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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
EAN: 9780767827652
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767827651
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledPortugueseSubtitledGeorgianSubtitledChineseSubtitledThaiSubtitled
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: COLD01509D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 27, 1999
Running Time: 112 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: April 04, 1963
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
This entertaining musical, based on the Broadway hit inspired by the hysteria surrounding Elvis Presley's induction into the army, traces the shock waves a drafted rock & roll star, Conrad Birdie (Jesse Pearson), creates when he comes to a small town to kiss adoring fan Kim McAfee (Ann-Margret) good-bye on national TV. A fiesty secretary, Rosie DeLeon (Janet Leigh), has put the whole plan in motion, hoping that Birdie will sing a song composed by her beau, Albert Peterson (Dick Van Dyke), enabling Rosie's boyfriend to finally break free of his domineering mother (Maureen Stapleton) and marry her. Meanwhile, Kim's new steady, Hugo (Bobby Rydell), is less than pleased about the spotlighted embrace, as are her parents (Paul Lynde and Mary LaRoche)--at least until they get in on the action too. Ed Sullivan appears as himself, Ann-Margret is her usual perky, gyrating self, Van Dyke amply displays his wealth of talents, and Lynde and Stapleton nearly steal the whole production with their hilarious supporting roles. Director George Sidney, who would soon collaborate with the real King in the Presley tour de force VIVA LAS VEGAS, tightens the Broadway original without losing any of its verve and charm to create a rollicking uptempo joyride through a candy-colored early 1960s pop-culture landscape.
Amazon.com:
When Elvis-like rock & roll star Conrad Birdie is drafted into the military, the teen nation is united by a contest in which the winner bestows a farewell kiss upon their idol while on the Ed Sullivan Show. Ann-Margret (in her film debut) is the lucky little lady from Sweet Apple, Ohio, who wins the contest, much to the chagrin of her steady beau (Bobby Rydell) and miserable parents (Paul Lynde and Mary LaRoche). Dick Van Dyke and Janet Leigh are an older couple kept from marrying by his meddlesome mother, played to the hilt by Maureen Stapleton. Lightweight but fun, this features an exuberant soundtrack with such memorable ditties as "Put on a Happy Face" and "Kids" and the title track. This is a much better choice than the lackluster, 1995 made-for-TV version. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
The Bottom Line:
I hear the stage musical is much better, so I'll refrain from passing judgement on Michael Stewart's popular play and instead merely say that Bye Bye Birdie the film has very little to recommend it: disliked by its own cast (and rightly so) its songs range from shrill and annoying at worst to forgettably pleasant at best and none of the characters emerge as likable or three dimensional human beings.
2.5/4
Rating:  -
This is the extremely enjoyable musical comedy about Elvis Going Into the Army and everyone else getting in on the pandemonium surrounding his leaving. I saw this when it was released in the theaters. It was supposed to be Dick Van Dyke's big break through into the movies but he was blown off the screen by Ann-Margret as the teenager upon whom Elvis-Birdie would bestow his last kiss. According to the standards of the early 1960s, she was a screen siren-kitten the likes of which had never blasted ... Read More
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I had seen the movie on TV a while ago and wanted to have it for my collection. The dancing sequences are amazing.
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Superb version of the Broadway musical about rock and roll superstar about to join the army. The movie centers on his visit to a small town so one of his fans can give him "one last kiss" on national television.
Great musical numbers, great fun all the way. Paul Lynde really knew how to be funny. If only the General had allowed Elvis to be in this movie! If you haven't seen it, get it. It's great entertainment for the entire family.
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THIS MOVIE WAS A "BLAST FROM THE PAST" FOR MY SISTER AND I. WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT WE SAT IN THE THEATRE AND WATCHED IT OVER & OVER & OVER. BACK THEN YOU COULD DO THAT. MOVIES WERE 50c, YOU GOT 2 SHOWS, CARTOONS AND SOMETIMES A GIVEAWAY. AFTER 6PM KIDS WERE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE BUT WE SNUCK DOWN TO THE FRONT ROW AND CROUCHED DOWN IN THE SEATS TO WATCH IT AGAIN. MY OLDER SISTER CREATED A SCENE BY MAKING THE USHER SEARCH THE ENTIRE THEATRE FOR US AND WE GOT A SMACK IN THE HEAD FOR OUR EFFORTS. I STILL ... Read More
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