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Computer animator and Amiga fanatic Dick van Dyke turns 100

278 points ggm | 1 comments | 13 Dec 25 08:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.316s | source

Here's a video from 2004 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1J9kfDCAmU

It's his 100th birthday today.

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exasperaited ◴[13 Dec 25 20:28 UTC] No.46257697[source]▶
He sang probably the greatest song in musical film — Hushabye Mountain in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfdRr7MWax4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeCBVerpYj8

If you have never seen this film, I don't care how old you are, you should watch it. It is overshadowed by Mary Poppins but it is a work of art — a funny, charming, astonishing visual feast of a film and he is magnificent in it. His performance as the jack-in-a-box alone is worth an Oscar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_l2ii_25tc

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justin66 ◴[13 Dec 25 21:09 UTC] No.46258078[source]▶
> If you have never seen this film, I don't care how old you are, you should watch it.

I’m not sure about the all ages part. We watched it in first or second grade and I can still remember wondering how a movie with a flying car could be so boring.

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IAmBroom ◴[15 Dec 25 20:55 UTC] No.46280513[source]▶
That's on you.

I did the same when it came out, and was thrilled.

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1. justin66 ◴[16 Dec 25 21:02 UTC] No.46294436[source]▶
> That's on you.

And now that you've brought this to my attention, the weight of this responsibility - that I didn't like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in elementary school - weighs heavily on my heart. Thanks a lot.