A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.
Discussion Date
March 5
Discussion Time
7:00 pm
Location
Virtual Event
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movie details
starring
Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes and Lionel Jeffries
creative team
Director: Ken Hughes
Story by: Ian Fleming
Screenplay: Roald Dahl, Ken Hughes
Music by The Sherman Brothers (songs) and Irwin Kostal (score)
run time
2h 25m
where to stream
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Film Introductions
by Bill Rudman
With films like Rosemary’s Baby, The Boston Strangler and Planet of the Apes filling American screens in 1968, what was a family to do?
Antidote: Go see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes, based on stories by Ian Fleming.
James Bond’s Ian Fleming?! Yep. He wrote this saga of a flying car for his children.
The musical, which reunited a number of the “creatives” from the Mary Poppins gang (including Dick, who is now 100), was less than a complete success. I’m sure our discussion group won’t hesitate to throw some darts. So did I in my video intro contained herein. But co-host Ashley Bernett has championed Chitty for years, and that’s reason enough to give it some time and attention.
So climb in the back seat—Dick is driving—of “our fine four-fendered friend.”
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