Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) still slaps

Posted by lakewinola@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 120 comments

I used to love this film as a kid and recently forced my 6 year old to watch it with me. It’s admittedly slow and very British in the beginning (kid was like “why is this guy singing all the time???) but the blending of animation and real life is awesome and it ends with a killer battle of magic vs Nazis.

It takes place during WW2 in England, so I definitely sanitized the “good guys vs bad guys” of it all to my son, but once those magic knights started bonking Nazi’s on the head we were both cheering, LOLing and engaged. Highly recommend a rewatch with kids or without.

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emily_scissorhands@reddit

Literally just searched Reddit to see if anyone else loves this childhood favorite as much as I do. I know most people have no idea what we’re talking about, but it’s good to know there are people out there that remember and love “the age of not believing” 🥹

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imaginarycartography@reddit

Literally just watched this again last night as a 44 yo man. The final battle sequence is so fun and satisfying and Dame Lansbury is so great.

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Ahuhuitsme@reddit

Dame Angela* chivalrous titles (Sir and Dame) engage one’s first name, not the last!

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imaginarycartography@reddit

That must be why my summoning spells never work...

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Ahuhuitsme@reddit

😹 from another adult male, I hope you can catch her on your next attempt!

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zombie_overlord@reddit

All I remember is that I loved it as a kid but I haven't seen it in about 40 years

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conace21@reddit

You need to recheck your math. The movie was made in 1971, amd that was only 39 years ago.

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Ahuhuitsme@reddit

??? 53 years ago

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lorenzo463@reddit

I showed it to my daughter when she was 2, and it became the first movie she demanded to watch over and over again. She was riding the swiffer mop around like it was a broom, and demanding that we play Portobello Road as soon as we picked her up from daycare.

I think I eventually got Substitutiary Locomotion out of my head a few years later.

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Ahuhuitsme@reddit

Substitutiary locomotion it must be!

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Federal-Zebra7702@reddit

Age Of Not Believing is an under rated Disney classic 🎶

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Ahuhuitsme@reddit

This is such a beautiful song, rather heavy, it always gets me!

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HeyCarpy@reddit

My mother had a beautiful singing voice. She’d sing “The Beautiful Briny Sea” sometimes, at the end she’d sub “shimmery shiny” with “shitty and slimy,” always made me laugh as a kid.

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lionmurderingacloud@reddit

Your mom sounds awesome.

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HeyCarpy@reddit

She really really was❤️

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alfamale_@reddit

The number of times I watched this, sat on the floor at my grandparents' house 😍❤️❤️❤️

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penguinwife@reddit

Still my second favorite Disney movie! I introduced it to my kids and everything.

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aimademedia@reddit

Just one of me absolute favourites :)

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Starbreiz@reddit

One of my faves

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9_of_Swords@reddit

Forgive me, as I know we don't talk about the Wizarding Franchise any more... but damn if I didn't start humming Substitutiary Locomotion after Minnie G made the armor come to life in the last movie.

It still astounds me that my work wifey hasn't seen B&B.

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DrMcJedi@reddit

Bobbing along….

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minkrogers@reddit

This earworm is in my head on a regular basis! 🤣

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IchooseYourName@reddit

It's constant. I love the movie but hesitate watching knowing the ear worms will be prevalent for WEEKS

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TheMern36@reddit

Still have this.

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hostilegirrl@reddit

I have that too!

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beachluvr13@reddit

I still my VHS version of it too. Remember watching it on Sunday nights Disney Movie Magic.

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unlovelyladybartleby@reddit

I always twist bed knobs because you just never know

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Mooseandagoose@reddit

I definitely destroyed the knobs on my bed. It’s was a metal daybed with 4 knobs and I tried them all again and again until they just sadly hung lopsided. My parents were very displeased when they learned how they got that way.

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unlovelyladybartleby@reddit

I bought a spare room bed with knobs on purpose so that my dorkier friends can have that moment of "maybe this time"

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Mooseandagoose@reddit

Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee to you! 😃

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i_nobes_what_i_nobes@reddit

Hell yes you do

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MalcolmBahr@reddit

Me too!!

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Stadanky@reddit

That ending was legit Hadassah both as a kid and now. Arguably as cool as LotR army of ghosts/dead.

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basylica@reddit

NO PEOPLING ALLOWED!

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i_nobes_what_i_nobes@reddit

I try my best to follow that rule.

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basylica@reddit

I say it regularly… my ability to mask and pretend im not an introvert is pretty good… but i get home and cant handle peopling any more!

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Medellia23@reddit

Horrifying fact: if this movie were made now it would be about events in the mid 90s lol.

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lakewinola@reddit (OP)

I know! Same thing with Almost Famous. That concept in today’s context would be about going on tour with the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

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Beautiful-Grape-7370@reddit

But we aren't groupies. We're Band-Aids.

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Medellia23@reddit

Lol 😂

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Zorgsmom@reddit

Damn you.

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Pksoze@reddit

I remember my Uncle made me watch this movie instead of Tron when I was a kid.

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Emotional-Network-49@reddit

Ohhhh you should have been made to watch BOTH

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Pksoze@reddit

I eventually watched Tron but I was in my 30s. Still enjoyed Beddknobs though.

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Bogusky@reddit

It's not mentioned enough, but David Tomlinson is a legend. Everything the guy is in was pure gold.

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Dry-Region-9968@reddit

Everything from Marry Poppins to Herbbie the Love Bug and many more.

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itfailsagain@reddit

That movie is metal as fuck.

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GarminTamzarian@reddit

Now that he understands about WW2, he can appreciate other great films, like Inglorious Basterds.

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Hilsam_Adent@reddit

And of course, once he learns who Eli Roth is, it's then time for a deep dive into his directorial work.

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farmer_of_hair@reddit

After which he’ll enjoy such wartime classics ‘Come and See’ and ‘Night and Fog’.

Although I second Inglorious Basterds for the most factual historicully 🫡

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GarminTamzarian@reddit

I certainly hope he'll be introduced to great films like Johnny Got His Gun when it comes time to learn about the First World War as well.

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itfailsagain@reddit

It seems like a logical progression.

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ScreenTricky4257@reddit

Specifically brass.

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Ballardinian@reddit

Lansbury makes her entrance on a motorcycle spewing green smoke.

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thoughtfractals85@reddit

I thought I was the only human on earth that remembered this movie! No one around me has ever heard of it. It was so good.

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Histericalswifty@reddit

Oh, not at all. My wife made me watch it as part of my induction to British life.

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Zorgsmom@reddit

My first encounter with the wonderful Angela Lansbury!

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jedooderotomy@reddit

I have HUGE nostalgia for this one. You're not alone!

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Chilipatily@reddit

No WAY man!

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MalcolmBahr@reddit

This is what I thought, too!

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U2hansolo@reddit

The star of Asteroth!⭐🪄

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Least-Maize8722@reddit

Good call. I need to give this one a re-watch. A staple of my childhood.

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Drunk_Pilgrim@reddit

Love this movie!! It's my go to feel good movie.

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conace21@reddit

It's strange, but I never watched Mary Poppins when I was a kid. But my Dad recorded Bedknobs and Broomsticks (off the Disney Channel, I think), and I watched it repeatedly. It was one of my favorite movies, although it took me a while to realize some of the an

When my niece was 3 years old, I used to watch it with her. I still have short videos of her dancing to "Portobello Road."

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nytshaed512@reddit

Still a favorite

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Jen-Mo-Fro81@reddit

Same! And the movie Mr Limpet! I don't know if you remember that one but I love that movie still to this day!

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CompetitiveOwl1986@reddit

I remember that song at the end of the movie. 🎵Call out the navy…..something about the old home guard. It was catchy. Also, Briney Sea.

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big-as-a-mountain@reddit

Murder She Wrote was a gift to the world. Bedknobs and Broomsticks is proof that Angela Lansbury that was a treasure, and that show wasn’t just a fluke.

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MIKRO_PIPS@reddit

Next: The Incredible Mr. Limpet

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icy_sylph@reddit

I forgot about this movie entirely until just now.

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myscreamgotlost@reddit

Love this movie. When I visited London a few years ago, I made it a point to see Portobello Road

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simonjp@reddit

The street where the riches of ages are sold?

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PineappleJLM@reddit

Anything & everything a chap can unload

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janellthegreat@reddit

Is sold off the barrow in Portobello Road

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srdev_ct@reddit

You’ll find what you want at the Poor- ta - bell-lo road.

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MicMacMagoo82@reddit

^ this guy bringing it home👍

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ZombieeChic@reddit

Loungefly made a mini backpack a couple years ago and I snatched it up. First merch I've ever seen in my 43 years.

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bnjmnzs@reddit

A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down

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Immudzen@reddit

I love this movie. I still need to try and get it on blu ray. I only have it at DVD quality right now.

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Dermisgermis@reddit

“Portobello Road” plays in my head frequently.

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Wrong-Impression9960@reddit

I'm technically a gen x. Born in 76 but I seem to connect with so many posts on here, so I'm taking this as a recommendation for movie night with wife. Thanks yall

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i_nobes_what_i_nobes@reddit

Witchcraft used to fight Nazis never goes out of style.

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vampirepiggyhunter@reddit

I've had "The Age of Not Believing" in my head for the past few weeks! I love this movie!

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AltruisticCompany961@reddit

One of my top ten movies of all time. No one in my house appreciated it.

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Hyche862@reddit

Currently $5 on Vudu

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BagCalm@reddit

Funny how that is a whole new movie as an adult when you understand the context of that period of the war better.

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jedooderotomy@reddit

I know, right? Same with Sound of Music.

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Cherry_Hammer@reddit

Angela Lansbury always delivers ❤️

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jedooderotomy@reddit

I love her so much! My grandma looked just like her.

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Nwsamurai@reddit

I have never wanted to watch this, because one Sunday night there was supposed to be a new episode of The Simpsons and this came on instead. I had checked the paper and the tv guide, and I was at my grandparents house so it took me forever just to tune the rabbit ears just right. When this came on I was so upset I called channel 2 to complain, so someone had to listen to a message from very emotional 11 year old who felt cheated and deceived.

I don’t blame this movie (anymore) but I still can’t watch it because I will always be ride or die for The Simpsons.

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adchick@reddit

As an adult, the lyrics of “Old Home Guard” gives me goosebumps

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LizardBoyfriend@reddit

Don’t forget the loyal territorials!

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PopcornSurgeon@reddit

My grandparents taped that movie off TV as a gift for us when I was a kid but it was longer than the VHS tape they used so they had to go to a second tape. So all of my memories of watching it as a kid involve a “ack! Where is part two?!” intermission break about 3/4 of the way through.

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Starsteamer@reddit

I so wanted to grow up to be Miss Price!

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Tensionheadache11@reddit

That scene when the armor comes to life use to scare the shit out of me

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HeyCarpy@reddit

When I needed a quick hit I used to just fast-forward to the invasion part, lol

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fyrefly_faerie@reddit

The shot of the executioner suit gave me nightmares

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zero-ex-two-ay@reddit

That's my favorite part of the whole movie!

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janellthegreat@reddit

I frequently find "Bobbing Along" stuck on autoplay in my head.

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MicMacMagoo82@reddit

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I want that locomotion spell to clean my house and drive my kids to practice.

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thrust-johnson@reddit

And fight Nazis!

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LolaBleu@reddit

Pretty sure I wore out the VHS of this as a kid, and it was one of the first things I watched on Disney+ after we subscribed.

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doktorhladnjak@reddit

I saw this again recently for the first time since I was a kid. First half: still good, exactly what I remember. Second half: huh, I don’t remember so much of this movie being about fighting the Nazis

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