Mary Poppins (1964)
Directed by Robert Stevenson
Written by Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi
Starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
Release Date September 24th, 1964
Published June, 3rd, 2024
Mary Poppins was my first love at the movies. I fell head over heels in love with Julie Andrews at just 7 years old. It wasn’t just Julie Andrews though, it was Dick Van Dyke, who, for a 7 year old, was the single funniest human being on the planet. His silly accent, mocked by many for years, was an absolute wonder to a child. His penguin dance in Mary Poppins was the first big laugh I can remember from my childhood, the first time I laughed so hard that I remember the moment.
For years, when I was working on my snobby critic credentials, I pretended that Mary Poppins was beneath me, a trifle only for children. I pretended that I didn’t know the words to every song and that the movie didn’t make me happier than any movie ever, aside from maybe, Legally Blonde. This was a long time ago when I was still wet behind the ears and thought that the opinions of other men regarding my masculinity mattered. I was a moron.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
