Bye Bye Birdie
Summary:
George Sidney's adaptation of the satiric Broadway musical smash by Michael Stewart, Charles Strouse, and Lee Adams -- about an Elvis Presley-inspired rock star, who is drafted into the army and who creates a near-riot in a small Midwestern town when he stops there for one last publicity junket -- takes good-natured swipes at popular culture, rock n' roll, and American fam... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Janet Leigh - (Rosie DeLeon)
Dick Van Dyke - (Albert Peterson)
Ann-Margret - (Kim McAfee)
Maureen Stapleton - (Mama Peterson)
Bobby Rydell - (Hugo Peabody)
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Review:
On-stage, Bye Bye Birdie played like a champion. Though it was hardly a great musical, it was deceivingly well crafted. Unfortunately, the changes wrought by screenwriter Irving Brecher and director George Sidney damage the piece's structure and ultimately make the film entertaining but little more. Greater emphasis is placed on the sec... Continue >>
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