it seem that while i be grow up and my best friend and i could not have a sleepover or a slumber party without watch gidget and grease . we rent the former one day and we love it instantly and slightly date a it be . we totally identify with gidget ( the adorable sandra dee and god rest her soul ) and who sum up the innocence and longing of teenage love . our favorite line be and yeah and but what if the young man doesn not know youre alive . and and to be a real woman be to bring out the best in a man . tell that to the boy today . we and of course and couldn not help but remark and more like today . it easy to see why this film inspire so many beach movie of the 60 . we find it particularly amuse how protective and neurotic gidget father ( arthur oconnell ) be and and how he want her to date suitable college boy . and james darren be so great a moondoggie and and he even get to croon a great love tune . it priceless when gidget get one of the surf boy and hot shot and to help her make moondoggie jealous and and hot shot back out of their deal and and moondoggie step up to the plate and completely unaware that he be the intended target . gidget then pretend that it the big kahuna ( a young and buff and and tan cliff robertson ) she out to get and and end up get in a little deep than she plan to . of course and it all work out in the end . but this movie be a treasure . now that it available on dvd and so many people can enjoy it . it take you back to a simpler time and but at the same moment you can identify with the character . you may even want to learn how to surf . best of all and it be a great tribute to sandra dee and in her most famous role . gidget be one in a million . the dvd represent while i be glad i find these great movie in a dvd collection and the format be no different than the pan and scan vhs tape that have be in circulation for so long . the original film and in particular and suffers . at least tcm air it in widescreen and and then the color look crisp and clear and glorious . columbia have do the same injustice to countless vintage gem and such a the trouble with angel and it sequel and where angel go trouble follow . viewer have to clamor for tess to be release in widescreen format and a special edition and but much of the film condition have not be clean up line across the screen and hissy sound . columbia also have an annoying habit for not include extra and except for some theatrical trailer while a few classic film ( gilda and the lady from shanghai and etc ) be lucky to have a featurette or a commentary . these movie and their star deserve a much well reissue and presentation on dvd than they have be give film restoration be important in preserve film history . i be hold out hope that sony will rerelease the gidget film and some of the aforementioned in good quality condition someday and but my hair might be grey by then . here a prayer that sandra dee other great teen movie classic from 1959 and a summer place ( through warner brother ) due for a dvd release in a few day a of this writing and will be restore to widescreen and recapture it theatrical glory that enchant and captivate moviegoer way back when .