Don’t miss this all-time family classic as we present it in a rare appearance on the big screen!
Cactus Classic Cinema: “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (1968) - 2:20 pm Matinee Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Doors: 2:00 pm; screening 2:20 pm
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 children's musical directed by Ken Hughes and produced by Albert R. Broccoli. The film stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Fröbe, Anna Quayle, Benny Hill, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, Heather Ripley and Adrian Hall. The film is based on the 1964 children's novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car by Ian Fleming, with a screenplay co-written by Hughes and Roald Dahl. Irwin Kostal supervised and conducted the music for the film based on songs written by the Sherman Brothers, Richard and Robert, and the musical numbers were staged by Marc Breaux and Dee Dee Wood. The film's title song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 41st Academy Awards.
Tickets: $7 - General admission (your choice of seat on floor level)
Bonus shorts start 20 mins before stated screening times so arrive early for the extra fun before each feature.
Running time: 2 hours, 25 mins