Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Come September
JoysDivision — 19 years ago(June 30, 2006 09:30 PM)
I recently saw "Beyond the Sea" I admit it, I am a sucker and I'll watch anything with Kevin Spacey in it. In the biopic, it showed the late Bobby Darin meeting his wife Sandra Dee on the set of a european film I was wondering if anyone out there in IMDB land happened to know if THIS was the film where the two met?
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davidwile — 12 years ago(October 20, 2013 07:39 PM)
Hey folks,
In 1961 I was a big fan of Bobby Darin, and I hate to say that I had a "crush" on Sandra Dee (the idea of a "crush" just seems so childish to me), but I really did think she was a doll. Rock Hudson was also a favorite manly actor to me, and Gina Lollobrigida was also a real babe. With Darin and Dee, however, they were closer to my own age, and I could very easily identify with their characters. With the idea of the carefree riding of the Vespa motor scooters thrown in, this was absolutely a splendid film of gay celebration for me in 1961.
I just finished watching it again for the first time in many years, and I am afraid it is not quite so great to me as it once was. The passage of time may have taken away from the story for me somewhat, but I was still captivated by the gay romantic fun portrayed by Darin and Dee. They are both still favorites of mine. And while I may still have the fondest of memories of my old 1956 Harley 74 which is long gone, I may have given in to my second childhood by recently buying a new Bajaj motor scooter which is essentially a knockoff of the old Vespa 150. My wife still makes a good Sandra Dee to my rather poor idea of Bobby Darin, but the thoughts are still good.
I have often said and still believe my wife and I grew up in the best times ever.
Best wishes,
Dave Wile -
WalterDenton — 12 years ago(March 15, 2014 09:52 PM)
You did grow up in a great time, I was just a little kid in 1961, but I remember enough of that time and before to know it was indeed something wonderful. I think most the films made then convey the attitude-with the exception of one such as Psycho-but even that is campy fun.
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