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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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"WE are the music-makers, and WE are the dreamers of dreams!"
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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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Since this was before the days of CGI, one of the visual effects that was needed to be accomplished was Violet turning blue. At the time, the development of color layering was in process. According to the book, Violet's face and hair turns blue. The director worked with it but was only able to turn her face blue. Further development of the color layering was perfected by the time the first Star Wars (1977) was released and was ready for use to make the light-saber concept look good.
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Goofs:
Continuity: In the golden goose room the hallway leads directly into the room with an opening with no door, later when Veruca is singing the hallway wall has completely blocked off the entrance. After the song has concluded the entrance is opened again.
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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 Brave New World (2005) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Cheer Up, Charlie
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When I was a kid, my mom made me sit through this a trillion and one times. It's one of her favorites. I liked it well enough back then, but it's only now that I'm older that I can appreciate the true sinister glory of this movie. It's so deliciously creepy! For those who have to whine about how messed up it is, consider the original "Cinderella." Now that was awful. Willy Wonka is the stranger with a bag of chocolate that parents are always warning their kids about, but what he's really offering is a seductive nightmare in a kaleidescope of candy colors, a cautionary tale told with fairy story whimsy. I got it when I was 5, but the thrill didn't register. "A dirty trick on innocent children?" Some people out there obviously don't remember what it's really like to be a kid. Childhood is full of booby traps and the allure of the forbidden, and that which is evil frequently looks divine. "Willy Wonka" is about giving in and seeing the horrors and delights, the choices and pratfalls on the other side. It's disturbing because it strikes a certain primal chord: freedom and danger are entwined, and people have never wanted to associate children with either.