Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers (WGA):

Roald Dahl (book)
John August (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Oompa-Loompas are crazy for Coco-Beans

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Corporate Espionage | Fantasy World | Barge | Marriage | Whimsical

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 9 wins & 31 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. May 23	7:30 PM	FAM
Sat. May 24	5:30 PM	FAM

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
Charlie et la chocolaterie (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrik (Austria) (Germany) [de]
A Fantástica Fábrica de Chocolate (Brazil) [pt]
Charlie e a Fábrica de Chocolate (Portugal) [pt]
Charlie i la fàbrica de xocolata (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Charlie kai to ergostasio sokolatas, O (Greece) [el]
Charlie og chokoladefabrikken (Denmark) [da]
Charlie'nin çikolata fabrikasi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Fabbrica di cioccolato, La (Italy) [it]
Jali ja suklaatehdas (Finland) [fi]
Kalle och chokladfabriken (Sweden) [sv]
Kalli og s?lg?tisger?in (Iceland) [is]
Karlík a továrna na cokoládu (Czech Republic) [cs]

MPAA:

Rated PG for quirky situations, action and mild language.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Sonix (IMAX version) | DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

Denmark:7 | South Korea:All | Germany:6 (bw) | Spain:T | Taiwan:GP | Germany:o.Al. (f) | USA:PG (certificate #41837) | Finland:K-7 | Sweden:Btl | Canada:G | Belgium:KT | Switzerland:8 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Brazil:Livre | Czech Republic:12 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:PG | Mexico:A | Philippines:G | Peru:PT | Norway:7 | Argentina:Atp | Hong Kong:I | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Some of the buttons in the Glass elevator:

• Incompetent Fools
• T-Bone Steak Jell-O
• Secretarial Poodles
• Cocoa Cats
• Mechanical Clouds
• Stars in their Pies
• Nice Plums
• Up And Out
• Fragile Egos
• Black Box of Frogs
• Weird Lollipops
• Mighty Jam Monitor
• Creative Dog Flip
• Elastic Forest
• Leaky Canes
• Dessert Island
• People Poo
• Pie Cream
• Spewed Vegetables
• Naffy Taffy
• Lickety Split Peas
• Honeycombs and Brushes
• Old Sneezes and Smells Dept.
• Spewed Dumplings
• Television Room
• Whizzdoodles
• Chocolate Lip Rookies
• Blackberry Sausages
• Yankee- Doodles
• Orange Egg Flip
• Root Beer Goggles
• Pastry Room
• Heart Shaped Lungs
• Projection Room

Goofs:

Continuity: The "Golden Ticket" is placed on the back side (smooth side) of the chocolate bar before the wrapping, however, when opened, the Golden Ticket appears on the top side (the "printed side") of the bar.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Macarena

Burton Studied the Book's Original Illustrations

If Tim Burton's out there I just want to thank him for bringing the spirit of the book's original illustrations to the screen. He even matched the facial expressions to the drawings, especially in the case of Charlie's family. Charlie himself looks like one of the drawings, and the Bucket house is so much like the illustrations it caused me to realize that Burton is as visual as any movie director can be. (Recent editions feature the work of a different illustrator. I'm talking about the illustrations from the 1960s. The difference between the older illustrations and the newer ones is the older ones feature a lot of cross-hatching. I imagine the older illustrations are still available, especially in a hardcover, but you'll need to search the net.) I don't know how he did it, but he got the facial expressions of Charlie's family and of Mike Teavea's father down perfectly. He also absorbed Dahl's sense of humor. The opening fifteen minutes or so, in which the winners of the golden tickets are announced one by one, really get Roald Dahl's sense of the ridiculous. I think Burton's addition of Wonka's childhood story fits well, although I'll agree that the way this is resolved is not completely in Dahl's spirit. Even in the resolution, however, Burton maintains sly humor. It is well-acted by everybody. I'd like to say that Julia Winter, who plays Veruca Salt, has turned in a truly well-observed comedic performance. Depp converts the novel's jaunty, precise Wonka into a quirky one, but it works well, because, as in the novel, Wonka's endearing traits contrast with the fact that he's a tyrant. Roald Dahl gets a rap for his cynicism, and this movie softens his message a bit. Dahl is a bit like Orwell. Both of them point out that man, given power, will exploit his fellow human beings. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY the movie is not quite as dark as the book. But it comes very, very close.