Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [1968]

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Stirling, Richard (2009). Julie Andrews: An Intimate Biography. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312380250. Big Rental Films of 1969". Variety. Penske Business Media. 7 January 1970. p.15 . Retrieved 5 July 2018. Weiler, A.H. (10 July 1966). "Pint-Sized Bonded Stuff on Tap: More About Movies". The New York Times. p.81 . Retrieved 8 November 2022. In the story, the nasty Baron Bomburst, tyrant of the fictional land of Vulgaria, attempts to steal Chitty. The family escape thanks to Chitty's miraculous transformation into a boat, and Truly goes home to Scrumptious Manor (" Lovely Lonely Man"). The Baron sends two bungling spies to get the car, but they fail repeatedly and eventually decide to kidnap Caractacus instead, but mistake Grandpa for Caractacus. As they fly away in their airship (" Posh!"), Chitty sprouts wings and propellers, and the family pursues the airship all the way to Vulgaria. CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 18 October 1968. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016 . Retrieved 27 August 2016.

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Van Dyke was cast in the film after he turned down the role of Fagin in the 1968 musical Oliver!. The role of Truly Scrumptious was originally offered to Julie Andrews to reunite her with Van Dyke after their success in Mary Poppins (1964), but Andrews rejected the part because she felt it was too similar to Poppins; [8] Sally Ann Howes, who had replaced Andrews as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady on Broadway in 1958, was then offered the role, and she accepted. Adaptations [ edit ] Novelisation [ edit ] Novelization of the film by John Burke, published by Pan Books in 1968a b c d Burke, Tom (22 October 1967). "Kid Stuff From Ian Fleming?". The New York Times. p.155 . Retrieved 8 November 2022.

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Filmink stated: "It's a gorgeous looking movie with divine sets, a fabulous cast and cheerful songs; it's also, like so many late '60s musicals, far too long and would have been better at a tight 90 minutes." [35] Film historian Leonard Maltin disagreed, giving the movie just 1.5 out of a possible 4 stars, and describing it as "one big Edsel, with totally forgettable score and some of the shoddiest special effects ever." [36] Adler, Renata (19 December 1968). " 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang': Fast, Friendly Musical for Children Bows". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018 . Retrieved 5 November 2010. United Artists promoted the film with an expensive, extensive advertising campaign, hoping to reproduce the success of The Sound of Music (1965), and it was initially released on a roadshow basis. [4] Reception [ edit ] Original release [ edit ] Irwin Kostal supervised and conducted the music for the film based on songs written by the Sherman Brothers, Richard and Robert, and the musical numbers were staged by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood. At the 41st Academy Awards, the film's title song was nominated for Best Song – Original for the Picture. [6] Plot [ edit ] Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". Kritzerland. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018 . Retrieved 25 March 2018.In December 1965, it was reported that Earl Hamner had completed a script based upon the novel. [12] The following July, it was announced the film would be produced by Broccoli, without Harry Saltzman, who was his producing partner on the James Bond films. [13] By April 1967, Ken Hughes was set to direct the film from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, [14] and Hughes claimed he subsequently rewrote Dahl's script. [9]

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Nichols, Lewis (30 August 1964). "IN AND OUT OF BOOKS". The New York Times. p.BR8 . Retrieved 8 November 2022. The 41st Academy Awards | 1969". Oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 . Retrieved 23 October 2014.Fuller, Stephanie (22 December 1968). "2 Young Thespians Truly Scrumptious". Chicago Tribune. p.f14. A musical theatre adaptation of the film with music and lyrics by Richard and Robert Sherman and book by Jeremy Sams premiered on 16 April 2002 at the London Palladium in the West End. This adaptation features six new songs by the Sherman brothers that were not in the film. [46] A Broadway production of the play opened on 28 April 2005 at the Hilton Theatre. [47] Renata Adler of The New York Times wrote that "in spite of the dreadful title, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [...] is 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." She called the screenplay "remarkably good" and said the film's "preoccupation with sweets and machinery seems ideal for children", and ended her review on the same note as Time saying: "There is nothing coy, or stodgy or too frightening about the film; and this year, when it has seemed highly doubtful that children ought to go to the movies at all, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang sees to it that none of the audience's terrific eagerness to have a good time is betrayed or lost." [30] Box-office [ edit ]