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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 8/18/07 10:52am Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "The Sound of Music" (1964)
	It's Rogers & Hammerstein's worst score by far, though. I don't blame Hammerstein; he was dying of cancer at the time.
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RX_Sith Title: C&G Game Host Registered: Mar '06	Date Posted: 8/25/07 9:37am Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "High School Musical 2" (2007)
	High School Musical 2 (2007). (from wiki) High School Musical 2 is the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical. It debuted on iO's and Verizon FiOS's Disney on Demand on August 10, 2007 and Disney Channel and Family Channel on August 17. It continues the story of East High School as Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and the rest of the East High Wildcats begin summer jobs at Lava Springs Country Club. The movie sees Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) trying to thwart their plans and steal Troy away from Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens). A total of 17.24 million viewers - almost 10 million more than saw the debut of High School Musical - tuned in to the August 17 broadcasts, making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast of all time. Production Zac Efron confirmed that his voice would not be dubbed with Drew Seeley like it was in the preceding movie. In early 2007, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, and Vanessa Hudgens were reported to be holding out for a more lucrative contract. Prior to rehearsals, Disney's High School Musical conducted a poll to find out what viewers wanted to see in High School Musical 2. One such request was for Miley Cyrus (of the popular cable series Hannah Montana) to cameo in the movie (she made an appearance at the end of the movie as one of the dancers by the pool). On February 19, the entire cast was on set and rehearsing in St. George and Salt Lake City, Utah. On March 6, the cast began filming the first scenes of the movie in Salt Lake City, Utah at East High School. Four Days later on March 10th the cast moved to St. George, Utah to begin filming the remaining 3/4 of the film. Filming ended on April 16, 2007. Cast * Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) is the male protagonist of the movie. He is the most popular guy at East High School, captain of the varsity basketball team, and is madly in love with his girlfriend Gabriella. Along with most of East High he takes a summer job at Lava Springs, the country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan Evans' parents. His best friend is Chad Danforth. He is also friends with Jason and Zeke. * Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens) is the female protagonist. She is the smartest girl at East High School and is madly in love with her boyfriend Troy. She takes a job as a lifeguard at Lava Springs and plans to spend her summer with Troy. * Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) is the antagonist of the film. She is an arrogant person who always wants her way. She overdominates and likes to be in control even of her twin brother Ryan. Sharpay plans to spend the summer lounging around her parent's country club, Lava Springs. She has a noticable crush on Troy Bolton and is always trying to steal him away from Gabriella. * Ryan Evans (Lucas Grabeel) is Sharpay's fraternal twin brother. In the sequel, he begins to let his sister step over him, even letting her kick him out of the show to make room for Troy Bolton. By the end of the film he begins to see the errors of his sister's ways. * Chad Danforth (Corbin Bleu) is Troy's best friend and is also friends with Jason and Zeke. He is arrogant, but caring. He has a summer job at Lava Springs and a crush on Taylor. * Taylor McKessie (Monique Coleman) is Gabriella's best friend. She is captain of the school Scholastic Decatholon team and was the neighborhood "smart girl" before Gabriella arrived. She has a summer job at Lava Springs. She always sees through Sharpay and tends to be cynical when it comes to boys. She has a crush on Chad. Others * Mr. Fulton (Mark L. Taylor) is the manager of the Evan's country club, Lava Springs. * Jack Bolton (Bart Johnson) is the father of Troy. * Mr. Evans (Robert Curtis Brown) is the father of Ryan and Sharpay. * Mrs. Evans (Jessica Tuck) is the mother of Ryan and Sharpay. * Ms. Darbus (Alyson Reed) is a teacher at East High and head of the drama department. * Zeke Baylor (Chris Warren Jr.) is best friends with Troy, Chad, and Jason. He has a big crush on Sharpay. He also has a love for baking. * Jason Cross (Ryne Sanborn) is best friends with Troy, Chad, and Zeke. He has a crush on Kelsi. In the classroom he is usually kissing up to Ms. Darbus even though it annoys the other students. He is not very bright and usually talks before thinking it through. * Kelsi Nielsen (Olesya Rulin) is a student at East High. She's a pianist and is best friends with Taylor and Martha. * Martha Cox (Kaycee Stroh) is a student at East High. She enjoys hip-hop music and is friends with Kelsi and Taylor. Songs 1 "What Time Is It?" 2 "Fabulous" 3 "Work This Out" 4 "You Are the Music In Me" 5 "I Don't Dance" 6 "You Are the Music in Me" (Sharpay Version) 7 "Gotta Go My Own Way" 8 "Bet On It" 9 "Everyday" 10 "All for One" 11 "Humuhumunukunukuapua'a" (Bonus track on CD) Release information The premiere of High School Musical 2 aired at 8 PM Eastern Time on August 17, and included a telecast hosted by Kenny Ortega and the movie's stars. On Saturday, August 18, Disney Channel aired "High School Musical 2: Wildcat Chat," where the stars of the movie answer questions posed by fans. On August 19, Disney aired a sing-along version of the movie. On May 23, DirecTV announced that they would be hosting an exclusive high-definition airing of the movie a few days after the August 17 premiere on its network-only channel, The 101. Disney Channel aired a weekly program called Road To High School Musical 2, beginning June 8, 2007 and leading up to the premiere of High School Musical 2 in August. The show offered viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the production of the movie. The world premiere of the opening number "What Time Is It?" was on Radio Disney May 25, 2007, while "You Are The Music In Me" premiered on July 13, 2007. Disney Channel On Demand debuted the movie on August 10, 2007. The film was generally well-received by critics, gaining a score of 72/100 at Metacritic. Ratings The first broadcast of the film on August 17, 2007 broke records, receiving 17.24 million viewers. This number made it the most watched cable telecast in history (the previous record was held by an edition of ESPN's Monday Night Football on October 23, 2006, which attracted 16 million viewers), the most-watched made-for-cable movie ever (the previous record was held by TNT's January 21, 2001 airing of Crossfire Trail, which brought in 15.5 million viewers), and the largest audience of any program on broadcast or cable in the 2007 summer television season, along with Friday nights for the past five years. Ratings for the second showing of the movie fell to 8.4 million, and the third showing fell to 7.4 million, totaling the premiere weekend to 33.04 million viewers. Following the premiere weekend of the film, High School Musical 2 was up 442% on IMDB's MovieMeter, which measures the popularity of films. Trivia * Miley Cyrus makes a cameo in this movie as a girl by the pool in the final song. * Gabriella gave her necklace back to Troy as she was leaving the country club. However, she was shown wearing the necklace while singing "Everyday." Because on the extended edition of the movie, there is a scene when Taylor will convince Gabriella to sing with them. Variations The Sing Along version of the film aired on August 19, 2007. The Dance Along version of the film will air on September 8, 2007 and the entire cast will be teaching the dance moves to What Time Is It? and All For One during the commerical breaks. Discuss. -----signature----- Chief of Staff - The SWC Rebel Scum
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 8/25/07 9:39am Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "The High School Musical 2" (2007)
	Haven't heard of the first movie, let alone this one...
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Opal Registered: Nov '03	Date Posted: 8/26/07 2:33pm Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "The High School Musical 2" (2007)
	Oh, man. My 15 year old niece loves these movies and made me watch them with her. Cheezy as all hell, but surprisingly enjoyable. The kid that plays Sharpay's brother is just hysterical.
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RX_Sith Title: C&G Game Host Registered: Mar '06	Date Posted: 9/5/07 3:40pm Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "Camelot" (1967)
	Camelot (1967). Awards The film won three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, and Best Music-Scoring of Music (Adaptation or Treatment). It was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Sound. It also won three Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for an additional three. The film is also notable as the only instance in which a song written for a Broadway show won a Golden Globe award. The category it won in, Best Original Song Written for a Motion Picture, is reserved only for songs explicitly written for films, not stage musicals, but in this instance, an exception was made, and the song If Ever I Would Leave You (mislabeled If Ever I Should Leave You on the award) won the Golden Globe that year. Whether this was an accidental oversight on the part of the Foreign Press Association, or a deliberate attempt to circumvent the rules, is unknown, but it had not ever happened before, and has not happened since. (In 1997, the song You Must Love Me, from the film Evita, won the Academy Award, but that song was specifically written for the film and not the original show.) Discuss. -----signature----- Chief of Staff - The SWC Rebel Scum
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/5/07 4:12pm Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "Camelot" (1967))
	I managed to avoid this one.
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VanLiz Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 9/8/07 1:43pm Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "Camelot" (1967))
	Were Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave in this? -----signature----- "You are beaten. It is useless to resist. Don't let yourself be destroyed as Obi-Wan did." http://www.vforvendetta.co.uk/ Lionel Luther is the daddy from hell. I love Lee Adama.
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Zaz Title: Manager, The Ampitheatre Registered: Oct '98	Date Posted: 9/8/07 10:43pm Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "Camelot" (1967))
	As King Arthur and Guinevre, respectively. Franco Nero was Lancelot.
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RX_Sith Title: C&G Game Host Registered: Mar '06	Date Posted: 9/21/07 3:24pm Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968))
	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968). (from wiki) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 feature film with a script by Roald Dahl and Ken Hughes, and songs by the Sherman Brothers, based on Ian Fleming's book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car. It starred Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts and Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious. The film was directed by Ken Hughes and produced by Albert R. Broccoli, best known as co-producer of the James Bond series of films, also based on Fleming's novels. Irwin Kostal supervised and conducted the music, and the musical numbers were staged by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood. It was photographed in Super Panavision 70 by Christopher Challis. The film went significantly over budget, but was a box office hit. Although it received favorable reviews in the UK, Europe, and the East Coast of the United States, Hollywood was unkind in its reviews. The film's producers had culled the behind-the-scenes talent from the biggest Hollywood musicals from the 60s as well as its own team who had worked on the hit James Bond films. The movie has become a children's classic. Taglines: * It Was Just An Old Neglected Car. Who Could Have Guessed... * The most fantasmagorical musical entertainment in the history of everything! Plot During the title credits, we see a documentation of the racing career of a car which won every Grand Prix in sight. Eventually, the car crashes, ending its racing career, and the first scene in the film shows Jeremy and Jemima Potts playing on the wrecked car in the junkyard of Mr. Coggins. A thoroughly unpleasant man arrives and wishes to buy the car- Coggins agrees, much to the disappointment on the children. On the way home, the children meet the beautiful Truly, who demands to know why they are not in school. She takes them home to their windmill, where we are introduced to their eccentric father, Caratacus, who is about to make an attempt to fly. We also meet the equally eccentric Grandpa Potts, who, resplendent in soldiers' uniform, explains to Truly that he is going for "a cup of tea with the Maharaja", before disappearing into a small hut at the far end of the garden. Truly shows interest in Caratacus Potts' eccentric inventions, but he is angered by her attempts to tell him that his children should be in school. Angrily, she leaves. Caratacus and his children prepare for tea, reflecting on what a wonderful family they are, ("You Two"). During tea, the children explain to Caratacus about the car, and he promises that he will try and get it, although he doesn't have nearly enough money. Edison, the family dog, discovers that the supposedly useless "sweets with holes in", made by Caratacus, can whistle. Caratacus goes to a local sweet shop the next day, and attempts to interest Lord Scrumptious- who turns out to be Truly's father, giving her the more-than-appropriate name, "Truly Scrumptious". He initially refuses to even look at the sweets, but eventually gives in, and finds he likes them, ("Toot Sweets"). However, the sound of the whistling attracts what appears to be every dog in the village, and they ruin all the factory's confectionary, causing Lord Scrumptious to reject the sweets after all- although we don't see this happen, it is obvious that it has, because in the next scene, Jeremy and Jemima try to comfort their father, and offer him their most precious things, to sell so that he can buy the car. He refuses to take them, and sings them to sleep, ("Hushabye Mountain"). Caratacus sees a funfair approaching, and decides to make another attempt to raise money for the car. He takes another of his eccentric inventions- the automatic hair-cutting machine- to the funfair and tries to use it to raise money. However, his first customer, Cyril, ends up looking terrible, and chases Caratacus all around the funfair. In order to escape from him, Caratacus disguises as one of the dancers in a musical revue, and manages remarkably well, even though he is always one step behind the others- he even manages to improvise some words, ("'Me 'Ole Bamboo"). The other dancers are so impressed that they give him all the money which the audience give them for the performances, and he returns home triumphantly, in the drivers' seat of the car. He manages to fix the car, and make it look as good as new, and he and the children, accompanied by Truly Scrumptious, whom they meet on the way, go for a picnic on the beach, ("Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"). They spend a very happy day on the beach, and Jeremy and Jemima reveal that they have come to love Truly Scrumptious- she has become fond of them as well, ("Truly Scrumptious"). After a while, the group get back in the car, and the children ask their father to tell them a story. The story occupies most of the rest of the film. We are introduced to the nasty Baron Bomburst, ruler of Vulgaria, who wants to steal Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. They begin firing at the car on the beach, but as the family begin to panic, Chitty suddenly develops powers which enable it to float, and they escape, ("Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Nautical Reprise"). The Baron sends two comical spies ashore to capture the car for him. Caratacus drops Truly off at her home, and when he has left, it is revealed that Truly has fallen in love with him, ("Lovely Lonely Man"). The next day, the spies attempt to capture the car while the group are out for a spin. They fail, and end up capturing Lord Scrumptious and his assistant by mistake. The spies dress up in their clothes, and travel to the Potts' residence. There, they mistake Grandpa Potts for the inventor,and, when he goes into his "labarotory"- perhaps a play on words, as the hut may serve as his toilet, they send for an airship to come and take the hut to Vulgaria. The airship arrives, with none other than the Baron on board. Caratacus and the others see the zeppelin flying above them, and give chase. They drive over a cliff, but Chitty sprouts wings, and they are saved from certain death. Grandpa, meanwhile, seems perfectly happy, ("Posh!"). At Baron Bomburst's palace, the Baron demands that Grandpa Potts make the "Baronial" car fly. Grandpa Potts is worried at first, but the castle's resident inventors soon cheer him up, assuring him that he can accomplish the task ("The Roses of Success") - he fails, and the car falls apart on the last note of the song. Meanwhile, Caractacus, Truly, and the children fly over the Vulgarian palace, only to be shot at with cannons by order of the Baroness, who hates children. Fortunately, they are never hit, and hide the car under a bridge. They walk into a small village, where everyone stares at them. They wonder why, until it suddenly occurs to them: there are no children! Then we hear trumpets, announcing the arrival of soldiers. Everyone hides in their houses, leaving Caractacus, Truly, and the children alone in the streets. Again, they catch a break as a kind toymaker hides them in the hidden lower level of his toy shop. Just in time, too, because the Vulgarian army storms the village square. The evil child catcher "smells" the children at the toy shop. They discover the trapdoor leading to the lower level. The soldiers search, but find no one. The child catcher yells at them, "You have to know where to look, like in the cracks in the walls, in the woodwork!" Still, no one is found (thanks to an ingenius hiding place!)- Caratacus, Truly and the children have all disguised as jack-in-the-boxes! Then the awful words are heard: "We've captured the flying car!" Caractacus decides two things then: to rescue Grandpa, and to get Chitty back. The toymaker helps Caractacus spy on the castle (albeit reluctantly), and quips, "To get in there you'd have to be a magician." Back at the toyshop, the children are starving. Truly goes into the village for food, stressing to the children how important it is to stay hidden in the toy shop. However, despite the warning, the children are lured out and captured by the child catcher, who poses as a lollipop salesman offering free sweets, to lure the children out of the cellar. Truly sees them in the child catcher's cage on wheels, and Caractacus sees her run down the street, yelling, "Children!" He runs up to her and finds out why she is in hysterics. The children are locked in a tower by order of the Baroness when they insult her. "You're a nasty, horrid mean old lady!" "And very ugly!" Caractacus and Truly are taken by the toymaker to a space underneath the castle, where all the children of Vulgaria are hidden. It is there that Caractacus finds out about his children. One thing leads to another, and soon Caractacus and Truly are reprising "Hushabye Mountain". They and the children plot revenge on the evil Baron and Baroness. The next day- Baron Bomburst's birthday- dawns, and the Baron and Baroness sing a song in which they profess their love for one another, "Chu-Chi Face". It soon becomes obvious that the Baron's pleas are fake, and the Baronesse's appear to be sincere. The baron attempts to kill the Baroness in various ways throughout the song, and is clearly put out when he does not succeed. We then shift to the Baron's birthday party, which is not going too well. The Baroness cheers her husband up by summoning the toymaker, who brings in the Baron's birthday presents. They are two dolls- a musical doll, and a clown- Caratacus and Truly in disguise. The children run out into the party and crash it big-time! Caractacus and Truly rush through the castle looking for Jeremy and Jemima. They knock down the door where the children are being held prisoner, and enjoy a happy reunion. During the battle, both Chitty and Grandpa find their way back to the family, and Chitty flies back to England, with all good Vulgarians happy. The Baron and Baroness are trapped in a cage, and the Child-Catcher hangs suspended in a net which is on the roof of the banqueting hall. Back at the seaside, Jeremy and Jemima finish the story themselves: "And Daddy and Truly were married!" "And lived happily ever after!" Truly asks hopefully, "Is that how the story ends?" Caractacus botches it up by not directly answering. He messes things up further while trying to "apologize" for the children's ending. Words are exchanged, and Truly storms off, offended by Caratacus' attempt to explain that their social differences are too great for them to be married. The children aren't stupid, they know something went on with Truly and Caractacus. They get home, and find Lord Scrumptious there! It turns out he is Grandpa's former Brigadier, and has some wonderful news for Caractacus: he could be very rich! The whistling sweets he invented previously are useless for humans, but wonderful for dogs. Thus begins the product "woof sweets"! Caractacus is about to sign the contract, but dashes off in Chitty to tell Truly the good news. He runs her off the road (for the third time) and finds out she knows. He rescues her from the car, and they stare into each other's eyes for a moment, then kiss. It is decided that they will be married after all. As they drive off together in Chitty, the car takes to the air again. And they all lived happily ever after! Cast * Dick Van Dyke .... Caractacus Potts * Sally Ann Howes .... Truly Scrumptious * Lionel Jeffries .... Grandpa Potts * Gert Fröbe .... Baron Bomburst * Anna Quayle .... Baroness Bomburst * Benny Hill .... Toymaker * James Robertson Justice .... Lord Scrumptious * Robert Helpmann .... Child Catcher * Heather Ripley .... Jemima * Adrian Hall .... Jeremy * Barbara Windsor .... Blonde * Davy Kaye .... Admiral * Alexander Doré .... First spy * Bernard Spear .... Second spy * Stanley Unwin .... Chancellor * Peter Arne .... Captain of Guard * Desmond Llewellyn .... Coggins * Victor Maddern .... Junk man * Arthur Mullard .... Big man * Ross Parker .... Chef * Gerald Campion, Felix Felton, Monti de Lyle .... Ministers * Tottie Truman Taylor .... Duchess * Larry Taylor .... Lieutenant * Max Bacon .... Orchestra leader * Max Wall, John Heawood, Michael Darbyshire, Kenneth Waller, Gerald Taylor, Eddie Davis .... Inventors * Michael Audreson* .... Peter * Not credited on-screen. Songs/Musical Numbers Memorable songs include: 1. "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" 2. "Truly Scrumptious" 3. "Hushabye Mountain" 4. "Me Ol' Bamboo" 5. "Toot Sweets" 6. "The Roses Of Success" 7. "Lovely Lonely Man" 8. "You Two" 9. "Chu-Chi Face" 10. "Posh!" 11. "Doll On A Music Box" 12. "Doll On A Music Box/Truly Scrumptious" "Doll On A Music Box" is sung near the end of the musical by Truly and is a musical counterpoint, also being sung simultaneously with Caractacus' rendition of the song "Truly Scrumptious". Two songs apparently intended for the film but ultimately relegated only to instrumental background music are "Come To the Funfair" and the "Vulgarian National Anthem"; they were published with lyrics in the sheet music along with the other film songs when the movie was released. The stage version restores these two as vocal numbers. The Sherman Brothers also were hired to write several new songs for the stage production including "Think Vulgar!" which was replaced in 2003 with "Act English", "Kiddy-Widdy-Winkies", "Teamwork" and "The Bombie Samba" Two songs stand out for the use of musical instruments in the orchestra: "Toot Sweets" – especially in the motion picture – employs a multitude of flutes; and the subject of "Me Ol' Bamboo" is aurally suggested by the xylophone (and accompanies Potts performing a Morris dance with a troupe). Trivia * Because of his comment 'This will out-Disney Disney', Van Dyke was banned from doing Disney productions for several years. However, Van Dyke was honored as a Disney Legend in 1998. * The late Robert Helpmann, who played the 'Child-Catcher', was well-liked by the child actors. After each day's filming, he would give the children his wax facial add-ons. * Lionel Jeffries, who played Grandpa, is actually a year younger than Dick Van Dyke. * Benny Hill, playing the Toymaker, is best known for his self-named comedy series, and is therefore a surprise in this dramatic role. * Barbara Windsor, most famous for the campy (albeit considered sexist by some) British Carry On films and as Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, appears briefly as the wife of Arthur Mullard who was subjected to Potts' automatic haircut machine. * The locations for Vulgaria were the Neuschwanstein Castle and the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. * Dakota Fanning sings the song "Hushabye Mountain" in the 2005 version of the film War Of The Worlds, and also stars in another Sherman Brothers film remake Charlotte's Web (2006). * The song "You Two" was parodied in an episode of Family Guy, entitled "Peter's Got Woods" (aired 9/11/2005), as Peter duets with actor James Woods on a re-written version of the song. * The Sherman Brothers, famous for their creation of the word 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' for the film Mary Poppins (1964), also coined a word for the title song of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which was 'fantasmagorical'. Although there was always the word 'Phantasmagoria', until the release of the 1968 motion picture, there was no record of the 'F' spelling or the 'al' suffix which cobbles the root word into the adjective form. 'Fantasmagorical', as a descriptive, was subsequently used in many of the promotional materials to describe the film and later on, the London West End and Broadway stage musicals. * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the car of the film, was not a pre-1930s car at all. Four cars of this type were purpose-built in 1967 for the film, and these, due to using Ford Zodiac Essex 3.0L V6s, would easily keep up with the fastest vehicles of the day. Different Chittys did different duties (i.e. one was set up for floating out at sea - it was mounted on a speed boat and was remote controlled), and Chitty did actually fly (a partial car – hood only – being mounted underneath a helicopter in certain scenes). * The car appeared in a humorous Public information film aimed at motorists, intended to remind them to pay their road tax. Ironically, there was criticism as the car was technically exempt from road tax. All cars built before 1971 are exempt from road tax in the UK, though they have to display a tax disc saying so. Appropriately enough, the PIF was a parody of the film. * With the obvious sexual innuendo title of the film, several hardcore pornagraphic films were spoof of the fil, the most notable being "Titty Titty Bang Bang." * The full name "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" is spoken (as opposed to sung or chanted) only once, by Jemima just after Truly has joined the picnic outing: Jemima: It's called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Truly: That's a curious name for a motor car. * In examples of American advertising for the film, Chitty was depicted as a left hand drive car. In the film of course, being based in the United Kingdom, Chitty is right hand drive. * Sally Ann Howes, who plays Truly Scrumptious (the daughter of a candy magnate), once had a spaniel named Candy (1950s). * Truly Scrumptious drives a yellow Humber 1909 in the film, with the registration plate 'CUB 1'. This plate was an in-film wink to Albert R. Broccoli (the film's producer) whose nickname was 'Cubby'. The original car, which was an antique, was a standard shift and proved too difficult for star Sally Ann Howes to drive; it was also a different color and the owners refused to allow the production to repaint it, therefore, a new Humber 1909 was built, and this one was automatic and painted to the production designer's liking. * Michael Audreson, who would later become better known as Brains in the children's comedy series Here Come the Double Deckers!, appears uncredited as Peter, one of the imprisoned children of Vulgaria. * Dick van Dyke portrays an English character, yet oddly, he speaks with an American accent, in contrast to even his own children. The Bond connection There are a number of similarities between Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the third James Bond film Goldfinger. Both movies: * Are based on stories written by Ian Fleming * Feature a villain played by Gert Fröbe as Baron Bomburst and Auric Goldfinger * Have the hero using a gadget car, Chitty and an Aston Martin DB5 * Were produced by Albert R. Broccoli * Had Ken Adam as the production designer * Include Desmond Llewelyn, who plays the recurring Bond character Q; he appears in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Coggins, the junk dealer who sells Chitty to Potts. * Were released by United Artists * Author Roald Dahl wrote the screenplays for both Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and another Bond film You Only Live Twice * Both feature a female lead whose name is a double entendre; Pussy Galore and Truly Scrumptious. The Poppins connection There are a number of similarities between Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Walt Disney's Mary Poppins. Both movies: * Feature a song score by the Sherman Brothers: Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. * Have musical arrangement by Academy Award winning music arranger, Irwin Kostal * Have choreography by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood * Demonstrate the magic of their title "character" by showing them in flight. * Feature Dick Van Dyke as their leading man. * Have hit stage musicals based on the original work touring in numerous cities world-wide including Broadway and London. * Have groundbreaking dance numbers based on indigenous folk dances of England. * Feature clever Sherman Brothers word play. Locations * Scrumptious Mansion - Heatherden Hall at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England * Windmill/Cottage - Cobstone Windmill in Ibstone, near Turville, Buckinghamshire, England * Duck Pond - Russell's Water, Oxfordshire, England * Beach - Cap Taillat in St. Tropez, France * Baron Bomburst's castle - Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria * Bridge where spies attempt to blow up Chitty - Iver Bridge, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England * Bridge where spies kidnap Lord Scrumptious - Ilmer Bridge, Ilmer, Buckinghamshire, England * The Church that the family in Chitty drive past - St. Mary the Virgin - Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, England * Vulgarian village - Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany * Lighthouse and white cliffs Beachy Head, East Sussex * Rock spires in the ocean - The Needles stacks, Isle of Wight, Alum Bay, Hampshire, England Discuss. -----signature----- Chief of Staff - The SWC Rebel Scum
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Chancellor_Ewok Registered: Nov '04	Date Posted: 9/21/07 6:22pm Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968)) - Date Edited: 9/21/07 6:24pm (2 edits total) Edited By: Chancellor_Ewok
	Uh, did I read that right, RX Sith? Roald Dahl wrote a Bond film ? -----signature----- http://tlongpublications.wordpress.com/ http://tlongportfolio.wordpress.com/ http://thestarsailors.wordpress.com/
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thegreatyoda Registered: Jun '01	Date Posted: 9/21/07 10:08pm Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968))
	Chancellor_Ewok posted: Uh, did I read that right, RX Sith? Roald Dahl wrote a Bond film ? It was called James and the Giant Peach, as I recall. -----signature----- Patriotism is being loyal to your country all the time and to the government when it deserves it.-Mark Twain "Anyone can win a fight when the odds are easy. It's when the going's tough--when there seems to be no chance--that's when it counts."- Spider-Man
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RX_Sith Title: C&G Game Host Registered: Mar '06	Date Posted: 9/22/07 2:32am Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968))
	Roald Dahl. (from wiki) Film scripts written by Roald Dahl * 36 Hours (1965) * You Only Live Twice (1967) * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) * The Night Digger (1971) * Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Children's stories written by Roald Dahl * The Gremlins (1943) * James and the Giant Peach (1961) — Film: James and the Giant Peach (live-action/animated) (1996) * Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) — Films: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) * The Magic Finger (1966) * Fantastic Mr Fox (1970) — Film: Fantastic Mr. Fox (animated) (2008) * Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1973) A sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. * Danny the Champion of the World (1975) — Film: Danny the Champion of the World (TV movie) (1989) * The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (1977) * The Enormous Crocodile (1978) * The Twits (1980) * George's Marvelous Medicine (1981) * The BFG (1982) — Film: The BFG (animated) (1989) * The Witches (1983) — Film: The Witches (1990) * The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (1985) * Matilda (1988) — Film: Matilda (1996) * Esio Trot (1989) * The Minpins (1991) * The Vicar of Nibbleswicke (1991) These are just some of the stories that Roald Dahl has done. Click on the link above for the rest. -----signature----- Chief of Staff - The SWC Rebel Scum
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JediANGELA Registered: Sep '02	Date Posted: 9/22/07 9:18pm Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968))
	Getting back to the movie, the Child Catcher freaked me out as a child. I think he was scarier than the wicked witch of the west. -----signature----- This is my sig. Got an issue with that? If you do, call the complaints department 1-800-332-5968 Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 10-3, Sun 1-4 These hours are all Eastern Standard Time.
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MarcusP2 Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Jul '04	Date Posted: 9/23/07 3:46am Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968))
	Heck yes. He was damn creepy. I cheered when he was caught. I loved this movie. I imagine harpuah does too, it stars her favourite male lead. -----signature----- Darth Revan Fan Club: Technical Specialist Uncle Eddie was my favourite wrestler Gentle Giant owns my bank account.
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RX_Sith Title: C&G Game Host Registered: Mar '06	Date Posted: 9/28/07 2:41am Subject: RE: The Movie MusicalsThread: (Now Discussing: "Funny Girl" (1968))
	Funny Girl (1968). (from wiki) Funny Girl is a film based on the stage musical of the same name. The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. Its original title was My Man. The 1968 screen adaptation, directed by William Wyler, paired Streisand with Omar Sharif in the role of Arnstein. Medford repeated her stage role, and Walter Pidgeon was cast as Flo Ziegfeld, with Anne Francis in the added role of showgirl Georgia James, although most of her performance was left on the cutting room floor allegedly at Streisand's insistence. The role played by Jean Stapleton on stage went to Mae Questel. Fans of the original Broadway score were dismayed to discover most of its songs were eliminated. The most notable addition was "My Man," a Fanny Brice tune used as the film's finale. Streisand won the Academy Award for Best Actress, an honor she shared with Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter. The film was nominated in the categories of Best Picture, Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kay Medford), Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation), Best Original Song ("Funny Girl"), and Best Sound. Streisand received a Golden Globe as Best Actress; nominations also went to the film, the title song, and Wyler. Lennart's screenplay won her recognition from the Writers Guild of America. The film was a huge hit in theaters, and became the top grossing film of 1968. In 2006 this film ranked #16 on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals. A 1975 sequel, entitled Funny Lady, with James Caan in the role of Brice's second husband, impresario Billy Rose, was considered inferior by most critics, but was still a commercial success. A previous Hollywood biopic allegedly based on Brice's life, released in 1939, was entitled Rose of Washington Square and starred Alice Faye, Tyrone Power, and Al Jolson. It was as historically inaccurate as its successors. Review This was one of Barbra Streisand's best films because it allowed her to use her strengths as a comedian, singer, and dramatic actor. It's clear that her presence dominates the movie; however, there are some excellent supporting players, including Kay Medford as Fanny Brice's mother Rose and Walter Pigeon as Florenz Ziegfeld, two very fine character actors. Rose is particularly likable because, unlike her daughter Fanny, she sees things as they are and not the way they should be. This applies to her comment about Nick Arnstein, the handsome gambler that Fanny marries, despite the fact that Rose perceives him to be a "sponge." Fanny, as shown in this film, is also very likable not only because of her humor but for her generosity and thoughtfulness. Her ambition, of course, is to conquer the stage and she does so fairly quickly after making a great mess of a roller skate number at the local dance hall. Before long, Fanny is auditioning for Ziegfeld, the famous impressario and she wins him over with her talent and charm. Nick Arnstein, a man about town, always seems to be around Fanny when she triumphs on the stage and this time is no different. He buys her a beautiful bouquet of roses with a note, "Dear Star, I told you so." Very soon, Fanny and Nick become involved in a relationship which is often on and off until Fanny literally proposes to him. What follows is a heartbreaking story of a young woman whose desire to be loved for herself alone and her passion for a happy domestic life is thwarted by fate and some wrong choices. After a montage of the first year of their marriage together, problems start affecting the Arnstein marriage. It is true that they are wealthy people; however, their problems aren't minor. Nick begins to lose heavily at the gaming table and everything he tries ends in failure. Fanny, on the other hand, continues to be successful on the stage and Nick starts to resent her. Suddenly, all of his gentlemanly charm and good manners disappear as if by magic; he's rude to Fanny, making her upset over things that a truly married couple would find a way to resolve. Indeed, he starts ignoring her deliberately and places his interests and needs above hers. After a while, the marriage collapses not because of Fanny's career but the way in which Nick looks at their relationship (we discover this near the end of the film.) He also conceals his financial problems from her, shutting Fanny out of his life as though she didn't exist. All of this culminates in Nick's unfortunate involvement in a shady bond scheme which sends him to prison for two years. I would say that these problems are rather huge. I don't want to give more away because I feel others should have the opportunity to see the film and judge for themselves. But I have to say that the ending of the movie, is, in my opinion, one of the most heartfelt, dignified, and classiest moments ever put on film. And Barbra Streisand makes the most of it, touching us not only with her excellent performance of the song "My Man" but also by the way her Fanny carries herself, taking responsibility for her choice and showing that she will go on with her life, despite what's happened to her. Discuss. -----signature----- Chief of Staff - The SWC Rebel Scum
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