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About 11 years ago I remember seeing a VHS movie about some kids and their dad who made a crazy flying car. The car helped the man rescue his kids from an evil dungeon. I think the dad worked in a candy factory, too. I was about four or five, so I don't remember much about it, but I recall watching it many times because I loved it. It wasn't a cartoon.

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    The title needs spoilers.
    – Mazura
    Feb 2, 2019 at 3:25
  • Would "magic" be a better word than "crazy" in the title ?
    – Criggie
    Feb 2, 2019 at 3:57
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    @Criggie crazy fits the car better
    – nuggetsnack
    Feb 2, 2019 at 17:42

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Many of those details match the 1968 musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It involves a flying car, the father is an inventor who creates a new type of candy, and the children are captured by the evil Child Catcher and imprisoned.

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    Could this be the "dungeon" in question? youtube.com/watch?v=-SJAouBCKHo
    – Cupit
    Jan 31, 2019 at 23:57
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    Fun fact, the original novel that this movie was based on was written by Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond.
    – Robert Columbia
    Feb 1, 2019 at 5:15
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    @RobertColumbia: and the movie produced by 'Cubby' Broccoli, who later produced the Bond films (except the 'rogue' Never Say Never Again and the parody version of Casino Royale)
    – dave_thompson_085
    Feb 1, 2019 at 8:14
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    I saw the title of the question and jumped in to give this answer. Too late!
    – Martin Bonner supports Monica
    Feb 1, 2019 at 15:05
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    From the title alone, it could have been either this or one of the Flubber movies.
    – Robyn
    Feb 1, 2019 at 21:52

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