In 1910s rural England, two young children, Jemima and Jeremy, are enthralled by the wreck of a champion racecar. When they learn it is due to be scrapped, they vow to ask their father, widower …

For "Chitty," in fact, originated in the book by James Bond creator Ian Fleming and, horror of horrors, was produced outside Hollywood by Albert Broccoli, the man behind the successful Bond film series.

Dec 19, 2025 · After buying a car that he names Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts (played by Dick Van Dyke) invents a story in order to entertain his children.

When they accidentally drive off a cliff, Chitty sprouts wings and propellers and begins to fly. They follow the airship to Vulgaria, where the Baroness Bomburst has ordered the imprisonment of all children, …

Jan 3, 2026 · The classic 1968 children’s movie, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” starred Dick Van Dyke and Benny Hill. Here’s where the cast is now.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Dick Van Dyke stars as an eccentric inventor who creates an extraordinary car that drives, flies and floats as it leads him, his children and his lady friend (Sally Ann Howes) into a …

The most fantasmagorical musical entertainment in the history of everything! A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.

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...

Jul 10, 2024 · Find out all about 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,' the musical Dick Van Dyke sang and danced his way into following his adventures with 'Mary Poppins.'

But let me add, to be fair, that “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” is a lot better than last year’s “Dr. Dolittle,” which had more mush than you could wade through. It’s more colorful, moves faster, and has more …