Movie Review: Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Synopsis: American teenage girls are devastated when singing sensation Conrad Birdie is drafted. However, the national "tragedy" turns into an opportunity for a struggling songwriter when his fiancée makes arrangements for him to write a song that Birdie will perform during a farewell appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. The concert also turns into an opportunity for teenager Kim McAfee, who is selected to give Birdie a goodbye kiss on stage, assuming her protective father and jealous boyfriend will let her. Who's in it? The movie stars Dick Van Dyke , Janet Leigh , Ann-Margret , Jesse Pearson and Maureen Stapleton. You can read my review here: Movie Review: Bye Bye Birdie (1963)