Mary Poppins Returns is a 2018 musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Loosely based on the book series "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers, the film is a sequel to the 1964 film "Mary Poppins", and stars Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep in supporting roles. Set in London during the Great Depression, some twenty-five years after the events of the original film, the film sees Mary Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, return to them in the wake of the death of Michael's wife.
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Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Poppins Returns | Introduction
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 79% based on 371 reviews, with an average rating of 7.28/10.
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It was chosen by both the National Board of Review and American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2018 and received numerous award nominations, including four at the 76th Golden Globe Awards (including for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy), nine at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards, three at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards, and a SAG Award nomination for Blunt at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards. It also received four Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score, Best Original Song ("The Place Where Lost Things Go"), Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design at the 91st Academy Awards.
Mary Poppins Returns | Introduction
Mary Poppins Returns is a 2018 musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Loosely based on the book series "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers, the film is a sequel to the 1964 film "Mary Poppins", and stars Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep in supporting roles. Set in London during the Great Depression, some twenty-five years after the events of the original film, the film sees Mary Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, return to them in the wake of the death of Michael's wife.
Mary Poppins Returns | Introduction
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 79% based on 371 reviews, with an average rating of 7.28/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""Mary Poppins Returns" relies on the magic of its classic forebear to cast a familiar – but still solidly effective – family-friendly spell." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 54 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an 84% overall positive score and a 62% "definite recommend".
Mary Poppins Returns | Critical response
The visual effects were provided by Cinesite, Framestore, Luma Pictures, Pixomondo, the Government of Victoria with the assistance of Film Victoria (both in Australia), and TPO VFX and supervised by Christian Irles, Christian Kaestner, Brendan Seals, Matthew Tinsley and Matt Johnson. Like the original film, this film includes a sequence combining live-action and traditional hand-drawn animation. According to Marshall, he asked for an animated/live-action sequence rather than employing modern CGI animation, feeling that it was vital to hold on the classic hand-drawn animation to protect the spirit of the original film. The animation sequence was developed and overall supervision was handled by Jim Capobianco, with Ken Duncan supervising physical animation production at his studio in Pasadena, California.
Mary Poppins Returns | Visual effects and animation
Marshall was hired to direct, while DeLuca and Platt would serve as producers along with Marshall. David Magee was hired to write the script.
Mary Poppins Returns | Development
Mary Poppins is a 1964 musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. The screenplay is by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, based on P. L. Travers's book series "Mary Poppins". The film, which combines live-action and animation, stars Julie Andrews in her feature film debut as Mary Poppins, who visits a dysfunctional family in London and employs her unique brand of lifestyle to improve the family's dynamic. Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, and Glynis Johns are featured in supporting roles. The film was shot entirely at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, using painted London background scenes.
Mary Poppins (film) | Introduction
On December 19, 2018, Walt Disney Pictures released the film "Mary Poppins Returns". The film takes place 25 years after the original, "Mary Poppins", and features a standalone narrative based on the remaining seven books in the series. Rob Marshall directed, while John DeLuca and Marc Platt served as producers, with Emily Blunt starring as Poppins, co-starring Broadway actor, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Dick Van Dyke returned to portray Mr. Dawes Jr. Karen Dotrice also appeared in a cameo role.
Mary Poppins (film) | Sequel
The film received universal acclaim from film critics. "Variety" praised the film's musical sequences and the performances of Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, in particular. "Time" lauded the film, stating, "The sets are luxuriant, the songs lilting, the scenario witty but impeccably sentimental, and the supporting cast only a pinfeather short of perfection." Bosley Crowther, reviewing for "The New York Times", described the film as a "most wonderful, cheering movie". Furthermore in his review, he remarked that "For the visual and aural felicities they have added to this sparkling color film—the enchantments of a beautiful production, some deliciously animated sequences, some exciting and nimble dancing and a spinning musical score—make it the nicest entertainment that has opened at the Music Hall this year." For "The Hollywood Reporter", James Powers applauded the performances, visual effects, musical score, production design, and the choreography.
Mary Poppins (film) | Critical reception
He compared the film's quality and tone to that of 1960s musicals, and its nostalgia to "". David Rooney of "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote: "Its old-fashioned, honest sentimentality plasters a smile across your face and plants a tear in your eye, often simultaneously." Rooney lauded Blunt's work (whom he labelled as "preening vanity with unmistakable warmth") along with the supporting cast as well as the costumes, sets, musical score, and songs. He referred to the last two as the best since "Hairspray" and described these as "full of personality and humor, and reverential without being slavish in their adherence to the musical patterns of the first film".
Mary Poppins Returns | Critical response
Walt Disney Pictures announced the film in September 2015. Marshall was hired later that month, and Blunt and Miranda were cast in February 2016. Principal photography lasted from February to July 2017, and took place at Shepperton Studios in England. "Mary Poppins Returns" had its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on November 29, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 19, 2018, making it one of the longest intervals between film sequels in cinematic history, at 54 years. The film has grossed over $349 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of the cast (particularly that of Blunt), direction, visuals, musical score, musical numbers, costume design, production values, visual effects (especially the animated segments), and sense of nostalgia, although some critics found it derivative of its predecessor.
Mary Poppins Returns | Introduction
On 14 September 2015, Disney announced a new "Mary Poppins" film was to be made, with a new plot and new songs, although in P. L. Travers' final will, another movie version was not to be made according to her wishes. The film is directed by Rob Marshall and written by David Magee. Songs are composed by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who both received support from Richard Sherman, who, along with his late brother-collaborator Robert Sherman wrote the iconic song score of the original "Mary Poppins" film. The film is not a reboot or remake of the original 1964 film; in this film Mary Poppins revisits the now-adult Banks children from the first film and takes charge of the three children of Michael Banks.
Mary Poppins (book series) | "Mary Poppins Returns" (2018)
The film was originally scheduled to be released on December 25, 2018. However, in July 2018, it was moved up from its original release date to December 19, 2018. It was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on March 19, 2019.
Mary Poppins Returns | Release
The music and score for the film was composed by Marc Shaiman, with song lyrics written by Scott Wittman and Shaiman. The complete soundtrack album was released by Walt Disney Records on 7 December 2018. Shaiman had heard about the film in 2014 and begged director Marshall to be allowed to write the songs for the film. Shaiman, in regards to working on the film, stated “Our love for the original movie overrode our fears, we re-embraced the thing we loved as children. There’s no need for irony or snark. This is our love letter to the original”.
Mary Poppins Returns | Music
Mary Poppins Returns: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the film of the same name. The music and score for the film was composed by Marc Shaiman, with song lyrics written by Scott Wittman and Shaiman. The soundtrack album was released by Walt Disney Records on December 7, 2018. The songs feature vocal performances by the film's cast consisting of Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, and Meryl Streep.
Mary Poppins Returns (soundtrack) | Introduction
Brian Truitt of "USA Today" described the film as a "comforting nostalgia-fest" and "satisfaction in spit-spot fashion" as well as commended the performances of Blunt and Miranda, Marshall's knack on musical numbers and Shaiman's "swinging delight" original score. "The Atlantic"s Christopher Orr remarked that: ""Mary Poppins Returns" serves as a reminder that, for all its global scope and hegemonic ambition, Disney still has a little magic left up its sleeve." Orr called it a "highly likable diversion" and similarly praised the film for balancing the familiar and the new. Orr praised Blunt's version of Mary Poppins to be "excellent", finding it "a little chillier and more austere" while referring to it as "truer to the spirit of the heroine of P.
Mary Poppins Returns | Critical response
Ultimately, he found that ""Mary Poppins" is a picture that is, more than most, a triumph of many individual contributions. And its special triumph is that it seems to be the work of a single, cohesive intelligence." Ann Guerin of "Life" criticized the creative departures from the novels, particularly the "Jolly Holiday" sequence. She noted that "Some of the sequences have real charm, and perhaps the kids will eat them up. But speaking as a grownup, I found a little bit went a long way." She concluded that "With a little more restraint and a little less improvement on the original, the film's many charms would have been that much better." On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the films holds a 100% approval rating, based on 49 reviews with an average rating of 8.39/10.
Mary Poppins (film) | Critical reception
Principal photography was wrapped by July 2017.
Mary Poppins Returns | Filming
Peter Bradshaw of "The Guardian" gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing "Emily Blunt is the magical nanny in this scarily accomplished clone-pastiche sequel, which starts terrifically and ends cloyingly – just like the original." Geoffrey MacNab of "The Independent" wrote "The nostalgia here could easily have been very cloying. Instead, it adds to the richness and mystery. In an era of superhero franchises where sequels to successful movies turn up almost instantly, Mary Poppins's return shows that sometimes it pays to wait. Half a century on, her allure hasn't faded at all." Owen Gleiberman of "Variety" deemed the film as a "rapturous piece of nostalgia"; lauded Blunt's take on Mary Poppins and described her casting as "practically perfect"; and gave his praise on Marshall's direction as well as the production design, musical score, songs, and the supporting cast (particularly Miranda, Whishaw, Firth, and Streep).
Mary Poppins Returns | Critical response
The site's consensus reads, "A lavish modern fairy tale celebrated for its amazing special effects, catchy songs, and Julie Andrews's legendary performance in the title role." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Critic Drew Casper summarized the impact of "Mary Poppins" in 2011:
Mary Poppins (film) | Critical reception
L. Travers’s books". Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" rated the film with three out of five stars and praised Blunt's portrayal of the title character. Despite finding the film not living up to the original film, Travers nevertheless praised the film, remarking, ""Mary Poppins Returns" shows it has the power to leave you deliriously happy". "Time" magazine's Stephanie Zacharek wrote that ""Mary Poppins Returns" honors the spirit of its predecessor". She also highlighted Blunt's interpretation of the title character (in which she described the performance as close to "Travers’s original vision"), as well as the costumes, production values, and 2D animation sequences, but found fault with Shaiman's and Wittman's songs as one of the film's "weaker points".
Mary Poppins Returns | Critical response
It then made $6.1 million on Monday and $11.5 million on Christmas Day for total week opening of $49.9 million. In its second weekend the film increased by 20.5% to $28.4 million, remaining in second, and in its third weekend made $15.9 million, finishing third behind "Aquaman" and newcomer "Escape Room".
Mary Poppins Returns | Box office
A sequel, "Mary Poppins Returns", was released on December 19, 2018.
Mary Poppins (film) | Introduction
The film's music features music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. The Shermans took inspiration from Edwardian British music hall music. Irwin Kostal arranged and conducted the film's score. Buena Vista Records released the original motion picture soundtrack in 1964 on LP and reel-to-reel tape.
Mary Poppins (film) | Music
In January 2019, Marshall stated that a third film could possibly be in early development. Blunt has expressed great interest in returning to the character. However, in the following month, Disney's chairman Alan Horn denied any active development on a sequel.
Mary Poppins Returns | Future
The 2013 motion picture "Saving Mr. Banks" is a dramatised retelling of both the working process during the planning of "Mary Poppins" and of Travers's early life, drawing parallels with "Mary Poppins" and that of the author's childhood. The movie stars Emma Thompson as and Tom Hanks as Walt Disney. In 2018, 54 years after the release of the original Mary Poppins film, a sequel was released titled "Mary Poppins Returns", with Emily Blunt starring as Mary Poppins. The film is set 25 years after the events of the first film, in which Mary Poppins returns to help Jane and Michael one year after a family tragedy.
P. L. Travers | Later films
Leonid Kvinikhidze reported in an interview later that his intention was not a film for kids, but for adults. The fact that it was very well received by children was unexpected for him. The musical material was recorded by three former members of the band Voskreseniye, Vadim Golutvin (guitar), Petr Podgorodetskiy (keyboard), and Vladimir Voronin (drums).
Mary Poppins, Goodbye | Production
"Mary Poppins Returns" grossed $172 million in the United States and Canada, and $177.6 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $349.5 million against a production budget of $130 million. In the United States and Canada, the film was projected to gross $49–51 million from 4,090 theatres over its first five days (including around $35 million in its first weekend) and a total of $75 million over its first week of release. The film made $4.8 million on its first day of release and $4.1 million on its second. It went on to gross $23.5 million its opening weekend (a total of $32.3 million over its first five days), finishing below expectations but second at the box office behind fellow newcomer "Aquaman".
Mary Poppins Returns | Box office
The film earned $31 million in North American rentals during its initial run. The film was re-released theatrically in 1973, in honor of Walt Disney Productions' 50th anniversary, and earned an estimated additional $9 million in North American rentals. It was released once more in 1980 and grossed $14 million. It returned a total lifetime rental of $45 million to Disney from a gross of over $102 million from its North American theatrical releases. The film was the twentieth most popular sound film of the twentieth century in the UK with admissions of 14 million. The film was very profitable for Disney.
Mary Poppins (film) | Box office
Mary Poppins is a musical with music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (the Sherman Brothers) and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, and a script by Julian Fellowes. The musical is based on the similarly titled "Mary Poppins" children's books by P. L. Travers and the 1964 Disney film, and is a fusion of various elements from the two, including songs from the film. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Disney Theatrical Productions and directed by Richard Eyre with co-direction from Matthew Bourne who also acted as co-choreographer with Stephen Mear, the original West End production opened in December 2004 and won two Olivier Awards, one for Best Actress in a Musical and the other for Best Theatre Choreography.
Mary Poppins (musical) | Introduction
Over 70 animation artists specializing in hand-drawn 2D animation from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, and other animation studios were recruited for the sequence. The animated drawings were created using pencil and paper and scanned onto the computer to be digitally inked and painted. Character designer James Woods and animator James Baxter also helped redesign the penguins from the first film. All of the hand-drawn animation was created by Duncan's animation studio, Duncan Studio, in Pasadena.
Mary Poppins Returns | Visual effects and animation
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Leon Cooke | Film
For more than 20 years, Disney periodically made efforts to convince Travers to allow him to make a "Poppins" film. He finally succeeded in 1961 although Travers demanded and obtained script approval rights. The Sherman Brothers composed the music score and were also involved in the film's development, suggesting the setting be changed from the 1930s to the Edwardian era. Pre-production and song composition took about two years.
Mary Poppins (film) | Development
The sequence is called "".
Mary Poppins (character) | Additions
On January 27, 2009, the film was released on DVD again as a 45th anniversary edition, with more language tracks and special features (though the film's "Enhanced Home Theater Mix" was not included). Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the film on Blu-ray as the "50th Anniversary Edition" on December 10, 2013.
Mary Poppins (film) | Home media
The Return of Mary is a 1918 American silent drama film, directed by Wilfred Lucas. It stars May Allison, Clarence Burton, and Claire McDowell, and was released on September 23, 1918.
The Return of Mary | Introduction
Principal photography on the film began on 10 February 2017, at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England. Eight soundstages were used to build practical sets for the film, including Cherry Tree Lane, and the enormous abandoned park, where a big part of the musical number, "Trip a Little Light Fantastic," was set. Scenes requiring green and blue screens for visual effects were first filmed on J and K Stages with physical set pieces for the cast to interact with, which would then swapped out in post-production with animation. Unlike the first film, which was wholly shot within soundstages in Hollywood, filming also took place on location, including outside the Bank of England in March 2017, and outside Buckingham Palace in April 2017.
Mary Poppins Returns | Filming
Mary Poppins, Goodbye (; translit. "Meri Poppins, do svidaniya") is a Soviet two-part musical miniseries directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze. The movie's runtime is 141 minutes spread across two episodes/parts, "Lady Perfection" and "Week Ends on Wednesday". It is loosely based on the "Mary Poppins" stories by P. L. Travers. The TV series was produced by Mosfilm for Gosteleradio. The official television premiere was on January 8, 1984.
Mary Poppins, Goodbye | Introduction
But lo and behold, he didn’t. He was loving what he was hearing, and he really loves the new movie". On November 26, 2018, "The Place Where Lost Things Go" (sung by Emily Blunt) and "Trip a Little Light Fantastic" (sung by Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast) were released, and the soundtrack was made available for digital pre-order.
Mary Poppins Returns (soundtrack) | Background
The 2004 release of the 40th Anniversary DVD of the original film contained a trivia track that stated, in regards to a possible sequel, "One day the wind may change again ...". On 14 September 2015, Walt Disney Pictures president Sean Bailey pitched a new "Mary Poppins" film to Rob Marshall, John DeLuca, and Marc Platt, as the team had produced "Into the Woods" for the studio the year prior. With approval from Travers' estate, Disney greenlit the project with the film taking place 25 years after the first featuring a standalone narrative, based on the remaining seven books in the series.
Mary Poppins Returns | Development
A film based on Disney's efforts to persuade Travers to sell him the "Mary Poppins" film rights was released in 2013, "Saving Mr. Banks", in which Travers is portrayed by Emma Thompson. In a 2018 sequel to the original film, "Mary Poppins Returns", Poppins, played by Emily Blunt, returns to help the Banks family once again.
P. L. Travers | Introduction
"Mary Poppins" was released on August 27, 1964, to critical acclaim. It received a total of 13 Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture – a record for any film released by Walt Disney Studios – and won five: Best Actress for Andrews, Best Film Editing, Best Original Music Score, Best Visual Effects, and Best Original Song for "Chim Chim Cher-ee". In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". "Mary Poppins" is considered Walt Disney's crowning live-action achievement, and is the only one of his films which earned a Best Picture nomination during his lifetime.
Mary Poppins (film) | Introduction
As Travers explains in her introduction to "Mary Poppins in the Park", "She cannot forever arrive and depart." The books were adapted by Walt Disney into a musical film titled "Mary Poppins" (1964), starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. The film "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013) depicted the making of the 1964 film. Disney’s sequel to the 1964 film, "Mary Poppins Returns", was released in 2018, and stars Emily Blunt as Poppins.
Mary Poppins (book series) | Introduction
Emily Blunt portrayed Mary Poppins in the sequel "Mary Poppins Returns".
Mary Poppins (character) | Films
The film opened to negative reviews from critics and audiences alike. Sify.com gave the verdict "Below Average" and said, ""Poppins" is a lazy film, which takes the viewer for a ride. Unlike the sweet that it has named after, this one is disturbingly tasteless and has been made without much honesty." Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com rated the film two out of five start and concluded his review saying that the film is a "very bland one."
Poppins | Reception
A sequel to "Mary Poppins" had been gestating in development hell since the first film's release in 1964. Walt Disney attempted to produce a sequel a year later but was rejected by the author P. L. Travers, who dismissed Disney's first adaptation. In the late 1980s, the chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and the vice-president of live-action production, Martin Kaplan, approached Travers with the idea of a sequel set years after the first film, with the Banks children now as adults and Julie Andrews reprising her role as an older Mary Poppins. Travers again rejected the concept except for Andrews' return, suggesting a sequel set one year after the original film with Andrews reprising the role.
Mary Poppins Returns | Development
Winifred tries to keep the peace. Mr. Banks rips up the letter and throws the scraps in the fireplace, but a strong wind draws the fragments up through the chimney and into the air. The next day, a number of elderly, sour-faced nannies wait outside the Banks' home, but a strong gust of wind blows them away, and Jane and Michael witness a young nanny descending from the sky using her umbrella. Presenting herself to Mr. Banks, Mary Poppins calmly produces the children's restored advertisement and agrees with its requests but promises the astonished banker she will be firm with his children.
Mary Poppins (film) | Plot
"Mary Poppins" premiered on August 27, 1964, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. The film's poster was painted by artist Paul Wenzel. Travers was not extended an invitation to the event, but managed to obtain one from a Disney executive. It was at the after-party that Richard Sherman recalled her walking up to Disney and loudly announcing that the animated sequence had to go. Disney responded, "Pamela, the ship has sailed" and walked away.
Mary Poppins (film) | Release
1964's "Mary Poppins" is one of the best-known artistic films of this nature, with a minutes-long scene in which Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews, as well as many other actors, travel to a land which Van Dyke's character created. One of the best-known scenes was an improvised number in which Van Dyke's character dances around with penguin waiters, as Andrews watches happily. "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," from 1971 features a live action and animated sequence in which Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson dance together in an underwater nightclub, while Tomlinson must bear the brunt of aggressive, anthropomorphic soccer-playing animals in the latter half.
Live-action animated film | Development of live-action/animated films by Disney
However, it is then revealed that none of the invitees are coming and Winifred reflects on her failure at pleasing George ("A Spoonful Of Sugar (Reprise)").
Mary Poppins (musical) | Act I
The bank chairman's father does not make an appearance like in the film, nor does Mr. Binnacle, Admiral Boom's assistant. New characters were developed to create a new conflict at the bank, the nice John Northbrook and scheming Herr Von Hussler. Another character from the books that is in the musical is Robertson Ay, the houseboy, who did not appear in the film.
Mary Poppins (musical) | Differences from the film and books
"Mary Poppins" (1964) was a critical and popular success, winning multiple Oscars for its editing, music (including Best Song for "Chim Chim Cher-ee"), and visual effects (notably the scene combining live action and animation). Lead actress Julie Andrews won an Academy Award for Best Actress.
London in film | Musical London
Filming took place between May and September 1963, and post-production and animation took another 11 months.
Mary Poppins (film) | Filming
After the duo meets up with the children, Mary Poppins enchants the carousel horses; Bert rescues a fox from a fox hunt; they take part in a horse race which Mary wins. Describing her victory, Mary Poppins uses the nonsense word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." The outing is ended when a thunderstorm dissolves Bert's drawings, returning the group to London.
Mary Poppins (film) | Plot
Outsiders are told that Mary has gone on holiday to America and won't return for a long time.
Kind Lady (1935 film) | Plot
Robert Sherman dubbed the speaking voice for Jane Darwell because Darwell's voice was too weak to be heard in the soundtrack. Sherman's voice is heard saying the only line: "Feed the Birds, Tuppence a bag."
Mary Poppins (film) | Casting
British film magazine "Empire" included Poppins (as played by Andrews) in their 2011 list of 100 greatest movie characters. Acclaimed for her performance as Poppins in the 2018 sequel, Emily Blunt received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Mary Poppins (character) | Introduction
As in "Mary Poppins", Mary leaves at the end (via an enchanted merry-go-round, throwing her locket towards the children as she disappears), but this time with a "return ticket, just in case" she needs to return.
Mary Poppins (book series) | "Mary Poppins Comes Back", published 1935
A new production opened at The Ronacher Theatre in Vienna in 2014. In the autumn of 2015 it embarked on a new UK Tour.
George Stiles (composer) | Mary Poppins
The film centres around a group of children who with the school professor get shrunk and then have to return to normal size.
Professor Popper's Problem | Premise
Mary Poppins is a franchise based on the "Mary Poppins" series of children's books written by P. L. Travers. Arts, entertainment, and media within the franchise include:
Mary Poppins | Introduction
The Shermans wrote additional songs that was unused, readapted into existing ones, or cut from the final film. The majority of this music was subsequently released in later editions of the soundtrack album.
Mary Poppins (soundtrack) | Background
In his 1948 review for "The New York Times", Bosley Crowther called the film "a sly piece of propaganda against the administrators of our government in Washington." Crowther explained: According to Crowther, the filmmakers, whom he called "propagandists", manipulate the viewer into drawing negative conclusions about Washington and its leaders. The film also fails on an entertainment level, with "painful attempts at humor" and "flat jokes" about the "woefully lax and quixotic operations of White House officialdom." In his review for "Allmovie", Craig Butler called it "a moderately entertaining mini-musical simply because of the charming presence of Deanna Durbin." Butler saw the film as an unsuccessful attempt at creating a romantic screwball comedy of the classic type, lacking the necessary keen eye on detail, organization, character, and wit.
For the Love of Mary | Reception
"Son of Flubber" (1963) was a popular sequel to "The Absent-Minded Professor", and "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones" (1964), a teen comedy, was an unexpected hit, leading to a sequel, "The Monkey's Uncle" (1965). None did as well at the box office as "Mary Poppins" (1964), which gained domestic rentals of $45,000,000 and won five Oscars.
Robert Stevenson (director) | Walt Disney
"Mary Poppins" was first released in late 1980 on VHS, Betamax, CED and LaserDisc. On October 28, 1994, August 26, 1997, and March 31, 1998, it was re-released three times as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection. In 1998, this film became Disney's first DVD. On July 4, 2000, it was released on VHS and DVD as part of the Gold Classic Collection. On December 14, 2004, it had a 2-Disc DVD release in a Digitally Restored 40th Anniversary Edition as well as its final issue in the VHS Format. The film's audio track featured an "Enhanced Home Theater Mix" consisting of replaced sound effects (to make the soundtrack more "modern") and improved fidelity and mixing and some enhanced music (this version was also shown on 2006–2012 ABC Family airings of the movie), though the DVD also included the original soundtrack as an audio option.
Mary Poppins (film) | Home media
The scene is set in London, during the Great Depression. Michael Banks lives in his childhood home with his three children, John, Annabel and Georgie, after the death of his wife, Kate, a year earlier. Michael has taken a loan from his employer, the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank, and is three months behind on payments. Wilkins, the bank's corrupt new chairman, sends associates to warn him that his house will be repossessed if the loan is not repaid in full by Friday. Michael and his sister Jane recall that their father left them shares in the bank that should cover the loan, and they search the house for the share certificate.
Mary Poppins Returns | Plot
It is loosely based on the other seven "Mary Poppins" books by Travers and expands beyond them. Emily Blunt stars as Mary Poppins, alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda in the role of Jack, a similar character to Dick Van Dyke's "Bert" from the first film. It was announced on 31 May 2016 that the film would be titled "Mary Poppins Returns" and would take place in Great Depression-era London, 25 years after the events of the original film. Emily Mortimer and Ben Whishaw play grown-up Jane and Michael Banks. The release date was December 19, 2018 in the US and the UK.
Mary Poppins (book series) | "Mary Poppins Returns" (2018)
In "Mary Poppins Comes Back", it is hinted that he is a character in a story that Mary Poppins tells the children about a king who is led astray by The Fool (Jester) and that he is the Fool. The film depicts Mrs. Brill and Ellen (played by Reta Shaw and Hermione Baddeley, respectively), but not Robertson Ay; the musical includes Mrs. Brill and Robertson Ay, without Ellen. Only Ellen appears in the 2018 film, portrayed by Julie Walters. No mention is made of what happened to Mrs. Brill.
Mary Poppins (book series) | Other domestic employees
The musical director was Björn Dobbelaere, with actors Linda Olsson as Mary and Magnus Borén as Bert. Other European productions include:
Mary Poppins (musical) | International productions
When the children ask why Mary Poppins, a real person, is there, they are told that she is a fairy tale come true. The next morning, Jane and Michael find definite proof of the last night's adventure, and this time she does not deny it, simply telling them that they too may end up living happily ever after.
Mary Poppins Opens the Door | Plot summary
In 1983, the story was adapted by the Soviet Union's Mosfilm studios into the Russian-language TV musical film "Мэри Поппинс, до свидания!" ("Mary Poppins, Goodbye"), starring Natalya Andreychenko (acting) and Tatyana Voronina (singing) as Mary Poppins, Albert Filozov as George Banks, and Oleg Tabakov as Miss Andrew.
Mary Poppins (book series) | 1983 film
That idea also did not come to fruition, however, because Travers would not go ahead without certain caveats that the company would not concede, including barring Poppins' clothing from being red. Travers' attempt to get a sequel from the first film with her involvement was not deterred. In the 1980s, she and Brian Sibley, a good friend whom she met in the 1970s, wrote a screenplay for a sequel titled "Mary Poppins Comes Back", based on the parts from Travers' second "Mary Poppins" book unused in the 1964 film. Sibley then wrote a letter to Roy E. Disney about making the film, to which Disney contracted them to supply a film treatment.
Mary Poppins Returns | Development
Travers was an adviser to the production. However, she disapproved of the dilution of the harsher aspects of Mary Poppins' character, felt ambivalent about the music, and hated the use of animation so much that she ruled out any further adaptations of the later "Mary Poppins" novels. She objected to a number of elements that made it into the film. Rather than original songs, she wanted the soundtrack to feature known standards of the Edwardian period in which the story is set. Disney overruled her, citing contract stipulations that he had final say on the finished print. Much of the Travers–Disney correspondence is part of the Travers collection of papers in the State Library of New South Wales, Australia.
Mary Poppins (film) | Pre-production
At the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Travers meets the creative team that are developing "Mary Poppins" for the screen: screenwriter Don DaGradi, and music composers Richard and Robert Sherman. She finds their presumptions and casual manners highly improper, a view that she also holds of the jocular Disney.
Saving Mr. Banks | Plot
The film's music received critical acclaim, winning two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song (for "Chim Chim Cher-ee") and two Grammy Awards for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture and Best Recording for Children. Walt Disney Records reissued the soundtrack in 1997, including a 16-minute track of unreleased songs and demo versions. In 2004, as part of the film's 40th anniversary (also called Special Edition), a 28-track disc (as part of a two-disc set) was released. In 2014 (the 50th anniversary of the film's release), the soundtrack was released in a 3-CD edition as part of the series; this edition includes the complete soundtrack in its entirety, as well as demos of many "lost" tracks.
Mary Poppins (soundtrack) | Introduction
In both the West End and Broadway versions of the stage musical, the Mary Poppins character is more deliberately mysterious than in the movie version. She is slightly stricter with the children (who are also naughtier than their book and movie counterparts), but only because she wants them to become the best they can be. Mary in the stage version is also more aware of Bert's feelings towards her.
Mary Poppins (character) | Stage musical
Nithya Menen and Padmapriya reprised their role from the Kannada film.
Poppins | Introduction
The stage musical is not a direct adaptation of the Disney film, but features elements of the film and the original books, plus original updated elements. The dancing penguins in the "Jolly Holiday" sequence and the tea party on the ceiling at Uncle Albert's (likely due to the inability to make things float on stage) from the film have been removed, although some community theatres dress their chorus as penguins for "Jolly Holiday". The character of Neleus from the books comes to life in the musical, but was not seen the film. Mrs. Corry and her daughters have a cameo in the film, and are in the musical and books.
Mary Poppins (musical) | Differences from the film and books
George and Winifred Banks were played by David Tomlinson and Glynis Johns. The film features a mix of adventures and episodes taken from each of the existing novels, and new events created for it. In notable differences from the original novels, the film does not include the characters John, Barbara, or Annabel Banks, and has Mary Poppins herself characterised as noticeably kinder.
Mary Poppins (book series) | "Mary Poppins" (1964)
In 2004, Julie Andrews appeared in a live-action/animated 10-minute short film produced by DisneyToon Studios for the 40th Anniversary DVD release of "Mary Poppins". "The Cat That Looked at a King" was based on "Mary Poppins Opens the Door," and was the first project offered to The Answer Studio, which included former employees of Walt Disney Animation Japan. As the film opens, two modern-day British children are looking at chalk drawings at the same location where Dick Van Dyke's character, Bert, did his artwork in the original movie. Andrews (as herself) greets the children and takes them into the chalk drawing where they watch the tale of a cat (Tracey Ullman) that challenges a king (David Ogden Stiers) to a trivia contest.
Mary Poppins Opens the Door | Film adaptation
Bert, as played by Van Dyke, was a composite of several characters from Travers' stories. Travers demanded any suggestions of romance between Mary Poppins and Bert be eliminated and so lyrics were written for "Jolly Holiday" that clearly indicated that their friendship was purely platonic; some subtle hints of romance, however, remained in the finished film.
Mary Poppins (film) | Storyline differences
There are many elements from the books that do not appear in the film or musical, such as Nellie Rubina and the Balloon Woman. The musical places more emphasis on Jane and Michael being naughty and their parents being dysfunctional to heighten the drama. Jane and Michael are constantly answering back and fighting, necessitating a new sequence where Mary brings Jane's doll Valentine and the other toys to life to berate them in the song "Playing the Game". This sequence, originally titled "Temper Temper," was inspired from a chapter in the books titled "Bad Wednesday". George Banks has been expanded from the film: in the musical it is revealed that he had a difficult childhood in which he was ignored by his parents, Jane and Michael's paternal grandparents, and was placed under the care of a fearsome nanny.
Mary Poppins (musical) | Differences from the film and books
Nothing of this is so much as mentioned in the book. His role in the stage musical is similar to the film, but he has an additional back-story drawn from the original books, in which he was ignored by his parents and tormented by a cruel governess during his childhood. In the 1964 Disney film he is portrayed by David Tomlinson; in the 2004 BBC Radio 4 drama, he is played by David Timson. He is often consumed in his work and, throughout the film, was shown to neglect his children. But he was not a static character; his attitude changed throughout the film to finally becoming the type of affectionate father that most children would wish for, shown most prominently with him fixing his children's kite and taking them to go fly it outside.
Mary Poppins (book series) | Mr. Banks
While Mary manages the children, other problems lie with their parents. Winifred is aware that she is somehow disappointing both her children and her husband. George, on the other hand, can't understand why she finds the role of wife and mother so difficult. In an effort to please her husband, Winifred sends out invitations for a smart tea party ("Cherry Tree Lane (Reprise) / Being Mrs. Banks / Jolly Holiday (Reprise)"). Mrs. Brill makes the preparations, while telling an eager Robertson Ay to keep his hands off. The children inadvertently sabotage the kitchen preparations, but Mary sorts it out with a lesson ("A Spoonful of Sugar").
Mary Poppins (musical) | Act I
The film in set in 1980s London, at Number 17, Cherry Tree Lane where the Banks family is trying to find a new nanny. Soon after posting an advertisement in a newspaper, a mysterious lady called Mary Poppins arrives at their door. Mary Poppins is shown to have magical powers, with and leads the children, Jane and Micheal, on many magical adventures.
Mary Poppins, Goodbye | Plot
In February 2017, Angela Lansbury was cast to play the Balloon Lady. Julie Andrews, who portrayed Poppins in the 1964 film, was approached to do a cameo (possibly as the Balloon Lady before the part was offered to Angela Lansbury) in the sequel but turned down the offer as she wanted it to be "Emily's show." Dick Van Dyke, who portrayed Bert and Mr. Dawes Sr. in the original film, returns in the sequel as the latter's son, Mr. Dawes Jr., replacing Arthur Malet, who died in 2013. Karen Dotrice, who played the young Jane Banks in the original, has a cameo appearance in the film.
Mary Poppins Returns | Casting
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Mary (2019 film) | Introduction
Made on an estimated budget of $4.4–6 million, it was reported by Cobbett Steinberg to be the most profitable film of 1965, earning a net profit of $28.5 million. Walt Disney used his huge profits from the film to purchase land in central Florida and finance the construction of Walt Disney World.
Mary Poppins (film) | Box office
Composer-songwriter Marc Shaiman and co-lyricist Scott Wittman began working on the score and songs in 2016. They wrote nine original songs for the film. In 2018, the song "The Place Where Lost Things Go" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song and the film score was also nominated for Best Original Score. The score includes musical references to the songs and score from the first film written by the Sherman Brothers: these songs include "A Spoonful of Sugar", "The Perfect Nanny", "Feed The Birds" and "Let's Go Fly a Kite". Richard M. Sherman served as music consultant, with Shaiman stating that "if he had something that he thought should have been different or changed, he would have said so.
Mary Poppins Returns (soundtrack) | Background
If the cat wins, the king must give up his obsession with facts and figures and reconnect with his queen. Back in the real world—where she, like Poppins, denies that she has been away—Andrews and the cat face each other as the shadow of Mary Poppins is framed by one of the chalk drawings. The concept of Mary Poppins staying until "the door opens" is used in "Mary Poppins Returns".
Mary Poppins Opens the Door | Film adaptation
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events, including two highly successful musical films, "Mary Poppins" and "My Fair Lady".
1964 in film | Introduction
The production closed on January 12, 2008, after a run of more than three years.
Mary Poppins (musical) | Original West End production
Upon returning to Britain, Crichton chooses not to marry Mary; instead, he asks a maid, Tweeny (who was attracted to Crichton throughout the film), to marry him, and the two move to the United States.
Male and Female | Plot
Julie Andrews – "Mary Poppins"
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In the stage musical, she is a former actress who is under constant pressure from her husband as she struggles to enter his social circle. In the 1964 Disney film, she is portrayed by Glynis Johns; in the 2004 BBC Radio 4 drama, she is played by Deborah Berlin.
Mary Poppins (book series) | Mrs. Banks
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 34%, based on 29 reviews, and an average rating of 5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "An exercise in strained whimsy and saccharine sentiment." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 33 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". "Variety" called it a "half-klutzy, half-engaging eccentric comedy...bolstered by good turns from leads Rachel Griffiths and Jonathan Pryce" but "falling prey to a general disorganization in tone and structure." "The Guardian" called it "a broad comedy with a very derivative Monty-ish plot, but likeable and good-natured." "The New York Times" called the film "alternately mushy and farcical" with an "undertone of satire" that keeps the film from "choking on its own cuteness"; it "churns up a few genuinely funny bits" including a climax "that is almost worth waiting for."
Very Annie Mary | Reception
The musical film adaptation "Mary Poppins" was released by Walt Disney Pictures in 1964. Primarily based on the original 1934 novel of the same name, it also lifted elements from the 1935 sequel "Mary Poppins Comes Back". The novels were loved by Disney's daughters when they were children, and Disney spent 20 years trying to purchase the film rights to "Mary Poppins", which included visits to Travers at her home in London. In 1961, Travers arrived in Los Angeles on a flight from London, her first-class ticket having been paid for by Disney, and finally agreed to sell the rights.
P. L. Travers | Disney version
Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" wrote a negative review of the film, finding that it "does not have the natural spontaneity nor the artificial smoothness of the play. Something has been subtracted in the transmission to the screen, and this time 'John Loves Mary' carries neither conviction nor charm." "Variety", however, called it "a punchy laugh-getter ... Pacing of David Butler's direction is very sharp, whipping the laughs together in rapid-fire order as the visual and verbal gags are brought on. It's good fun, even at its silliest, with a minimum of sagging moments." "Harrison's Reports" declared, "A highly amusing romantic comedy-farce ...
John Loves Mary | Reception
I talked about how horrible my older brothers were to me. I was a big fan of "Mary Poppins" and couldn't believe I was going to be in a Disney film."
Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Casting
Film critic Emanuel Levy liked the film and wrote, "The movie became influential, launching a cycle of "reunion" films, which included "The Big Chill" and the TV series "Thirtysomething". As a portrait of disenchantment, "Return" was more authentic and honest than Lawrence Kasdan's star-studded "Big Chill"...A rueful movie about unexceptional lives that have prematurely grown stale, "Secaucus" is a bit commonplace, lacking genuine drama. But Sayles uses effectively a discursive, episodic format; he constructs strong scenes with resonant dialogue. The characters are complex and individually distinguished by speech, gesture, and manner." Critic Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat wrote, "Here's a nice little movie about the baby boom generation...Novelist John Sayles wrote, directed, and edited this movie.
Return of the Secaucus 7 | Critical response
This theme of fatherly salvation notably formed the basis of the major dramatic moments in the 1964 film, including the climax involving Mr Banks' somber nighttime walk through London.
Mary Poppins (book series) | Mr. Banks