Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

G

Released Dec 18, 1968

2h 25m

Kids & Family

Musical

Fantasy

Adventure

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Ken Hughes

Director

Dick Van Dyke

Caractacus Potts

Sally Ann Howes

Truly Scrumptious

Lionel Jeffries

Grandpa Potts

Gert Fröbe

Baron Bomburst

Anna Quayle

Baroness Bomburst

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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: CBS/Fox, MGM Home Entertainment, United Artists, Time-Life Video, Fox
Production Co: Warfield, Dramatic Films
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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