Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

Directed by

George Sidney

Genre

romantic comedy, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

G

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 113 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teen idol singer is drafted into the army, causing chaos among his fans. A songwriter and his sweetheart try to get one last hit song out of the singer before he goes.

lightheartedwhimsicalenergeticplayfulfunbrightsillynostalgic

What happens

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. Produced by Fred Kohlmar, the film stars Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, Paul Lynde, Bobby Rydell, Jesse Pearson and Ed Sullivan. Van Dyke and Lynde reprised their roles from the original Broadway production. The story was inspired by Elvis Presley's enlistment into the U.S. Army in 1958. Pearson plays the role of teen idol Conrad Birdie, a name that is a based on that of country singer Conway Twitty. The film is Van Dyke's feature-film debut and helped make Ann-Margret a superstar during the mid-1960s. Her performance earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress and her next role was with Presley in Viva Las Vegas. In 2006, the film was ranked number 38 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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