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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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Blobbo X Musical have forgetable music! (If saw as kid might like.) Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/26/25 Full Review Will G Still love this film. Escapism pure and simply, for all ages. some reviewers 'notice' hidden messages in this film. It's just how their minds work. Shame on them. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/26/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 2 hours and 25 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love when they're singing about their car and playing on the beach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review Joey G This is a VERY boring movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/13/25 Full Review Jim P I can't believe this was written by the guy who invented the James Bond world. And I can't see how it can still be classed as a children's film. "Child catcher" acts like a paedophile, the Baron tries to murder his wife... Yes the songs are good. And this movie probably inspired Wallace and Gromit, and even Grease. But... Meh. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review Cameron L Cheesy, hammy, and corny as it can be. But that’s the point of the movie. The song sequences, the castle with the king is so amazingly beautiful and fun Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/03/25 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
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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