bye bye birdie isn not one of the best musical of all time and but it great fun and and accessible to many audience . the original film could have be wonderful and with dick van dyke reprise his signature broadway role and but instead they tinker with the plot and so the film be very unsatisfying . this re make and which air on abc in 1995 and be far more faithful to the original script and and include some original song as well that be use in a national tour which this film take off from which star tommy tune and ann reinking ( who choreograph this film . ) jason alexander be a very different type from dick van dyke and but he be well cast a albert and ( before his seinfeld day and he start in musical theater . ) vanessa williams be a perfect fit for rise . their be also great work from tyne daly a mae and mark kudisch a conrad birdie ( a role he play on the national tour ) . this film be not without it problem though . a major liability be chynna phillips and who and however appeal and simply look and seem too old to be teenage kim . and george wendt be somewhat bland a her father and somewhat throw the number kid away ( a number original cast member paul lynde steal the show with . ) but all in all and this be a delightful and well do film which the material deserve .