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Bye Bye Birdie

1963, Movie, NR, 120 mins

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Sure it's goofy, but it's a goofy slice of pure-pop Americana that's awfully hard to resist. A contest brings a Elvis-type pop star (Jesse Pearson) to Sweet Apple, OH, for a final performance before entering the Army, and the whole town — screaming teenyboppers and their parents — is in hysterics. Adapted from a hit Broadway musical, this high-spirited story of rock 'n' roll hysteria in small-town America works wonderfully on film, and Ann-Margret is just the coolest as the girl who wins a nationally televised kiss from her idol. Read the complete review for Bye Bye Birdie
Year: 1963
Rated NR

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Cast
Janet Leigh: Rosie DeLeon
Dick Van Dyke: Albert Peterson
Ann-Margret: Kim McAfee
Maureen Stapleton: Mama
Bobby Rydell: Hugo Peabody
Jesse Pearson: Conrad Birdie

 

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Oscar and Emmy winner Maureen Stapleton died on Monday from chronic pulmonary disease. The longtime smoker was 80. Well-known for the down-to-earth toughness she brought to her roles, Stapleton's long list of credits included Cocoon, Reds, Airport, Interiors and Bye Bye Birdie.... Peter Tomarken, host of the 1980s game show Press Your Luck, died in a small-plane crash on Monday morning. He was 63. read more

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