Bye Bye Birdie
Bye Bye Birdie is a 1963 American musical comedy film based on the 1960 stage production of the same name. The screenplay was adapted from Michael Stewart's book for the musical by Irving Brecher, with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams. Directed by George Sidney, the film stars Dick Van Dyke in his feature film debut, reprising his Broadway role as Albert Peterson, along with Maureen Stapleton as Mae Peterson, Janet Leigh as Rosie DeLeon, Paul Lynde reprising his Broadway role as Harry MacAfee, Bobby Rydell as Hugo Peabody, and Ann-Margret as Kim MacAfee.
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| Edited by | Charles Nelson
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| Production company | The Kohlmar-Sidney Company |
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| Running time | 112 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Box office | $13.1 million
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- Conrad Birdie was a parody of Elvis Presley and the play was based upon the furor that arose from Presley being drafted in 1958. The character`s name, however, was the result of composers Strouse and Adams finding the name of real-life singer Conway Twitty far more humorous and safer to parody than Elvis.
- Bye Bye Birdie opened at the Martin Beck Theater on April 14, 1960 and ran for 607 performances.
- Melody Patterson`s film debut.
- Kim Darby`s film debut.
- Despite portraying the mother of Dick Van Dyke`s character in the film, Maureen Stapleton is just six months older than Van Dyke.
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