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Movie theaters across the country are pulling out the stops for Dick Van Dyke’s 100th birthday in December. A new documentary about the song and dance man’s life, “Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration,” will be in theaters over his birthday weekend on Dec. 13 and 14, Fathom Entertainment said Wednesday.

“It’s wonderful; a total surprise for me,” Van Dyke said in a statement the filmmakers provided to The Associated Press. “If you don’t think luck has a lot to do with it, then you’re mistaken.”

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The feature length film has been in the works for over three decades. In telling the story of Van Dyke's 80-plus years in entertainment, the film weaves together clips from classic films, like

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