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Bye Bye Birdie

Year:

1963

Duration:

112 min

Genres:

Comedy | Musical

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

George Sidney

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1963-05-27

Filming Locations: Joseph Le Conte Middle School, Hollywood, California, USA

Earnings

Gross: $13,129,412 (USA) Rentals $5,600,000 (USA)

Cast

Actor

Character

Ann-Margret

Bye Bye Birdie

Bobby Rydell

Bye Bye Birdie

Janet Leigh

Rosie DeLeon

Dick Van Dyke

Albert F. Peterson

Maureen Stapleton

Mama Mae Peterson

Jesse Pearson

Conrad Birdie

Paul Lynde

Harry McAfee

Mary LaRoche

Doris McAfee

Michael Evans

Claude Paisley

Robert Paige

Bob Precht

Gregory Morton

Maestro Borov

Bryan Russell

Randolph McAfee

Milton Frome

Mr. Maude

Ed Sullivan

Ben Astar

Ballet Manager

Trudi Ames

Ursula

Frank Albertson

Sam - The Mayor

Beverly Yates

Mayor's Wife

Frank Sully

Maude's bartender

Bo Peep Karlin

Ursula's Mother

Melinda Marx

Teenager

Mell Turner

Shriner

Gil Lamb

Lanky Shriner

Lee Aaker

Student leader

Karel Shimoff

Prima Ballerina

Donald Lawton

Russian Consul

Yvonne White

Telephone Operator

Ray Bloch

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Lesley-Marie Colburn

Featured Dancer (uncredited)

John Daly

John Daly (uncredited)

Kim Darby

Teenager (uncredited)

Ric de Azevedo

Teenager (uncredited)

Sheila Dehner

Sheila (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti

Mr. Nebbitt (uncredited)

Lynn Fields

Teenager (uncredited)

Stephanie Gorman

Teenager (uncredited)

Joe Gray

TV Director (uncredited)

Ralph Hart

Teenager (uncredited)

Linda Henning

Teenager (uncredited)

Bruce Hoy

Featured Dancer (uncredited)

Elaine Joyce

Teenager (uncredited)

Jack Konzal

Featured Dancer (uncredited)

Bert May

Dancing Shriner (uncredited)

Pete Menefee

Harvey Johnson (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Laughing Backstage Extra (uncredited)

Melody Patterson

Teenager (uncredited)

Justin Peters

Sycophant Boy (uncredited)

The Ray Bloch Orchestra

Orchestra (uncredited)

Evelyn Rudie

Teenager (uncredited)

Hazel Shermet

Marge - Birdie's Secretary (uncredited)

Michael Smith

Teenager (uncredited)

George Spicer

Tommy (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Man at Ed Sullivan Show (uncredited)

Martin E. Wade

Teenager (uncredited)

Dick Winslow

Leader of Fireman's Band (uncredited)

Lorene Yarnell Jansson

Hugo's Dance Partner at Soda Shop (uncredited)

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Trivia

Columbia Pictures' logo dissolves into animated footage of the lady with a torch character rocking out, one of several films made in the 1960s (Zotz! (1962), Cat Ballou (1965), Strait-Jacket (1964) and, some years later, Thank God It's Friday (1978)) in which the logo was comically altered to fit the theme of the movie.

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The motorcycles used in the film are British 750cc Norton Atlas models supplied by Bo Derek's father, Paul Collins.

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Feature-film debut of Dick Van Dyke, Kim Darby, and Melody Patterson. (The latter two appear as extras.)

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Goofs

The turtle that zooms off a table and out a door is clearly a prop mounted on top of a dolly several inches thick that holds the turtle above the table and floor. The prop must have wheels as it slides so smoothly across the floor.

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When Rosie originally confronts the Shriners, she twirls her shawl and tangles her hands in the ends. Viewed from the side, her hands are untangled and the shawl hangs freely at her sides.

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When the turtle accelerates up some steps and out of an open door, you can see a clear ramp over the steps that allowed the turtle prop to slide cleanly up and out.

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Quotes

Harry McAfee: That's my favorite brand.

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Harry McAfee: The next time I have a daughter, I hope it's a boy!

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Albert Peterson: [singing] Oh one last kiss... there never was such bliss... I love your dentifrice!

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