Amazing Facts You Never Knew about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

You're about to discover 12 amazing facts you never knew about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, such as:
- the unlikely company that funded the movie's $3 million dollar budget
- the strange request Gene Wilder had before agreeing to play Willy Wonka
- what candy was REAL or FAKE;
the shocking reaction author Roald Dahl had about the movie
- and many more!
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[@davidyoung5114]

We lost Willie Wonka two years ago, and now Violet Beauregard earlier this year. Denise Nickerson passed away in July after suffering a stroke last year. R.I.P. Denise.

[@HyPnOtiKKPaNaSoNiKK]

Because they both stole the everlasting Gobstoppers

[@sakura9306]

David Young btw the acter if grandpa joe past away

[@sakura9306]

*of

[@scottguest7720]

Wow nobody knew that. Thanks captain obvious

[@fraserkatie]

The lady that played Mrs Gloop also is sadly no longer with nor Roy Kinnear (Mr Salt) and Mr Turkentine ( David Battley) and Slugworth are no longer with us any more as they passed away as well as Gene Wilder and Denise Nickerson

[@xxdogoxx7570]

That poor ommpaloompa imagine his face when he realizes it’s fake

[@SacsachCCABP]

You mean the poor poompalopoma

[@imahotmess872]

its the same thing

[@_Rainbooow]

imaging having bad english as you...

[@Lonk0063]

@@SacsachCCABP thats what he said

[@Beefer-e4j]

@@SacsachCCABP umm

[@Dux4231]

I like the original movie, mostly because the Oompa Loompa songs are more catchy.

[@samanthaluera9126]

So true

[@D.p663]

True

[@nelsondiaz3726]

And the Oompa Loompas are orange with green hair

[@anangrytomato3093]

Oompa loompa doopley do,

[@MrKinahan]

This comment is edited so the replies make no sense

[@buzzy7338]

Everyone : The 1971 version was the best! Me who like the 2005 one : *nervously sweats*

[@gurpal5658]

Sameeeeeee

[@majordub3671]

Exactly

[@meepmeep1909]

[ Piinko ] at least the chocolate river didn’t look like muddy water

[@buzzy7338]

@@meepmeep1909 true

[@kanenanda3300]

Same

[@NurseryEnterprises]

Don't forget, the music from the original is priceless also.

[@rickdixon4662]

The original version staring Gene Wilder was, is, and always will be the Best Version of this story regardless of what they call it.

[@logandavis6599]

agreed

[@dawnmuckle2847]

Definitely

[@craftbrothers8754]

HOW DARE YOU

[@viixzons]

It’s not even Roald Dahl hated it and his wife Felicity worked on the newer one. The new one is more true to the story

[@sapphireblue6241]

I agree

[@MaterKay]

Gene Wilder’s version is my favorite between the two. 😊

[@KDEntertainment17]

Yea I felt like Johnny Depp was miscasted

[@lanajansen]

tbh the first one was just plain boring and not like the book at all. the 2005 version was funny, dark and more entertaining of how the CGI was so realistic!

[@heyitsnobody9587]

@@lanajansen I think the 2005 movie was actually pretty weird, I didn’t like the flashbacks, and I think it’s less memorable than the original. I mean I only found out about it like 3 years ago.

[@edgemaxxer1573]

@@heyitsnobody9587 yeah but christopher lee is in those flashblacks

[@_Galaxysblinker_]

Me too

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

I wouldn't call the 2005 film a remake per se, just a direct adaptation of the novel. The 1971 film told a completely different story from the novel, which is why Roald Dahl was so dissatisfied with it.

[@D.p663]

True while the 1971 did stay true in some aspects to the book it was mostly a completely different story

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@D.p663 here are some big differences that set apart the 1971 film adaptation from Roald Dahl's novel, as well as Tim Burton's movie: 1. Charlie's father is not alive. 2. Charlie's other three grandparents are mere background characters who have nothing to do with the story. 3. The fake ticket was found by a man in Paraguay. 4. We never see or hear from the other children again after they disappear.

[@D.p663]

True but it did stay true in few aspects I agree it’s different but it does have some similarities

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@D.p663 the only thing the 1971 classic has in common with the book is the basic story.

[@D.p663]

Ok that I agree with

[@cuasitofamily6775]

I like the 2005 cause i like how the characters act and the background was so good but the ompalompas was kind a creepy😁

[@Rubi_Luna]

Yeah you are right and check my channel

[@pri_kristel]

Willy wonka drives me mad in the 2005 version. But atleast the old version (1971), the original Willy wonka has got meaning and proper sense in it.

[@mitzialagaban3361]

Jeen wilder or johnny depp?

[@thethreeguineapigwhisperer2531]

@@mitzialagaban3361 Johnny Depp definitely, I feel like he's better as Wonka

[@tiaplayz1623]

@ØDylan VlogsØ That's not a reason at all

[@devildogkogg8353]

"The chocolate river was fake. It was made of water, *chocolate* and cream" 🤷‍♂️

[@szxa.editzx]

🤨😂

[@coffeelink943]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who heard this incorrectly

[@thelastminmom5251]

Lol. Right?

[@newsveteran4466]

Thanks for typing this. We didn't hear it in the video.

[@devildogkogg8353]

@@newsveteran4466 whoosh

[@creativenative218]

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory will always be the best. Gene Wilder was phenomenal!

[@tedverlander]

Gene Wilder genius. Nothing will ever top that.

[@felixalvinreyes9846]

Sure hes a great actor One of his movies illnever forget stir crazy.

[@imayhaveasmalldickbut2470]

Oh my god she turned blue during school that is amazing

[@thomasbaron5367]

Violet, you're turning violet, Violet! 😊

[@muttyvr]

lol what if they bullied her

[@hannahdalton8452]

And 13 cavities for a movie!!

[@soundseeker63]

@@hannahdalton8452 Clearly sugar free gum wasn't yet a thing in the 70's! :-/

[@batter8178]

IM BLUE DABBA DEE DABA DIE

[@keeganplayz1875]

Nothing beats the original..it's a classic.

[@MochiStxAr]

Fr

[@Kayleigh-pe5xx]

Shut up now

[@saints093]

I LOVE the original version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Gene Wilder played Willy Wonka PERFECTLY, he seemed to make the character so believable, and he made the character funny at times, the original movie was just wonderfull all the way around, perfect casting, from the children to the adults, and Jack Albertson was great playing Grandpa Joe

[@craigt9203]

Love the classic Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory. Johnny Depp did a wonderful job and so did the other actors. My favorite part is when he melts the puppets. Just what I grew up with the old school Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory. Thank u Gene Wilder you made my childhood sweet.

[@wewhoareabouttodiesaluteyo9303]

Johnny Depp was not in the classic one.

[@Del-Canada]

Rest in peace, Violet. Passed away Jul 10, 2019, Aurora, Colorado, U.S.

[@aoifehall1675]

Del what? How?

[@slxshii6769]

@Aoife Hall He ain’t responding... look it up.

[@Del-Canada]

@@slxshii6769 I do respond to comments normally but KZbin doesn't send notifications for many of them. I'll revisit a comment sometimes to find a dozen people or so replied and I got no alerts. Sucks. I did get the alert for yours tho. Anyway, I used to know Denise. Well, not in person but she was on my MSN Messenger for years and we chatted off and on.

[@ColoradoOwl]

I had the GREAT fortune of meeting Denise at a showing in Littleton, CO. She was as sweet as could be and loved to hear about other people's work. We talked about a show that not many people knew she was a part of............PBS' ORIGINAL 1970s Electric Company. RIP Violet you will always be in our hearts through DVD/VHS

[@CMBGAMER2018TV]

*oompah loompa dancing* .. Ok ill stop

[@commander_Bly]

I like the Original not the remake

[@lovisawarg2420]

The remake by Tim Burton is more true to the book though. Roald Dahl didn't like the 1971 version. It was too unlike the book. When Tim Burton decided to do a remake 2005, he had Roalds wife Felicity Ann Dahl as the executive producer. She was Roalds wife from 1983-1990 when he died. Roald had talked to Felicity about the book and his disappointment regarding the film from 1971. So she knew where he wanted to go with it. If you look in to the details of the films, you'll see that the remake is more true to the book. But I like both films. They're good in their own way😊

[@commander_Bly]

I guess I just don’t like the way Johnny Depp played Wonka but I still like Johnny Depp and his movies though

[@LCx829]

I love the original one and ive watched it many times.

[@LeaveTheMark_YT]

@@commander_Bly It's a new adaptation of the book, not a remake.

[@MrNoturaveragerednek]

I like the original 1971 movie too, to me it's what the book should have been, I didn't like the 2005 version at all.

[@SacsachCCABP]

“Charlie and the glass elevator” Well that just went from floor 0 to 100 real quick

[@teava.d]

Like - Charlie and chocolate factory Comment - Og, Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory

[@lowslo9287]

.

[@ericwanninger168]

.

[@marianoelbarobio2873]

The second movie “Charlie and the chocolate factory” is well bad because the other Willy wonka is literally crazy person.

[@dlbradai9819]

Nadia_ The wolf XD *{Надя Волк XD}* He was supposed to be crazy. Duh -_-

[@xomarcus7032]

hi

[@littlelinkg4514]

I much liked the Jonny deep version more because it follows the book more by making it dark and other stuff like the boat, the tunnel, and the squirrels were based off the book instead of everything else. I liked how it showed wonkas backstory and even before Charlie goes to the chocolate factory it's all you know gray and not much color like what his life was like being poor. Then when he enters the factory and the chocolate room it's all color. (I know that it's a reference to the wizard of oz)

[@alynmyers5163]

wonka didnt HAVE a back story. it actually derails completely from the book, so?

[@mebb_12]

I agree with chi

[@littlelinkg4514]

@@alynmyers5163 true but it still was cool to see such a great backstory without it being from the book. It made it more entertaining to see the flashbacks and seeing the events that lead up to Wonka being.... wonka

[@austingorden4414]

It’s dep and I also agree

[@georgia2272]

i much prefer the oh one with Gene Wilder he just gave off great vibes and he was crazy

[@mizzpellergingersnaps5989]

Gene Wilder's version was best

[@logandavis6599]

agreed

[@friednoodles3223]

mizzpeller gingersnaps agreed

[@viixzons]

Not

[@tag3893]

Absolutely

[@NK-tl3mn]

Agreed. It's the best.

[@abandonedaccount1643]

Both 2005 and 1971 both had their pros and cons. I love both.

[@नमस्तेनमस्कार]

Me too, I love both. I prefer the remake tho.

[@Nothing_to_see807]

@@नमस्तेनमस्कार same

[@pessoa__]

Me too

[@jplindsay8322]

My favorite will ALWAYS be the original w/Gene Wilder!!! 😁

[@trashking471]

How is NO ONE talking about the hell and back that these actors/actresses went through during and after this movie? :')

[@macaelatice-loma1048]

other fact: each oompa loompas in original were different dwarfs but the remake had one dwarf for all of them...

[@macaelatice-loma1048]

@Maariya Vally im not rude im just talking about the oompa loompas being dwarfs.

[@theragingplatypus4743]

People aren't going to kowtow to your PC language policing. There is nothing wrong with the word dwarf or midget. It's just like the word oriental. People just mandate these words are derogatory when they never were.

[@Joseph-vn8gh]

I think there’s aspects of both movies that were great. As a child it was the remake for me, I loved Willy Wonka so much, and still do, but I think some of the music in the new one, AKA the veruca salt song, was perfection in the new one. The music was great in both and they’re both two great movies.

[@ravenwillis6382]

The original movies chocolate looks like sewer water 😭

[@Hur1agurg]

Yes

[@unquashed]

Raven Willis haha

[@lilyevanspotter3832]

🤢🤢🤮🤮

[@skullcrusher1678]

He said that it's chocolate water so dissccusting

[@ebejko01]

Well it’s because they mixed in chocolate with water and has a waterfall machine with a chocolate machine behind that to put chicken

[@Abdul_K_Osman]

I prefer the 2005 version cause it was so realistic and amazing

[@georgia2272]

ik that most people like the newer one but i love the original so much more idk why lol

[@videohistory722]

And most of it actually was real too. Tim Burton was adamantly against using CGI if he could help it. Which means yes, for most of the squirrel scene, the squirrels were real, rescue squirrels that were trained for the movie.

[@lilyevanspotter3832]

SAME!

[@FifaIconMaker3529]

Georgia I feel like you like the charm of the original and I feel the same way

[@raspberryplays6847]

I definitely agree whith Roald Dahl for this one , i much prefer the one from 2005

[@elainejones9299]

Me also.

[@lvnn_24]

Elaine Jones same

[@haiderzara5594]

Me too

[@kayoki9062]

How he died in 1990 search it up

[@georgia2272]

sorry but i disagree lol

[@justsomeone3729]

FUN FACT the cup he “ate” was made of wax

[@garystinten9339]

And it wasn't full of butter.

[@hideouslyugly]

I thought the cup was made of sherbet lemon that's what I hoped anyway! That's the reason we don't want the truth, it spoils everything!

[@La-gy4hm]

Mark Cook yeah, to me it feels like it ruins the whole movie....

[@marie4770]

Ya know those wax bottles with juice inside?

[@alekzajda4514]

So? What's your point? I love wax!

[@नमस्तेनमस्कार]

I love both movies, but I prefer the remake because it was closer to the book and the chocolate room looked more realistic. The waterfall in the original literally looked like colored water.

[@wwood-ct7yn]

Agreed

[@BigGem22]

The original was the best. I could of done without the remake completely.

[@shaynabarrett4278]

I agree

[@chuckyvicious6547]

In all fairness I wouldn't have said it was a remake just another version of the book. I do agree Gene Wilder was undoubtedly the best though.

[@Wingydingie6316]

I was thinking that Charlie and the chocolate factory would have been a sequel and I was ticked off when it was a remake. They missed the opportunity for a great addition to the chocolate factory movie.

[@shaynabarrett4278]

@@Wingydingie6316 I so agree 100 % with you

[@jewelhaines8842]

Me too!!

[@Lady_dromeda]

I guess im the only one who likes the johnny depp version...

[@karrissa777]

Andy Dawn no it’s my favorite too, the old one scared me

[@1ppriiincess]

Andy Dawn I love both

[@AmericanRustWorker3369]

Karrissa Porterfield how? I saw it when I was little

[@jankiellmangapot4811]

I think its more realistic

[@chrissandoval9459]

Jhonny Depp was great, the oompa loompas weren't.

[@ukraccoon7217]

The 1971 one, Gene Wilder's whimsical yet shady nature in the play captured Willy Wonka really well.

[@Laufield]

I remember my brother told me river is blood when I was kid 🤦‍♂️

[@graciiee]

Gene Wilder looks more like what his character would be

[@victoriagrattonadejumo8702]

Honestly my favourite was the 1971 version. "Charlie" has a doppelganger as yet unborn when the film was made. My brother Justin who is now 46!

[@BigMoney23223]

This isn’t a movie. It’s a masterpiece

[@octave892]

seems like everyone was in pain during this film lmao

[@adamqazsedc]

Ikr

[@imsocringeandidocringestuf7301]

It’s basically like the wizard of oz The person who played the wicked witch actually burned..

[@satyendrandonibanerjee8682]

The original from 1971 is my all-time favorite film, case closed !

[@txtsavage2702]

The actor who played violet died unfortunately ;(

[@eacleversley7868]

Yeah she did. Died of a stroke

[@txtsavage2702]

EA Cleversley I liked her Aswell

[@Metalhead_Coaster_Fan]

TxTsavage **actress*

[@Nothing_to_see807]

SHE DIED ON THE SAME DATE AS THE REMAKE WAS MADE I FIGURED THIS OUT MYSELF CUZ IM LITERALLY A GENIUS

[@mykiller3782]

Ik ): Rip

[@jekn1]

Willy Wonka 1971: Like Willy Wonka 2005: Comment

[@kilris2957]

.

[@snailsofneon]

:)

[@Metalhead_Coaster_Fan]

2005 > 1971

[@nialledwards]

I like both 🤷‍♂️

[@martind4562]

..

[@LuisElwell]

“Did your granny always tell ya, the old ones are the best?” Yes Gene Wilder, Yes she did

[@robloxking2578]

1:32 When you said that, I laughed as I imagine Gene spitting out the pieces! XD

[@stellamozzarella1]

Absolutely. Gene Wilder version was the best!

[@GoldenWreck]

Barang Rusak nothing says boomer more than a person who criticises another for having an opinion that differs from theirs 🤷

[@justahuman305]

@@GoldenWreck he just dont know what hes talking about. Lets not be hard on a kid

[@paulsoper3874]

The remake gives Willy Wonka that vibe that he wasn’t loved when he was a kid, and can kinda be creepy, but the original is honesty better.

[@evillolipop2704]

Andrew Soper that’s because that was how the book was.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

He's creepy like he'd murder & or touch kids or something. & I wasn't even a kid when that came out. He still gives me the creeps

[@julieannanderson2228]

@@ahhwe-any7434 That's generally tends to be how people feel when they meet adults with no social skills. His character in the remake was supposed to give off the vibe above, that's how it was in the book. The original strays a lot from the book

[@paulrivera3252]

Gene Wilders version was way better to me.

[@maddison_willywonka]

The 1971 wonka was like "NOOOOOOOO MY CHOCOLATE RIVER IS RUINED!! THX ALOT AUGUSTS GLOOP!!!! 😡 👈🤣

[@MsEagle20]

The first version with Gene Wilder is a timeless classic! It is so much better than the second one!

[@samanthashiplett9388]

I LOVE OLD WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY MOVIE 💜❤️♥️💜

[@addielincoln]

The original hands down, iconic songs takes me back.

[@addie-eileenpaige6460]

I like both for different reasons. I liked the original because it was my childhood. The second one however had better special effects and gave the character of Willy Wonka more depth. My dad will forever and always be a fan of the original.

[@YesYou-zy7kp]

The first version was the best by far. I also read somewhere that Sammy Davis Jr. wanted the role of Willie Wonka but the producers didn't want someone that was so famous.

[@aintnobodyherebutuschicken1418]

Imagine how much fun those kids had making this movie! 😃 All agreed later that Gene Wilder was a joy to work with and a very nice man! RIP Gene🌷💞

[@joshmartimez2235]

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory is my favorite version of the movie.

[@juneblackburn7348]

I remember going to the cinema to see the original as a little kid of 5... it was and remains one of my most fave films....I took my sons to see the 2005 version and it was truer to the book, so each has a place in my heart. One for the marvellous Gene Wilder, and the other for its accuracy to Roald Dahl's written word

[@LethalSaliva]

Amen

[@brianwilbur8355]

I like when there making the chocolate and when all the kids find the Golden ticket in the remake

[@hideouslyugly]

Yes. We all wanted to be Charlie, didn't we? Finding a ticket in a chocolate bar., the lovely sweet shop,and licking the wallpaper, and just being in the factory!

[@ZBteev]

There was a scene in the original movie that took more than 40 takes, and the scene was when the audience was introduced to mike teavee

[@therandommemecat7738]

The factory also has the underground research facility. Also, the factory and the research facility electricity runs on a reactor called LIECR (Laser injected energy capsule reactor)

[@hamnah4glte979]

As a young kid I never understood the movie in depth but now that I'm older I understand. I personally enjoy the 1971 version. everything was balanced greatly. The emotions, cinematography, the acting and the sets. Great music too. Love Wilder.

[@Metalhead_Coaster_Fan]

2005 obviously. It’s the closest and more true to the book. Roald Dahl himself hated the 1971 adaptation. If he didn’t die before the 2005 adaptation came out, he would’ve loved that one.

[@owenwolfco.8344]

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is more memorable & comfortable to watch, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is more accurate to the book.

[@kevingoss6023]

Most definitely the Gene Wilder version...Will ALWAYS be #1 hands down. ✋️ All my kids agree.

[@cartoonmaster2401]

Audience: That was AWESOME! Roald Dahl: Wait til I'm _dead._ to make another. Hollywood: Ok. *Makes another* Roald Dahl:FFFFFFFFFFFUUUU

[@tracyglackin162]

The original is always the best version.

[@pond_weedx4185]

The 2005 version is my favorite movie of all time! Could watch it every single day!

[@latinalover2715]

Disagree

[@sususumimimi764]

Agree

[@susankilgore6812]

I grew up with the older version but I was greatly entertained with the newer version. Honestly I like them both the same. They were good films.

[@juliempampalona6779]

My favorite is the original “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” with Gene Wilder 🍭🍬🍫🍫 🍫

[@Bevco1946]

Has anyone tried reading the actual book? I think it tops everything.

[@kristakeith5176]

Me!!

[@briand6187]

Original is still the best. Gene Wilder was perfect

[@fyraskalb2195]

The Gene Wilder version is the only version IMO.

[@mushmello526]

Original: Charmful, looks like theater Tim Burton version: much more cinematic and much more space for fantasy, Wonka is much more of a psychopath

[@holaitsjon9323]

It’s unfortunate that Dahl didn’t enjoy the original movie. I feel like it’s beautiful and timeless! That factory is so full of props and colors, really felt like they did the best they can.

[@wewhoareabouttodiesaluteyo9303]

He did not like it because he was probably not paid enough.

[@josiahsimonalcantara3086]

@@wewhoareabouttodiesaluteyo9303 no he didint like it because It got almost everything from the book was ruined

[@bratton79]

Apparently Dahl didn’t like how different the film was from his book, and also he didn’t like Gene Wilder. He wanted Spike Milligan to play Wonka. Apparently Dahl hated this movie so much he refused to ever watch it. He died having never seen the movie in its entirety. Evidently Roald Dahl had a reputation for being a rude jerk to everyone. He was a good writer though.

[@taraharris1552]

As far as the girl who played Violet. "Bad teeth for a child back in the day?" A White girl turning blue must of not been heard of.

[@jb6712]

Since "must of" isn't correct grammar, no, a white girl turning blue must NOT HAVE been heard of....which is an incredibly silly statement to begin with!

[@marixa310]

I love Willy Wonka more than the Charlie one. The Johnny Depp version terrifies me and I love JD

[@andybub45]

Gene Wilder was the best Willy Wonka.

[@karenbrooks4212]

My favorite was willie wonka. The 1st mobie fhat came out i was 12 yrs old that year. It was a fantastic movie and i purchased it on dvd..

[@BeRich101]

Favorite facts 🎬 2:11 2:50

[@yen_xo]

Johnny depp was not the best choice for the character. Although I like his movies I’d say the remake is the only one I dislike. Definitely sticking to the original movie!

[@Wall2000x]

Both were amazing. Johnny Depp had a better understanding of his character. Wilder did an unbelievable job.

[@sbt7870]

can you do a video on the movie Matilda please

[@brianmajano1743]

Good idea bro

[@sbt7870]

@@brianmajano1743 thx

[@kenspongebob3682]

One of my favorite films. Well done.

[@karsan4900]

Also extra fact: Denise Nickerson the actor who played as violet actually had a crush on the actor who played as Charlie and was scared of doing the nose picking scene on the boat because she didn't want to look bad Infront of him (apparently the one who was veruca also had the same feelings to Charlie but I couldn't find any proof of that)

[@R.I.P.]

I was in love with Veruka Salt when I was a kid ...

[@imsocringeandidocringestuf7301]

*everyone looked uglier in the remake*

[@mindyteddybear]

I thought the remake was horrible!!! I loved the original!!!

[@familydeprey]

not tooooooooooooooo mach

[@familydeprey]

but yes not to good but good

[@thomasjohn4953]

Never seen the remake, never will.

[@hankaustin7091]

same here.. someone would have to hold a loaded gun to my head to get me to watch the re-make

[@emmamiglucci2857]

i watched it before. never again

[@mrs.hatfield1451]

It's not great... It's not good. It sucked..

[@hideouslyugly]

It's not that bad actually. It's made for a newer and younger audience. I wonder if our parents thought the same about the 1971 film...

[@sasnad3]

You should

[@rhargesheimer5489]

The original definately is my favorite!

[@dougpriore266]

I like the classic so much better. He's wayyyyy nicer.

[@Turks8806]

I like both versions of the movie. They both brought a uniqueness to the topic.

[@Greenpoptartover9000]

I really enjoyed the movie! I wasn’t a fan of the remake though. The first one, I felt, did a good job of balancing Wonka’s quirkiness with his down to earth & kind personality. The remake felt just too odd.

[@FunFactFilms]

Ya, I felt the same! Wilder did feel more relatable. I didn’t like the Oompa Loompa song changes, but the remake’s visuals of course were nice too look at.

[@simonwhitlock2yearsago296]

That's why the remake was good. And he was funny af

[@sethfreeman705]

Greenpoptartover9000 it’s because Tim Burton is rather odd

[@TheMrfoxguy]

Tim burton is an overrated hack.

[@LethalSaliva]

Also, Veruca Salt and Mike Teavee are scary-looking in the remake.

[@johnschroeder7845]

Willy wonka and the chocolate factory is my favorite , but the remake is a close second . Gene wilder was the more dramatic Willy wonka , while Johnny depp is the funnier Willy wonka. Charlie and the chocolate factory had a slightly better story and the oompa loompas were definitely funnier and spirited. The original has this magic to it , when you watch it you know you are going to watch something wonderful.

[@FunFactFilms]

Ya, I agree. I thought Depp's version was funnier too, but Wilder's was more relatable and had a wider dynamic range of emotions.

[@johnschroeder7845]

@@FunFactFilms Just can't beat the classics.

[@chrism.4600]

Hard to choose, I like Gene wilder and I like Johnny Depp. Both are great in there own way. *Edit A Year Later* I believe the Gene Wilder Version is a bit better, All his (Gene Wilder) movies are classics, He worked on his acting craft very well, and always has in his roles, But, Im a Johnny Depp fan too, But This One Goes To Gene Wilder !!

[@sandramorrison99]

The first one was always going to be the best we love you Gene Wilder

[@peptoyo]

I dunno why, but when Gene Wilder bit that cup as a kid... that was always my favorite part. Still I find it such a perfect little detail.

[@kittyfruitloop8264]

Definitely love the original over the Johnny Depp one, especially hated the cloned oompa loompas!

[@mr.crabsssss]

I like the original 2971 film

[@kerrim2715]

Austin Holland I think you meant 1971

[@cindylo8505]

Wow!!! We are not this year. U r predicting the futur that there will be this movie! So cool!!😎😂😂🤣🤣

[@mr.crabsssss]

Yes I did

[@cindylo8505]

@@mr.crabsssss 😂😂

[@cindylo8505]

@Harry Johnston-Smith that's funny !!😂😂😂

[@agentM1991]

I prefer the original. I thought the remake was too dark.

[@Metalhead_Coaster_Fan]

So was the book.

[@adamqazsedc]

Because the book was too

[@valencia3367]

Omg! This was so informative! I love both movies but I'll have to say the original is still my Fav especially now that I know all thst went into making it and the candid acting. Love it!!

[@FunFactFilms]

Thanks 🙏

[@hxppy3095]

Honestly I prefer the original. It was more joyful than the remake and the child actors were amazing! (no hate to the remake though)