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[21] The "Portobello Road" sequence was reduced from about ten minutes down to three. Due to the similarities between the stories, Bedknobs and Broomsticks was repeatedly shelved after the film rights to Mary Poppins were secured and the movie was released. For half a century, viewers have been captivated by Miss Eglantine Price (Angela Lansbury), her mangy black cat Cosmic Creepers, and her rickety four-poster that can travel anywhere in the world with the tap and twist of a bedknob. Bedknobs & Broomsticks is utter shit compared to Mary Poppins, which has a vastly superior score, by Anonymous reply 21 August 11, 2021 5:23 AM No, R21, it doesn't. It has shit that was sued for plagiarism. Along the way, she cooperates with others, and comes to understand the value of family and the wisdom of children. Later Eglantine receives a letter informing her that her witchcraft school is being closed, even though she was so close to receiving her witchs certificate and getting the spell she needs to help in the war effort. Later, Miss Price receives a letter from her school announcing its closure, thus preventing her from learning the final spell. Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. It would be great if they did remakes that were still musicals these days, I love this film. Travers in 1961, a film adaptation of Bedknobs and Broomsticks was suggested as an alternative project. Is "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" based on a book? The soundtrack for some of the spoken tracks was unrecoverable. And trust me, I imagined quite a bit. Chunbawumba are right; "They're out there burning houses down and peddling racist lies" the next line of the song should also . He was ultimately replaced with David Tomlinson. The 60s obligatory girls out shopping, which can be found in just about any movie musical of the period. Bedknobs and Broomsticks has some violence. Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser: Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain. The mayhem of Bedknobs and Broomsticks a soccer game between real people and cartoon animals alongside a Nazi invasion reflects the topsy-turvy reality of life. The climax of the film involves a drawn-out battle between the main character and a small group of invading Nazis in which the enemy soldiers wield swords and machine guns against her. I don't believe in giving animals ridiculous names. So much fun! He finds Miss Price and the children at the museum and inspires Miss Price to use the spell to enchant the museum's exhibits into an army. After all, therewere people of color in London during WWII, and they were doing way more things than being exotic and sexualized. Disney has revamped several of its movies The Lion King, Newsies, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, Tarzan as stage plays, Broadway musicals, to be specific.