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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:awards
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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gptkbp:based_on
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Gidget by Frederick Kohner
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1.5 million
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gptkbp:budget
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$800,000
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Gidget
gptkb:Moondoggie
gptkb:Mr._Lawrence
gptkb:The_Professor
Buzzy
Mrs. Lawrence
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gptkbp:cinematography_by
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gptkb:James_Wong_Howe
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:Technicolor
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Iconic representation of teenage surf culture.
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Pioneered female surfer representation.
Represents 1950s American youth.
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Paul_Wendkos
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:Sam_O'_Steen
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Surf culture
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gptkbp:film_series
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gptkb:Gidget_film_series
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Gidget_Goes_to_Rome
gptkb:Gidget_Goes_Hawaiian
gptkb:Gidget's_Summer_Reunion
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Romance
gptkb:comedy
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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Released on Blu-ray.
Released on DVD.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gidget (1957)
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gptkbp:influenced
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Youth culture.
Coming-of-age films.
Surf music.
Teen beach movies.
Female empowerment in film.
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Beach_Party_films
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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Real-life surfer Kathy Kohner.
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Les_Baxter
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I’m a Gidget!"
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gptkbp:plot
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A teenage girl becomes a surfer and falls in love.
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gptkbp:premiere
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April 20, 1959
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:rating
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Approved
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gptkbp:release_date
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1959-04-20
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gptkbp:release_format
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Theatrical
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:Gidget_(1985_TV_film)
Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985)
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gptkbp:runtime
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95 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Frederick_Kohner
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:California
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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Gidget soundtrack album.
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Sandra_Dee
gptkb:James_Darren
gptkb:Cliff_Robertson
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Gidget_franchise
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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