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Release Date:
30 June 1971 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's everybody's non-pollutionary, anti-institutionary, pro-confectionery factory of fun! more
Plot:
A poor boy wins the oppurtunity to tour the most eccentric and wonderful candy factory of all. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
'Charlie' Knocks Off 'Sith'
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 November 2005)
Wilder Retracts Depp Criticism
(From WENN. 6 July 2005)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 November 2005)
Wilder Retracts Depp Criticism
(From WENN. 6 July 2005)
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Timeless.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gene Wilder | ... | Willy Wonka |
 | Jack Albertson | ... | Grandpa Joe |
| Peter Ostrum | ... | Charlie Bucket |
| Roy Kinnear | ... | Mr. Salt |
| Julie Dawn Cole | ... | Veruca Salt |
| Leonard Stone | ... | Mr. Beauregarde |
| Denise Nickerson | ... | Violet Beauregarde |
| Nora Denney | ... | Mrs. Teevee (as Dodo Denney) |
| Paris Themmen | ... | Mike Teevee |
| Ursula Reit | ... | Mrs. Gloop |
| Michael Bollner | ... | Augustus Gloop |
| Diana Sowle | ... | Mrs. Bucket |
| Aubrey Woods | ... | Bill |
| David Battley | ... | Mr. Turkentine |
| Günter Meisner | ... | Mr. Slugworth (as Gunter Meisner) |
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Runtime:
100 min | West Germany:89 min (theatrical version)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) |
Dolby Digital (DVD Release)
Certification:
Canada:F (Ontario) (re-rating) (1996) |
Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) (original rating) |
Portugal:M/6 |
Canada:G (Ontario - 2006) |
West Germany:6 |
Germany:o.Al. (re-rating) (2005) |
Finland:K-7 (1971) (uncut) |
Finland:S (1971) (cut) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Brazil:Livre |
Chile:TE |
France:U |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:U |
USA:G
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The country where the film takes place is a mystery. Various measures were taken: The cars do not have US license plates. The title of the newspaper is generic and does not reveal the name of the city. The identity of the coin that Charlie finds in the gutter is not revealed. After selling him a candy bar, the dealer does not state the exact balance due, as is customarily done in any transaction (but would disclose the unit of currency); he merely clears his throat. Mr. Wilkinson/Slugworth bribes Charlie with "Ten thousand of these", referring to units of currency, but does not use the name of the currency. Charlie never appears on television; the countries were all revealed during T.V. interviews. On the day they arrive at the Wonka factory, Charlie and Grandpa Joe are the only individuals not holding a flag of their native country. In the aerial scene at the end, cars are seen driving on the right. The film does not take place in the United Kingdom.
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Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In the fizzy lifting scene you can clearly see the rigging for the actors. And if you look closely you can even see the hooks there attached to.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Bill, candy store owner: All right, all right, all right, what's it going to be? A Triple Cream Cup for Christopher. A Sizzler for June Marie. And listen!
[the children fall silent]
Bill, candy store owner: Wonka's got a new one today.
Children: What is it?
Bill, candy store owner: This is called a Scrumpdiddlyumptious Bar.
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Bill, candy store owner: All right, all right, all right, what's it going to be? A Triple Cream Cup for Christopher. A Sizzler for June Marie. And listen!
[the children fall silent]
Bill, candy store owner: Wonka's got a new one today.
Children: What is it?
Bill, candy store owner: This is called a Scrumpdiddlyumptious Bar.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Critic: Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice (#2.2)" (1995)
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Soundtrack:
Oompa-Loompa-Doompa-De-Do
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a truly magnificent piece of filmmaking and remains one of the most fascinating and wonderful adventure films ever made. One of the things that makes this film so intriguing is that it could have been made at any time. I mean, just from watching it, you can't really tell when it was made. It has been one of my favorite films for almost 20 years now, and it wasn't until today that I actually realized when it was made. Watching it again last night, I had convinced myself that it was made sometime in the early to mid 80s, and I was shocked to find out that this year is the movie's 30 year anniversary. Until now, pretty much the only movie I associate with 1971 is A Clockwork Orange, and it's just strange for some reason to find out that this classic movie was made so long ago.
At any rate, Willy Wonka is a tremendously imaginative and inspiring film. It's a family film, but one of the most important aspects of a family film is that it has to be enjoyable for a variety of ages. This is what makes movies like Toy Story and Shrek such huge successes- the adults will love it just as much as the kids are sure to. Hence: `family' film. On the other hand, this is also the downfall of such other movies that are strictly for a much younger audience, like Cats & Dogs. The makers of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory understood this very well, and you can see that just by the way that the cast is divided. Here are all of these kids (funny how it was only kids who found those golden tickets…) who were at this candy factory, and they had each elected to bring one of their parents with them as the one admissible member of their family who was allowed by Wonka to accompany them to the factory.
One of the best elements of this film is the excellently written script and, even more, the songs. These are some of the best songs in any movie ever made, rivaling even the best of the songs from Disney's films (hey, some of them are really good…). There are, of course, some exceptions, such as `Cheer up, Charlie,' which I have been fast-forwarding through for as long as I can remember, but for the most part, the songs are fun to listen to and they pertain to life outside the movie. They are not just songs about the candy-making genius of Willy Wonka or the excitement of being able to tour his mysterious factory, but they are about life in the real world. They're about believing in yourself and being motivated in life (`Anything you want to, do it. Want to change the world, there's nothing to it…'), but there are also some that have to do mostly with the movie but are still just as enjoyable, such as the classic song that Wonka sings in the tunnel on board his boat (curiously named `Wonkatania'), which was creepily covered by Marilyn Manson a couple of decades later.
The dialogue in the film contains some of the most interesting little tidbits in the entire movie. Wonka's lines, in particular, are wonderfully strange and amusing (`A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men.'). He is a truly eccentric and fascinating man, and Gene Wilder captures the character flawlessly, as he delivers the lines from the brilliantly written script. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of those rare movies that comes along and completely changes the way that fantasy films are made. It's all about having fun in life and being hopeful against all odds and, most of all, being able to have fun in life. There are times when you have to let things go for a while and just act like a kid. Eat candy, run around and play, steal fizzy lifting drinks and bump into the ceiling that now has to be washed and sterilized, it doesn't matter as long as no one's looking. That's such a trivial little quirk of Wonka's (who sterilizes their ceiling?) that it becomes obvious that the movie is trying to say that it's okay to break the rules every once in a while. Have fun in life.
Besides being absolutely mouth-watering (to this day, I still fantasize about sinking my teeth into one of those gigantic gummy bears), the movie is an uplifting adventure that warms the heart and sends people of all ages away with fairy tale candies dancing in their heads and wonderful songs just behind their lips. It is an always-welcome vacation from reality for people of all ages, and it should always be remembered and loved for that. This movie will ALWAYS be a must-see.