Bye Bye Birdie

Apr 4, 1963

1h 52m

★ 5.8

The Most WONDERFUL Entertainment EVER! EVER!

Overview

A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Kohlmar-Sidney Productions

Columbia Pictures

Bye Bye Birdie Trailers

Cast

Rosie DeLeon

Janet Leigh

Albert F. Peterson

Dick Van Dyke

Kim McAfee

Ann-Margret

Mama Mae Peterson

Maureen Stapleton

Hugo Peabody

Bobby Rydell

Conrad Birdie

Jesse Pearson

Harry McAfee

Paul Lynde

Doris McAfee

Mary LaRoche

Claude Paisley

Michael Evans

Bob Precht

Robert Paige

Maestro Borov

Gregory Morton

Randolph McAfee

Bryan Russell

Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.

4.1

Bells of San Angelo

Apr 15, 1947

Gridley is mining silver from an old Mexican mine and bringing it into the USA thru a passage into his worthless mine. Border guard Rogers suspects Gridley and finally finds the secret entrance to the Mexican mine. He sends Lee Madison for help only to have her captured by Gridley. Trigger brings help that takes care of Gridley's men and now Roy has to rescue Madison.

0.0

Once Upon A Christmas Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn

Sep 4, 2012

In December 2011, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and Bells on Temple Square were joined by Emmy-award winning actress Jane Seymour and famed baritone Nathan Gunn in a series of concerts that highlighted these stories of Christmases past. On this live recording from those concerts, the Choir continues some timeless musical traditions of its own.

5.4

The Hottest State

Jun 27, 2007

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

6.5

G.I. Blues

Nov 23, 1960

Stationed in West Germany, soldier Tulsa McLean hopes to open up a nightclub when he gets out of the army. Tulsa may lack the capital for such a venture, but a chance to raise the cash comes his way through a friendly wager. Local dancer Lili (Juliet Prowse) is a notorious ice queen, and Tulsa bets everything he has that a friend of his can earn her affections. But, when that friend is dispatched to Alaska, it's up to Tulsa to melt Lili's heart.

6.1

Follow That Dream

Apr 11, 1962

When the Kwimper family car runs out of fuel on a new Florida highway and an officious state supervisor tries to run them off, Pop Kwimper digs in his heels and decides to do a little homesteading. He and his son Toby and their 'adopted' children—Holly, Ariadne, and the twins—start their own little community along a strip of the roadside.

6.3

King Creole

Jul 2, 1958

Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightclub, and one night he gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and the local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at his night club The Blue Shade. Danny refuses, but Fields won't take no for an answer.

5.9

Tickle Me

Jun 30, 1965

A singing rodeo rider hires on at an expensive all-women dude ranch and beauty spa. He falls for a pretty fitness trainer who is constantly threatened by a gang who wants her late grandfather's cache of gold hidden in a ghost town.

6.4

Girl Happy

Apr 1, 1965

A Chicago mobster hires a rock and roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

5.5

Live a Little, Love a Little

Oct 23, 1968

Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.

5.5

Spinout

Oct 6, 1966

Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.

5.6

Frankie and Johnny

Mar 31, 1966

Johnny is a riverboat entertainer with a big gambling problem. After a fortune-teller tells Johnny how he can change his luck, the appearance of a new 'lady luck' soon causes a cat fight with Johnny's girlfriend, Frankie.

5.9

Fun in Acapulco

Nov 27, 1963

Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, but when the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike finds new work as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Tensions increase when Mike runs into the rival lifeguard—who is also the champion diver of Mexico.

5.8

Speedway

Jun 7, 1968

A race car driver tries to outrun the beautiful tax auditor out to settle his account.

5.3

Change of Habit

Nov 10, 1969

Dr. John Carpenter takes the job of running a health center in a low-income district. He enlists three women to help out who — unbeknownst to him — are actually nuns in street clothes. The church wants to improve the neighborhood but fears that nuns in full habit would not be well received. Unaware of her unavailability, John falls for Sister Michelle, serenading her with his guitar — which, luckily for him, effectively wears away at her religious resolve.

5.6

Jack and the Beanstalk

Apr 7, 1952

A young boy trades the family cow for magic beans. Ascending the beanstalk with the butcher who sold him the beans, he faces the giant terrorizing his village.

5.7

Till the Clouds Roll By

Dec 5, 1946

Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.

5.9

My Dear Secretary

Nov 5, 1948

A budding young writer thinks it's her lucky day when she is chosen to be the new secretary for Owen Waterbury, famous novelist. She is soon disppointed, however, when he turns out to be an erratic, immature playboy. Opposites attract, of course, but not without sub-plots that touch on competitiveness within marriage and responsibility.

0.0

Make-Believers

Apr 13, 2024

Masa hires rental actress and aspiring dancer, Kanako, to pose as his fiancée to impress his estranged, terminally-ill father. But as his father's death delays, Masa is forced to confront the spiraling web of lies and to learn to follow his heart.

5.1

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Apr 23, 1966

Blacklisted by the major airlines for endlessly chasing female staff, pilot Rick Richards returns to Hawaii to set up a helicopter charter company with his friend Danny. Having a girl on every island is a good way to get business but it becomes clear that romance and flying don't always mix.