Original Title : Accidental Icon: The Real Gidget Story
Time : 60 Min
Genre : Documentary
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2010
Director : Brian Gillogly
Writer : Brian Gillogly
Producer : No data available
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : Young female surfers have been nicknamed 'Gidget' for almost 50 years and yet the true story of Kathy Kohner Zuckerman, the real 'Gidget,' and how her account of surfing Malibu in the mid-1950s became the basis for a best-selling novel and...See moreYoung female surfers have been nicknamed 'Gidget' for almost 50 years and yet the true story of Kathy Kohner Zuckerman, the real 'Gidget,' and how her account of surfing Malibu in the mid-1950s became the basis for a best-selling novel and spurred a national cultural phenomenon has never been explored until now. This touching look at a unique father/daughter relationship and the connection to so many lives and pop culture stories is as original as it is fun. Capturing both a love for our beaches and a love for surfing Accidental Icon is a real California story that could only come to life at the movies. Written by Newport Beach Film Festival See less Read more: Plot summary