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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
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A poor boy wins the opportunity to tour the most eccentric and wonderful candy factory of all. Director:Mel Stuart |
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| Peter Ostrum | ... | ||
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Roy Kinnear | ... | |
| Julie Dawn Cole | ... | ||
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Denise Nickerson | ... | |
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Nora Denney | ... |
Mrs. Teevee
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Paris Themmen | ... | |
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Ursula Reit | ... | |
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Michael Bollner | ... | |
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Diana Sowle | ... | |
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Aubrey Woods | ... | |
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David Battley | ... | |
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Günter Meisner | ... |
Mr. Slugworth
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Storyline
The world is astounded when Willy Wonka, for years a recluse in his factory, announces that five lucky people will be given a tour of the factory, shown all the secrets of his amazing candy, and one will win a lifetime supply of Wonka chocolate. Nobody wants the prize more than young Charlie, but as his family is so poor that buying even one bar of chocolate is a treat, buying enough bars to find one of the five golden tickets is unlikely in the extreme. But in movieland, magic can happen. Charlie, along with four somewhat odious other children, get the chance of a lifetime and a tour of the factory. Along the way, mild disasters befall each of the odious children, but can Charlie beat the odds and grab the brass ring? Written by Rick Munoz <rick.munoz@his.com>
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Your golden ticket to imagination and adventure! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
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Willy Wonka y la fábrica de chocolate See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$4,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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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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Wonkavator rising higher and higher. See more »
Lyrics and Music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Performed by Gene Wilder See more »
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Actress Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt) explains in her memoir "I Want it Now!" that the mixing bike in the Inventing Room was initially meant to be peddled by an Oompa Loompa. When it came time to film the scene, however, it was discovered that none of the Oompa Loompa actors' legs were long enough to reach the peddles. So the filmmakers came up with a creative solution: Gene Wilder, as Willy Wonka, would do the peddling instead... while singing "Sweet Lovers Love the Springtime". See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When everyone is in the hallway outside the nerve center (at 52:00), they are all crouched down; when Wonka opens the door (to the Chocolate Room) they are all standing up straight with 6 feet of room on top of them (at 52:04). The room and hallway are full of other such optical illusions, so this is clearly an intentional artistic effect. See more »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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Crazy Credits
At the same time as the end credits are playing, the film shows theWonkavator rising higher and higher. See more »
Soundtracks
"Pure Imagination"Lyrics and Music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Performed by Gene Wilder See more »
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