Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [VHS]
by Ken Hughes
![Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [VHS]](/images/Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang-VHS-0792839331-L.jpg)
List Price:
Our Price: $9.28
You Save: $0.66 (7%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $2.95 (click here)
Category: VHS Video
See more movie releases
Buy this VHS video movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
VHS Tape Cover Information
Actor: Anna Quayle, Dick Van Dyke, Gert Fr?be, Lionel Jeffries, Sally Ann HowesDirector: Ken Hughes
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, Dubbed, NTSC
Running Time: 147 minutes
Release Date: 1998-10-20
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
VHS Movie Reviews of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [VHS]
Movie Review: Dazzling Me Since Childhood
Summary: 5 Stars
Ever since I was a child, musicals have always caught my attention. Not the animated Disney kinds, although those are excellent in their own manner, but ones with real people bursting into song and dancing their hearts out. My first musical was 'Mary Poppins,' which also starred Dick Van Dyke, and I have been hooked since.
Set in England, Van Dyke plays the loving father to twins, a boy and girl, as well as being a somewhat bumbling inventor. His portrayal and connection with the children is heart-warming, charming, and all-around winning--he can sing and dance exceptionally well! Sally Howles, his radiant co-star, portrays Truly Scrumptious, who suits her rather unusual name perfectly--like Van Dyke, she is charming with a tongue-in-cheek kind of humor and primness that is all too endearing.
The story takes place before Van Dyke's character pleases his children in purchasing their 'toy' car (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)--including the means he goes to get the money--and the imaginative story he tells that takes up most of the movie where an evil baron will go to any means of getting the car.
If you have children or simply want to watch a dazzlingly beautiful, heart-warming story, I highly recommend this! The delivery was faster than I had imagined and the price perfect!
Summary of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [VHS]
This remastered, pan-and-scan 30th-anniversary edition of that kiddie-car caper is flawed but solid family fare. It retains a quaint charm while some of the songs--including the title tune--are quite hummable. A huge plus is Dick Van Dyke, who is extremely appealing as an eccentric inventor around the turn of the century. With nimble fingers and a unique way of looking at the world, he invents for his children a magic car that floats and flies. Or does he? The special effects are tame by today's standards, and the film is about 20 minutes too long--but its enthusiasm charms. The script was cowritten by Roald Dahl and based on the novel by Ian Fleming, best known for his James Bond adventures. --Rochelle O'GormanKids & Family VHS Video
VHS Video Movies
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation VHS Video
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics VHS Video
- Comedy VHS Video
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama VHS Video
- Educational
- Fitness
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror VHS Video
- Kids & Family
- Military & War VHS Video
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports VHS Video
- Television VHS Video
- Westerns VHS Video
Movies most talked about in Kids & Family VHS Video
![Finding Nemo [VHS] Image](/images/Finding-Nemo-VHS-B0000AQZYM-X.jpg){kind=small}
Finding Nemo [VHS]Walt Disney Video; Release date: 2003-11-04; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $14.72
Price in other shops:
![Wizard of Oz [VHS] Image](/images/Wizard-of-Oz-VHS-B0000040FH-X.jpg){kind=small}
Wizard of Oz [VHS]MGM; MGM (Video & DVD); Release date: 1992-04-15; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $14.94
Price in other shops:
![The Little Mermaid (Fully Restored Special Edition) (Disney's Masterpiece) [VHS] Image](/images/The-Little-Mermaid-Fully-Restored-Special-Edition-Disney-Masterpiece-VHS-0788812408-X.jpg){kind=small}
The Little Mermaid (Fully Restored Special Edition) (Disney's Masterpiece) [VHS]Disney; Walt Disney Home Video; Release date: 1998-03-31; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $3.59
Price in other shops:
![Toy Story [VHS] Image](/images/Toy-Story-VHS-6304089767-X.jpg){kind=small}
Toy Story [VHS]Walt Disney Home Video; Release date: 1996-10-30; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $4.34
Price in other shops:
![Toy Story 2 [VHS] Image](/images/Toy-Story-2-VHS-B00003CX7L-X.jpg){kind=small}
Toy Story 2 [VHS]Disney/Pixar; Release date: 2000-10-17; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $2.99
Price in other shops:
![Lady and the Tramp [VHS] Image](/images/Lady-and-the-Tramp-VHS-0788812807-X.jpg){kind=small}
Lady and the Tramp [VHS]Walt Disney Video; Release date: 1998-09-15; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.45
Price in other shops:
![Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Walt Disney's Masterpiece) [VHS] Image](/images/Snow-White-and-the-Seven-Dwarfs-Walt-Disney-Masterpiece-VHS-155890641X-X.jpg){kind=small}
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Walt Disney's Masterpiece) [VHS]Walt Disney Home Video; Release date: 1994-10-25; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $4.15
Price in other shops:
![Aladdin (A Walt Disney Classic) [VHS] Image](/images/Aladdin-A-Walt-Disney-Classic-VHS-6302787068-X.jpg){kind=small}
Aladdin (A Walt Disney Classic) [VHS]Walt Disney Home Video; Release date: 1993-09-29; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.40
Price in other shops:
![Beauty and the Beast (A Walt Disney Classic) [VHS] Image](/images/Beauty-and-the-Beast-A-Walt-Disney-Classic-VHS-6302526574-X.jpg){kind=small}
Beauty and the Beast (A Walt Disney Classic) [VHS]Walt Disney Home Video; Release date: 1992-10-30; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.51
![The Lion King (A Walt Disney Masterpiece) [VHS] Image](/images/The-Lion-King-A-Walt-Disney-Masterpiece-VHS-6303314015-X.jpg){kind=small}
The Lion King (A Walt Disney Masterpiece) [VHS]Walt Disney Home Video; Release date: 1995-03-03; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $14.82
Price in other shops:
Similar VHS Movies
The Wizard of OzRelease date: 1997-03-26; DVD
Best price: $119.51
Swiss Family Robinson (Vault Disney Collection)Release date: 2002-05-07; DVD
Best price: $13.63
Price in other shops:
My Fair LadyWarner Brothers; Release date: 1998-12-08; DVD
Best price: $9.75
Price in other shops:
Pete's Dragon (Disney Gold Classic Collection)Release date: 2001-01-16; DVD
Best price: $29.25
Price in other shops:
Doctor DolittleTwentieth Century Fox; Release date: 2000-10-31; DVD
Best price: $8.35
Price in other shops:
Annie (Special Anniversary Edition)SONY PICTURES HOME ENT; Release date: 2004-01-13; DVD
Best price: $5.94
Price in other shops:
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Widescreen Special Edition)Warner Brothers; Release date: 2005-06-21; DVD
Best price: $4.17
Price in other shops:
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (30th Anniversary Edition)Release date: 2001-03-20; DVD
Best price: $15.74
Price in other shops:
The Sound of Music (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition)TCFHE; Release date: 2005-11-15; DVD
Best price: $12.80
Price in other shops:
Mary Poppins (45th Anniversary Special Edition)BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2009-01-27; DVD
Best price: $16.89
Price in other shops: