Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The most fantasmagorical musical entertainment in the history of everything!
1968 • 144 min • Family · Adventure · Fantasy · Comedy
Synopsis
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
Our family guide
Best from age 6- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 68 Audience · 753 · 49%
An eccentric inventor, his children, and a truly Scrumptious lady embark on a magical adventure in a car that flies and floats. They journey to a far-off land ruled by a child-hating Baron and must rescue the local children.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Comical but persistent villain
- Some peril for children
- Brief fantastical scares
What it models well
- Ingenuity and creativity
- Family bonds and teamwork
- Facing injustice
Talk about it after
- The power of imagination
- Why some leaders are cruel
- Helping those in need
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Top billed cast
Director: Ken Hughes • Crew: Roald Dahl, Ken Hughes
Trailers & clips
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Official Trailer
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedThis was never my favourite musical as child, but as I get older I think I appreciate it more. Sure, it has it's cheesy moments, but there is genuine chemistry between the characters on display here and coupled with some superbly catchy - and often poignant - lyrics from the Sherman twins, we are presented with a really quite enjoyable fable. The Potts family live in a dilapidated farmhouse. Grandfather (Lionel Je...
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersFantasmagorical! Based on the novel written by James Bond creator Ian Flemming, this delightful fantasy charts the journey into the mysteriously childless world of Vulgaria by Caractacus Potts, his two children, Truly Scrumptious and super car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I think the main thing that makes this film work so well is that it has a little of everything to make a successful family movie. Catchy tunes...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.8/10 (753)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Box office
- $7,500,445
- IMDb
- tt0062803
