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| studio = [[Walt Disney Pictures|Walt Disney Productions]]
| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Distribution Company, Inc.]]
| released = {{Film date|1964|08|27|Los Angeles|ref1=<ref name=AFI>{{AFI film|23290}}</ref>|1964|09|24|New York City|ref2=<ref name=AFI/>}}
| runtime = 139 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 138:55--><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/mary-poppins-film-0 | title=''Mary Poppins'' (U) | publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=October 9, 1964 | access-date=December 4, 2016 | archive-date=December 20, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220055711/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/mary-poppins-film-0}}</ref>
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| gross = $103.1&nbsp;million (US/Canada)<ref name=mojo>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0058331/ |title= Mary Poppins (1964) |website= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= October 30, 2019 |archive-date= October 31, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191031003810/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0058331/ |url-status= live}}</ref>
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'''''Mary Poppins''''' is a 1964 American [[Musical film|musical]] [[fantasy comedy film]] film directed by [[Robert Stevenson (filmmaker)|Robert Stevenson]] and produced by [[Walt Disney]], with songs written and composed by the [[Sherman Brothers]]. The screenplay is by [[Bill Walsh (producer)|Bill Walsh]] and [[Don DaGradi]], based on [[P. L. Travers]]'s book series ''[[Mary Poppins (book series)|Mary Poppins]]''. The film, which combines [[Live-action and animated|live-action and animation]], stars [[Julie Andrews]] in her feature film debut as [[Mary Poppins (character)|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 (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]] in [[Burbank, California]], using painted London background scenes.<ref name="pbs.org">{{cite episode|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/walt-disney/|title=Walt Disney|series=[[American Experience]]|season=27|number=4–5|network=[[PBS]]|date=September 2015|access-date=September 4, 2017|archive-date=April 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421164454/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/walt-disney/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
''Mary Poppins'' was released on August 27, 1964, to critical acclaim and commercial success, earning $44 million in [[theatrical rental]]s in its original run. It became the [[1964 in film|highest-grossing film of 1964]] in the United States, and at the time of its release became Disney's highest-grossing film. During its theatrical lifetime, it grossed over $103 million worldwide. It received a total of thirteen [[Academy Award]] nominations—a record for any film released by [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]]—including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], and won five: [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for Andrews, [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]], [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Music Score]], [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]], and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] for "[[Chim Chim Cher-ee]]". It is considered Walt Disney's crowning live-action achievement and is the only one of his films to earn a Best Picture nomination during his lifetime.<ref name="pbs.org" /> In 2013, it was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."<ref name="2013Add">{{cite news|last=O'Sullivan|first=Michael|title=Library of Congress announces 2013 National Film Registry selections|url-access = registration |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160610201044/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/library-of-congress-announces-2013-national-film-registry-selections/2013/12/17/eba98bce-6737-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html?tid=hpModule_ef3e52c4-8691-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394 |url-status=live |newspaper= [[The Washington Post]]|archive-date= June 10, 2016|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/library-of-congress-announces-2013-national-film-registry-selections/2013/12/17/eba98bce-6737-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html?tid=hpModule_ef3e52c4-8691-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394 |date=December 18, 2013}}</ref>
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== Plot ==
{{Long plot|film|date=March 2024}}<!-- Per WP:FILMPLOT, the general requirement is that the plot summary should be between 400–700 words. -->
In the spring of 1910, Winifred Banks returns to her home in [[London]] after a [[suffragette]] rally ("[[Sister Suffragette]]") and learns that her children's nanny, Katie Nanna, has quit after her children, Jane and Michael, ranhave run away, "for the fourth time this week.", Laterwhich thatprompted their nanny to quit her job. That night, Winifred's strict and ambitious husband George returns home from his job at the bank ("[[The Life I Lead (song)|The Life I Lead]]"). George,and afterplaces beinga informed with the news, puts annewspaper advertisement in the paper for a stern, no-nonsense nanny. In contrast, Jane and Michael present their own advertisement for a kind, sympathetic nanny ("[[The Perfect Nanny (song)|The Perfect Nanny]]")., Winifred strongly agrees with the children. However,but George rips up thetheir letter and throws the scraps in the fireplace,. but aA strong wind draws the scraps up through the chimney and into the sky.
 
The next day, several sour-faced nannies await outside the Banks family's home, but a strong gust of wind magically blows them away. Jane and Michael then witness a young woman using an umbrella as a [[parachute]] to gracefully descend from the sky. The woman enters the Banks family's home and introduces herself as [[Mary Poppins (character)|Mary Poppins]]. To George's shock, Mary is holding the children's advertisement, and the scraps have been put back together. She agrees with the advertisement's requests but promises George that she will be firm with his children. Mary hires herself and convincesmanipulates George itinto washiring originallyher. his idea.Upstairs, Mary takeshelps the children upstairs and helps them magically tidy upclean their nursery ("[[A Spoonful of Sugar]]").
 
While walking outsidein a park, the trio encounters Mary's friend Bert, a [[Jack of all trades, master of none|jack of all trades]] working as a [[street painting|street painter]];. Mary transports the group into one of Bert's drawings. While the children ride on a [[carousel]], Mary and Bert sing while strolling ("Jolly Holiday"), and Bert flirts with Mary. Mary then enchants the carousel horses to move on their own. Bert rescues a fox from a [[Fox hunting|fox hunt]]. Bert and Mary takethen partparticipate in a [[horse race]], which Mary wins. Describing her victory, Mary uses a [[nonsense word]] to describe her victory ("[[Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious]]"). When a thunderstorm dissolves Bert's drawings, the group is returned to London. While putting the children to bed, Mary calmly sings a lullaby ("[[Stay Awake (Mary Poppins song)|Stay Awake]]").
 
The next day, the trio and Bert meetvisit Mary's odd uncle, Albert, whose uncontrollable laughter has caused him to float ("[[I Love to Laugh]]"). Eventually, Mary leaves with Jane and Michael, saddening Uncle Albert. George becomes annoyed by the household's cheery atmosphere and threatens to fire Mary. She persuades him to take the children to his workplace. That evening, Mary sings a lullaby<ref name=hymn>{{cite web |url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/julie-andrews/feed-the-birds |title=Feed The Birds by Julie Andrews |website=SongFacts |access-date=January 29, 2022}}</ref> about a woman who sells [[bird food]] on the steps of the [[St. Paul's Cathedral]] ("[[Feed the Birds]]"). The next day at the bank, the children meet George's boss, the elderly Mr. Dawes Sr., who advises Michael to invest his [[twopence (British pre-decimal coin)|tuppence]] in the bank, ultimately snatching histhe coin out of Michael's hand ("[[Fidelity Fiduciary Bank]]"). Michael demands it back; other customers overhear the conflict, and they all begin demanding their own money back, causing a [[bank run]].
 
Jane and Michael flee the bank and get lost in the [[East End of London|East End]]. Bert, now working as a [[chimney sweep]], escorts them home ("[[Chim Chim Cher-ee]]"). The three and Mary venture onto the rooftops, where Bert dances with other chimney sweeps ("[[Step in Time]]"). George and Winifred return home to find Bert's friends dancing in their home; George sends them away. George thenlater receives a phone call from the bank, requesting a meeting with him regarding Michael's actions. The children overhear the phone call and become concerned. Bert takesscolds George to task for hisneglecting neglectJane ofand hisMichael children,and warningadvises him to spend more time with Jane and Michaelthem before they grow up ("[[A Man Has Dreams]]"). Hoping to make amends, Michael gives George the tuppence, hoping to make amends. WithStricken the feeling ofwith regret, George slowly walks through London to the bank, where he is given a humiliating [[cashiering]]. Lost for words, George exclaims "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,", tells a joke Uncle Albert had told the children, and happily headswalks home. When Mr. Dawes Sr. understands the joke, he floats up into the air, laughing.
 
The next day, Mary Poppins tells the children she must leave. George mends his children's kite and takes the family out to fly it. At the park, the family encounters Mr. Dawes Sr.'s son, Mr. Dawes Jr., who reveals that his father [[Death from laughter|died laughing]] at the joke ("[[Let's Go Fly a Kite]]"). Mr. Dawes Jr. says his father had never been happier and gratefully re-employsrehires George(and aspromotes) a partnerGeorge. Mary watches the family and decides her work is done. As Mary flies away, Bert looks up and says, "Goodbye, Mary Poppins. Don't stay away too long."
 
==Cast==
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* [[Glynis Johns]] as Winifred Banks, the easily distracted wife of George Banks and the mother of Jane and Michael. She is depicted as a member of [[Emmeline Pankhurst]]'s "[[Women's suffrage in the United Kingdom|Votes for Women]]" suffrage movement. Mrs. Banks was originally named Cynthia, but this was changed to the more English-sounding Winifred per Travers.<ref name= historyvshollywood>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Kevin|url= https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/saving-mr-banks.php|title= Saving Mr. Banks True Story|work= [[History vs. Hollywood]]|date=December 19, 2013|access-date= September 9, 2020|archive-date= September 19, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200919083524/https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/saving-mr-banks.php|url-status= live}}</ref>
* [[Hermione Baddeley]] as Ellen, the maid of the Banks residence
* [[Reta Shaw]] as Mrs. Clara Brill, the cook of the Banks residence
* [[Karen Dotrice]] as Jane Banks, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Banks and Michael's older sister. Jane is a high-spirited, bright, and precocious young girl.
* [[Matthew Garber]] as Michael Banks, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Banks and Jane's younger brother. Michael is an excitable and naughty young boy who simply adores and looks up to his father. Both Jane and Michael are mischievous and misbehave in an attempt to seek attention from their parents.
* [[Elsa Lanchester]] as Katie Nanna, the disgruntled nanny who quits the Banks family
* [[Arthur Treacher]] as Constable Cody Jones, a police officer
* [[Reginald Owen]] as Admiral Boom, the Banks' eccentric neighbor and a naval officer. He has his first mate, Mr. Binnacle, fire a cannon from his roof every 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
* [[Ed Wynn]] as Uncle Albert, a jolly gentleman who suffers from an unknown condition where he floats in the air due to his uncontrollable laughter. Although he likes having company over, he becomes sad and cries when his guests have to leave and he falls back to the ground, since it is the inversion of laughing.
* [[Jane Darwell]] as the "Bird Woman", an old woman who sells breadcrumbs for the pigeons on the steps of [[St Paul's Cathedral]]
** Darwell's last film before she died in 1967.
* [[Arthur Malet]] as Mr. Dawes Jr., the director's son and member of the board
* James Logan as a doorman who chases after the children in the bank
* [[Don Barclay (actor)|Don Barclay]] as Mr. Binnacle, Admiral Boom's first mate
* [[Alma Lawton]] as Mrs. Corry, an old shopkeeper of a gingerbread shop and mother of two very tall daughters
* [[Marjorie Eaton]] as Miss Molly Persimmon
* [[Marjorie Bennett]] as Miss Lark, owner of the dog named Andrew, who frequently runs away
* [[Cyril Delevanti]] as Mr. Grubbs (uncredited)<ref name=AFI/>
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* [[Richard M. Sherman]] as Penguin Waiter, Male Pearly
* [[Robert B. Sherman]] as Pearly Banjo Player
* David Tomlinson as Penguin Waiter, Jockey, Race Track Stewards, Mary Poppins' Parrot Umbrella<ref>{{cite web |last=Korkis |first=Jim |date=August 14, 2013 |title=Mary Poppins Fun Facts |url=http://www.mouseplanet.com/10436/Mary_Poppins_Fun_Facts |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/iED1T20240428160421/https://mouseplanet.com/mary-poppins-fun-facts/4114/ |archive-date=April 28, 2024 |website=MousePlanet |access-date=February 18, 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Ginny Tyler]] as the Lambs
* [[Martha Wentworth]] as Cockney Cow<ref name="CartoonVoices">{{cite book |last=Scott |first=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 |date=3 October 2022 |publisher=BearManor Media |page=606}}</ref>
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The film's main basis was the first novel in [[Mary Poppins (novel)|the ''Mary Poppins'' series]]. According to the 40th Anniversary DVD release of the film in 2004, Disney's daughters fell in love with the ''Mary Poppins'' books and made Disney promise to make a film based on them. He first attempted to purchase the film rights from [[P. L. Travers]] as early as 1938, but Travers repeatedly refused; she did not believe a film version would do justice to her books.
 
Disney was also then known primarily as a producer of animated films, and had yet to produce a major live-action work. For more than 20 years, he made periodic efforts to convince Travers to release the rights, including visiting her home in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], London.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Julia Llewellyn |title=Saving Mr Banks: the true story of Walt Disney's battle to make Mary Poppins |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/saving-mr-banks-true-story-walt-disneys-battle-make-mary-poppins/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=December 23, 2016 |orig-date=December 2013 |access-date=April 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218051529/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/saving-mr-banks-true-story-walt-disneys-battle-make-mary-poppins/ |archive-date=February 18, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He finally succeeded in 1961, although Travers demanded and obtained script-approval rights. The [[Sherman Brothers]] composed the music score and were involved in the film's development, suggesting the setting be changed from the 1930s to the [[Edwardian era]]. Pre-production and music creation took about two years.
 
=== Pre-production ===
Travers was an adviser to the production, even being billed as the film's Consultant. 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Newman|first=Melinda|title='Poppins' Author a Pill No Spoonful of Sugar Could Sweeten|url=https://variety.com/2013/music/features/poppins-author-a-pill-no-spoonful-of-sugar-could-sweeten-1200802019/|access-date=November 7, 2013|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 7, 2013|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111182813/http://variety.com/2013/music/features/poppins-author-a-pill-no-spoonful-of-sugar-could-sweeten-1200802019/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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. However, due to contract stipulations citing that he had [[final cut privilege]] on the finished print, Disney overruled her.
 
Much of the Travers–Disney correspondence is part of the Travers collection of papers in the [[State Library of New South Wales]], Australia. The relationship between Travers and Disney is detailed in ''Mary Poppins She Wrote'', a biography of Travers by Valerie Lawson. The biography is the basis for two documentaries on Travers: ''The Real Mary Poppins'' and Lisa Matthews' ''The Shadow of Mary Poppins''.<ref name=Nance>{{cite news|last=Nance|first=Kevin|title=Valerie Lawson talks 'Mary Poppins, She Wrote' and P.L Travers|url=httphttps://articleswww.chicagotribune.com/2013-/12-/20/features/chi-saving-mr-banks-valerie-lawson-20131220_1_savingtalks-mrmary-ppoppins-lshe-traverswrote-pand-lpl-travers/|access-date=April 21, 2014|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=December 20, 2013|archive-date=February 28, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228131106/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-12-20/features/chi-saving-mr-banks-valerie-lawson-20131220_1_saving-mr-p-l-travers-p-l-travers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roninfilms.com.au/feature/503/shadow-of-mary-poppins.html |title=The Shadow of Mary Poppins |date=2003 |access-date=November 29, 2015 |publisher=Ronin Films |website=Shop for a Film |archive-date=November 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121053608/http://www.roninfilms.com.au/feature/503/shadow-of-mary-poppins.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=newyorker>{{cite magazine|last=Flanagan|first=Caitlin|author-link=Caitlin Flanagan|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/12/19/becoming-mary-poppins?currentPage=all|title=Becoming Mary Poppins|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=December 19, 2005|access-date=November 9, 2014|archive-date=November 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109070254/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/12/19/becoming-mary-poppins?currentPage=all|url-status=live}}</ref> Their relationship during the development of the film was also dramatized in the 2013 Disney film ''[[Saving Mr. Banks]]''.
 
=== Casting ===
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Andrews also provided the voice in two other sections of the film: During "[[A Spoonful of Sugar]]", she provided the whistling harmony for the robin, and she was also one of the [[Pearly Kings and Queens|Pearly]] singers during "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious". [[David Tomlinson]], besides playing Mr. Banks, provided the voices of Mary's talking umbrella, Admiral Boom's first mate, and numerous other voice-over parts. During the "Jolly Holiday" sequence, the three singing Cockney geese were all voiced by [[Marni Nixon]], who regularly sang for actresses with substandard singing voices. (Nixon later provided the singing voice for Hepburn in ''My Fair Lady,'' and played one of Andrews' fellow nuns in ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]''.) Andrews later beat Hepburn for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress Award]] at the [[Golden Globes]] for their respective roles. Andrews also won the [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for Best Actress for her role (Hepburn was not nominated for it). Richard Sherman, one of the songwriters, also voiced a penguin, and one of the Pearlies.<ref>DVD extra</ref> Robert Sherman provided the speaking voice of Jane Darwell because Darwell's voice was too soft to be heard in the soundtrack. He is heard saying the only line: "Feed the birds, tuppence a bag."<ref>Source: Commentary on Mary Poppins on DVD</ref>
 
Disney cast [[Dick Van Dyke]] in the main supporting role of Bert after seeing his work on ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]''. After winning the role, Van Dyke lobbied to also play the senior Mr. Dawes. Disney felt he was too young for the part, but Van Dyke won him over after a screen test.<ref>{{cite web|last=Elisberg|first=Robert J.|title=Super-Cali-Fragilistic-Expial-Atrocious|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/super-cali-fragilistic-ex_b_440054.html|website=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=March 30, 2010|access-date=March 26, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402202923/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/super-cali-fragilistic-ex_b_440054.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Van Dyke had trouble with Bert's Cockney accent. English character actor [[J. Pat O'Malley]] provided some coaching;<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/10/julie-andrews-home-work-memoir-mary-poppins|title=Julie Andrews Remembers Becoming Mary Poppins|date=October 7, 2019|magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> but although Van Dyke is fondly remembered for the film, his [[English-language accents in film#Cockney|attempt at a Cockney accent]] is considered one of the poorer accents in film history.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7509572.stm|title=How not to do an American accent|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=July 21, 2008|access-date=February 14, 2015|archive-date=September 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921073046/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7509572.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> (It was #2 in a 2003 poll by ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine of the worst film accents.<ref>{{cite news | title=Connery 'has worst film accent' | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3032052.stm | publisher=BBC News | date=June 30, 2003 | access-date=July 6, 2008 | archive-date=August 24, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824041828/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3032052.stm | url-status=live}}</ref>) Van Dyke claimed that O'Malley "didn't do an accent any better than I did".<ref name="NPR Wait Wait">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130739954|title=Dick Van Dyke Plays Not My Job|work=[[Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!]]|date=October 23, 2010|access-date=April 3, 2018|archive-date=April 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417022932/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130739954|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, Van Dyke received an award for television excellence from the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA), at which time he said, "I appreciate this opportunity to apologise to the members of BAFTA for inflicting on them the most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema." A chief executive of BAFTA responded, "We look forward to his acceptance speech in whatever accent he chooses on the night. We have no doubt it will be '[[supercalifragilisticexpialidocious]]'."<ref name="apology">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jul/21/dick-van-dyke-sorry-for-cockney-accent-mary-poppins-disney|title=Dick Van Dyke sorry for 'atrocious cockney accent' in Mary Poppins|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|last=Khomami|first=Nadia|date=July 21, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2019|archive-date=January 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102201727/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jul/21/dick-van-dyke-sorry-for-cockney-accent-mary-poppins-disney|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2013 interview, Van Dyke would later stated that Travers hated him and Andrews, she didn't think they were right.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9779018/Dick-Van-Dyke-Id-go-to-work-with-terrible-hangovers.-Which-if-youre-dancing-is-hard.html | title=Dick van Dyke: "I'd go to work with terrible hangovers. Which if you're dancing is hard" | date=January 7, 2013 }}</ref>
 
=== Filming ===
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== Music ==
{{Main| Mary Poppins: Original Cast (soundtrack)Soundtrack}}
The film features music and lyrics by brothers [[Richard M. Sherman]] and [[Robert B. Sherman]], who took inspiration from Edwardian British [[music hall]] music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29160738|title=Mary Poppins songwriter 'thrilled' at Proms singalong|last=Dowd|first=Vincent|date=September 12, 2014|publisher=BBC News|access-date=September 13, 2014|archive-date=September 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912190402/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29160738|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Irwin Kostal]] arranged and conducted the score. [[Disneyland Records|Buena Vista Records]] released the original soundtrack in 1964 on LP and reel-to-reel tape.<ref name="disc">{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Walt-Disneys-Mary-Poppins-Original-Cast-Soundtrack/master/84656 |title=Walt Disney's Mary Poppins (Original Cast Soundtrack) |year=1964 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=January 19, 2016 |archive-date=January 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127202633/http://www.discogs.com/Various-Walt-Disneys-Mary-Poppins-Original-Cast-Soundtrack/master/84656 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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The film was very profitable for Disney. Made on an estimated budget of $4.4–6&nbsp;million,<ref name=digibits>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/history-legacy--showmanship/mary-poppins-50th-anniv|title=Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: Remembering "Mary Poppins" on its 50th Anniversary|last=Coate|first=Michael|website=The Digital Bits|date=August 27, 2014|access-date=February 16, 2015|archive-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070754/http://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/history-legacy--showmanship/mary-poppins-50th-anniv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1964/0MAPO.php|title=Box Office Information for ''Mary Poppins''|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-date=February 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201044717/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1964/0MAPO.php|url-status=live}}</ref>{{sfn|Hillier|Pye|2011|p=136}} it was reported by Cobbett Steinberg to be the most profitable film of 1965, earning a net profit of $28.5&nbsp;million.{{sfn|Steinberg|1980|p=25}}{{efn|When a film is released late in a calendar year (October–December), its income is reported in the following year's compendium, unless the film made a particularly fast impact.{{sfn|Steinberg|1980|p=17}}}} Walt Disney used his huge profits from the film to purchase land in central Florida and finance the construction of [[Walt Disney World]].{{sfn|Williams|Denney|2004|p=285}}
 
===Critical receptionresponse===
The film received universal acclaim from critics.{{sfn|Steinberg|1980|p=25}} Whitney Williams of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised its musical sequences and Andrews' and Van Dyke's performances in particular.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Williams|first=Whitney|title=Film Reviews: Mary Poppins|url=https://variety.com/1963/film/reviews/mary-poppins-1200420599/|magazine=Variety|date=September 2, 1964|access-date=December 13, 2013|archive-date=December 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218120539/http://variety.com/1963/film/reviews/mary-poppins-1200420599/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''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."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830765,00.html|title=Cinema: Have Umbrella, Will Travel|magazine=Time|volume=84|issue=12|pages=114, 116|date=September 18, 1964|access-date=December 13, 2013|archive-date=December 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218091253/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,830765,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bosley Crowther]], reviewing for ''The New York Times'', described the film as a "most wonderful, cheering movie … 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 [[Radio City Music Hall|Music Hall]] this year."<ref>{{cite news|last=Crowther|first=Bosley|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/25/archives/screen-mary-poppinsjulie-andrews-stars-as-famous-nanny.html|title=Screen: 'Mary Poppins'|work=The New York Times|page=34|date=September 25, 1964|access-date=February 14, 2020|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523184811/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/25/archives/screen-mary-poppinsjulie-andrews-stars-as-famous-nanny.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
For ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', James Powers applauded the performances, visual effects, musical score, production design, and choreography, and commented: "''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."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Powers|first=James|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mary-poppins-review-1964-movie-1168686|title='Mary Poppins': THR's 1964 Review|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 12, 2018|orig-date=August 28, 1964|access-date=February 14, 2020|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728225154/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mary-poppins-review-1964-movie-1168686|url-status=live}}</ref> Ann Guerin of ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' criticized the creative departures from the novels, particularly the "Jolly Holiday" sequence. She noted that "[s]ome 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, "With a little more restraint and a little less improvement on the original, the film's many charms would have been that much better."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Geurin|first=Ann|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rUwEAAAAMBAJ|title=Poppins with Snap and Crackle|magazine=[[Life (magazine)|Life]]|date=September 25, 1964|volume=57|issue=13|page=28|issn=0024-3019|via=[[Google Books]]|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521081057/https://books.google.com/books?id=rUwEAAAAMBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
On the review aggregator website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the filmsfilm holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critics 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."<ref name="rt">{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mary_poppins/ | title=Mary Poppins (1964) | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=August 18, 2021 | archive-date=March 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309215928/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mary_poppins | url-status=live}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[Weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 88 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mary-poppins |title=Mary Poppins Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 17, 2018 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111225401/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mary-poppins |url-status=live}}</ref> Critic Drew Casper summarized the impact of ''Mary Poppins'' in 2011:
 
{{blockquote|Disney was the leader, his musical fantasies mixing animation and truly marvelous f/x with real-life action for children and the child in the adult. ''Mary Poppins'' (1964) was his plum. ... the story was elemental, even trite. But utmost sophistication (the chimney pot sequence crisply cut by Oscared "Cotton" Warburton) and high-level invention (a tea party on the ceiling, a staircase of black smoke to the city's top) characterized its handling.{{sfn|Casper|2011|p=1881}}}}
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* The film inspired the [[The Simpsons (season 8)|eighth season]] episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' titled "[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]", featuring a parody of Mary called "Shary Bobbins" who helps out the Simpson family after Marge loses her hair due to stress, and spoofs of the songs "The Perfect Nanny", "A Spoonful of Sugar", "Feed the Birds" and "The Life I Lead".
* In Season 3 Episode 4 of ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', Buddy Sorrell ([[Morey Amsterdam]]) is brainstorming about ideas for ''The Alan Brady Show'' and says, "how about if Alan comes out as a cockney chimney sweep but he is getting so fat he can't get down the chimney." Since the episode's air date (October 16, 1963) was after ''Mary Poppins'' finished filming (in September 1963) but before the film premiered (in 1964), this was both a wink to those behind the scenes who knew ''Mary Poppins'' was on the way and a nod to the character Dick Van Dyke plays in the movie.<ref>{{Citation|last=Rich|first=John|title=Very Old Shoes, Very Old Rice|date=1963-10-16|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0559859/?ref_=tt_cl_i1|type=Comedy, Family|others=Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews|publisher=Calvada Productions|access-date=2020-12-13|archive-date=May 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521081049/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0559859/?ref_=tt_cl_i1|url-status=live}}</ref>
* In [[The Baby-Sitters Club]] books, Stacey takes a group of children on a shambolic outing to the Embassy Theatre to see ''Mary Poppins.''
* The penguin waiters and a silhouette of Mary Poppins appeared in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', although the same penguins also appear by themselves on ''[[House of Mouse]]'' and ''[[Once Upon a Studio]]''.
* In ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'', Peter Quill tells Yondu Udonta that he looks like Mary Poppins, and then, Yondu Udonta yells, "I'm Mary Poppins, y'all!"
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