Factual error: After Albert feeds the pill to the turtle, you see a close up of its eyes, which are blue. Turtles only have either brown or red eyes, not blue.
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
1 factual error
Directed by: George Sidney
Starring: Ann-Margret, Janet Leigh, Maureen Stapleton, Dick Van Dyke
Revealing mistake: During the fainting scene number of the extras can be seen waving and looking at the camera.
Harry McAfee: The next time I have a daughter, I hope it's a boy.
Trivia: This was 20 year old singer Bobby Rydell's movie debut. He admitted later that the film turned him off from working in films, and he did not like working with Ann-Margret at all. He would not do another film until 1975.
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