New Dick Van Dyke Doc

[macbeth]

Posted: 9/11/25 at 10:28am

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Dick-Van-Dykes-100th-Birthday-Documentary-Set-for-December-Theatrical-Release-20250910

So excited! He's been a favorite of my family for 3 generations. 

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 9/11/25 at 11:01am

It really should be called "A Dick van Doc"

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 9/11/25 at 11:30am

His personal life had some spotty periods, like his first marriage and his alcoholism, so at least this’ll have some weight instead of it just being a career highlights tribute.

[John Adams]

Posted: 9/12/25 at 6:18am

KevinKlawitter said: "It really should be called "A Dick van Doc""

"Dad" humor... Always underappreciated 

[John Adams]

Posted: 9/12/25 at 6:33am

CBS aired a special at the time of his 98th birthday called, "Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic".

Given that this will be in theaters for only 2 days, and that the majority of interviews are with celebrities who have (very sadly) passed (as well as "a visit with the star to his hometown of Danville, Illinois", I wonder how much of this doc will be updated, or original?

Beyond any issues in his personal life, the man's career has been exceptional. Whenever I feel blue (ala 'Man in Chair'), I watch episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show on Amazon Prime. Takes me right back to my childhood when I watched them "first-run" on TV.

[Bwaygurl2]

Posted: 9/12/25 at 8:08am

Even with all of his acclaim, I still feel that Van Dyke is underappreciated. He was a song and dance man, a sitcom star, and could play a scary sociopath (columbo). Who else has his range?