ACTRESS REACTS to WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) *GENE WILDER AT HIS LOONIEST!*

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[@KidLatin27]

I remember watching the 2005 one and the original one is really good too.😊

[@only257]

@@KidLatin272005 remake was terrible 😮

[@KidLatin27]

@@only257 really why do you think that the 2005 one was bad.?

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*In the 80s, some public schools would call certain students to the auditorium with the belief that they did something wrong, Then they would surprise them with this very movie as a prize for having good attendance records.* The same would happen in high schools, but for high SAT scores and the movie would be 1971's classic _The Omega Man._ Good times!

[@TheBunnyodeath]

Kk back story on Blazing Saddles. Mel brooks was angry on how afro Americans and jews and gay people minorities were treated. He uses some pretty rough language like the n word is fully said. I prefer americans m and by your name. Keeps it simple. I have the memory like Erin brocovitch. Give me a name I'll tell you there phone number and address and what I know of them. I know all my neighbors' names what they do and their kids' names and what their dogs' names are. Cause my dog chats with them throuougjt the day. I bring them food mostly vegetable soup abd bread because that's what I do. Now. Drive for a rich guy sometimes but he's a friend. I'd do it for free. He insists he pays me. Money is nothing. Friends and good people thst come to your aid is priceless. So as a white danish candian now, american used to sing opera. . . . I'm with Mel Brooks. More than ever now, shove the senseless hate in the face of stupid maga. Donibwant marge to represent me NO. MANCHEN BOBERT JFK JR TRUMP NOPE. Andnpeople that gave black folkn1/5 a votenandnindiansbwere savage and had no vote. Kinda have a problem with that have a problem Bitch sorry Mitch McConnell stacked the Supreme Court. Watch the m I've for yourself. Cause along with gene who helped write the script that beautiful man cleavland little because his amazing voice comedy and was a handsom man. Not gay but we Europeans appreciate what us what. Americans feel the need to have a wash. It's difficult to b understand a person from many cultures and go to a country where we're free find it so ugly. Hate filled. 3 people I admire right now Jon Stewart Jesus and George Carlin nods to Matt Damen. Cause the martian was inspiring and funny kinda lived Dogma. Billy Conelly for "Dick" same for Ford and gernan for "still game" nods to Dinero. We have a long way to fix stupid in america but I want to believe democracy works. Sometimes from a comic called before a grand jury to,defend 9-11 response victims. (The man that died from mesliteoma that comic has his fireman's coat behind him" me im on the web or the phone advocating for police to be vetted properly I have respect for law as I was a law clerk. And a few other things. We need humor music law justice equality decency faith (for all) this country was not founded on Christianity it was founded on religious freedom. And im married to my lady pastor. Art music and law and language like poetry are the highest forms of civilization. I'd rather have these things than money. I'm lucky I have a house paid for cash in the bank and in a cashe' in canada I don't need to work but I like it. I also love to serve. I was restored wen I met someone like me cutting people's lawns becauae he's my age and nice he's getting some tarts tomorrow

[@videohistory722]

The whole goose scene was done on Veruca's birthday. After they finished, they gave her a golden egg for her birthday. She had it for quite a while before she had to get rid of it because it went bad. The golden eggs are in fact made out of real chocolate.

[@abramsullivan7764]

Why didn't she ate it like right?

[@AliciaNyblade]

As a '90s kid, I grew up on this movie and it sparked my childhood crush on Gene Wilder/his portrayal of Willy Wonka. I mean, come on, a whimsical guy who not only teaches you to believe in yourself and your own powers of manifestation to create what you want in life, but he sings about it? If that doesn't set your heart aflutter, I don't know what will. To this day, "Pure Imagination" is one of my go-to happy songs. Gene's performance as Willy Wonka is absolutely iconic, and he clearly understood the mysteriousness of the role. He stated in multiple interviews that he would only accept the part if he was allowed to do the trick with the cane when we first see him, and to have it be kept a secret from the rest of the cast until the day of filming. To have Wonka be introduced walking with a cane only for him to do a summersault and reveal he isn't frail, Gene said, would establish that for the rest of the film, you'd have no idea if Wonka was lying or not. Gene was a fantastic actor. I miss him. This was a delightful reaction. So glad you enjoyed this film, too.

[@GuukanKitsune]

Details I love: The ticket was in the Wonka bar he bought _for his Grandpa Joe,_ just because he wanted to get something to make his Grandpa smile. He was rewarded for being selfless. The guy who pulled Charlie out of the mob was his boss, Mr. Chapek, who IMMEDIATELY told him not to risk the Ticket being lost or stolen by finishing his paper route and run straight home and not stop for anything. He knew Charlie's situation and wasn't going to let such a huge turn of luck for this good kid get RUINED if he could help it! Good man, Mr. Chapek. Mrs. Teevee smugly says the song Wonka plays to open the musical lock is Brachmaninoff. She is 100% wrong. It is the opening to Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, something she would have recognized INSTANTLY if she was actually so familiar with classical music to know Brachmaninoff by ear. She is pretending to be smarter and more knowledgeable than she is.

[@abramsullivan7764]

I didn't realize that.

[@loganhemin4818]

A fun fact: During the trippy tunnel scene, Gene forgot his lines and start singing random things, all the other actors though he was losing his mind so their faces and screams were genuine. In addition the yellow cup he bites into wasn’t actually edible it was pure wax.

[@videohistory722]

No he wasn't. That was all straight from the book.

[@loganhemin4818]

@@videohistory722 He was singing random things in the prospective of the other actors because no one else was told about the scene but Gene.

[@Justin0807]

Yeah, the other actors, especially the children, thought he might have been going mad for real during that scene, based on how convincing he was. Gene Wilder always did a great job of really bringing the energy to a scene where his character is angry or nuts.

[@josephsanchez2481]

The script makes you a liar

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Mmmm... waaaaaaaax.*

[@videohistory722]

30:12 The foam used to spurt out in this scene was made from basic fire extinguishers. But the foam was a potent skin irritant, so after shooting the scene, the actors were left in considerable discomfort when their skin puffed up and reportedly required several days to receive medical treatment and recovery.

[@BloodylocksBathory]

Violet saying, "what is this, a freakout?!" makes me laugh every time.

[@robynwhite9226]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@asarishepard8171]

Also when she asks " whats so fab about it" before grabbing the gum that did her in. That line always cracked up my mom 😂

[@asarishepard8171]

I get so happy watching people react to this movie for the first time. My sister and I were given this as a gift when vhs started their thing. The appeal of owning a film that was no longer in theatres was catching and my mom was so excited since she was a kid when this one came out 😂😊

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

The scary knife guy at the beginning was foreshadowing the Oompa Loompas with that weird poem. "Up the airy mountain Down the rushy glen, They dare not go hunting For fear of little men"

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

This is from a classic poem called "The Fairies," by Scottish author William Allingham.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

22:08 "Are the fires of hell _a-glowing?_ "Is the grizzly reaper _mowing?"_ "Yes! The danger _must_ be _growing-"_ 🤨I think the _mushrooms_ are glowing.

[@videohistory722]

There was actually supposed to be a sequel based off the book sequel, but because Roald hated this movie so much, he refused to let them touch it.

[@asarishepard8171]

Thats a shame cause the next book was Charlie and the great glass elevator which was Wonka in space 😂 they tease that at the end of this movie with the flying elevator

[@merryn96]

17:05 that woman just called the beginning notes of Le Nozze di Figaro, one of Mozart's best and most iconic operas (and therefore one of the best operas ever) Rachmaninoff 😭

[@cheekymonkey3776]

If I remember when watching the making of this movie they used bean water for the chocolate river

[@0okamino]

Then again, even if it really was chocolate, in that form, wouldn’t that also count as bean water?

[@videohistory722]

The movie is set in Munich, Germany.

[@Robert-ht7om]

You could argue that grandpa Joe is the reason Charlie stole the fizzy drink, but he did break the rules twice, before going into the room with the experiments Wonka tells everyone not to touch or taste anything and both Mike and Charlie can be seen eating.

[@AXSLA3]

"He's bonkers" - But Gene Wilder was a master at playing bonker characters.

[@OhSkyeLanta]

5:11 me thinking “I did the tassels” was impressive as a kid, start learning how to knit on my own and find out the tassels are one of the easiest parts 😂😂😂

[@ScooterBond1970]

Weird take here, I've always felt sorry for Augustus. Not that he didn't deserve his fate (he pretty much did, like all the others), but apart from his singular flaw of gluttony he seemed to be a normal, even nice and polite kid. Compare Veruca, who abuses and bullies the people around her to get what she wants (and is much more greedy than Gus ever could be); and Violet and Mike TV, who are content to ignore/dismiss others in favor of their individual obsessions/fixations. And in a way, this also spills over into real life with the actor Michael Bollner. As Gus was the first kid eliminated, he had the shortest amount of time with the other children and thus was unable to form a rapport with them. This even applies to an extent to the Blu-ray commentary track which features a reunion of all the child actors. Bollner is there but barely says a word; the others try to engage him and he does respond, and they are all friendly and stuff, but because of the aforementioned lack of rapport he comes across as painfully reserved and shy.

[@blaster-vv8so]

if you didn't know this was the actor who played Charlie only acting role

[@blortmeister]

At the beginning, the guy with a cart of knives is a knife sharpener. They still exist, just a lot fewer of them and more upscale.

[@videohistory722]

That actually is a real mink coat Veruca is wearing. They made it just for her.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Did she get to keep it?

[@danielpalitza4347]

Can’t wait to see Blazing Saddles 🎉

[@andrewft31]

Fun fact: Roald Dahl hated this film and was against casting Gene Wilder… his main issue is they changed what the story was about and made it too cute and a musical… his widow stated he would had preferred the Burton version as they had a similar sense of humor and he stuck to the core message: it isn’t good to over spoil children… and the focus was suppose to be on Charlie not Wonka

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

I've read about the chapter from the novel the publisher made Dahl remove. One of the rooms was going to have a candy that would give a child the symptoms of being sick so they could skip school. One of the children would be an ace student and their parent a teacher themself. These two would be horrified at the idea of the candy and run inside the room to destroy the machinery. On the other side of the door, the rest of the party could hear the pair screaming. Wonka would explain that a good student and a teacher were key ingredients in the candy.

[@andyhudgens]

Love this movie this is the best another thing too i saw your Instagram post Congratulations on your wedding you both are my favorite fans ever

[@Patriiiiick]

2:21 Wait, I thought every neighbourhood had a scary knife seller?

[@kenlangston3451]

I don’t understand why they didn’t have some kind of Golden Ticket promotion for the new Wonka movie. You could give tickets to the premiere or a cash prize.

[@videohistory722]

Charlie's reaction to Wonkas outburst in his office is real. The director forbade Gene from telling him about this scene beforehand, and Gene really wanted to, because he felt so bad.

[@GuukanKitsune]

He didn't warn Pete Ostrum, but he DID tell Ostrum before the scene: "Up until now, you've seen me in character, but never seen me act. Today, you are finally going to see me act." After the scene, he hugged Peter Ostrum and told him it was okay, he hadn't really been angry, because he hated yelling at kids, least of all Pete Ostrum, whom he had become friends with and remained lifelong friends with.

[@mathayustomoka4219]

​@@GuukanKitsune That's so sweet

[@stephanniemorin]

Poor fella, I don't think I'd blame him

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Gene Wilder is absolutely perfect for this role. And I agree, with a little tweaking this could easily be a horror movie. But, at least one were the good kid gets to live. Also, I can't get enough of the Oompa Loompa song.

[@maexpert11]

If you get a chance someone actually made a fan made trailer for an R rated version of this movie and it's very interesting to say the least definitely worth looking at

[@claymccoy]

All the kids lived but in rough shape.

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

One of the Scary Movie franchise (they parody horror movies) picked up on how creepy Dep's version of Wonka is and made him into a serial killer.

[@ThePixarDude]

The intro to Willy Wonka is so satisfying. Also Gene Wilder doesn't get enough credit for the sass and sarcasm he gave as willy wonka. 10 out of 10

[@asarishepard8171]

Theres something about getting more out of a movie as a grown up than when you were a kid 😂 Wonka is my sarcastic spirit animal 😊

[@rebeccamichael626]

I grew up watching this movie. There's multiple things that Gene Wilder did in this movie that the other actors didn't know he was going to do. 13:03 - Gene Wilder said he'd play Willy Wonka on the condition that he could walk out with a limp, fall, do a summersault, and jump back up. 21:45 - They weren't told what was going to happen in the tunnel. Nobody told me either and it scared the hell out of me when I was little. 34:01 - The actors playing Charlie and Grandpa Joe didn't know Gene Wilder was going to yell at them the way he did.

[@Lycan4]

Kinda sad that he's stated that he hates how Willy Wonka is what he became known for.

[@rebeccamichael626]

​@@Lycan4 - I've only seen him in two movies. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and Young Frankenstein. I barely remember what happens in that movie other than the fact that he plays Dr. Frankenstein's descendant, he pronounces the name different, it's in black and white, and there's a lady with a violin. I was little the first time I saw it.

[@nimblehealer199]

Gene was a comedic genius

[@robtay1963]

​@@rebeccamichael626 no one has told you to watch Blazing Saddles, or any of his buddy movies with Richard Prior, Silver Streak, See no Evil, Hear no Evil and Stir Crazy are all 3 funny and good stories as well.

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

@@rebeccamichael626 I truly recommend rewatching Young Frankenstein as an adult. It is fantastic.

[@hawkthorn33]

The extremely passive "no, stop, don't" and the over exited "wrong" at 24:47 has been in my vocabulary for literally decades. You could write a term paper on this movie. How each trap is set for each child weakness. How the fizzy car had exactly 4 seats, Slugworth knowing where the tickets would be. To my mind this is the movie that made Gene Wilder so iconic.

[@Cubs-Den-Reactions]

agreed on the "😃Wrong🤓" 😂

[@claymccoy]

"This suspense is terrible...I hope it lasts."

[@brianrecinos3914]

I liked this movie's allegoration of the 7 Deadly Sins. The sins are referenced through its characters. Augustus Gloop: Gluttony Mike Teevee: Sloth Veruca Salt: Greed Charlie Bucket: Envy The people looking for the golden tickets: Lust Violet Beauregarde: Pride 21:02: He's saying "Ladies and Gentlemen, now we're going for a great little boat trip. Do you want to come on the Wonkatania? Willy Wonka: Wrath.

[@DonnaLang42rockglobally]

I know a reasonable amount of French; here's my best translation of what Willy Wonka said: "Ladies and Gentlemen, we are now going to take a little trip by boat. Would you enter the Wonkatania?"

[@videohistory722]

The "everything cut in half" office was a choice by the director, because he couldn't bear the thought of this room just being an office, so they did this.

[@melissadahl7561]

I love Gene Wilder's Wonka so much and this movie in particular the lines "How much time do I have to think it over?" when the kidnappers want the lady's Wonka Bars, and when Augustus is drowning and Wonka's doing that sarcastic "Stop. Help. Murder."

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

The kidnapping scene is kind of an homage to a famous bit by comedian Jack Benny, whose radio and TV persona (unlike the actor is real life) was famously stingy and miserly. Accosted by an armed robber who demanded, "Your money or your life!" Benny hesitated, as if the thought of giving up his money was exquisitely painful. When the impatient robber demanded again, "Your money or your life!" Benny replied, "I'm thinking it over!"

[@RyneMurray23]

The line "When a loaf of bread looks like a banquet, I have no right to buy tobacco" just shows how good of a man Grandpa Joe is👍🏼

[@claymccoy]

Except when he encouraged Charlie to steal sips from the "fizzy lifting drink".

[@Randsurfer]

@@claymccoy And give slugworth the everlasting gobstopper.

[@abramsullivan7764]

He even got his ass out of bed, and starts singing how he got a golden ticket.

[@Benji568]

The chocolate room set was kept secret from the cast so that their facial expressions seemed genuine. Very smart move from the director.

[@squeebers]

21:47 The boat scene shows them their fears. Everyone else is afraid of bugs, creepy crawlies, or watching someone kill a chicken. Meanwhile Charlie is afraid of "Sluggworth." Someone that is a threat, not to him, but to Wonka.

[@hsteriasteria6533]

I had the privilege to work with Dr. Peter Olstrum the man who played Charlie bucket, such a wonderful person, who just retired last year.

[@nsasupporter7557]

The actress who played Violet passed away in 2019, Denise Nickerson

[@abramsullivan7764]

Peter Olstrum retired from acting or veterinarian?

[@Giran_0]

Did you notice the boat didn't have room for the Gloops?

[@videohistory722]

The only reason Gene Wilder is even in this movie is because of the somersault when he shows up. He said he'd only do the role if he was allowed to do that, from that point on, no one would be able to tell what's real and what isn't. Also, nobody knew he was going to do this. Their reactions here are real.

[@OhSkyeLanta]

I just appreciate that of all the Dahl books into movies, they always want to preserve the “slightly creepy, chaotic neutral” aspect of this particular Dahl-tagonist

[@stephanginther9051]

Fun fact. Gene Wilder was really really good with children except he had trouble telling them no. So all the child actors loved him and followed him around everywhere. He didn't have the heart to tell them he had work to do and they were in the way so the producers had to periodically 'rescue' him by distracting the kids and spiriting him away. On another note, please watch 'The Last Dragon', its a really good movie from the 80's. There's also a cult classic called, 'They Call Me Bruce' which I think you would enjoy, its about a Chinese immigrant who's main selling point is he looks like Bruce Lee. I won't say more about the plot because a summery would actually spoil some rather funny things.

[@larrycanupp411]

Do you ever do voice work? You're a natural. Your voice makes my mind drift to you working at a 70s AM Rock Radio station in NYC. "Good morning, New York! Remember anytime you hear Crazy Dan Shout the word Zoo Crew, be the 15th caller and you will win a pair of tickets to see Cheap Trick With special guest Kiss at Radio City Music Hall".

[@joerexhausen8897]

I loved the parody episodes that Family Guy and Futurama did on this movie. I love the anniversary DVD of this movie that had the kids reunited to provide commentary on the movie.

[@vedlashouseofoldtvcommerci2340]

Long live Slurms MacKenzie!

[@frozengamer3030]

This movie will forever be a classic

[@MrRizzo1961]

Sammy Davis Jr sings the candy man better. He was going to be in the movie singing it,but they thought he would throw the movie off by not being the star and all the attention would be on Sammy Davis Jr instead of the others in the movie.✌️❤️

[@bryce253]

Ahhh... THAT was the reason they said huh?? 😏. This is a classic and I have and always will love it, but there has been a criticism of the world it exists in and we all know what that is. That's why they went overboard with it in Wonka.

[@j0hnn13K]

This movie is the most colorful dark movie i can think of, the moment the prize winners step through the gate and everything that follows, is carefully planned by Willy. Not a single one of these "accidents" is not planned, he knows the weaknesses of every winner and puts them to the test in every single room he allows them to visit. The gluttonous kid could not resist the chocolate river, the chewing gum champion could not resist that very special chewing gum, the greedy girl could not resist the goose with the golden eggs, the television addict could not resist being part of television. Charlie resisted selling the everlasting gobstopper and showed he cared more for the wonders of Wonka than he cared about being rich, and that was the test from the moment they stepped through the gates. A important clue to how everything is planned ahead long before it all happened, is the different means of transportation throughout each "department" Willy shows the kids. Every time there is a transportation vehicle used, it has the exact amount of seats for the amount of people who are still part of the tour. And it is left ambiguous as of what happened to the other kids and their parents, but there are hints of garbage and furnaces so... yeah, there's that too hehehe I think the dark undertone is what makes this movie so good, everything seems happy but you can sense something is off, it just never becomes completely clear what it is. This movie is still by far my favorite version of all the "Willy Wonka movies", i liked the one with Johnny Depp as well, but this version still stands above that (sorry Johnny).

[@stuartwald2395]

The Ooompa-Loompa songs also get darker as the movie goes along.

[@j0hnn13K]

@@stuartwald2395 oh right, totally forgot about that, but yes that is also getting pretty dark very quickly hehehe

[@Chasmodius]

It's weird to me that Wonka says he's looking for an "honest, loving child" when what it really seems like to me is that he's looking for a child who can overcome the way they were raised by their terrible parents. Augustus is only following in his parents' footsteps, Veruca is ending up just like her Mother (and her father is a complete pushover for them), Violet can't stop talking like her father (unless she's chewing some gum, and even then she jabbers away), Mike has been raised by television, and Grandpa Joe is the worst swindler and cheat ever put to film! It's not like his con is really all that good, either: he lays about in a stinky bed with three other old people -- that can't be enjoyable. But he doesn't have to do anything, and that's all he really seems to want. He convinces Charlie to steal, and then he wants Charlie to sell Slugworth the Everlasting Gobstopper (admittedly with some influence from righteous indignation on behalf of Charlie). It's not the children who are terrible, but the parents who are molding them that way. But Charlie is overcome by the wonder of what he's seen; he doesn't want Slugworth to get anything over on Wonka. His good heart (which has been present since the bread scene) and sense of wonder overcome the bad example Grandpa Joe is setting for him, and he refuses to become the kind of person all the adults seem to be trying to make him into. I think Wonka wanted someone who could stand up to the adults in their life and work for something better.

[@j0hnn13K]

@@Chasmodius very good view on this, i never looked at it from the parent angle but you make absolute sense in the way you link the kids to their caretakers/parents shortcomings. It also completely fits the narrative of Wonka's childlike outlook on the work he does. thnx :)

[@videohistory722]

This movie is Charlie's only acting credit. After he finished, he pursued a career as a veterinarian. Charlie also actually didn't have a script for his character, so he just read the book.

[@nsasupporter7557]

Denise Nickerson passed away in 2019, the actress who played Violet

[@StayFractalesque]

It really is a vibe.. the musical numbers, the super strong characterization that essentially pushes it over the line into a modern fable.. ..its like a live action animation in a lot of ways.. ..always so surprised they remake this film as live action.. where as films something like James and the Giant Peach, or, Fantastic Mr Fox should be inspiring a totally visually bonkers animated adaptation of Wonka.. songs and all.. 😊

[@phousefilms]

This movie is probably my favourite telling of the story, from the bigger world shown through the different side jokes(the psychiatrist, the hostage takers wanting the case of Wonka bars and the computer refusing to cheat). Wilders Wonka was a thousand times better than Depp's, who was a little too weird in comparison. Wilder is just amazing in everything he is in. I haven't seen one Wilder movie where I disliked his performance though. The entire movie is just amazing on every front, from humour to emotion to creativity. "Pure Imagination"is magical and I am glad that the recent "Wonka"was a backstory for this version of Wonka.

[@commanderkorra3316]

I love Johnny Depp, but Gene Wilder is Willy Wonka. He is absolutely iconic in this movie, and has some of the best lines. The new one looks like it might be good, but I don't think it will have the same magic to it.

[@supremedream1764]

Fun fact: The girls who played Violet and Veruca both had a crush on Peter Ostrum who played Charlie. In real life they would alternate days for one of them to spend time with Ostrum.

[@videohistory722]

Mrs. Teevee is not actually seasick. She's nauseous from the smell of the river.

[@russellhoyt588]

That makes sense. I heard that river started developing quite the nasty scent after a few days.

[@DumbIdeaPresentedStupidly]

Others have complained about it, but i love the various scenes of the adult world reacting to Wonka. As a kid thats how you sort of expect the world to react and how you expect the world to work.

[@larryk731]

Not enough current kids films include attempted murder, slavery, beheading chickens and general psychopathy. (sarcasm)

[@rnw2739]

The fact you felt the necessity to put 'sarcasm' in brackets after your comment, speaks volumes about the state of the world today.

[@larryk731]

@@rnw2739 Sad but true.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

11:46 "Your reward will be _ten thousand_ of _these."_ There are a _few_ anachronisms, here, but overall, this movie gives the vibe of being based somewhere between 1930 and 1940. In 1930, the purchasing power of $10,000 was the equivalent of $180,143 in 2024. In 1940, it was the equivalent of more than $214,885. _That's_ the significance of the bribe Slugworth is offering.

[@MarceloRBottaro]

A Total classic, love this movie so much. My dad introduced me to this when I was in middle school, all the songs I remember still to this day. Love your reaction to this.

[@J1ntu]

I think the girl who played Veruca Salt ended up having a scar on her knee from cutting her knee on a sharp rock in the chocolate room

[@nsasupporter7557]

Denise Nickerson… the actress who played Violet passed away in 2019

[@lazyperfectionist1]

22:01 Hey, now. The wheel's going the wrong _way._ The Oompa Loompas are rowing _forward,_ but the wheel is going _back._

[@cp368productions2]

I cannot understand anyone having nostalgia with the Tim Burton one, that one freaked me out so much. I recently rewatched that one because my copy of this stopped working a while back and the only replacement had both movies. Burtononka doesn't terrify me anymore but it's still insanely creepy and I will rarely watch it.

[@ryankramer8779]

Well, too bad. Because I do along with multiple adults my age. This film has its charm, but I grew up with Burton's and prefer it. Its weirdness and slightly dark and eerie tone are much more up my alley than the happy whimsical tone of this version. If anything, I thought this movie was too boring as a kid and was way too disappointed with how cheap some of the chocolate factory sets looked in this film (especially the chocolate and inventing rooms), enough to not finish it back then (and if you think about bringing it up, the time period is not a good defense for its cheap sets because the movie ran on a pretty low budget, even for 1971 standards). It also never terrified me, and I actually find it slightly more disturbing now as an adult than as a child

[@videohistory722]

22:11 Yes, they're actually freaked. They thought Gene had genuinely snapped. And the words are actually straight from the book.

[@chelsiirvine8970]

Fun fact Julie dawn Chloe aka veruca had pre-recorded her I want it now song the day before filming so when she sang it with the golden geese room it was her birthday so she lip synced it. Before they sent her down the chute they all sang happy birthday. She was just 13 at the time

[@SnowyWolborg]

Little trivia: Apparently, the actress for Veruca Salt was so naturally nice and kind that she had a difficult time being as spoiled and nasty as the character is intended to be.

[@Raixor]

21:00 French: *Mesdames et messieurs, maintenant nous allons faire grand petit voyage par bateau,* English *Ladies and gentlemen, now we are going to take a big little trip by boat,*

[@MetabolicSpore0]

I watched this film sooo often as a child. My God the nostalgia!!

[@joepike1972]

Gene Wilder appears in the 1972 The Little Prince. If you haven't seen it before, I would strongly recommend it as a reaction video.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

THE LITTLE PRINCE was released in 1974.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

18:59 "I never _saw_ anybody with an orange _face,_ before." Give it a few decades.

[@alrego3885]

"Ladies and Gentlemen, now we are going for a great little boat trip!" Is what Wonka said in French!

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

Honestly, my favorite song in the whole movie is "Pure Imagination". I love the way Gene Wilder sang the lyrics Also....it's weird to say, but Violet Beauregarde turning into a blueberry gave rise to the blueberry fetish.

[@Benji568]

Tim Burton completely fetishized it in his film. He decided to film her from the back and have her buttocks grow bigger with her peering round and moaning. It feels completely wrong given that she's meant to be a child. Some people need to rethink their kinks...

[@joshuajones5273]

There is a Conspiracy Theory that said Wanka was a CROOK. They said he gave his factory away in 1971 because that was when OSHA started up and his factory wasn't up to code. They were like he gave it to Charlie so he would have to pay the fines to OSHA. 😄

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

OSHA us a branch of the U.S. government, and Wonka's factory isn't in the U.S., so its rules wouldn't have applied.

[@ZK4518]

loved that house. Her house was literately up the street from us so we will see Gene wilder every now and then. one day when i was grocery shopping with my mom we bumped into Gene wilder and my mom and him started talking and laughing. all of the sudden he steals my moms turkey and runs away with it and yells at the front door of the grocery store "LOO KEY HERE I HAVE TURKEY, I HAVE TURKEY, GOBBLE GOBBLE." everyone was laughing. after that he felt kinda bad so he paid for all of my moms grocery's. I also use to play tennis and every now and then Gene Wilder would watch me play bc he loved tennis and he was just there to support me while my mom had to go do a few errands. I use to call him Uncle Wonka bc of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory which was one of my favorite movies growing up as a kid. MAN I MISS HIM SO MUCH. when my mom and i heard about his passing we started to cry and after we ate dinner we went into the family room and started watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. RIP Gene Wilder we really miss you old friend

[@bigredtlc1828]

Congrats on your marriage! Saw pics on IG.

[@callmeclariss]

Thank you!!

[@MrTech226]

Clariss I read and heard that former child actor turned doctor who portrayed Charlie supposed to have a cameo in new Wonka. Peter Ostrum, Veterinarian informed interviewer that he was offered a cameo in the new movie. This was Peter's 1st acting gig. He was offered 5 movies deal by the studio, but Peter declined the offer. Many years later, Peter went back to school for Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Peter Ostrum has his practice in New York (not the city).

[@MrTech226]

Clariss Julie Dawn Cole, who plays brat Veruca Salt is total opposite of Veruca.

[@nsasupporter7557]

⁠@@MrTech226Denise Nickerson passed away in 2019, the actress who played Violet

[@nsasupporter7557]

The actress who played Violet passed away in 2019

[@mattslupek7988]

Imagine being a 6-year-old boy watching this in the theater in 1971. All the chocolate...the chocolate river...the golden geese...licking the wall...just heaven! I was that 6-year-old boy in 1971

[@djgrant8761]

Thank you Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.

[@pauld6967]

The wife's hesitation is a callback to the classic Jack Benny "being mugged" gag. Benny's performance persona was well-known as a penny-pinching, stingy miser. In the routine a mugger holds him at gunpoint and utters the classic demand: "Your money or your life!" Benny silently stands there for several moments. The thief agitatedly demands "Didn't you hear me?!? I said, your money or your life?" Benny replies "I'm thinking,... I'm thinking."

[@otisroseboro5613]

R.I.P To A Great Actor Gene Wilder, Still Miss You Always 😢 & Great Reaction To One Of My All Time Favorite Movie's Sweetheart

[@lazyperfectionist1]

31:11 This mentality has always puzzle me. I mean, look at this bar. When it goes in, it's several feet long, several feet wide and several inches thick. It's so heavy and bulky that it takes several Oompa Loompas to _carry_ it. When it comes out, it's a few inches long, a few inches wide, and a _fraction_ of an inch thick. What happened to all the extra chocolate? If _that's_ the size bar Mr. Wonka wanted, why not just make them that size, in the _first_ place? Did he just feel the desperate need to spend a lot of money on a workup to help make chocolate _disappear?_

[@videohistory722]

Grandpa Joe and Charlie were excited to do the Fizzy Lifting Drink scene, but said they were miserable afterwards from constantly being yanked up and all that. The burps were done by a foley artist that's also a professional burpist.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

23:34 "What's _that_ for?" "Gives it a little _kick."_ Badum, _tsh!_

[@commanderkorra3316]

The other grandparents are happy Grandpa Joe could be there for Charlie. They are poor and food is more important, but that is probably an addition that doesn't just vanish even when poor. Maybe Grandpa Joe deserves that tobacco once in a while, especially when he is trying to be selfless and give it up. But really it just shows how good of a kid Charlie is. Just my two cents.

[@matthewcompton3448]

There's a story that the screenwriter for this movie told in an interview with, I believe, NPR about the ending of the movie. As the story goes, if I remember correctly, he was in Germany with the production while it was filming. After principal filming was over, he went back to the U.S. to take a vacation in a remote town. While walking around he heard the only payphone in town ringing. He answered it to find that it was either the film's director or producer. They weren't happy with the ending and was wanting it changed. The screenwriter asked how long he had to come up with the ending, and was told that they were waiting with everyone to shoot the new ending. He quickly came up with the "You know what happened to the man who got everything" ending expecting to be yelled at, only to be told that they loved it and was about to go shoot it.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

5:18 It's _so_ unfortunate when confection companies rely on _giveaways_ to encourage people to consume their product. Like they can't just keep being lured back by the fact that it _tastes_ good? 5:37 And look at all the chocolate going to _waste_ as a _result._

[@YTSH0RTMEME3]

Wth i just started listening to the old movie songs and now people are reacting to the movie.....the universe works in mysterious ways 😭

[@joepike1972]

38:35 French: Ladies and Gentlement, we will be going on a small trip on a boat. Do you want to board the "Wankatania".

[@Chasmodius]

21:00 My High School French is finally useful after 20+ years! "Ah, ladies and gentlemen, now we are going to have a little trip by boat. Let us all enter the 'Wonkitania.'" ... ... and as the internet (and Honest Trailers) has pointed out: there's no seat for Augustus and his mother...

[@OhSkyeLanta]

6:57 I am from AZ and there is no Marble Falls Arizona. Mike was always supposed to be from Texas, but the actor slipped up and they kept that part in

[@KaelKnight]

Gene only agreed to do the role if he could the the walking stick fall over at the first meeting so from that point on you wouldn't know if he was serious or messing with you at any point past that

[@MLJ7956]

Great reaction Clariss to this musical family classic... Other great Gene Wilder films worth watching... Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein & The Producers (all with Mel Brooks).... Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, See No Evil Hear No Evil & Another You (all with Richard Pryor).... Hanky Panky, The Woman in Red & Haunted Honeymoon (all with his wife Gilda Radner) The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, The World's Greatest Lover, The Frisco Kid, Rhinoceros, Start the Revolution Without Me, Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx, Funny About Love (his last lead role theatrical film) & Bonnie and Clyde (his big screen debut). You, Tim and your families all have a happy holidays and a happy new year. Peace & love.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Kudos for remembering the re-teaming of Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel in the film version of Eugene Ionesco's famous play, RHINOCEROS (1974).

[@johnchitwood8799]

My favorite was Verucca Salts, she was so very talented for her age, she grew up to be a mother and fitness instructor lol

[@videohistory722]

Wonkss German Translation: Ladies and gentlemen, please give me your attention. You now come into the most interesting room of my factory, the most secret room at the same time. Ladies and gentlemen: the 'Inventing Room.

[@videohistory722]

24:38 Those are not bees. Those were wasps. And the kid that played Mike let them loose. Just one of the examples of how he was actually a nightmare to work with.

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

Notice how after the fizzy lifting drink incident, Grandpa Joe kept quiet everytime another kid misbehaved?

[@scottalynch]

Come with me, and you’ll be, in a world of OSHA violation.

[@neutrino78x]

I haven't seen the new ones yet but to me this will always be the definitive Willy Wonka 🙂

[@videohistory722]

One of the kids stole their Gobstopper, along with their ticket after they finished filming. I think it was Violet or Veruca.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

Well, after all, they crossed their fingers behind their backs.

[@unclelink]

The Frisco Kid! Awesome Gene Wilder movie! 😂😂😂 I still laugh at Muscle Man's impersonation of the boat ride scene in Regular Show! Best musicals: this, The King And I, Sweeney Todd Demon Barber.

[@TheRManProds]

Now You need to Watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!