Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Roald Dahl (book), John August (screenplay)

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 36 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp	...	Willy Wonka
Freddie Highmore	...	Charlie Bucket
David Kelly	...	Grandpa Joe
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Mrs. Bucket
Noah Taylor	...	Mr. Bucket
Missi Pyle	...	Mrs. Beauregarde
James Fox	...	Mr. Salt
Deep Roy	...	Oompa Loompa
Christopher Lee	...	Dr. Wonka
Adam Godley	...	Mr. Teavee
Franziska Troegner	...	Mrs. Gloop
AnnaSophia Robb	...	Violet Beauregarde (as Annasophia Robb)
Julia Winter	...	Veruca Salt
Jordan Fry	...	Mike Teavee
Philip Wiegratz	...	Augustus Gloop

Storyline

When Willy Wonka decides to let five children into his chocolate factory, he decides to release five golden tickets in five separate chocolate bars, causing complete mayhem. The tickets start to be found, with the fifth going to a very special boy, called Charlie Bucket. With his Grandpa, Charlie joins the rest of the children to experience the most amazing factory ever. But not everything goes to plan within the factory.

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Plot Keywords:

physical flexability | diminution | miniaturization | chocolate | factory | 

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Taglines:

Veruca Is a very bad nut

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 2005 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Charlie et la chocolaterie

Filming Locations:

UK

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,126,226 (Italy) (23 September 2005)

Gross:

$206,456,431 (USA) (2 December 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Zanuck Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX SDDS Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

To audition for the part of the Oompa-Loompas, Deep Roy danced and lip-synced to the song "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones, not knowing that Burton had used the song in Mars Attacks! (1996).

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Goofs

When Charlie is handing bits of his Wonka bar to his family members, it can be seen that he hands his father two separate segments of the chocolate bar, however in the next scene when his father goes to take a bite of the chocolate he's been given, the two segments are still attached to one another.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: This is a story of an ordinary little boy named Charlie Bucket. He was not faster, or stronger, or more clever than other children. His family was not rich or powerful or well-connected; in fact, they barely had enough to eat. Charlie Bucket was the luckiest boy in the entire world. He just didn't know it yet.

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Crazy Credits

The Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures logos appear to be made of gold and come out from behind white fog.

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Connections

Referenced in Johnny Depp in Burtonland (2010)

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Soundtracks

Mike Teavee
Music by Danny Elfman
Lyrics by Roald Dahl
Vocals Performed by Danny Elfman

User Reviews

The Fabulous Return of Willy Wonka

Yesterday I had the pleasure of watching "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" at the Wilkinson American Movie Day. And, oh boy, I was in delight! Don't expect a bleak remake of the amusing (and rather psychedelic) 1971-version. It is in every way a genuine Tim Burton-movie, stacked with beautiful imagery, wacky humor and bizarre characters, but at the same time faithful enough to the spirit of the novel. Roald Dahl would've been proud. It also features outstanding performances by the entire cast. Johnny Depp gives us a strange, almost creepy Willy Wonka, Freddie Highmore is a perfect Charlie, the Grandparents are lovable and wacky, and the five other children and their parents are amusingly irritating. And last but not least, an excellent soundtrack by Mr. Danny Elfman, reminiscent of both Edward Scissorhands and his early Oingo Boingo-days. Go see this with your parents, children, grandparents, movie buff-friends, nephews and nieces ... they will be equally delighted!