Turning the tide: why surf films have lost their counterculture cachet - The Guardian

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Turning the tide: why surf films have lost their counterculture cachet The Guardian He took the book's title from her beach nickname, Gidget – a contraction of “girl” and “midget” – and sold the film right soon after. The 1959 movie was a hit, giving rise to a stream of similar films: 1963's Beach Party, 1964's Muscle Beach Party and ... and more »