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18 December 1968 (USA) moreTagline:
The most fantasmagorical musical entertainment in the history of everything! morePlot:
An eccentric professor invents wacky machinery, but can't seem to make ends meet. When he invents a revolutionary car... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Kudisch, Skinner, Reichard & More Set for 'Broadway Unplugged' at Town Hall, 11/16 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 2 November 2009, 11:21 AM, PST)
Timur Bekmambetov Makes Cars Fly
(From Atomic Popcorn. 20 October 2009, 7:56 AM, PDT)
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Strictly For Little Kids more (123 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dick Van Dyke | ... | Caractacus Potts |
 | Sally Ann Howes | ... | Truly Scrumptious |
| Lionel Jeffries | ... | Grandpa Potts |
| Gert Fröbe | ... | Baron Bomburst (as Gert Frobe) |
| Anna Quayle | ... | Baroness Bomburst |
| Benny Hill | ... | Toymaker |
| James Robertson Justice | ... | Lord Scrumptious |
| Robert Helpmann | ... | Child Catcher |
| Heather Ripley | ... | Jemima |
| Adrian Hall | ... | Jeremy |
| Barbara Windsor | ... | Blonde |
| Davy Kaye | ... | Admiral |
| Alexander Doré | ... | First Spy (as Alexander Dore) |
| Bernard Spear | ... | Second Spy |
| Stanley Unwin | ... | Chancellor |
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144 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
70 mm 6-TrackCertification:
Iceland:L | West Germany:o.Al. | Australia:G (alternate rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Norway:5 (video rating) | Norway:7 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:G (Approved No. 21682)Fun Stuff
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The name Toot Sweet is a play on "tout suite", a French expression meaning "right away" or "quickly". moreGoofs:
Continuity: In the candy factory scene, the colour and cut of Mr. Potts' haircut changes right before the Toot Sweet musical number. moreQuotes:
Child Catcher: [threatening the Toymaker] The Baroness will have your teeth for a necklace, and your eyes for earrings. moreSoundtrack:
Chu-Chi Face moreFAQ
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I really enjoyed the beginning of this film with a neat old-time auto race. Then the main characters in the movie were introduced and they were all likable and nice. The kids were cute and Dick Van Dyke's inventions were fun to view. (So is Van Dyke's name in here: "Caractacus Potts.")
About halfway into the film - maybe this was just me - but those high-pitched whiny-type voices on the kids ("Daddy this, Daddy that" constantly) got to me. By then, I also had the general flavor of the songs, which I did not find particularly good.
The special-effects with the flying car might have been passable in 1968 but they look really dated now. The humor, too, was too juvenile especially with the villains who weren't funny, just stupid.
However, I am writing this criticisms as an older adult and I am sure little kids would still like this movie, as they did 40 years ago, except even they are bound to get fidgety sitting through 144 minutes of this!