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Dick Van Dyke is, from everything I’ve ever seen, the absolute perfect example of a celebrity role model. He appreciates fans, he is absolutely thrilled when someone pays homage like this, and wow his mind is still sharp where he knows the lyrics off the top of his head. I wish more actors would model themselves after him!
You can tell Dick van Dyke was EXTREMELY impressed with the Me ol Bamboo number because he said in interviews that it was one of the most complicated dance routines he had to learn and after SEVERAL takes to get it right he FINALLY got it right on the final take!
Not only was he a good 20 years older than the other dancers, but he had to perform the whole routine a step behind the rest of the group, still my favourite part of the movie!
Plus Dick Van Dyke has gone and outright said in his old age (probably not now but a few years ago) that he could do all of his old dances except Me Ol’ Bamboo because he could hardly do it even when he was younger
@FlippinGurtrude Oh, like those embarrassing "Lifetime achievement awards" that the Oscar academy hand out when they find that a popular actor from the 1940s, 50s or 60s is still alive and had never won an Oscar despite deserving to several times.
I know this doesn't exactly compare, but I was able to take my 85 year old mother in law to an old time circus before she passed. She had Alzheimer's, but it wasn't too bad yet. I watched her more than I watched the performers. She was so excited and in awe to watch the trapeze artists and the strong man.... So happy!!!
The Sherman Brothers did write the music (Mary Poppins, Charlotte's Web) but this was directed by Albert Brocolli (007( for United Artists. This is the musical trinity of my childhood. I still love Sherman compositions.
I've seen a lot of tributes to a lot of stars, and the stars seemed to enjoy them, but I have never seen the overwhelming pure joy and enthusiasm as displayed by Mr. Van Dyke. He sang along, and his eyes displayed the wonderment of a child. Just wow!
I've read Ian Fleming's original novel. It's a tale of the family (mother still alive) tracking down smugglers in what was modern day France. The only similarities with Roald Dahl's subsequent "adaptation" are three character names and the idea that the car can fly. Even then, the method it uses to fly in Fleming's book is, to be honest, a bit stupid. Edit: four character names (one weirdly spelled), whistling sweets (not called Toot Sweets), the picnic and getting cut off by the tide are the only plot similarities. I was wrong about the smugglers, the villains are a vicious gang who are going to rob a posh sweet shop in an exclusive Paris suburb. . Yes, I read it again. The sacrifices I make to impart knowledge!
Here's something else for you. The Agatha Christie short story The Rajah's Emerald has a James Bond. Rudyard Kipling wrote a short story titled 007. Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay for You Only Live Twice!
And the screenplay was written by Roald Dahl. Between the mad inventor who revolutionises the confectionery industry and creates an aircraft which defies all known laws of physics, the creepy stranger who sniffs out children and steals them away by appealing to their sweet tooth, and the fat villain who gets their comeuppance at the hands of said children, it’s clear that him and Flemming had some pretty similar ideas when it came to writing books.
If I can take nothing else positive from today, the look on Dick Van Dyke's face as he relived the songs, singing along and enjoying the tribute performance is something to get me through the day. To see a legend of my childhood so happy brings warmth to my heart.
I'm so glad Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrew's are still with us, they were my parents childhood and even though im only 36 they were mine too growing up watching sound of music, Mary Poppins, chitty chitty bang bang were wonderful movies growing up
This…by far…is the best thing I’ve seen since the musical and the special edition 2 disc DVD set for the first time! Seeing Dick Van Dyke smiling and singing along behind the wheel of Chitty is my childhood reborn!❤️💛❤️💛
There was a special kind of delight on Mr. Van Dyke's face the entire video; bravo to Jason Alexander and the performers for bringing such a moment to this icon of the screen and stage.
Sally-Anne Howes sadly passed away in 2021,at the grand age of 91. Sad,that we could not get to see Truly Scrumptious sitting beside Dick Van Dyke. Much of the cast has passed on now,though the Potts children are still with us.
I remember seeing Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in the theater as a child. It’s still being shown on cable and my wife makes fun of me when I sing along with every song. I’m 62 btw
Hi John! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was the first Dick Van Dyke movie I watched when I was a little kid. I'm 24 and he still remains as one of the family favorites. We're an old school family. 😊
@hannahvankuiken4664 It was the first movie I went to see. 4 years old, 1968. The queue went around the cinema. I didn't understand what cinema was, but had seen theatres on TV, so I assumed we would be seeing a live performance with the car being swung around on ropes. I was blown away by it. Bear in mind, at that time TV was black and white unless you were well off, and 21 inches corner to corner.
@@zacmumblethunder7466 Thank you, sir, for sharing your sweet story about your first experience at the cinema! I love hearing stories from people about the past.
@hannahvankuiken4664 You're welcome. I agree with you about hearing different people's stories. A few decades later, I saw the actual car at a Victorian weekend in Llandudno. The man who used to own it really threw himself into playing the part of the owner of a flying car. He told us that the fin at the front opens the clouds when flying, and the one at the back closes them again.
One of my favorite movies as a kid and still at 65. Great to see this performance still around today. Go rent it and inspire your kids and show them the quality of movie musicals!! Dick Van Dyke - a TRUE actor and brilliant performer.
Dick Van Dyke is an amazing, iconic actor and one of the sweetest people alive. The look of pure joy on his face when he was watching this performance was heartwarming. ❤
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang written by James Bond creator Ian Fleming and put on the screen by Bond movie producer Albert R Broccoli. It was released in 1968 between Bond movie's You Only Live Twice (1967) and On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). ❤❤
The movie was amazing to see this is not just a trip down memory lane for those of us that watched it but for Dick Van Dike himself the sheer joy and light in his eyes especially on the first song wow......
Happy movies, whatever happened to simply happy movies! I waited on line for hours to see that movie as a kid! Still one of the best. This is X ,it's X, like X and bacon!
Just when I thought I couldn’t possibly love Dick van Dyke any more.than I already do, I see this. The sheer joy on his face is so precious ❤️💜 Also loving how proud and happy Jason Alexander looks to be up there doing that, he obviously adores Mr van Dyke too. I wish they’d included his spoken tribute in this video tho.
We,everyone who has EVER enjoyed his presence in films,songs, etc. Should make it their mission to make this man smile and feel as happy as he has made us feel !
I met him as a little 4 year old kid. I don’t remember it very well. My grandmother filled me in. I guess when I lived in Arizona we were at the airport and I saw him, and mind you, I was so obsessed with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang that my Grandma says I just about tackled him. My Nana said he was sweet to me and his wife played with my curly hair. He is wonderful.
London's loving it, Dicky Van, prober sweep...one of us.. GOD bless bruver, lookin forward to seeing you at 💯 the big one mate, keep no Dicky 😜💪 stuff lots of FROM London 🇬🇧❤️💯⁉️🇺🇸🤣🌟🥂🤩🙏
People always think it's the money when it comes to Actors. Any real actor will always say it's moments like these that make it all worth it, sure they got paid, but something like this event makes it truly fulfilling. You can see on their faces this means more than anything financially. This IS what movies are supposed to bring, Joy, Fun and Memories.
