Bye Bye Birdie Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

Released Date

April 4, 1963

Distributor

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Genre

Musical

Rating

Cast

Dick Van Dyke, Ed Sullivan, Janet Leigh, Paul Lynde, Bobby Rydell, Maureen Stapleton, Robert Paige

Dick Van Dyke

as Albert Peterson

1901-1974

Ed Sullivan

as Himself

1927-2004

Janet Leigh

as Rosie DeLeon

1926-1982

Paul Lynde

as Harry MacAfee

Bobby Rydell

as Hugo Peabody

1925-2006

Maureen Stapleton

as Mae Peterson

1911-1987

Robert Paige

as Bob Precht

About Bye Bye Birdie

About

Huge rock star Conrad Birdie got drafted and must perform one last time to a lucky winner of a contest but no one saw Conrad being the victim of the fan's jealous boyfriend.

Trivia

The story is based off of Elvis Presley being drafted in 1957. The film is an adaptation of the staged theatrical production.