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Oh, that Facebook!TCB-FAN wrote:The Elvis goes into the army themed movie Bye Bye Birdie is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. This film made a superstar of Ann-Margret and Bobby Rydell co-starred as her boyfriend. They recently reunited at a screening of the musical in California. During his current act, Bobby pays tribute to the film with a medley of songs from the film while clips of it are shown on screen.
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Van Dyke was unhappy with the adaptation because the focus was shifted to Ann-Margret's character. He has stated that Birdie was "a romp'" on Broadway, but they "Hollywood-ized" the movie. "They made it a vehicle for Ann-Margret." Paul Lynde, who played Mr. MacAfee on stage and in the film, later quipped "They should have retitled it 'Hello, Ann-Margret!' They cut several of my and the other actors' best scenes and shot new ones for her so she could do her teenage-sex-bombshell act." Susan Watson, who created the role of Kim in the stage version, later said, "Anyone who likes the film didn't see the show."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bye_Bye_Birdie_%28musical%29#1963_film