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Gidget

United States, 1959
film

A classic teenage film filled with sun, surf and romance. Sandra Dee became the stereotypical blonde haired blue-eyed surfer girl in this first Gidget movie. ..

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Gidget goes Hawaiian

United States, 1961
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Gidget goes to Rome

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Dream girl

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Beaches (Captioned)

United States, 1988
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Beaches

United States, 1988
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Flipper

United States of America, 1963
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Grease

United States of America, 1978
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Everything in life

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Splendour in the grass

United States, 1961
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Gerry

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The Moonage daydreams of Charlene Stardust

Australia, 1974
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Gilda [DVD]

United States, 1946
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Puberty Blues

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The Girl can't help it

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Catch of the Day

1990
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Escape from the sea

United Kingdom, 1967
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