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Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

APPROVED  112 min  -  Musical | Family | Comedy   -  4 April 1963 (USA)
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A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.

Director:

George Sidney

Writers:

Michael Stewart (based upon the play "Bye, Bye, Birdie" book by), Irving Brecher (screenplay)
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Janet Leigh ...
Dick Van Dyke ...
Ann-Margret ...
Maureen Stapleton ...
Bobby Rydell Bobby Rydell ...
Jesse Pearson Jesse Pearson ...
Paul Lynde ...
Mary LaRoche Mary LaRoche ...
Michael Evans Michael Evans ...
Claude Paisley
Robert Paige Robert Paige ...
Bob Precht
Gregory Morton Gregory Morton ...
Maestro Borov
Bryan Russell Bryan Russell ...
Milton Frome Milton Frome ...
Mr. Maude
Ed Sullivan ...
Himself
Ben Astar Ben Astar ...
Ballet Manager
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Storyline

Conrad Birdie is the biggest rock & roll star of the 60's ever to be drafted. Aspiring chemist and song writer Albert is convinced he can make his fortune and marry his girlfriend Rosie if he gets Conrad on the Ed Sullivan show to kiss a high school girl goodbye. Albert's mother will do anything to break him up with Rosie. Kim and Hugo, the high school steadies, live in Sweet Apple, Ohio where most of the action takes place. Written by Lisa Grable <grable@unity.ncsu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Song | Kiss | Ohio | Secretary | High School  | See more »

Genres:

Musical | Family | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian | Cantonese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Adeus, Amor See more »

Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording) (optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (RCA Sound Recording) (magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (RCA Sound Recording) (70 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In the movie, Dick Van Dyke's character wants to be a chemist. In the stage play he wants to be a simple English teacher, and Rosie has a song to that effect. None of the Russian Ballet shows up in either the stage version or the 1995 movie remake. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Rosie originally confronts the Shriners, she twirls her shawl and tangles her hands in the ends. Viewed from the side, her hands are untangled and the shawl hangs freely at her sides. See more »

Quotes

Ballet manager: Who sent you here, Senator Goldwater?
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Crazy Credits

There is no "The End" credit or cast list at the end of the film. Ann-Margret simply sings an on-screen reprise of the song "Bye Bye Birdie" at the end, and then says " 'Bye, now!". See more »

Connections

Referenced in Elvis (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"How Lovely To Be a Woman"
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
Performed by Ann-Margret See more »