mrs. Lawrence.
- ^ Gidget Goes to Rome at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ "Top Rental Features of 1963". Variety. 8 January 1964. p. 71.