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Bye Bye Birdie | |
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Genre | Musical Comedy |
Based on | Bye Bye Birdie by Charles Strouse Lee Adams and Michael Stewart |
Written by | Michael Stewart |
Directed by | Gene Saks |
Starring | |
Composers | Charles Strouse Lee Adams |
Country of origin | America |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Robert Halmi Sr. |
Producers | Tim Bell J. Boyce Harman Jr. |
Production locations | British Columbia Vancouver |
Cinematography | Glen MacPherson |
Editor | Eric Albertson |
Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
Running time | 135 mins |
Production company | RHI Entertainment |
Original release | |
Release | December 3, 1995 |
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Bye Bye Birdie is a 1995 musical comedy television film directed by Gene Saks with a screenplay by Michael Stewart based on his book of the 1960 stage musical of the same name. It features music and lyrics by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams respectively. It stars Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams and features Chynna Phillips, Tyne Daly, Marc Kudisch, George Wendt, and Sally Mayes. It was produced by RHI Entertainment and released by ABC on December 3, 1995.[1] It is the second film adaptation of the musical, the first being in 1963.