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I wouldn't say a single word to them; I would listen to what they have to say, and that's what no one did. I'd like to kiss you, but I just washed my hair; I'll be back; I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too! I'll have what she's having; I'll steal it! No one will ever know! I'm 'a get medieval on your ass; I'm a mocker
Birdy is a 1984 American drama film based on William Wharton's 1978 novel of the same name.Directed by Alan Parker, it stars Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage.Set in 1960s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the film focuses on the friendship between two teenage boys, Birdy (Modine) and Al Columbato (Cage).
That same year, Rydell portrayed Hugo Peabody in the film version of Bye Bye Birdie, also starring Ann-Margret and Dick Van Dyke. [2] The original stage production of Bye Bye Birdie had no real singing role for the character of Hugo, but the movie script was rewritten specifically to expand the part for Rydell. [12]
Birdie is a 2018 short drama film, directed by Shelly Lauman. It premiered at the 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival , followed by screenings at AFI Fest and the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival , where it was then acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures , making it the first short film to be distributed by the studio.
When Dick Gautier, the original actor playing Conrad Birdie, fell ill, Pearson took the role of the rock idol inspired by Elvis Presley. He repeated his characterization in the 1963 film version, Bye Bye Birdie. [1] That same year (1963), he made two unsuccessful singles for RCA records. One of them, "One Last Kiss", was a song from the movie.
Bye Bye Birdie is a 1963 American musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney from a screenplay by Irving Brecher, based on Michael Stewart's book of the 1960 musical of the same name. It also features songs by composer Charles Strouse and lyricist Lee Adams , and a score by Johnny Green .
Birdy is the debut novel of William Wharton, who was more than 50 years old when it was published.It won the U.S. National Book Award in category First Novel. [1] Birdy was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1980, [2] ultimately losing to The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer.
Paul Edward Lynde (/ l ɪ n d /; June 13, 1926 – January 10, 1982) [1] [2] was an American comedian, actor and game show panelist. A character actor with a distinctively campy and snarky persona that often poked fun at his closeted homosexuality, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, the befuddled father Harry MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie and a regular "center square ...