Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) is a UK VHS release by Warner Home Video on 7th November 1988, and then it got re-released by MGM/UA Home Video on 6th November 1995 and 26th October 1998. It got re-released on UK DVD by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment on 17 November 2003, 8 August 2005, 22 September 2014, and 6th November 2017. It got re-released on UK Blu Ray by MGM on 5th November 2018.
This British musical fantasy film stars American actor Dick Van Dyke as the inventor Caractacus Potts who invents a magical car that flies.
The film also aired on BBC One on Boxing Day 1974 & 1986, 29th December 1989 and Christmas Eve 1991 & 1993, Channel 5 on 11th April 2020, ITV1 on New Year's Eve 2022, Boxing Day 2023, 29th December 2024 and New Year's Day 2025.
Description[]
Everything Caractacus Potts invents goes wrong - even his sweets are full of holes. So how can he have created a car that not only drives, but floats and flies as well? Find out as the fantasnagorical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang takes your family on a magical, musical adventure you won't forget. Now celebrating its 30th Anniversary, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has never looked or sounded better. With its catchy tunes (including the Oscar-nominated theme song), marvellous cast and enchanting storyline, this delightful film is first-class family entertainment and definitely far "toot sweet" to miss!
Cast[]
The cast includes:
- Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts
- Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious
- Adrian Hall as Jeremy Potts
- Heather Ripley as Jemima Potts
- Lionel Jeffries as Grandpa Bungie Potts
- Gert Fröbe as Baron Bomburst
- Anna Quayle as Baroness Bomburst
- Benny Hill as the Toymaker
- James Robertson Justice as Lord Scrumptious
- Robert Helpmann as the Child Catcher
- Barbara Windsor as Blonde
- Davy Kaye as Admiral
- Stanley Unwin as the Chancellor
- Peter Arne as the Captain of Bomburst's Army
- Desmond Llewelyn as Mr. Coggins
- Victor Maddern as Junkman
- Arthur Mullard as Big Man
- Max Wall as Inventor
- Gerald Campion as Minister
- Max Bacon as Orchestra Leader
- Alexander Doré as First Spy
- Bernard Spear as Second Spy
- Richard Wattis as Secretary at Sweet Factory (uncredited)
- Phil Collins as Vulgarian Child (scene cut)
The part of Truly Scrumptious had originally been offered to Julie Andrews, to reunite her with Van Dyke after their success in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins (1964). Andrews rejected the role specifically because she considered that the part was too close to the Poppins mould. Instead, Sally Ann Howes was given the role. Van Dyke was cast after he turned down the role of Faginfrom another 1968 musical Oliver! (which ended up going to Ron Moody).
Songs[]
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Main Title, Orchestral)
- You Two
- Toot Sweets
- Hushabye Mountain
- Me 'Ol Bamboo
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Truly Scrumptious
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Reprise)
- Lovely Lonely Man
- Posh!
- The Roses of Success
- Hushabye Mountain (Reprise)
- Chu-Chi Face
- Doll on a Music Box/Truly Scrumptious
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Finale, Chorus, Orchestral)
Transcript[]
See: /Transcript
Credits[]
- Directed by: Ken Hughes
- Produced by: Albert R. Broccoli
- Associate Producer: Stanley Sopel
- Screenplay by: Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes
- Edited by: John Shirley
- Special Effects by: John Stears
- Production Supervisor: David Middlemas
- Art Director: Harry Pottle
- Matte Effects by: Cliff Culley
- Second Unit Director: Richard Taylor
- Camera Operator: John Harris
- Second Unit Cameraman: Skeets Kelly
- Aerial Cameraman: John Jordan
- Assistant Director: Gus Agosti
- Continuity: Angela Martelli
- Location Manager: Frank Ernst
- Associate Art Director: Jack Stephens
- Director of Photography: Christopher Challis, B.S.C.
- Music Editor: Robin Clarke
- Sound Recorded by: John Mitchell, Fred Hynes
- Dubbing Editors: Harry Miller, Les Wiggins
- Assistant Art Directors: Bob Laing, Michael White, Peter Lamont
- Wardrobe Supervisor: Jackie Cummins
- Production Designed by: Ken Adam
- Colour Costume Design by: Elizabeth Haffenden and Joan Bridge
- Potts Inventions Created by: Rowland Emett
- Music and Lyrics by: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- Music Supervised and Conducted by: Irwin Kostal
- Musical Numbers Staged by: Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood
- Additional Dialogue by: Richard Maibaum
- Recorded at: Todd-A0
- Filmed in: Super Panavision
- Colour by: Technicolor
- A Warfield - D.F.I. Picture
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists
- MPDDA/MPAA Number: 21682
- Copyright (c) MCMLXVIII Warfield Productions Inc. and Dramatic Features Inc. All rights reserved.
- All characters and events in this film are fictitious any similarity to actual events or persons, living or dead is purely coincidental.
Release Dates[]
- UK: 17th December 1968
Opening (Original 1988 release) (with no trailer)[]
- Warner Home Video Ident (1988)
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang title card with BBFC U Card (1982-2002)
- United Artists Ident
- Start of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Closing (Original 1988 release) (with no trailer)[]
- End of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
- Closing Credits Film
- Warner Home Video Warning Scroll (1985-1996)
- Rank Video Duplication Notice (1985-1996)
Opening (1995 Re-release) (with no trailer)[]
- MGM/UA Home Video Warning Screen
- MGM/UA Home Video Ident (1993-1999)
- European Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-2005)
- VSC U Warning (Warner Home Video) (1995) [announced by Floella Benjamin]
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang title card with BBFC U Card (1985-2002)
- MGM Home Entertainment Ident
- THX Ident
- United Artists Ident
- Start of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Closing (1995 Re-release) (with no trailer)[]
- End of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
- Closing Credits Film
Opening (1998 Re-release) (with no trailer)[]
- MGM/UA Home Video Warning Screen
- MGM/UA Home Video Ident (1993-1999)
- VSC U Warning (Warner Home Video) (1995) [announced by Floella Benjamin]
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang title card with BBFC U Card (1982-2002)
- United Artists Ident
- Start of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Closing (1998 Re-release) (with no trailer)[]
- End of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
- Closing Credits Film
Trailers and info[]
1995 Re-release[]
- VSC U Warning (Warner Home Video) (1995)
1998 Re-release[]
- VSC U Warning (Warner Home Video) (1995)
Notes[]
- Later, this VHS tape was finally re-released by Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment on 16th December 1999, and it is really hard to find.