Bye Bye Birdie

Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh, Ann-Margret, et al.

Product Description

Lots of laughs and great songs have made this all-time favorite based on the hit Broadway show one of the most memorable musicals of all time. When rock star and teenage heartthrob Conrad Birdie gets drafted, the nation's teenagers go haywire and Conrad's songwriter, Albert (DICK VAN DYKE), faces unemployment. So Albert and his girlfriend (JANET LEIGH) organize a nationwide contest in which one lucky girl wins a farewell kiss from Conrad on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Kim McAfee (ANN-MARGRET) turns out to be the lucky teenager and Conrad's whole entourage moves into her quiet Midwestern home much to the chagrin of her ever-irritable father (PAUL LYNDE) and her jealous boyfriend (BOBBY RYDELL). The result is chaos and a series of hilarious romantic complications.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 043396015098
• Release Date: July 1999
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Director: George Sidney
• Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh, Ann-Margret, Maureen Stapleton, Bobby Rydell, Jesse Pearson, Ed Sullivan, Paul Lynde, Mary LaRoche, Michael Evans
• Runtime: 1 hour, 52 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: dvd_video
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

“What’s the Matter with Kids Today?”

Conrad Birdie (Jesse Pearson), a famous self-centered rock and roll star, is about to be drafted into the military (shades of Elvis). A plot/plan to make several people happy and rich is to have Conrad bestow “One Last Kiss” on a randomly chosen young lady from his fan club. The lucky girl is Kim McAfee (Ann-Margret), much to the consternation of her steady boyfriend. This will be done on the Ed Sullivan Show. Many other lives and fortunes revolve around this plan. Much more entertaining than the story is the interaction of the characters, and this is a musical. From play to stage, this was well done. Dick V-a-n-d-y-k-e, however, thought this was just a vehicle for Ann Margaret. I look at it as the measuring stick by which all other versions, stages, or movies are gauged. I find myself singing many of the songs.