Movie Description
Bye Bye Birdie
(1995)Overview
In 1995, ABC presented a telemovie version of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie produced by RHI Entertainment. It starred Seinfeld's Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams of Desperate Housewives. While this version remained mostly faithful to the original musical (Michael Stewart remains the only credited author of this version), several songs were added and re-arranged, and dialogue was slightly rewritten to smoothly facilitate the musical changes. The musical revolves around an Elvis Presley-type rocker who's about to join the Army. To mark the occasion, his manager's secretary arranges for him to kiss a random fan goodbye on The Ed Sullivan Show. Bye Bye Birdie earned four Tony awards in 1961, including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for its original star, Dick Van Dyke. In addition to Alexander and Williams, ABC's production starred Tyne Daly, George Wendt, Chynna Phillips and Mark Kudisch.
Featured Crew
- Director : Gene Saks
- Producer : Tim Bell,J. Boyce Harman Jr.
- Writer : Michael Stewart
- Editor : Eric Albertson
- Cast : Jason Alexander,Vanessa Williams,Chynna Phillips,Tyne Daly,Marc Kudisch,George Wendt,Sally Mayes,Jason Gaffney,Blair Slater,Vicki Lewis
Cast
Albert J. Peterson
Rose Alvarez
Kim MacAfee
Mae Peterson
Conrad Birdie
Harry MacAfee
Doris MacAfee
Hugo F. Peabody
Randolph MacAfee
Gloria Rasputin
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Facts
Original TitleBye Bye Birdie
Status Released
Release Information
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1995-12-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 11m
Production CompaniesRHI,ABC
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
- Music
- TV Movie
