Bye Bye Birdie
(1995) Rock-and-roll icon Conrad Birdie is about to go into the Army, and plans are being made to arrange his final going-away concert. | Released
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6
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
Movie Details
Tag Line: Rock-and-roll icon Conrad Birdie is about to go into the Army, and plans are being made to arrange his final going-away concert.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 6
Release Date: Dec 3, 1995
Rating: 1995-12-03
Run Time: 2h 11m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: RHI , American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
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Synopsis
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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
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| Sound | Music Editor |
Todd Kasow
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| Sound |
Patrick Ramsay
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| Music Arranger |
Mark Hummel
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| Music Director |
Irwin Fisch
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| Music |
Charles Strouse
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| Orchestrator |
Larry Hochman
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| Songs |
Charles Strouse
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| Art | Set Decoration |
Cynthia T. Lewis
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| Production Design |
Charles C. Bennett
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| Production | Casting |
Lynne Carrow
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| Executive Producer |
Robert Halmi Sr.
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| Producer |
J. Boyce Harman Jr.
Tim Bell
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Glen MacPherson
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| Crew | Choreographer |
Ann Reinking
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| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Mary E. McLeod
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| Editing | Editor |
Eric Albertson
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| Writing | Writer |
Michael Stewart
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| Lyricist |
Lee Adams
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| Directing | Director |
Gene Saks
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