Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

George Sidney

Writers:

Michael Stewart (book)
Irving Brecher (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 April 1963 (USA)

Genre:

Musical | Family | Comedy

Plot:

A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.

Plot Keywords:

Song | Kiss | Ohio | High School | Secretary

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Janet Leigh	...	Rosie DeLeon
Dick Van Dyke	...	Albert F. Peterson
Ann-Margret	...	Kim McAfee
Maureen Stapleton	...	Mama Mae Peterson
Bobby Rydell	...	Hugo Peabody
Jesse Pearson	...	Conrad Birdie
Paul Lynde	...	Harry McAfee
Mary LaRoche	...	Doris McAfee
Michael Evans	...	Claude Paisley
Robert Paige	...	Bob Precht
Gregory Morton	...	Maestro Borov
Bryan Russell	...	Randolph McAfee
Milton Frome	...	Mr. Maude
Ed Sullivan	...	Himself
Ben Astar	...	Ballet manager

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG | USA:Approved (No. 20408) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:G (1996)

Filming Locations:

Greek Theatre, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Director George Sidney was so taken with the talent of Ann-Margret that when the film was edited he went to Columbia's executives and proposed the opening and closing bumpers that would showcase her. They refused to pay for any additional filming so Sidney rented the studio and crew at his own expense. He then asked the composers to come up with a title song. Ann-Margret's skirt-flipping/hair-tossing rendition of the song was filmed six months after principal photography was completed at a cost of $60,000, which was repaid to Sidney after the movie, and Ann-Margret, became a sensation.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rosie pulls the Shriners under the table, she comes up wearing all their hats, but they still have their hats on when they emerge.

Quotes:

Ballet manager: Who sent you here, Senator Goldwater?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Happy Days: Bye Bye Blackball (#5.11)" (1977)

Soundtrack:

Rosie

Jesse Pearson Rules!!!

My all-time favorite musical,even if I've never seen the Broadway version.Probably just as well,because after seeing the movie version as many times as I have,seeing the theater version would probably be a BIG disappointment.What's not to like about this movie?Only a stuffed-shirt theater snob would hate this picture.Great cast,great songs,cool choreography....and the late,great Jesse Pearson as the man himself,Conrad Birdie.Watch it WHENEVER you get the chance!!!