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 14 wins & 50 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:

caterpillar | psychiatrist | cannibalism | garbage | fight | 

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Taglines:

The Factory Opens July 2005.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for quirky situations, action and mild language

Details

Country:

USA UK Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The IMAX Experience

Filming Locations:

UK

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$56,178,450, 17 July 2005

Gross USA:

$206,459,076

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$474,968,763

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, The Zanuck Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX SDDS Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) DTS (DTS HD Master Audio 5.1) (5.1 Surround) Dolby Digital (Dolby Digital 5.1) (5.1 Surround) SDDS (8 channels) (5.1 Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

206,563.48 U.S. gallons (781,927.83 liters) of fake chocolate were made for the river area, while 38,430.42 U.S. gallons (145,474.96 liters) of it were made for the waterfall. The grand total of all of the fake chocolate used on-stage was 244,993.98 U.S. gallons (927,403.1 liters).

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Goofs

When Augustus is trapped by a vacuum near the top of the pipe, the seals below him begin to blow out. A vacuum doesn't work that way, if he were blocking the pipe all the pressure would've been on the parts of the pipe between him and whatever was creating the vacuum.

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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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Alternate Versions

On Cartoon Network, TBS, and TNT, a few scenes were cut out, and the songs Violet Beauregarde and Veruca Salt are shortened.

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Connections

Referenced in Psych: Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement (2014)

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Soundtracks

Augustus Gloop
Music by Danny Elfman
Lyrics by Roald Dahl
Vocals Performed by Danny Elfman featuring The Alleyns School Brass Ensemble

User Reviews

Brilliant!

I saw this movie in Antwerp at a sponsored movie event on the 4th of July.... I was a bit reluctant to go and watch this movie but I'm glad I did! Johnny Depp is a great Willy Wonka! I never thought that there would be a version that could match or even beat the original, but this one certainly has exceeded my expectations.... The film is hilarious, speaking as an adult, I wonder how the youth responds to this, but I rate this movie 8 out of 10 stars!

For those of you expecting a copy of the original with new actors, you'll be surprised how original this version is, go and bring your entire family with you! I'm sorry for the fact that this comment looks a bit like a commercial, but I'm really enthusiastic about this flick!