15.1.12

bye bye birdie (1963)


"Who wants to bye a song by someone with a glass jaw."
Rock sensation Birdie Conrad (Jesse Pearson) is about to be drafted and Rosie (Janet Leigh) cooks up one last publicity stunt to see him off, and to set her boyfriend Al (Dick Van Dyke) up with a guaranteed hit.
Catchy main tune but what could have been an interesting take on teen life is squandered and the flick fails to truly grip.

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