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Bye Bye Birdie (1963)

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George Sidney's adaptation of the satiric Broadway musical smash by Michael Stewart, Charles Strouse, and Lee Adams -- about an Elvis Presley-inspired rock star, who is drafted into the army and who creates a near-riot in a small Midwestern town when he stops there for one last publicity junket -- takes good-natured swipes at popular culture, rock n' roll, and American family life. Dick van Dyke re-creates his Broadway role of Albert Peterson, a down-on-his-luck songwriter for the rock-n'-roll

Jul 20, 1999

Columbia Pictures

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All Critics (21) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (0) | DVD (2)

Fun but dated musical will appeal to parents more than kids.

August 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

For all its annoyances -- and there are many -- the film somehow sears its way into the mind's eye.

July 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Time Out New York | Comment
Time Out New York

Sit-com lite.

June 15, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Very dated musical, but full of energy.

December 23, 2006 Comment
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Further proof Van Dyke was a true showman.

January 1, 2005 Comment

The cast saves this typical George Sidney tasteless mess.

December 29, 2002 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Of all the innocent and innocuous musicals of the 1960's, this goofy one is my favorite.

July 25, 2002 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie is a tuneful, engaging, perky, mixed bag of charm and cheesy retro fun. It is not a classic movie musical, its humor is corny, the filming is pedestrian, the cutting edge animation and green screen effects look horribly dated and the story is a paint by numbers dull plot with very low stakes. The

November 12, 2011
Josh Morris

Super Reviewer

This musical is a lot of fun, the songs are great, and the cast is brilliant. This is one of my favourite musicals of the sixties, and I highly recommend it, it says a lot about early sixties teens too.

September 5, 2010
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

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