Bye Bye Birdie (1995 film)

Bye Bye Birdie
GenreMusical
Comedy
Based onBye Bye Birdie
by Charles Strouse
Lee Adams
and Michael Stewart
Written byMichael Stewart
Directed byGene Saks
Starring
ComposersCharles Strouse
Lee Adams
Country of originAmerica
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerRobert Halmi Sr.
ProducersTim Bell
J. Boyce Harman Jr.
Production locationsBritish Columbia
Vancouver
CinematographyGlen MacPherson
EditorEric Albertson
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running time135 mins
Production companyRHI Entertainment
Original release
ReleaseDecember 3, 1995 (1995-12-03)
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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.

  1. ^ Saks, Gene (1995-12-03), Bye Bye Birdie (Comedy, Drama, Musical), Jason Alexander, Vanessa Williams, Chynna Phillips, Tyne Daly, RHI Entertainment, retrieved 2020-11-21