George,Sidney‘s,adaptation,of,the,satiric,Broadway,musical,smash,by,Michael,Stewart,,Charles,Strouse,,and,Lee,Adams,--,about,an,Elvis,Presley-inspired,rock,star,,who,is,drafted,into,the,army,and,who,creates,a,near-riot,in,a,small,Midwestern,town,when,he,stops,there,for,one,last,publicity,junket,--,takes,good-natured,swipes,at,popular,culture,,rock,n‘,roll,,and,American,family,life.,Dick,van,Dyke,re-creates,his,Broadway,role,of,Albert,Peterson,,a,down-on-his-luck,songwriter,for,the,rock-n‘-roll,idol,Conrad,Birdie,(Jesse,Pearson).,When,Birdie,is,drafted,into,the,army,,Peterson,is,worried,about,his,future,as,a,songwriter.,His,secretary,,Rosie,(Janet,Leigh,in,a,brunette,wig),,with,whom,Albert,has,long,been,romantically,attached,,convinces,Albert,to,write,a,farewell,song,for,Birdie,that,he,will,sing,on,The,Ed,Sullivan,Show,to,a,specially,selected,fan.,The,lucky,fan,turns,out,to,be,Kim,McAfee,(Ann-Margaret),of,Sweet,Apple,,Ohio.,When,Birdie,arrives,in,this,hick,town,,the,population,goes,crazy,and,in,the,ensuing,madness,,Albert,must,deal,with,the,celebrity-fawning,population,,Kim‘s,manic,father,(Paul,Lynde,,also,re-creating,his,Broadway,role),,and,his,own,domineering,mother,(Maureen,Stapleton),,while,he,loses,Rosie,to,the,Shriners.,~,Paul,Brenner,,All,Movie,Guide
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