High-school senior Barbara Ann Greene has a lot to overcome to reach her dreams to be popular, get a job, find a husband, and maybe even be a movie star: she's poor, her parents are divorced, and her mother is a cocktail waitress. Right beside her, though, is her best friend and Svengali, Alan. He helps her get 12 cashmere sweaters, a job in the principal's office, spring break at Balboa, and more. Along the way, the satire bites teen mores, beach-blanket bikini movies, adults in charge, the country-club set, Christian-youth programs, older men's fantasies, and teen girls' innocence. How popular will Barbara Ann become, and what lengths will Alan go to get her there?

Starring:

Arthur Tovey, Dan Frazer, Donald Foster, Donald Murphy, Hal Baylor, Harvey Korman, Jo Collins, Joseph Mell, Laurie Mitchell, Lola Albright, Martin Gabel, Martin West, Martine Bartlett, Max Showalter, Peter Adams, Phyllis Davis, Robert Foulk, Roberta Collins, Roddy McDowall, Ruth Gordon, Sarah Marshall, Tuesday Weld

Genre:

Drama, Comedy, Romance