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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Mel Stuart
Writers:
Roald Dahl (screenplay)
Roald Dahl (book)
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Release Date:
30 June 1971 (USA) more
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 more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
'Charlie' Knocks Off 'Sith'
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 November 2005)

Wilder Retracts Depp Criticism
 (From WENN. 6 July 2005)

User Comments:
One of my all-time favourites. more (302 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min | West Germany:89 min (theatrical version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French | German
Colour:
Colour (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:
Voted number 8 in channel 4's (UK) "Greatest Family Films". more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the Wonkavator appears for the first time, it appears completely different from the one that goes through the glass ceiling (e.g., the spire is missing from its roof, and there is less exterior trim). more
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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "King of the Hill: Peggy's Pageant Fever (#3.6)" (1998) more
Soundtrack:
Oompa-Loompa-Doompa-De-Do more

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62 out of 74 people found the following comment useful.
One of my all-time favourites., 25 March 2004
10/10
Author: Jonathon Dabell (barnaby.rudge@hotmail.co.uk) from Wakefield, England

Surprisingly, Roald Dahl (author of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, on which this film is based) reportedly hated this big screen version of his book. There's no denying that the book is sheer genius, but in all honesty this film adaptation is exceptionally well made too. In fact, it comes high up on my list of all-time movie favourites.

The Wonka Chocolate Factory is an amazing building from which some of the most scrumdiddlyumptious sweets are delivered to the world's candy stores. Wonka-mania hits the world when five golden tickets are hidden inside packs of Wonka bars - for the winners will be granted a tour of the top-secret factory. Young Charlie Bucket, a poor boy whose family cottage lies within sight of Wonka's factory, dreams of becoming a winner - but with barely a penny to his name, does he have a chance?

What makes Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory such a success is the way it skillfully blends entertainment and a serious underlying moral. Each winning child is exposed as being rotten-to-the-core, then dealt with harshly and dismissively by Wonka. Seeing these awful brats get their come-uppance is hilarious, enjoyable and - on a serious level - quite eye-opening (it's as if parents in the audience are being told how to prevent their children from turning bad). Gene Wilder was simply born to play Wonka (every eccentric phrase, every bemused expression, and every mischievous glance is judged to perfection). The film's set design is fabulous, with particular high-spots including the chocolate room, the egg room and the wacky corridor which gets smaller and narrower the closer you get to the end. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is simply magic - a film that everyone must see, especially parents whose kids are just becoming that bit too big for their boots!

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