Remember that fake movie trailer that was all the rage a year or so back, the one that made The Shining look like a romantic comedy? If you enjoyed that one, check out Mary Poppins re-done as a horror film:
Just more evidence of how powerful editing and music can be…
This is one of the better ones I’ve seen. There is already something creepy about Mary Poppins.
Who played the little boy? He looks a bit like a very young Bud Cort.
Matthew Garber, according to the IMDB. Had a fairly short-lived career, consisting entirely of Disney product.
You know I’ve never actually seen Mary Poppins all the way through? It’s one of Anne’s family’s favorites…
I agree with Anne – it’s a great film. Everyone forgets about Dick Van Dyke, because Julie Andrews is so iconic in the role. But Van Dyke is mind-bogglingly talented, and shows off every last bit of that talent in this movie.
A lot of the stuff they were touting as new when Who Framed Roger Rabbit came out was done in Mary Poppins first, and almost entirely by Dick Van Dyke.
Anne – sit him down & make him watch it, wouldya?
I have seen the “Roger Rabbit”-ish segment of Van Dyke dancing with the cartoons characters — I believe they were penguins? Some kind of bird, anyway — and I agree, he was really something in his day, effortlessly charming and limber in his dancing. For whatever it’s worth, I always liked The Dick Van Dyke Show…