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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Play trailer Poster for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang G Released Dec 18, 1968 2h 25m Kids & Family Musical Fantasy Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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While truant from school, young siblings Jeremy and Jemima meet the beautiful Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes), who falls for their widowed father, Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke), and his various oddball inventions, including the family's noisy rebuilt car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. One day at the beach, Caractacus tells Truly and the children a fanciful fable about the villainous Baron Bomburst (Gert Frobe) and his evil designs on the Potts family car.
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Tom Milne Time Out Ken Adam's sets are inventive, but the special effects are shoddy, the songs instantly forgettable, and the leisurely length an exquisite torture. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Renata Adler New York Times A fast, dense, friendly children's musical, with something of the joys of singing together on a team bus on the way to a game. May 9, 2005 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Chitty Chitty Bang Bang contains about the best two-hour children's movie you could hope for, with a marvelous magical auto and lots of adventure and a nutty old grandpa and a mean Baron and some funny dances and a couple of [scary] moments. Rated: 3/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …casting Van Dyke helps diffuse the Britishness of the whole enterprise, but Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is an ideal vehicle for him, and for everyone keen to connect with their own innocent youth… Rated: 3/5 Jul 5, 2023 Full Review Judy Ludlum Pittsburgh Post-Gazette This is a good one to take the kiddies to before the holidays end. Mom and Pop will find it tolerable and that's all. Mar 3, 2022 Full Review Penelope Houston The Spectator Ken Hughes directs in the resolutely bright over- exclamatory tones of someone working hard to make the party go. Jul 5, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lisa K NEVER WATCH THIS MOVIE I know some people who love this movie and I think they are insane. Let me save you the time and say your children will never be able to sleep at night for the next month after watching this movie. That is what happened to my daughter and she has never been able to even think about this movie without being terrified. In this movie there is a character named the child catcher . That should explain itself but I am going to tell you any way. The child catcher takes away all the children in the town and is very cruel. For example in one scene the children see a candy cart. They go up to buy candy and the child catcher is the worker at the cart. Then the child catcher goes on to take them away into a dungeon. That is why I would STRONGLY recommend to never watch ever. Please please please don’t watch it!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review William B Let me start by saying, I have a strong dislike for musicals. However, this was a fun and adventurous film, nonetheless. As a kid, I had a blast watching this movie. It will hold a good place in my memory for a long while. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Ali P anyone who doesn't love this film needs to take a long hard look at themselves and see if they're being cynical just for likes or shock value Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Audience Member Music was fantastic no doubt, and the vibrant colors led for great cinematography. Along with a whimsical story, this is a Truly Scrumptious film. I do feel that it gets kind of unfocused at times, or kinda boring but that was rare. If the worst you’ve got to say about a film was “it had a boring moment or two” then you know it was a good film. 3.5/5 stars. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/24 Full Review Michael W This classic musical was great. Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Heather Ripley, Adrian Hall, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill, Gert Frobe, and the rest of the cast did a great job in this movie. The story of the movie was entertaining and adventurous. It's about going on an adventure with your family and finding love in the process. If you haven't seen this movie yet, check it out sometime. It's a great movie for an entire family. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/27/24 Full Review Chris W One of my all-time favorite childhood films. Great cast led by Dick Van Dyke, catchy songs from the legendary Sherman brothers, and one of the most wonderful cars ever created for a movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis While truant from school, young siblings Jeremy and Jemima meet the beautiful Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes), who falls for their widowed father, Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke), and his various oddball inventions, including the family's noisy rebuilt car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. One day at the beach, Caractacus tells Truly and the children a fanciful fable about the villainous Baron Bomburst (Gert Frobe) and his evil designs on the Potts family car.
Director
Ken Hughes
Producer
Albert R. Broccoli
Screenwriter
Roald Dahl, Ken Hughes
Distributor
United Artists, Time-Life Video, Fox, MGM Home Entertainment, CBS/Fox
Production Co
Dramatic Films, Warfield
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 18, 1968, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 12, 2017
Runtime
2h 25m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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