Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017)

The classic Roald Dahl tale gets a modern twist when Tom and Jerry enter the amazing world of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.

Director:

Spike Brandt

Writers:

Gene Grillo, William Hanna (based on "Tom and Jerry" created by)

Stars:

JP Karliak, Jess Harnell, Lincoln Melcher

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
JP Karliak	...	Willy Wonka (voice)
Jess Harnell	...	Grandpa Joe / Bill, the Candy Shop Owner (voice)
Lincoln Melcher	...	Charlie Bucket (voice)
Mick Wingert	...	Mr. Slugworth (voice)
Lori Alan	...	Mrs. Teevee (voice)
Jeff Bergman	...	Droopy / American Reporter (voice)
Spike Brandt	...	Spike (voice)
Rachel Butera	...	Augustus Gloop / Winkelmann (voice)
Kate Higgins	...	Mrs. Bucket (voice)
Dallas Lovato	...	Violet Beauregarde (voice)
Emily O'Brien	...	Veruca Salt (voice)
Sean Schemmel	...	Mr. Salt / Mr. Turkentine (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Tuffy (voice)
Jim Ward	...	Anchorman / German Reporter (voice)
Audrey Wasilewski	...	Mrs. Gloop (voice)

Storyline

An animated re-telling of the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, in which Tom and Jerry help Charlie Bucket attain a Golden Ticket and secretly accompany him into Willy Wonka's chocolate factory to prevent one of Wonka's competitors from stealing a special candy known as the Everlasting Gobstopper, but also experience the wonderful world of the chocolate factory with the guide of Tuffy, an oompa-loompa mouse.

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Plot Keywords:

tom the cat character | jerry the mouse character | willy wonka character | spike character | droopy character | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the "Candy Man" number, a moment is included where candy store owner Bill flips open a pass-through on the counter hitting a young girl in the chin with sound effects included. This is a direct reference to a now famous mistake during the original Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) where the same incident takes place in which one of the child actors is mistakenly hit under the chin in the same manner.

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Veruca Salt: Where's my golden ticket, Daddy? Why haven't they found it yet?
Mr. Salt: Veruca, angel, they've been working for 10 straight days!
Veruca Salt: Then make 'em work nights! I want my golden ticket!
Mr. Salt: Sweetheart, there are only 4 tickets left in the world. And the whole world's searching for them.

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Crazy Credits

The second half of the credits are played with illustrations of scenes from the movie with the text rolling on the left-hand side. Mike Teavee's "Oompa-Loompa" song is played in full for the first part, while "Pure Imagination" replays in the second half.

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Connections

Featured in PhantomStrider: Top 5 Worst & Best Tom and Jerry Movies (2019)

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Soundtracks

Wondrous Boat Ride
Written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
Produced by Michael Tavera
Performed by Kath Soucie

User Reviews

Pure imagination-or lack thereof, more like it!

My goodness! Who in their right mind thought this film was a good idea? I mean, I LOVED Tom and Jerry when I was little, and when I read about them doing crossovers with other franchises, I thought, ''This looks...interesting" But at the same time, I thought, what exactly is the need to do this?

Whoever thought it was a good idea to shoehorn these two TITANS of cartoon history into a classic film like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, I pray that they are no longer working in animation. I mean, that I Want It Now song, it looked like a kid's version of Another Brick in the Wall!

Also the fact that the film was released shortly after most of the cast of Willy Wonka died comes across as a little bit INSENSITIVE.

In conclusion, no words can describe this piece of animated offal. In short, avoid like the plague!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Company Credits

Production Co:

Turner Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD