Gene Wilder was a TREASURE as Willy Wonka! (first time watching)

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[@47HOOKERGOAT]

Fun fact its joe biden

[@notsureyou]

This was filmed in West Germany in Munich (at the time Germany was divided post WW2)

[@notsureyou]

Also the movie "the snow piercer" has elements from this film.

[@notsureyou]

Tinker: "a person who makes a living by travelling from place to place mending pans and other metal utensils."

[@blizzunt420e]

@MaryCherryOfficial You are such a FOX Mary . 😘

[@jamesmurphy3415]

Gene Wilder insisted on the limp to a flip scene because he wanted everyone to know that Wonka could not be trusted

[@LordVolkov]

And indeed, he keeps up a false facade the entire movie until Charlie wins. It's an incredible performance by Gene.

[@patrickmcandrew6631]

That's my favorite tidbit of this movie 😊

[@10INTM]

Wasn't it also the first time the kids were meeting Gene? I thought I read that they were also unaware of this prank and it made it a lot less intimidating for the actors when he opened up with a fun gotcha.

[@johnkelly90]

@@10INTMthere were nervous beyond belief… it was an extremely tight filming schedule, and the kids were afraid Gene had hurt his leg.

[@MrJimwilhelm]

Plus, the beginning scene in the candy shop, where the owner accidentally clocks a kid in the head with a swinging counter door.

[@LordVolkov]

On rewatch, if you focus on Gene, you can see his entire persona is an act up until Charlie returns the gobstopper. His whole demeanor flips after Charlie 'wins' and we finally get to see the real Wonka for the last few minutes of the movie. It's an incrediblely nuanced performance by Gene. RIP to a treasure.

[@mrclancymac1]

No

[@andrewr311]

He was such a great actor and gave up movies early.

[@jsmithers.]

No.

[@taoist32]

@@andrewr311Gave up movies early? He was in several movies during the 70’s and 80’s. He was also a whole lot older by the 90’s. His wife died and then he stopped working.

[@andrewr311]

@@taoist32 He said: "If something comes along that's really good and I think I would be good for it, I would be happy to do it. But not too many came along," Wilder said. "I mean, they came along for the first 15, 18 films, but I didn't do that many." I am sure some of it was age too

[@nightflame69]

Gene wilder is the true Willy Wonka!

[@blackbeardbarkbark]

Yeah, I can only ever see gene as wonka.

[@paulamoya7956]

I need no other⭐️

[@Stylishious1977]

You're damn right

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*I wonder if the remake explains how 20-something Timothee Chalamet's Wonka is retiring and giving the factory to a kid.*

[@pinklefoo]

I don't understand why they keep remaking it. The weirdness of everything and sociopathic Wonka makes the movie what it is. A remake is never going to capture that magic.

[@johnposada6703]

This movie is a childhood favorite of mine I never get tired of rewatching this film. And Gene Wilder will always be my Willy Wonka. RIP Gene Wilder

[@danielshea518]

The children weren't allowed to see the Chocolate room before filming the scene, so their reaction to seeing the set for the first time is genuine.

[@evanrosman9226]

"You stole fizzy lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and sterilized, so you get nothing! You lose! Good day, sir! "

[@jacob4920]

The last three lines of that rant are used in lots of memes nowadays. Practically this entire film has become one giant meme at this point! That's LEGENDARY, if you ask me!

[@coffeegator6033]

Although the kid who played Charlie didn't get into movies much he grew up to become a veterinarian. His personality in interviews seems as wholesome as Charlie was portrayed too.

[@bluebear1985]

I've seen interviews from maybe a few years ago with Peter Ostrum. After this film's success, he was offered a three picture deal, but he turned it down. I think his veterinary practice specializes in horses and cows.

[@nsasupporter7557]

Sucks that the actress who played Violet died

[@ChrisB-k7b]

@@nsasupporter7557 she was literally 62 years old when she died lol. Thats a pretty decent life.

[@johncarolina4950]

@@ChrisB-k7bThat is an incredibly young age for a woman to die

[@larryk731]

How to feel old - a recently retired vetenerian

[@adammakesstuffup]

"What is this Wonka, some kind of fun house?" "Why, having fun?"

[@totallytomanimation]

My head exploded as I came to the realization that you have not seen ANY Gene Wilder Movies - Well Mary, you're in for a real treat... 3 GREAT COMEDIES of the great Mel Brooks starring Gene Wilder, in chronological order - The Producers - Blazing Saddles - Young Frankenstein ---- all of which are a must watch for any lover of films and comedies. I'm sure there are probably others who might comment likewise. You can thank us later.

[@blueboy4244]

second that

[@PorscheRacer14]

Hear No Evil, See No Evil

[@normanmondy]

Agreed

[@kd5you1]

The first Gene Wilder movie I have ever seen was Silver Streak.

[@timmorris82]

@@PorscheRacer14that’s what I was going to say. Great flick.

[@nebulastar9050]

When you find out at the end that "Slugworth" was actually working for Wonka, it makes a lot more sense how he got to each of the golden ticket winners so quickly; of course, Wonka would know where each golden ticket was being shipped to and could send him to those locations.

[@lordtrigon1733]

So he knowingly only shipped them to three countries?

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

@@lordtrigon1733 & only children got the tickets

[@dereklopez9060]

Gene Wilder was hesitant to sing the song Pure Imagination, because he felt like he wasn't singer. And now, the song became such an Icon. R.I.P Gene Wilder.

[@jacob4920]

I used some of the lines from this song in my high school yearbook "senior quote," under my picture: "Close your eyes... Make a wish... Count to Three..." That brought my mother to tears when she first saw it. She never had any idea that I borrowed it from this movie. lol

[@sweetnumb]

Your comment was so great until you spoiled it with bringing up Gene Wilder's death. Do you also watch The Wizard of Oz and go "RIP everyone involved in making this movie"? Everyone has a limited time on this planet, let's just enjoy his fantastic work.

[@Ghost8386]

RIP Gene Wilder.

[@nsasupporter7557]

And all the actors who played the parents as well as Denise Nickerson who played Violet. She passed away in 2019

[@meganlutz7150]

This is the best version. No one can beat Gene Wilder’s version of Wonka. He’s a bit unhinged but somehow charming. Johnny Depp is a great actor, but his portrayal of Wonka was too cold.

[@krashd]

Johnny's portrayal of Wonka was exactly as he is in the book, a sociopath...

[@specialforcesoffaith8585]

Agreed.

[@TalaCruz]

@@krashd So was Gene. Johnny was just copying Michael Jackson. He just try to be more PEDO type

[@BrooklynBeTheBoro]

PERIOD! End of discussion. That Burton garbage is next to blasphemous.

[@jacob4920]

@@krashd And naturally, it was a disaster for modern audiences. This movie may have been less faithful to the original book, but it was, in my opinion, AN IMPROVEMENT! Can't say that about many movies that deviated from the source material, but this is one of them.

[@reverts3031]

While we were introduced to the TV kid, you wondered what kind of games we had in 1971. The video game Pong was still 6 years in the future. We had board games, card games and sports. That's it. If someone wanted to re-watch a movie, there was no such thing as a VHS (or Betamax). Back in the day, to watch a movie a second time, we had to wait for it to show again in the cinema or on the TV. For those of us who were desperate because the story was THAT GOOD, there were books. The Roald Dahl books are hysterical! If you get a chance, read "Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator."

[@johnkelly90]

If I am not mistaken 1971 was the first home game console the Magnavox Odyssey

[@andrewthornton2884]

@@johnkelly90 Pong, and the Magnavox Odyssey, actually both came out in 1972. So a year after this film released and probably 2 years after it was filmed. No home video games yet. The first arcade game, Space War, did release in 1971 but certainly wasn't available in homes. Prior to that there were a few computer games created by programmers but they weren't commercial products and few were distributed in any way.

[@johnkelly90]

@@andrewthornton2884 thank you… you are correct.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

Yup. Years before video games would become the destruction of youth and the future... it was TV. Dungeons and Dragons was also far in to the future time for religious pearl-clutching. Luckily, they still had rock 'n roll to continue demonizing.

[@SilentSooYun]

"That's right, in my day video games were called books!"

[@NoCampDad]

I met Gene Wilder in the 80s when I worked at a tennis shop in LA near UCLA. Super nice guy and a great memory.

[@crowbar_the_skull]

Did he touch you?

[@jtoland2333]

Everything I have heard about Gene Wilder is that he was a sweet, gentle man. I don't doubt it.

[@NoCampDad]

@@crowbar_the_skull He shook my hand.

[@TSIRKLAND]

28:56 - "We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams," is a quote from a poem: "Ode" written by the English poet Arthur O'Shaughnessy and first published in 1873.

[@gaz-a-reno8891]

Gene Wilder IS Willy Wonka! ❤️. He is for me. Kinda a quirky role model! Who tests and challenges people. But with the best of intentions at heart! 😊. The Tunnel sequence for me is one of the BEST standout moment in the film. Yes it is DARK. But INCREDIBLY funny too! 🤣. Just hearing him deliver that line near the end of the film: “So shines a good deed in a weary world”. So deeply touching and incredible! Gene. R.I.P. Your kind is sorely missed from this world! 😊❤️🙌

[@Neotron2001]

Charlie putting the gobstopper back on Wonka's desk in the end is one of the purest, innocent and wholesome moments in film history.

[@1000thGhost]

I used to work with the woman who played Violet Beauregard. She was a incredibly sweet woman who had lots of cool stories about shooting the movie

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

Did she ever talk about playing Amy Jennings on Dark Shadows too?

[@tbessie]

The actors playing Veruca Salt and Mike Teevee did a tour during showings of the movie around the US at the Alamo Drafthouse cinema chain. When they came to San Francisco, I went to see them, and got to meet both of them after the show. They were both really personable and fun/funny. I revealed to Julie Dawn Cole that I'd had a bit of a kid-crush on her (I'm slightly younger than the kids in the movie), to which she said "Well, I AM single, you know..." ;-) I'm sure she was just kidding around, but I wonder what would've happened if I had asked her out. 😀

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Lol, I had a crush on Veruca back in my childhood days as well 😂

[@AidantheLegend]

The way Wonka so cheerfully said "Wrong!" never fails to make me laugh

[@TrentRushton]

I loved this version, the best big fan of Gene Wilder, especially Young Frankenstein

[@MrKeychange]

She should absolutely watch Young Frankenstein. He's brilliant in it.

[@ronald-xs7sp]

Gene would only do Young Frankenstein if Mel Brooks didn't appear in it.

[@MrKeychange]

@@ronald-xs7sp He was right to ask for that. I love Mel Brooks, but he wasn't right for that film.

[@shawnmiller4781]

@@ronald-xs7spThat’s the rumor and I hold that against Gene

[@Pecos1]

Mary, if you haven't seen it yet, you MUST watch Blazing Saddles! Gene Wilder gives yet another all-star performance in it. It was filmed in 1974. Hilarious movie! In one scene, Gene adlibs and causes the main actor to break character by laughing, but the director thought the scene was better that way and kept it in!

[@A-TOP-11]

After seeing all different versions of Willy wonka. I have to say that gene wilder is the most unhinged out of all of them. BUT….that is what makes him stand out the most and love it lol

[@TalaCruz]

My friend call him wonky wanka. Hee Hee Hee

[@s1lm4r1l6]

Apparently Veruca Salt's actor was the sweetest nicest person and had difficulty being that awful to everyone. The "I Want It Now" sequence was filmed on her 13th birthday. The creepy dude is there because he's planting the Golden tickets. The Candy man reaches down behind the counter and makes sure Charlie gets the bar with the golden ticket in it.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

How does the "Candy Man" know that Charlie, who has literally never come into his shop to buy a candy bar before, is going to ask for a *second* candy bar after buying the first? This is something that Charlie doesn't even know himself.

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

@@oliverbrownlow5615 Wonka magic, silly

[@erivera700]

Fun fact: It was Gene Wilder's idea to come out with the cane. The director hated it. Wilder said if he couldn't do that he would walk away from the project. So they gave in and it was awesome.

[@mypl510]

This is the definitive version of Willy Wonka, the Burton one is a very distant second.

[@clit_niblr0375]

Burton's version of Wonka (i.e. Johnny Depp version) seems more sinister where Gene Wilder's version of Wonka is more charming and endearing.

[@Dobi714]

Third now that Timmy has one out now.

[@krashd]

@@Dobi714 The Timothy movie is a prequel to the Johnny Depp version (i.e. the accurate version.)

[@Dobi714]

@@krashd You think Tim was channeling Depp more than Wilder for his performance? I feel he had homages to Wilder throughout the movie.

[@normanyerby2009]

THANK YOU

[@michaelriddick7116]

You should watch some of the movies with Richard Pryor and Gene :) "Hear No Evil, See No Evil" "Stir Crazy" "Silver Streak" They're all HILARIOUS!! (Hear No Evil being my favorite) 😊

[@robunkle8792]

"I don't know what you're looking for, but it's a little to the right".

[@michaelriddick7116]

@@robunkle8792 "How could we get the mens rea!?!" 😂🤣😂🤣 "MY GOD! NOOOOO!!!" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@Dr.Acula76]

​@@robunkle8792I suppose a F*** is out of the question?

[@DanGamingFan2406]

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.

[@Oddworld2024]

Fun fact Marilyn Manson did a version of the tunnel scene and it’s so so cool. Made even creepier. In a good way. As it could have been for the film iMO

[@Oddworld2024]

And sense of an adventure without over think8 g every situation with non sense morals. That aren’t relevant for a film.

[@Oddworld2024]

Movies are make believe folks, never ever have they been meant to be taking serious as if real life. It’s called movies for a reason not reality.

[@Oddworld2024]

Does anyone else get annoyed when people know a meme before the real things. Lol kills me that people are obsessed and use memes yet don’t know their references. It’s so extremely sad. This generation needs to figure things out better and watch in the right order.

[@Oddworld2024]

That how you get herpes. Lol girl it’s a fantasy film not reality you can’t get sick or catch things in these worlds. They don’t really exist. Lmao serious it’s called make believe and times were also different. Please understand these concepts and facts.

[@p0pp4]

You'll notice that all the rides have just enough seats for the remaining people. He 100% KNEW there'd be casualties and planned accordingly.

[@haynerbass]

The "knife man" used to be a common job. He would walk around ringing a bell and housewives would bring out dull knives to be sharpened.

[@Sarah_Gravydog316]

right, but why did he have knives?

[@dynamodan8216]

Gene Wilder's best work is Young Frankenstein. Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder came together and made perfection.

[@chaddon7685]

And that's saying something considering how great he is. But YF is fantastic!

[@konowd]

Mel called it the greatest performance he ever directed

[@jlew13jl]

My favorite is "See no Evil Hear no Evil" with Wilder and Richard Pryor

[@CrowVWade]

Great movie. I prefer Blazing Saddles when it comes to Mel Brooks

[@CrowVWade]

@@jlew13jlstir crazy

[@bwilliams463]

Charlie's schoolteacher is one of the funniest characters, often forgotten. And, as far as I recall, there were no Nerds candies in 1970. They hit big in the 80s, though. When I was in middle school, they were sometimes used as currency.

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

Masterpiece of a film, Gene Wilder is a legend. I'm not a huge fan of musicals but I can easily watch this all the way through

[@TSIRKLAND]

17:41 - Wonka does his cane and somersault bit. "Pranked you! Grampa Joe, you know what it's like!" LOL!!

[@SurvivorBri]

Here's a little something to welcome you back. It's not much but it's from the 💙

[@MaryCherryOfficial]

Aw thanks man 🎉🎉

[@tektoniks_architects]

This film was an iconic memory from my youth. Great film.

[@pantlessreactions]

Shocking that this movie failed at the box office, now seen as a childhood classic

[@yesh3]

1970's games were called "Go outside, and stay out of the street".

[@Mohegan13]

Every time I hear the Candy Man Can song I keep envisioning Tony Todd lurking in the background of the candy store ready to bisect someone.

[@therivster]

Remember, he only appears if you speak his name at your reflection fives times. I hear he also gets you if you deny his existence.

[@TalaCruz]

@@therivster You mean god?

[@therivster]

God has nothing to do with Candyman

[@TalaCruz]

@@therivster He gets you if you deny his existence hee hee hee 😆

[@Mohegan13]

@@TalaCruzPraise Klombadrov.

[@pulsarstargrave256]

I kept wanting to scream: "Forget about the Tim Burton version!" (I still haven't forgiven him for messing up Dark Shadows!) Anyway, I've loved this movie since I was a child! I seldom watch it because I don't want to cheapen the effect it has on me, which is to tear up with happiness for Charlie and his family! One final note: for music appreciation, "The Candy Man" was a sing - a -: long hit with us kids!

[@misterprickly]

A lot of people think of Grampa Joe as a villain but he's not. Joe had *crippling depression* which is something you just can't brush off. Charlie was the only thing that made him smile and gave him hope. When Charlie invites him, THAT is what brings him out of his depression and make him hopeful again. I agree that Joe isn't the greatest influence but then again, that's what makes Charlie so special.

[@curtismartin2866]

"The Candy Man" was a radio hit for Sammy Davis Jr. It is strange to watch with someone who saw the Johnny Depp version first. I would think that you'd be hard pressed to find someone who grew up with the Gene Wilder version that actually likes the Johnny Depp version very much.

[@benschultz1784]

As much as I love Tim Burton's version and how accurate it is to the book, this will always be the best version.

[@Harkness78]

That movie sucks

[@joeblankenship377]

The Tim Burton Wonka doesn't even compare to this. I never need to see that one again, but I definitely rewatch the Gene Wilder Wonka every few years. Loved it since I was a kid. And Gene Wilder just got funnier as I got older and could pick up what he was putting down.

[@Dr.Acula76]

I'll watch the new Wonka again but I feel the same about the remake

[@DanielS2001]

Fun Fact: Ernest Cline, the author of Ready Player One (the film adaptation you watched a while back) used Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory and it's source novel as an inspiration for his novel. When the film adaptation for RP1 was being worked on, Steven Spielberg actually approached Gene Wilder, who had retired from acting, to play Halliday for the adaptation. Wilder declined the role and eventually passed away while the filming of the RP1 adaptation was going on. To maintain the connection, the RP1 trailers used "Pure Imagination" from the 1971 film.

[@cogline]

I'm perfectly happy never seeing the other versions

[@trentb3148]

The IRL Wonka Candy company was created due to this film. Quaker Oats wanted to start a candy line, so they funded the production of this film and acquired the naming rights, and thus Wonka Candy was born. The chocolate bars were never terribly successful, but the company created and acquired so many iconic candies that endured long after Quaker Oats sold them off.

[@chaddon7685]

I'm glad you reacted to the teacher moving the tests to Friday. Nobody really says anything, but every line that guy delivers is so 🤪

[@normlee6566]

If you read the Wonka books (yes, there is a series of books), he is a very dark character. Gene wilder played him perfectly. A good hearted, quirky genius who sees both the good and bad in people. Wilder was able to subtlety show disdain of the terrible parents and the rotten children they've raised, with snarky comments while smiling. His use of the cane in the candy room scene that demonstrated to everyone that they must respect him and his house was classic. Even caressing then pulling out the kid's hair showed while Wonka admired the innocence of children, he recognized not all kids are good, and are in need of discipline. This film runs laps around the Depp mess.

[@FoxaEdits]

Right, I can't understand how people can find Depp's version more accurate than Gene Wilder's version. Their argument is that Roald Dahl hated the Wilder's version. But I'm pretty sure he would have hated Depp's version too lmao.

[@BatmanFan76]

🎵Come with me, and you’ll be, in a woooorld of pure imagination!🎵

[@Rhodair]

25:15 🤣I can't watch him howl during the boat ride without thinking of the hilarious HISHE vid of it

[@Immortalheart66]

First movie i saw in the theater at (5) years old. No one will ever replace Gene Wilder as Wonka. Willy Wonka of the 70’s is the Goonies of the 80’s as Sandlot is the 90’s. Pure magic!!!!

[@jefschnitzler2377]

It was my first as well. It was also one of the first films I saw with my wife at the theatre (years later) when we started dating.

[@krashd]

For anyone wondering a gobstopper is what we Brits and Aussies call jawbreakers, those rock hard candy spheres that take you an hour to suck.

[@daveautzen9089]

There are theories that Wonka sent the chocolate so the specific kids would find them. Then each room was basically a test for one specific child. He had really chosen Charlie as his successor, but of course Charlie also failed. But the true test was the everlasting gobstopper/Slugworth thing. Charlie did the right thing and this passed the test.

[@amcgowan1970]

Willy Wonka is actually Rhaegar Targaryen!

[@joelnord7713]

Good to see You again!

[@wolf9walker]

My opinion, this movie is more family oriented than the newer one. My belief in this one is the kids didn't get the tickets by random. Willy and "slugworth" had already scouted the kids out and slugworth was able to plenty the candy with the golden tickets so these certain kids got them. That explains how he was able to be right there when the kids found the tickets each time around the world. Each place they went to in the factory was all set up ahead of time with each kids weakness to test each kid, with the final test at the end with the gobstopper. Well that's just my belief.

[@Robert_Douglass]

Well reasoned!

[@PhilBagels]

But why would they deliberately choose those kids?

[@Dr.Acula76]

I'm guessing you mean the remake because the prequel Wonka was just as wholesome and family oriented as the first

[@TSIRKLAND]

1:13 - "Good morning starshine, the Earth says, hello!" - That is from the song "Good morning starshine" from the 1967 rock musical "Hair." Also a top 40 hit when singer "Oliver" covered it shortly after. (MANY of the songs from that musical went on to chart-topping singles, recorded by various artists of the time). So Johnny Depp, in character as Wonka in 2005, was quoting from a 1967 song lyric. Just in case you, or anybody else, was unaware of that factoid.

[@Mediawatcher2023]

Gene Wilder played the part brilliantly he was *THE* Willy Wonka

[@rabbiphilio]

Gene Wilder really was a gifted actor.

[@MrPodcastio]

I love that the director, Mel Stuart, had experience filming documentaries so basically the first part of the film has satire elements with a documentary feel to it. Also, comparing special fx from a 1971 film to a 2005 film is hilarious haha! Its not horrible considering the budget haha

[@aftonair]

This is my favorite version by far. Thanks.

[@LordNifty]

2:37 - I remember hearing of at least one case where a property was accidentally made public domain by getting the wrong Roman number for the copyright date.

[@KronnangDunn]

The original Wonka was filmed in West Germany with many German actors. Johnny Depp's version of Willy is actually based on Michael Jackson....

[@GaryBrownlee-do4pj]

Great reaction Mary, nice to have your reactions to enjoy again. 🥰❤️‍🔥

[@videohistory722]

The movie title was changed from the books title to promote a candy bar they were coming out with, called Wonka. Only problem: it went belly up very quickly because it kept melting too fast, even when it was already inside the wrapper. And then Wonka was bought by Nestle, which gave us the candy line we know and love today.

[@jdeang3531]

When the girl who played Violet returned to school a couple of days after the blueberry scene, siting in class she started to turn blue. The makeup was starting to seep from her pores.

[@kilgonus]

Did you notice that the boat only had enough space for the group, without Augustus and his mother, and the vehicle only had enough seats for the surviving four people and Wonka?

[@jtoland2333]

I'm a professional tour guide, and this movie is almost universally loved by those of us in the industry. We have all had difficult groups, and daydream of guests who are rude or endanger their safety by doing what they want getting the natural consequences! Let's just say, we love our jobs, but we all want to be Willy Wonka! PS: We didn't have AI back inthe 70s.

[@matthewmarcinko9157]

There's no sweeter treat than you, Mary! Thank you for reacting to this! 🙂

[@SnowyWolborg]

31:14: Funny that you bring that up, because apparently the director had to ask Veruca's actress to be even more spoiled and rotten because she was really nice.

[@videohistory722]

Sammy Davis actually wanted to play the candy store owner, but they said no, because they thought a star in it would take away from the movie.

[@ifeelpretty5790]

He did sing his own version of The Candy Man song!

[@Rem91067]

@@ifeelpretty5790And it went to #1 (in the U.S.) in June of 1972.

[@Javier_Jimenez71]

It doesn’t matter how far into the movie when ever it’s on tv, I’ll continue watching to the end. Cheer up Charlie always gets me 😢. Great reaction video as always. 😊

[@BeastrealDT]

"Pure Imagination", is my favorite song. 🎶 Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) starred in the sitcom, "Chico And The Man", after this film. The television show also starred the late Freddie Prinze. You can see a young Jack Albertson in the original 1947, "Miracle On 34th Street". He plays a postal worker sorting mail in the mail room. ✌️❤️🌹

[@axr7149]

Jack Albertson won an Oscar as well for Best Supporting Actor for THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES (1968) (which co-starred Patricia Neal, who was married to Roald Dahl (CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY novelist and this film's screenwriter) at the time). Guess who was nominated alongside him when he won the Oscar? None other than Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka) himself, who was nominated for THE PRODUCERS (1968) that year.

[@keyaankassam378]

This film never fails to make me laugh hard and some of your comments during the reaction just added to the laughter! 🤣

[@SliderFury1]

"Stop, don't, come back." Greatest sarcastic delivery of all time.

[@johnszczerba9979]

Back in the early 2000's i overheard one young guy tell an older guy "i hate gene wilder"...i overhead them talking about Willy Wonka . It's the only example i have of turning my head and looking at a stranger with pure hatred

[@Sinocthehodgeheg]

I'll stand up for Cheer up Charlie, love that song

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

It's a beautiful song, and it was my first favorite song from the score after I had seen the movie for the first time upon its initial release in 1971.

[@vaughnnewman8903]

Gene Wilder was an amazing comedic actor. Having been born the year this came out and having seen this version first, Willy Wonka will always be Gene Wilder to me.

[@heliopyre]

even as a child, Grandpa Joe calling Wonka a crook after stealing the drink pissed me off. fun fact, the director was a documentary film maker.

[@jason_lee_jones]

This movie, I feel, has one of the best unspoken jokes in the history of cinema. It's the conman in Paraguay. They announce in the paper the final Wonka ticket was discovered in Paraguay, and show a photo of the guy claiming to have found it. It is later reported on the news that it was a fake ticket. The guy shown in the photos is Martin Bormann, the highest ranking Nazi official to evade capture, and was rumored in the early seventies (when the film was made) to be living in hiding somewhere in South America. The joke is that the winning ticket is so desirable, that even the World's Most Wanted Man would risk capture in an effort to win, and is nevertheless a hopeless scoundrel for faking the ticket. An absolutely A+ joke you either get or don't.

[@ryanboutr7756]

The song pure imagination is so such a good song

[@liamthompson9090]

Both versions of this classic are wonderful.

[@jlew13jl]

The snozberry line has been changed. Veruca screams "What the hell is a snozberry?" Then Wonka's iconic line steals the scene.

[@paulgunderson4721]

Jack Albertson (Grandpa Joe) was a veteran of vaudeville, burlesque, and Broadway, so yes, he could sing.

[@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.

[@DavidLender]

The thing about watching these older movies after they have been converted to digital and high def is that you see all the imperfections and wires. When shown in it's original form at the theater, you didn't see them.

[@adamparker43]

A masterclass performance from Gene Wilder and a film I never grow tired of coming back to again and again. Great choice for a reaction, Mary!

[@PyroPopCouture]

This movie is just perfection. I was introduced to it as a child by my grandmother, who I only realized in adulthood may have liked musicals just as much as I did. Gene Wilder and his soft voice are a warm hug.

[@RoderickJohnson-hb2rb]

This movie is really good

[@mattkevlarlarock5469]

This was on tv all the time when I grew up and to me it's the classic Wonka.

[@videohistory722]

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

[@DinoNardelli]

Special place in my heart for this film. It meant a lot when I was a kid.

[@williamjones6031]

1. I first saw it when I was 10. 2. Roald Dahl the book author was a well-known LSD user. (you can see why). He also didn't like this adaptation of his book. That's why we got the Tim Burtin/Johnny Depp remake. 3. The Umpa Lumpas told the reverent portion of the story. Anything beyond that would have been unnecessary and overkill. 4. I suspect Wonka knew which children would win the tickets (lessons for our behalf) because Slugworth/Mr. Wilkenson was at the scene almost immediately. 5. Many people (especially women) seem to get a creepy feeling from Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka. 6. This is the only roll Peter Ostrum/Charlie. He's now a veterinarian. 7. After reading the script, Gene Wilder said he would take the role of Willy Wonka under one condition: that he would be allowed to limp, then suddenly somersault in the scene when he first meets the children. When director Mel Stuart asked why, Wilder replied that having Wonka do this meant that "from that time on, no one will know if things are real or not." Stuart asked, "If I say no, you won't do the picture?" and Wilder said, "I'm afraid that's the truth." 8. Fun fact: Veruca/Julie Dawn Cole didn't have any adult with her when they went to Germany to film the movie so Gene Wilder himself stepped in to make sure she was taken care of.😎 9. You can get away with anything in a musical.

[@walthersorsa4847]

One of my favorite movies of all time. Rest in peace Gene Wilder 😢. I would loved to see your reactions to other Gene Wilder movies like The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein directed by Mel Brooks Great reaction Mary and take care and stay safe 👍.

[@tofersiefken]

Does anyone else think that the psychedelic boat-ride came after the "edibles" room or is it just me?

[@89Timex]

I first saw this movie in grade school during assembly and it's been my favorite movie since. Thank you so much for reacting Mary😊 Fun Fact: Julie Cole who played Veruca did NOT like chocolate.

[@JHarris533]

a "tinker" in the shorthand for a "tinsmith", who would fix things made of metal. very common that these "tinkers" would travel from town to town offering their services. in the uk its now viewed as a outdated term for irish travellers thanks to how common an occupation it was for irish men.

[@anzaeria]

Another well known actor in this film was Tim Brooke Taylor. The guy with the fancy high tech computer earlier in the film. He is also well known from the BBC comedy series The Goodies. Did you ever watch The Goodies, Mary? I really enjoyed that show while growing up. Tim likely would have been one of the surviving actors but unfortunately, he succumbed to Covid a few years ago.

[@gnericgnome4214]

I THOUGHT I recognized him! We got The Goodies here in the States in reruns.

[@anzaeria]

@@gnericgnome4214 Hey awesome that you got to see The Goodies over in the US. It was replayed many times in Australia over the years.