Sally Field stars as Gidget with Don Porter as father Russell Lawrence. Some parts of Gidget were also shot in Paradise Cove which is deemed to be the favourite filming spots in all of Malibu. Filmed at Kualoa Ranch on Oahu, visitors can enjoy a Kualoa Ranch movie tour and see this famous movie location first hand. function disableRightClick() Tora! Moondoggie and Gidget realize how they feel about each other and, as an act of romantic devotion, Moondoggie asks Gidget to wear his class pin. The character Gidget was created by Hollywood writer Kohner who drew inspiration from his daughter and the 1959 movie wasthe first of many screen appearances of Gidget. [9] Rose Marie Reid designed all of the women's swimsuits in the film. (963K, 3 min DL time at 56K), See an MPEG movie of the drive from the Partridge house to down and off the lot here. As the largest and deepest location gallery on the market, LocationsHub .