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Scene Stealer: Toot Sweets, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Cleaver Patterson by Cleaver Patterson
April 20, 2017
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Where do you start with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), the family musical based on the bestselling children’s novel by 007 creator Ian Fleming?  Endless scenes brim with images, dialogue and songs which have become part of every film lover’s vocabulary.  However one scene, more than any other, captures the essence of this exquisite celluloid fantasy: the segment where potty inventor Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke) takes his ‘Toot Sweet’ creations – which later make his fortune – to the factory of Lord Scrumptious (James Robertson Justice) the sweet magnate, to seek his approval for their mass production.

 

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Potts’ first encounter, in his laboratory, with Lord Scrumptious’s daughter Truly (as our banner image shows), does not augur well for their future relationship: he understandably reacts badly when she tries to explain where he’s going wrong with his confectionary, unaware that her family background may just give her the edge in the sweet making process.  Later however when he takes his sweets to the Scrumptious factory floor and shares them amongst the staff, the infectious and effervescent effect of his creation results in one of the most delightful dance sequences ever committed to celluloid.  One can’t help but sit back and marvel at the sheer exuberance and energetic fun of it all.  Oh how we wish we’d been there ……

 

  

 

 

Director: Ken Hughes
Writer: Ian Fleming (novel), Roald Dahl (screenplay)
Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, James Robertson Justice
Runtime: 144 mins
Country: UK

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: 007Caractacus Pottschitty chitty bang bangdick van dykeian flemingjames robertson justiceken hughesLord Scrumptiousroald dahlsally ann howesTruly Scrumptious
Cleaver Patterson

Cleaver Patterson

Cleaver loves movies and watches most things, though he favours films with a darker air. A contributor to various books, magazines and websites, he has written for The Sunday Times Magazine, L.A. Review of Books and We Belong Dead Magazine amongst others. His book - Don't Go Upstairs! A Room-by-Room Tour of the House in Horror Movies - which studies the role of the house in horror cinema, was recently published by McFarland.

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