Dick Van Dyke

  • Ken Hughes – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

    1961-1970ComedyKen HughesMusicalUnited Kingdom

    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.Read More »

  • Robert Stevenson – Mary Poppins [+commentary] (1964)

    1961-1970FantasyMysteryRobert StevensonUSA

    Synopsis:
    When Jane and Michael, the children of the wealthy and uptight Banks family, are faced with the prospect of a new nanny, they are pleasantly surprised by the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins. Embarking on a series of fantastical adventures with Mary and her Cockney performer friend, Bert, the siblings try to pass on some of their nanny’s sunny attitude to their preoccupied parents.Read More »

  • Norman Lear – Cold Turkey (1971)

    1971-1980ComedyNorman LearUSA

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    Plot Synopsis:
    A tobacco company cynically offers a 25 million dollar prize to an entire town that can quit smoking for thirty days. One small Iowa town is determined to make it; but will their community lose its soul in the process?Read More »

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