Seriously, the weirdness of this movie cannot be overstated.
This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?
Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'
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Dana - Jun 28, 2010 11:15:51 am PDT #9359 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
tommyrot - Jun 28, 2010 11:16:03 am PDT #9360 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What the fuck kind of movie is THAT?
A Disney (I think) movie for the whole family? Wholesome entertainment?
Tom Scola - Jun 28, 2010 11:17:32 am PDT #9361 of 30000
hwæt
Written by Ian Fleming.
Amy - Jun 28, 2010 11:18:15 am PDT #9362 of 30000
Because books.
I never really got Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Apple Dumpling Gang, on the other hand, and Benji (until the bad guy kicked TIffany!), and Mary Poppins, I was totally there.
Aims - Jun 28, 2010 11:21:17 am PDT #9363 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Ha!! I love Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but am bored to tears during Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
tommyrot - Jun 28, 2010 11:22:46 am PDT #9364 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Written by Ian Fleming.
"My name is Bang Bang - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
Dana - Jun 28, 2010 11:25:01 am PDT #9365 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
megan walker - Jun 28, 2010 11:33:45 am PDT #9366 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Written by Ian Fleming.
Except the book is nothing like the movie. I couldn't believe it when I finally read it and I have no idea how they came up with most of it. The child catcher freaked me right out, but I adored that movie and had a toy CCBB car that had folding and unfolding wings.
For some reason, Willy Wonka never bothered me, but I used to hide behind my dad's chair when the Wicked Witch appeared on TV.
Dana - Jun 28, 2010 11:34:32 am PDT #9367 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I'm pretty sure I read the book, but I obviously didn't find it as memorable as the movie.
Kathy A - Jun 28, 2010 11:36:47 am PDT #9368 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I was just thinking about The Apple Dumpling Gang a week ago! I was trying to remember which Disney films I remember seeing in the theaters in the '70s, and that one was near the top of my list. Totally innocuous, but very funny schtick from Don Knotts and Tim Conway, and the little romance between Bill Bixby and the female lead (whose name I can't remember offhand, but she was a great semi-feminist character) was well-handled, and the kids weren't overly cloying.