Bye bye Birdie

When a singer is drafted, a songwriter and his girlfriend decide to capitalize on the event. On national TV, Conrad Birdie will sing a song to a lucky teenager. Cast includes Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, Bobby Rydell, Jesse Pearson and Ed Sullivan as himself. Based upon the play “Bye, bye, Birdie”, book by Michael Stewart with music and lyrics by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams.

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Credits

director

George Sidney

producer

Fred Kohlmar

production company

Columbia Pictures

Kohlmar-Sidney Productions

Duration

01:47:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

319441

Language

English

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Musicals

People → Sullivan, Ed, 1902-

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1018487

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United States, 1985

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