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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
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Overview
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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)
User Comments:
A classic
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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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Also Known As:
Willy Wonka au pays enchanté (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
A Fantástica Fábrica de Chocolate (Brazil) [pt]
A Maravilhosa História de Charlie (Portugal) [pt]
Charlie et la chocolaterie (France) [fr]
Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrik (West Germany) [de]
Jali ja suklaatehdas (Finland) [fi]
Jali och chokoladfabriken (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Kalle och chokladfabriken (Sweden) [sv]
Un mundo de fantasía (Spain) [es]
Willy Wonka & die Schokoladenfabrik (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Willy Wonka e la fabbrica di cioccolato (Italy) [it]
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A Fantástica Fábrica de Chocolate (Brazil) [pt]
A Maravilhosa História de Charlie (Portugal) [pt]
Charlie et la chocolaterie (France) [fr]
Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrik (West Germany) [de]
Jali ja suklaatehdas (Finland) [fi]
Jali och chokoladfabriken (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Kalle och chokladfabriken (Sweden) [sv]
Un mundo de fantasía (Spain) [es]
Willy Wonka & die Schokoladenfabrik (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Willy Wonka e la fabbrica di cioccolato (Italy) [it]
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Parents Guide:
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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Trivia:
Peter Ostrum, who plays Charlie Bucket, made no other films. He later became a veterinarian. In fact, of all the Wonka kids, Julie Dawn Cole is the only one still acting.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Willy Wonka plays the piano lock to enter the chocolate room, Mrs. Teevee misidentifies Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Overture to the Marriage of Figaro as something by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
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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 "American Dad!: The Most Adequate Christmas Ever (#3.8)" (2007)
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Soundtrack:
Oompa-Loompa-Doompa-De-Do
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"If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it." Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is one of the best children films of all-time. The characters, you all have to adore, even if their annoying or not. The film is about a boy who finds a golden ticket in a Willy Wonka chocolate bar and heads off to see the Willy Wonka factory with his grandpa and other people. Gene Wilder was great as Willy Wonka and his performance was quite funny and actually kind of weird. The kids were all great especially Augustus Gloop, he was hilarious. Overall, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is a classic and should be viewed by everyone.
Hedeen's Oulook: 9/10 ***+ A-