Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf and soon she's accepted and given the nickname "Gidget". But it's hard work to become more than a friend to Moondoggie.
Gidget has generally received positive reviews.
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Gidget was released in 1959 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 155 reviews, giving Gidget (1959) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Gidget than critics were.
With a score of 70%, Gidget is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1959, which stands at 59%.
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