Running for seven minutes, it’s a touching and intimate portrait of the beloved actor, whose other credits include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bye Bye Birdie and the TV show Diagnosis: Murder.
He allows the filmmakers to tour his home, showcasing memorabilia from his movies – including a lifesize replica of Bert, his chimney-sweeping character from Mary Poppins.
The star also recreates The Twizzle, external (an impossibly flexible routine from his 1960s TV sitcom, The Dick Van Dyke Show) as Chris Martin serenades him on the patio of his house; and dances barefoot with his wife, Arlene Silver.
But the most emotional moment comes as he talks about his four children, Christian, Barry, Stacy and Carrie Beth.
Van Dyke gazes lovingly at a photo of Stacy being read a bedtime story, and reveals: “I’ve had dreams where I’m depressed or lonely or hurt, and she comes to comfort me. She actually comes to comfort me.”
