10 Things You Didn't Know About WillyWonka and the ChocolateFactory

[@evanhanley6437]

I can't believe this is 50 years old. I would watch this film countlessly on video and dvd. Gene was perfect as Willy Wonka. The songs and set design has aged like fine wine. Its nice to see that he loved working on it and that he sheds a tear when fans talked to him about it.

[@3000KJH]

I had the VHS double feature with The Witches and this on one tape. Watched it so much it wore out and broke

[@GrinderCB]

Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie, never acted again. His parents took his salary from the movie and created his college fund, which he used to become a veterinarian. Occasionally he'd be asked to speak about his experience in the movie, and would use it to educate children about caring for their pets.

[@VidWatcher01]

Smart parents

[@melissacooper4282]

When I heard what became of him after filming the movie I thought that it was wise of him to pursue a career in veterinary medicine away from show business. And that was wise of his parents to put away his earnings for college. From what I've seen in his interviews he seems to be happy in his life.

[@scocon8658]

Minty says part of that in the video - It's nice to know Dr. Ostrum includes it when he talks to kids. Good on him!

[@devinwatson4594]

Gay

[@scocon8658]

@@devinwatson4594 You're happy about this too? Cool!

[@jokeroneninesevenzero]

"YOU STOLE FIZZY LIFTING DRINKS! YOU BUMPED INTO THE CEILING, AND NOW IT HAS TO BE WASHED AND STERILIZED! SO YOU LOSE! YOU GET NOTHING! GOOD DAY SIR!"

[@naturalpro2003]

"WRONG, SIR!!!! WRONG!!!!"

[@danevertt3210]

I SAID GOOD DAY!!!

[@Viking_Luchador]

I can't believe Minty didn't mention this wasn't how they rehearsed the line, and Wilder was actually trying to make Peter Ostrum cry

[@josephbenson4413]

I wasn't aware of a lot of this, but it rather shows Wilder's genius. Generally speaking... he made it a great movie.

[@gfs5551]

Read this right at the moment it shows the scene. Amazing coincidence!!

[@pantsu1313]

It's weird that "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" is mostly about Charlie, while "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is mostly about Willy Wonka.

[@Thespeedrap]

What a twist that is.

[@Payday2JoyMain]

Quite Ironic but also quite interesting

[@billfromkcmo1]

Omg lol I never thought of that

[@Drakin292]

That's what the Nostalgia Critic said. :P

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

@Natural Creature Depp was a legend long before he played a pirate

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

"The suspense is terrible! I hope it'll last."

[@EngineerRiff]

The suspense did not last

[@John-merman]

@Dayton Green Studios you lose! good day sir!

[@mattiefee]

As an adult, I always wondered how bad the bed sores were for the Grandma's & Grandpa's.

[@rogerlynch5279]

I wonder if the Wachowski-Brothers had copied that scene in their movie JUPITER ASCENDING.

[@GodofWarChuka]

RIP Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor! 2 Legends that made some Hilarious Movies! Grew up watching them. Stir Crazy and See No Evil, Hear No Evil are my two favorites with them.

[@RMN82]

🙌🏾

[@ardon68]

Yup I'm a 52 year old guy loved those movies they did together. Greatest comedy team up of all time.

[@chrisnsc1135]

Silver Streak ....love that one too

[@rcschmidt668]

Great line in See No Evil, Hear No Evil,,, “Turn right! Turn left! Cows! Cows! Cows”

[@thefrecklepuny]

Yes. Wilder and Pryor were a great double act when paired together. But also performers which could be equally good individually.

[@veemoney1983]

Thank you so much, Minty for giving light to this cinematic masterpiece again! Like you, I've watched this over and over over the past few decades and its quality has never wavered. One of my favorite films of all time that I can watch any day and make that day automatically better!

[@cryptiecreep]

This movie helped bring me out of a severe depression twice in my life, once after my parents divorced and once during a year of living in a DV situation. Gene Wilder was a genius

[@simoliz03]

I hope you are doing much better

[@tommythecooldudescan]

Sorry to hear about your parents divorce

[@KayCeeTX21]

Love this film so much. Varuca Salt is my favorite brat of all time! I used to howl with laughter every time the word BRAT would come up on the screen. Mostly bc when I was little I thought this was a very bad word. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 😂 thanks for covering this one. Made my day. Happy St Paddy’s day!!! ☘️ 🇮🇪 🥃 😘

[@2429Ryanspeer]

I remember watching this film as a kid and I enjoyed it and I still enjoy even now we miss you Gene Wilder👊❤👊❤👊

[@abramsullivan7764]

Yeah 2016 wasn't really the best year.

[@cheneethompson5756]

May he rest in peace! We lost Prince, Jerry Lewis, Alan rickman, and Florence henderson that year as well

[@Fitzpatrick65]

I saw it when it first came out when I was a kid back in 1971 and even got the candy. Classic.

[@asiat393]

Charlie was determined to win. He was tired of eating cabbage water!!

[@melissacooper4282]

And he probably has diabetes too!

[@danielwilliamson6180]

The 1971 film is a classic. Gene Wilder was perfectly cast as Willy Wonka.

[@magicamadeye]

honestly the only thing that freaked me out for a time, was veruca, i didnt like that she was always shouting

[@davidmarsden1059]

I agree Gene Wilder was the best Willy Wonka.

[@1201zj]

71?? Shit I didn't know it was THAT old. Stood the test of time for sure.

[@wstine79]

🎼 "Oompa Loompa Doopa Dee Dinty. We've got another video from Minty."

[@callmefrog76]

Well played, you’ve held onto that one for awhile didn’t you 😁

[@I.am.Sarah.]

That counts as your toilet break

[@the_chomper]

@@I.am.Sarah. SLURMS MCENZY! THE PARTY WORM!

[@unclebadger597]

What do you get when you gobble up vids? Watching every vid that Min-ty ever did. Watching all his vids sitting 'round getting fat. What do you think will come of that? I don't like the look of it.

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

"Oompa Loompa, Doompa Din-ty, We've got another short from Min-ty." (it was just easier for me to sing along that way) :)

[@NickP]

I had a chance to visit these filming locations a couple years ago. It was awesome!

[@kahrnivor]

You've got the candy store sequence wrong. The candy man is throwing candy at the kids who are reaching greedily as if they are entitled to it. He shows more personal attention and concern for Charlie. Asking for payment is a test of his honesty which he passes. The candyman gives Charlie the final ticket on purpose. Wonka expected him to win from the beginning and says so near the end.

[@samih5916]

When you put it that way I agree and believe that you are right.

[@sitrepproductionsatlanta8538]

Interesting way of looking at it. I like that.

[@langundovitale1305]

Interesting point.

[@unclebadger597]

Mind. Blown.

[@diamondrose6520]

I like that interpretation of that scene.

[@stormwatcher1299]

One of my most favorite movies of all time. Thanks for covering it, Minty!

[@brainoutloud4838]

In 2016 when it seemed like all everyones favorites like Prince and David Bowie passed away, no death hit me harder than Gene Wilder. 😥

[@beezer1225]

It did hurt.

[@Viking_Luchador]

Bowie didn't die, he just returned to his home planet

[@dhenderson1810]

My brother died in 2016, so that hit me harder.

[@raoularmagnac2037]

@@dhenderson1810 So did my beloved mom. So to me 2016 is EXTREMELY memorable for that reason! 😢

[@raoularmagnac2037]

@@dhenderson1810 And by the way, I'm so sorry for your loss! This year marks his 5th anniversary, right?

[@mousetreehouse6833]

The shaky walk to the gate, "Pure Imagination" and the boat scene from hell make this the top Wonka for me...and of course that Wonderful Wilder Wonka sealed it for me.

[@melissacooper4282]

I will never forget the scene where Wonka berated Charlie in his office. Yes Wonka was being harsh but he was in the right when he pointed out that Charlie and Grandpa Joe stolen the fizzy lifting drinks. Thereby violating their part of the contract. I believe the reason that Charlie decided to give Wonka back the gobstopper instead of listening to his grandfather was because he knew that Wonka was right. And ruining Wonka was not worth it.

[@FREDOGISFUUN]

Great video Minty. Like you, part of my childhood. My grand kids a while back invited me to watch it with them. I told them I never saw this movie ever. Made it more of a adventure for them. :)

[@r.l.royalljr.3905]

IIRC Gene's explanation for wanting to do the tumble at his first appearance was "...from that time on, no one will know if I'm lying or telling the truth."

[@mezipe6429]

Thank You SO MUCH Minty! I’ve been wanting to see this video ever since I discovered your channel! I’m so happy it’s back!

[@zeb3144]

A firm childhood favourite. Can still watch it now at 50 years old!

[@timroche5586]

This is one of your BEST vlogs about a film which is deep in our hearts from from many a childhood!! I cries from laugther from a few things which I didn't know!! Its time to find Willy Wonka DVD...

[@BGRAC1984]

All time classic “ The candy man can cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good.”

[@Jane_Dow]

Sounds like a quote from the " Man in the Van ". Sorry I'm bad. :(

[@89CrazyAl]

He mixes it with what? So, that it goes in your mouth?

[@Jane_Dow]

@@89CrazyAl Your about a bad as me !

[@abramsullivan7764]

Candyman so Tony Todd was in the film as The Candyman. Heh just kidding he doesn't appear in the film.

[@TheStrykerProject]

Excellent! I needed some Minty energy just now. Many thanks for these videos!

[@Voodoomaria]

Another few "Did you know"'s: The young actress Julie Dawn Cole who played Veruca Salt doesn't like Chocolate. she explained it herself in a reunion documentary, In the scene in the big chocolate river room where she had to dip into and taste chocolate sauce, she was trying very hard to get as little as possible on her tongue, and she's visibly flinching from it. Cole and actress Denise Nickerson both thought Peter Ostrum [Charlie] was a little hottie, and they took turns flirting with him. Michael Bollner [Agustus Gloop] didn't speak a word of english, and did all his lines phonetically. The other children tried to make him comfortable, but it was still pretty lonely for him, and it was a bit of a relief for him that Agustus was the first to leave.

[@cautionTosser]

not like chocolate? yeah. I saw that, too. I just assumed she was lying. :D

[@Voodoomaria]

@@cautionTosser No, there ARE people who don't like chocolate. there is no such thing as universal tatse. :) I couldn't live without my 80% dark, but there are people who can't handle it. Too much chocolate, not enough sugar.

[@dhenderson1810]

@@Voodoomaria I wonder if she was diabetic.

[@Voodoomaria]

@@dhenderson1810 If you do a search, you'll find the documentary here on KZbin, it's a reunion of all the kids touring the town where Willy Wonka was filmed. it's a sweet little nostalgic piece, about an hour long. No, she quite clearly states she just doesn't like chocolate. I find it amusing that the idea of not liking chocolate is so unfathomable. I felt the same way when she said it... "Who doesn't like Chocolate?!" As an aside, this idea of universal tastes has always interested me. I used to work in an art school, and I was chatting with the students and teacher in an art history class, and I posed them a question. There MUST be someone out there who thinks Leonardo DaVinci's Mona Lisa is utter cr*p AND has legitimate arguments to back it up. Taste is not universal so no, NOT everyone thinks the Mona Lisa is a masterpiece. It's just not possible. Anyway, That's a way off point tangent, but I was reminded of it.

[@SequentiallyCompact]

@@cautionTosser chocolate makes me sick to my stomach rather easily, so it's easy for me to imagine that it could be just an averse reaction. My guess is that she genuinely just dislikes the taste though. It's not impossible.

[@raoularmagnac2037]

EXCELLENT job, Minty! This was a WONDERFUL video! I saw this movie with my family in the theater 50 years ago when it first came out. My sister and I grew up watching it! This was DEFINITELY one of the highlights of our childhoods. You brought back A LOT of memories! Thanks, Minty, so VERY MUCH! 😁

[@maddog8356]

Well done, Minty. This film is one of my “Top Five” favorite films of all time.👍🏼

[@josephfraser6655]

Watching this is taking me back through time to my childhood

[@dashriprock9014]

Saw W.W.A.T.C.F. on it's debut as a child but as an adult I've gained a new appreciation of it's frequent biting social satire.

[@BSBFan82]

re-watched this movie just the other night. still a classic!

[@vinnievanwham82]

Roald Dahl was a big fan of the animated version of his story the BFG staring David Jason. Apparently he saw it on the big screen and when it ended he stood up and clapped. 😊

[@jenkzkh]

Love this classic!! Thank you for covering

[@blkhemi3925]

Minty's production and creation process has gotten really good!

[@randycape8706]

ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE!..... NICE JOB!

[@wstine79]

Grandpa Joe wasn't sick in bed. He was just recovering from that cruise ship he was on that tipped over in the ocean.

[@jamesjohnston1935]

Nah, he just grew that cocaine fingernail to help him recover fast.

[@bigneiltoo]

Apparently, back then four old people would just sleep in the same bed all day.

[@Jane_Dow]

:~)

[@davidl570]

@@bigneiltoo It was a 70s thing.

[@Viking_Luchador]

I get that the family is so poor, all the adults share the only room in the house, and they're old so they can't contribute. But how do they bathe or go the bathroom? The stench must be overpowering! And they probably need regular penicillin shots to keep their bedsores from getting infected

[@____stu____]

My favourite movie of all time, always has been and always will be. I met Roald Dahl in the 70’s he read some of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to us in the local library, it was a magical experience and something I will always remember😬

[@matthewbright773]

My favourite childrens movie of all time hands down

[@theguyonthecouch42024]

Charming for the acting, scary for the practical effects. No cgi 🤪🎭🍫🥤🍿

[@markpjf85]

Classic film for sure always it come on every Easter 🐣 on tv plus you have a Hunger for chocolate 🍫 watching it

[@chrisvandergriff504]

Minty, you never cease to surprise me with your quality videos. Another great one, mate!

[@kohikan5180]

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator was a wonderful book.

[@egypt9723]

Love this flick💜 never gets old✌😉👍🍻

[@benjilee329]

Rest in peace Denise Nickerson. I loved her performance in this and Dark Shadows.

[@NickL951]

And Brady Bunch!

[@TheSaltySiren]

This is and always has been my absolute #1 favorite movie. I have watched it more times than I can count, and will still watch it again and again, willingly. (I’m 45, btw.) I just love it, and so so all of my “kids”. 💗

[@HovyHov20]

Julie Dawn Nicole (Veruca Salt) and Paris Themmen (Mike Teevee) were going to Alamo Drafthouses around the country, and maybe world i dont remember, doing like a sing along with the movie. The last one before covid Peter Ostrum came and I am now honored to say I met thee Charlie Bucket

[@maxipazz8214]

I love your analogies and commentaries , your simply the best on here

[@chrismaddock5790]

I always believed that Willy never actually intentioned any specific child to be bumped off at any given point, but knew that at least one child in each section of the chocolate factory would give in to temptation for one reason or another, starting from the chocolate room. At least that's my though on it

[@rdebbiejoy5246]

One of my favorite movies! I’m 70 now and still love it’s plot and Wonka’s craziness. I can’t think of anyone doing a better job than Gene Wilder! Love the Ompa Lompas too! 🤪❤️👍

[@dreadfulspiller8766]

They would show this movie in the 70s when I was a kid around easter with the wizard of oz and chitty chitty bang bang. I even saw a christmas display of the movie at one of the big department store downtown.

[@hollydatsopoulos7998]

I remember watching it as an ABC Sunday movie on T.V.

[@pamelamays4186]

The song The Candy Man was Sammy Davis, Jr.'s one and only number hit on the charts.

[@triggeredcat120]

I didn’t realize it until I looked it up but Denise Nickerson, who played Violet Beauregarde, died back in 2019 of a seizure... Sad man...

[@triggeredcat120]

@Edgar Poe I was surprised when I looked on IMDB. Poor gal.

[@ourtravelingzoo3740]

I liked her on the Electric Company She was a funky dancer

[@YoungSwaggness]

What a True Classic thanks again Minty

[@gaylegee8820]

I loved the old version more than Johnny Depps, but I still liked it too and how they turned the elevator glass. Ty for sharing the information some of your bits I didn't know 😉😊💋

[@heidifedor]

Both the girls had a huge crush on Peter Ostrum, and were constantly competing with one another because of it.

[@cheneethompson5756]

Can't say I blame them He was a cute little kid!

[@Grillenheimer]

Vietnam... is why it wasn't titled Charlie...it was a sign of the times on top of the other things you also mentioned.

[@larrymcmillan4886]

....makes sense.Good observation.☝🏾😏

[@TheRealNormanBates]

Though that would have made for an interesting film... *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* Select children have won a contest to inherit a chocolate factory deep in the heart of South-Eastern Asia from an insane French man... little do they know, but NVA troops are working their way to the factory. Who will survive, and what will be left of them?

[@dhenderson1810]

The funny thing about mentioning "Willy Wonka" in the title is that the character doesn't make an appearance until just under halfway through the film.

[@Contakum]

11:44 It would have indeed have been much better if Sammy Davis Jr. played the candy store man. I mean watching Sammy sing that song, it was obvious he was born for that part.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

Also, it's worth noting all the parodies and references over the years, my favorite being the Slurm factory episode of "Futurama." "Grunka Lunka dunkety dasis, The secret of Slurm's on a need-to-know basis"

[@brinthorne]

Grunka Lunka dunkety darmed-guard...

[@eclipsehorse8693]

The parody in "Family Guy" was pretty dead on to- as Peter gets kicked out of the factory, he even laments "don't I even get a song?"

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

@@eclipsehorse8693 it's been done to death, but the scene where Peter runs home to the "golden ticket" music and then falls and scrapes his knee always makes me laugh.

[@sleeplessknight00]

Absolutely! Futurama did it the best!

[@requinremembers]

Peter Ostrum was such a charming and believable child actor. It's too bad he didn't do more movies, but at least we always have him as Charlie.

[@willgriff]

Charlie hated being an actor so much that dude is a veterinarian today

[@tmhchacham]

Acting was his pet peeve.

[@projectmayhem6898]

A good vet can cure a trout of herpes [5:00].

[@Viking_Luchador]

have you seen a picture of him? He actually bears a striking resemblance to John DiMaggio

[@beezer1225]

@@projectmayhem6898 🤣🤣🤣

[@unclebuzzyschurchofgroove6190]

@@projectmayhem6898 My trout had herpes - caught it from my cousin....

[@Justhatipp]

I love your Australian accent “Willy Wonker!”

[@krokodilpil8335]

Grandpa being bedridden and suddenly being very energetic when he wants to.

[@topchief1]

Well, to be fair, it was a medicaid scam

[@tigerbread78]

The Pitch Meeting mentions that

[@Viking_Luchador]

one of the reasons the original is better: here, Grandpa Joe struggles to regain his footing and keeps falling & stumbling, while remake Grandpa Joe literally starts jumping for joy without hesitation

[@27armageddon]

F*ck all those old people

[@Ben-xy3jn]

Meth is a hell of a drug!

[@mrhj626]

can never get enough of this movie. its on every christmas easter and any other chance they can to get it shown. gene wilder is just of the wall in it. this and blazing saddles are my two favorite wilder films

[@darlinmel7278]

Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker . =)

[@ethelredhardrede1838]

Dahl was likely aware of that, he was a womanizer and British spy. He combined the two.

[@williamalexander497]

I heard that the reason they changed the name was because the Vietnam War was going on and they didn't want to have the film associated with the enemy which had been nicknamed Charlie. I am glad you mentioned Sammy Davis Jr. though, because that became his signature song and he even sang a bar in the Cannonball Run.

[@reedeux7818]

Regarding the name Herpes: We're all helpless as to what our parent(s) decide to name us at birth. True story. I once met a girl named Latrina.

[@topchief1]

My wife knows a guy who named his kid Dimmick.

[@melissacooper4282]

I actually work with a girl named Echo!

[@JoshuaClinard]

@@melissacooper4282 There's a girl called that in the show Mr. Young.

[@2fathomsdeeper]

My sister almost was named Edel. Then her name would have been Edel Weiss

[@1puppetbike]

My siblings and I sat on the stairs eating popcorn watching this movie. Love the info.

[@honkytonkinson9787]

Slugworth was in the book, only cited as a competitor, with his sluworth sizzler chocolate bar. He wasn’t a character that interacted with any of the main characters during the story though. He was mentioned along with other candy competitors who would try to steal Wonka’s ideas, and so Wonka shut down for a while

[@PeterPan54167]

In the Candy Store Man’s defense , if your hungry and you eat really rich food fast you risk being sick on it .

[@robertc9364]

Mark..you should consider doing a preview on The Adventures of Baron Munchausen...please

[@josephbenson4413]

YES... robert c you are a genius. Yes Mark... please!!!

[@LeAnimal65]

Drinking game: take a drink every time Minty says "Wonker" 😁. Excellent vid!!

[@karlbruner3071]

I never realized the Candy Man was such a jerk.

[@TorIverWilhelmsen]

With modern "think of the children" fear of predators he's pretty creepy, too.

[@BoundyMan]

I didn't think of him as a jerk. It's supposed to be a musical and not real life.

[@karlbruner3071]

I don't know, man. He definitely hard-balled Charlie after giving out a lot of candy. He didn't have to do him like that. A Wonka bar doesn't even cost that much.

[@Viking_Luchador]

it's also not like he had a sign out front saying "No Poor Kids". Charlie was watching everything play out through the window. Their was nothing stopping him from going inside once he saw free candy being given out. The second scene at the candy shop is different. He's probably gotten more business in the past month than he had in his store's entire history, but now he decides to start getting stingey?

[@jamesgarrett8833]

I don’t say he is a jerk. That’s part where he hits the little girl by opening the counter door, that was a on set accident that was not part of the script. If you watch the bloopers for Terminator 2; in that scene where the T-800 save John Conner from the T-1000 by blowing up the big truck and then the T-800 put the shotgun back in the compartment of the motorcycle. In one take as Arnold was putting the shotgun in the compartment, he accidentally hit Edward Furlong

[@hermeticxhaote4723]

Gene Wilder was an international treasure. We are all better off after having him in our world.

[@christopherthompson8609]

No mention of snozzberries? Gotta keep it family-friendly, I guess.

[@carlbyronthompson]

Well, update, they taste like snozzberries. :)

[@Viking_Luchador]

I think Dahl made that up later just because he was a jerk who hated the movie

[@eclipsehorse8693]

where IS the lickable wallpaper?! why don't we have this by now?! :)

[@Viking_Luchador]

@Edgar Poe do you know who Alan Moore is? The man is borderline insane when it comes to movies based on his works

[@Viking_Luchador]

@@eclipsehorse8693 as disgusting as children are, the last thing we need is them spreading more of their germs around

[@jemofthe80s18]

Oh, man, I LOVE this movie, I have the 30th anniversary DVD I got twenty years ago:) No matter how Dahl feels about it, it's EXACTLY like the 1982 'Annie' that I ALSO adore! Everything about them just CLICKS, lightning in a bottle, the characters are done so well, the actors have great chemistry, the look and feel and music are amazing, and you just ENJOY watching them from start to finish and neither ever get old, just better with age:) Not to mention what sets them apart from their other versions--that nice layer of ANGER that gives them their realism! Yeah, in 'Willy Wonka' all of this wondrous stuff is happening and in 'Annie' everyone bursts out into song and dance but MAN, do they all HATE their lives:):) OH, yeah, did I always know there was a conspiracy going on! So did Mike TeeVee:) Even as a kid I wondered why Slugworth was there BEFORE Veruca got her ticket! That cemented it for me:) AND of course when Charlie and Wonka hugged at the end with that wonderful music and we just knew they were going to be family, NO WONDER Mrs. Bucket was a widow UNLIKE the book. ALMOST for a REASON:):) I SAW 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' in the theater, judged it on its own merits like with everything, but I just didn't have FUN watching it like I ALWAYS do with this one. And that's REALLY unfortunate because I LOVE 'Edward Scissorhands' and 'Beetlejuice', and if Burton had made it so the regular world was like 'Edward Scissorhands' and Wonka and the factory were like 'Beetlejuice' I MIGHT have just gone crazy over it;)

[@DerekEvans1013]

Grandpa Joe was too damn lazy to get up and get a job but he jumped out of that bed like a spring chicken to go to a damn chocolate factory...

[@cheneethompson5756]

Lol Ikr???

[@HonkyTonkBuffalo]

I was amazingly lucky and honored to meet all five of the kids, 10 years ago in Chicago, at Wizard World ComiCon. It was the first time all five of them were together since shooting the movie. All five of them were incredibly friendly and kind, but Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Themmen went above and beyond, engaging me in conversation...not just shaking hands, saying hello and signing an autograph. One of my best friends is beyond words obsessed with Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, so I got an 8X10 of the kids and Gene Wilder standing on the steps inside the Chocolate Room and had them sign it to her for her birthday and Christmas present and Julie and Paris were asking me questions about her and how long we've been friends and giving me kudos for getting her the picture since she couldn't be there herself. Till the day I leave this blue marble, I'll always consider myself every kind of lucky that I got to actually meet all five of them, especially and sadly now that Denise Nickerson isn't with us anymore (I did get to tell her how much of a Dark Shadows fan I am. I use to watch it with my Mom when I was a kid.). We are the makers of the music and we are the dreamers of the dreams.

[@karatefella]

When Wonka does that forward roll, I always think Gene Wilder leaves it too late to actually go into the roll and he's going to fall flat on his face !

[@c.d.scalemodels9198]

I always loved that last scene where Gene Wilder smiles big & gives Charlie a meaningful hug...... that’s my favorite part of the whole film!!!!!!!!

[@dragonzilla6482]

Fun fact: The candy man worked for the Daleks a year later as the controller!

[@roadtonowherefilms]

I was just telling my partner how I thought the Candyman was a jerk for handing out free lollies and then being cold towards Charlie, and not 10 seconds later you voiced the exact same opinion! Glad to know the character had a similar impact...hahaha.

[@xMentalukx]

Grandpa Joe Benefits cheat, 20 years bed ridden watching his family struggle hard times and sponging from them, and yet is up and dancing at the prospect of a day out with Charlie.

[@ourtravelingzoo3740]

Benefit cheat, did it seem they had money for food,

[@melissacooper4282]

Not to mention that he encouraged Charlie to steal the fizzy lifting drinks after Wonka told everyone no. And he also encouraged Charlie to give Slugworth the gobstopper to spite Wonka!

[@andywinslow9638]

I had the honor of meeting the cast. Veruca Salt is just the nicest person in real life.

[@pamelamays4186]

Imagine all the little kids in the audience watching that tunnel scene.

[@eclipsehorse8693]

This is akin to what Disney was doing at the time , (and kind of still does)- a nice delightful movie for kids with at least one or two freak out sessions for adults. It was the 70's after all LOL

[@stantheman9072]

Don’t have to. I was one of them.

[@cheneethompson5756]

@@eclipsehorse8693 a big-lipped alligator moment!

[@ghostface1529]

This movie was my childhood and I'm a 2000s kid the movie is always something that makes you wish you were Charlie because he cared more for others than for himself and gave up a one of a kind candy to keep wonka in business he was greatly rewarded he's the role model of the movie showing us what happens when you are honest and care for others rather than yourself we don't even get time to consider our feelings about Charlie we see he's poor and needing to work all the time and as soon as we feel sad we find out that he has a heart of gold and is using his hard earned money on food and other items for his family because he knows his family needs the money more than he does and after that we know that Charlie is the one we love

[@blaze556922]

Depp was channeling his inner Jim Carrey from The Mask when he was supposed to be playing Willy Wonka. Teeth and all lol

[@myufostory689]

A few years ago I was falling asleep with the movie playing in the background. I started to dream out the scenes as the audio was heard but the dream changed. I saw the entire layout of the chocolate factory that wasn't shown in the movie or written in the book. In the basement were Oompa Loompas that we didn't see, and they all looked like John Malkovich. They were fueling the entire factory with coal as coal was being mined.

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

My favorite scene was where the guy is using a computer to calculated the location of the golden tickets. The contest was definitely rigged. The fake Slugworth was able to confront both Veruca and Charlie before the discovery of their tickets were made public. Up the airy mountain, down the rushing glen. We dare not go a-hunting, for fear of little men.

[@dhenderson1810]

The guy using the computer was the late Tim Brooke-Taylor, most famous for "The Goodies". He passed away last year from COVID-19.

[@TheTonyahawk]

Slugworth was able to confront all 5 of the children as they won the tickets.

[@RDJ134]

I love this movie so much, with exception of the last few years, i use to watch this every christmas eve.

[@djmexicanodetx2195]

I agree, I'm glad they didn't make a sequel.

[@sid2112]

But.... um yeah, me either.

[@oldenweery7510]

Yeah, some people just don't understand that some movies are _complete,_ with nothing left hanging and needing continuation or clarification. But you know Hollywood: "We've got to keep this cash cow alive," seems to apply all too often.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

I wish they did. They could have called it, _Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory 2: Slugworth's Revenge..._

[@magicamadeye]

@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 except, it wouldnt be called that...because the guy who we all think of as slugworth, wasnt actually slugworth, he was wonkas only non oompa loompa employee

[@Thespeedrap]

That's what I'm saying not all good movies need sequels.

[@schuhmansmodelshop8657]

One of my favorites. I saw it when it came out in theaters and watch it often

[@moonxtalstar920]

1: as a kid I always thought the chocolate river was chocolate milk...not just chocolate. Looks like I'm right! Lol 2: the scene with the candy man singing and tossing candy to the kids, I figured was just Charlie fantasizing what being a "rich" kid was like. The next time we see the candyman is how he actually is without the filter of Charlie's imagination over top. Imo

[@BotWhisperer]

Didja know? The girl who played violet actually turned blue in school after the movie, because her skin absorbed the paint and so she "relapsed" in school. She said she couldn't get a date to the school dance because she was a blueberry, for Real. Violets evil ruined another innocent life.

[@trilexfix]

your turning violet Violet

[@Sigurther]

I love the scene where Wonka appears to go stark raving mad at the end of the boat trip. Laugh my ass off every time I see it - both the character and the actor portraying him are master trolls. Think you got a swing and a miss on the whole candy store guy, the musical bit takes us out of reality, and is a song and dance fantasy moment that isn't really meant to reflect the 'normal' world, any more than people breaking out into song and dance in the middle of a busy city street during any other musical is. The reality was, he was a store owner made all the kids paid for their candy. Alternatively, it could be Charlie's interpretation of him as a kid of little means and these other kids being 'showered in candy', when in reality, they just have the money to get things he doesn't. Still a powerful message, but not one meant to portray the candy store owner as playing favorites.

[@SOULRELIEF22]

My (across the hall) neighbor's man friend was cursing her out LOUDLY as I came up the stairs. I'm a street preacher, but they had NEVER heard my preaching voice. HOWEVER, when enough was enough the LORD urged me and I raged in PRAISE as I climbed the stairs! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU JESUS! OOOOOOIO! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! OOOOOOO! THEN when I got into my apartment and closed the door, I realized ALL was quiet. AND it's been quiet EVER since! GLORY! I usually give them cookies etc at Holidays. If they decline my CHRISTMAS gift, I will gladly take it further. They can be SURE this preacher will SURELY rage in PRAISE whenever the LORD shows me they've gone too FAR! GOD is GOOD and merciful! (The LORD drove the devil out of them for a time! Hopefully FOREVER)! AMEN! 🙏🙌

[@SOULRELIEF22]

At one time when we lived in Oakland, drug dealers were selling their wares all the way up our block...18th Street. I would walk past them as I was on my way to preach in San Francisco's Tenderloin. One day, the LORD said, Preach! I asked, Where (LORD)? He said, On the sidewalk! So I opened my mouth and started "FOR THE PREACHING OF THE CROSS, IS TO THEM THAT PERISH FOOLISHNESS: BUT UNTO US WHICH ARE SAVED, IT IS THE POWER OF GOD..." I walked toward them as I preached (with my tiny self) and those drug dealers picked up their tables and LEFT, from the front of the block ALL the way BACK! I reached the LAST car to leave and offered the driver a Gospel Tract which he refused, but the passenger took it and our street was DELIVERED! They NEVER returned. HALLELUJAH! 💞🙏🙌💞 THAT is the voice my neighbors heard the other day! How I love the LIVING LORD JESUS! 💞💋💞

[@YTjennifer]

I was born the year after this movie was made, so I saw it several times as a kid - and I STILL watch it every now and then to this day. The original "Willy Wonker" (tee hee) with Gene Wilder is one of my all-time favorite movies. :)

[@seanvolk4202]

Only musical I was willing to watch as a kid

[@cheneethompson5756]

Such a great film! Much like Mary poppins, which is also lighthearted and fun!

[@brandtbecker1810]

I remember the Wonka Superskrunch bar very well. Wish it were still around (-: