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Lots of laughs and great songs have made this all-time favorite based on the hit Broadway show one of the most memorable musicals of all time. When rock star and teenage heart-throb Conrad Birdie gets drafted, the nation's teenagers go haywire and Conrad's manager, Albert (Dick Van Dyke), faces unemployment. So Albert and his girlfriend (Janet Leigh) organize a nationwide contest in which one lucky girl wins a farewell kiss from Conrad on the Ed Sullivan Show. Kim McAfee (Ann-Margret) turns out to be the lucky teenager and Conrad's whole entourage moves into her quiet, Midwestern home much to the chagrin of her ever irritable father (Paul Lynde) and her jealous boyfriend (Bobby Rydell). The result is chaos and a series of hilarious romantic complications.
Original Release
04/04/1963
US Release
04/04/1963
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Janet Leigh | Rosie DeLeon |
Dick Van Dyke | Albert F. Peterson |
Ann-Margret | Kim McAfee |
Maureen Stapleton | Mama Mae Peterson |
Bobby Rydell | Hugo Peabody |
Jesse Pearson | Conrad Birdie |
Paul Lynde | Harry McAfee |
Mary Laroche | Doris McAfee |
Michael Evans | Claude Paisley |
Robert Paige | Bob Precht |
Directors
Writers
Michael Stewart, Irving Brecher, George Sidney
Cast
Name | Character |
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Janet Leigh | Rosie DeLeon |
Dick Van Dyke | Albert F. Peterson |
Ann-Margret | Kim McAfee |
Maureen Stapleton | Mama Mae Peterson |
Bobby Rydell | Hugo Peabody |
Jesse Pearson | Conrad Birdie |
Paul Lynde | Harry McAfee |
Mary Laroche | Doris McAfee |
Michael Evans | Claude Paisley |
Robert Paige | Bob Precht |
Gregory Morton | Maestro Borov |
Bryan Russell | Randolph McAfee |
Milton Frome | Mr. Maude |
Ed Sullivan | Ed Sullivan / Himself |
Ben Astar | Ballet Manager |
Trudi Ames | Ursula |
Frank Albertson | Sam - The Mayor / Mayor |
Beverly Yates | Mayor's Wife |
Frank Sully | Bartender |
Bo Peep Karlin | Ursula's Mother |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Fred Kohlmar | Producer |
George Sidney | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1964 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment | Nominated |
1964 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1964 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1964 | Oscar | Best Sound | Nominated |