Bye Bye Birdie
– A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted..
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted
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Release Date:
27 May 1963
Language:
English, Russian, Cantonese
MPAA Content-Rating:
Approved
Director:
George Sidney
Writer:
Michael Stewart (book), Irving Brecher (screen play)
Main Actors:
Janet Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton
Plot:
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.
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 nominations.
Production:
Columbia Pictures
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