For this special April 1st episode we’re discussing a classic British movie inspired by the works of Ian Fleming, featuring a handsome leading man, a famously wicked villain, a suggestively named leading lady, and some truly impressive gadgets.
Produced by Cubby Broccoli for United Artists and filmed at Pinewood Studios, the movie is, of course, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, starring Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts and Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious! It's a little bit James Bond, a little bit Mary Poppins, but how does it rate on our 007 scale and how queer, how glamorous, and how problematic is it?
