Whenever I watch an older Hollywood movie like Gidget, I can't help but think about the scene in the latest remake of King Kong where Jack Black's character is meeting with a group of producers. One producer asks if there is going to be any breasts in the movie since people like to see breasts. Sex sells, even in a purportedly innocent film like Gidget.
In the opening scenes, Gidget is shown wearing a sloppy one piece woolen swimsuit, but as the movie progresses, she wears increasingly revealing outfits that accentuate Dee's wasp waist--in one later scene Dee's erect nipples are clearly visible, something that I'm sure zoomed right over the heads of the censors.
I may be cynical, but I can imagine that one of the producers whispered in the ear of the costumers that we need to give the (adolescent boy) fans a little something extra--and Dee was given a bra that was a little sheerer, and a slightly thinner top for that scene. Dee stated later in her biography that her breasts developed quickly to a 34 D, and while never exploitive, its obvious that someone else involved in the making of the film also noticed.
Don't get me wrong, while I felt that this film was kind of corny, it was also very sweet--I was just surprised that they snuck that in, and I am sure it was just as calculated as the shots of Annete Funicello's tight sweater in the later Beach Blanket Bingo movies.
In the opening scenes, Gidget is shown wearing a sloppy one piece woolen swimsuit, but as the movie progresses, she wears increasingly revealing outfits that accentuate Dee's wasp waist--in one later scene Dee's erect nipples are clearly visible, something that I'm sure zoomed right over the heads of the censors.
I may be cynical, but I can imagine that one of the producers whispered in the ear of the costumers that we need to give the (adolescent boy) fans a little something extra--and Dee was given a bra that was a little sheerer, and a slightly thinner top for that scene. Dee stated later in her biography that her breasts developed quickly to a 34 D, and while never exploitive, its obvious that someone else involved in the making of the film also noticed.
Don't get me wrong, while I felt that this film was kind of corny, it was also very sweet--I was just surprised that they snuck that in, and I am sure it was just as calculated as the shots of Annete Funicello's tight sweater in the later Beach Blanket Bingo movies.