Bye Bye Birdie (1995)

Directed by

Gene Saks

Genre

comedy, drama, music, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 11m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A famous rock and roll singer is drafted into the army. His manager and friends orchestrate a publicity stunt for his farewell performance.

whimsicallivelylightheartedenergeticnostalgicupbeattheatricalromantic

What happens

Bye Bye Birdie is a 1995 musical comedy television film directed by Gene Saks with a screenplay by Michael Stewart based on his book of the 1960 stage musical of the same name. It features music and lyrics by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams respectively. It stars Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams and features Chynna Phillips, Tyne Daly, Marc Kudisch, George Wendt, and Sally Mayes. It was produced by RHI Entertainment and released by ABC on December 3, 1995. It is the second film adaptation of the musical, the first being in 1963. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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