‘Willy Wonka’ Cast Reveal Secret Behind Chocolate River | TODAY

It was 44 years ago that “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” premiered in theaters, and the fantasy film has delighted generations of moviegoers ever since. Six of the original cast members recently reunited in Orlando, and NBC’S Joe Fryer sat down with them as they reminisced.
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‘Willy Wonka’ Cast Reveal Secret Behind Chocolate River | TODAY

[@arnoldrivas4590]

Denise Nickerson, aka, Violet just taken off of life support, saying her goodbyes after suffering a massive stroke.

[@puppylove2448]

And now, she died

[@lissandrafreljord7913]

Rest in peace.

[@Eliana0423]

Rip Denise!

[@rtlthemusician5598]

It’s no surprise, cause she aged horribly

[@MauveCerise]

Nooooooooo:(((((

[@isaacmartinez6904]

I'm sad the hear about the death of Denise Nickerson. My thoughts are with her family.

[@cruizerbrony4902]

Isaac Martinez Chavez indeed. She had the best outlook on the movie “every time people find out I’m from the movie they smile”.

[@litgal7883]

She didn’t look well in this interview.

[@cruizerbrony4902]

Stacie Barnes I was actually there at that con and I can tell you she was in a wheel chair.

[@litgal7883]

Cruizer Brony That’s so sad! What did she die of?

[@cruizerbrony4902]

@@litgal7883 All I know is she had a seizure and was put in life support. Days later they decided to take her off of it.

[@achannel3412]

Anyone else got this in their recommended 4 years later???

[@sakura9306]

Leah and Arnaud i wasn’t in youtube in 2016

[@xofiy1897]

Yup

[@willa2481]

Omg same

[@FloridaMan69.]

Me

[@alexvielmann8826]

Just shut up

[@negan6233]

The guy who plays Charlie looks very good for his age,i thought he would look soo old.

[@ThatCreeNative1]

Negan He's actually looking to turn into his Grandpa in the film. That's when you know you did great casting.

[@introsete]

Negan negan!!

[@MrTastyCarp]

@DashingNative That would be a great film....

[@ElaMongrella]

I thought he was going to look like John Malkovich. He really resembled him as a kid.

[@craigfoulds8657]

It's just amazing though how different he looks. I thought maybe he'd look like Jon Bon Jovi.

[@RBWMaydays]

Nearly half of the cast has died. Rest in peace to all of them.

[@SecondEvilEx]

Yet we have an iconic movie to remember them by

[@Soldiershak]

That's just life as long as they weren't murdered

[@milkywayvxm]

That's sad :((

[@FandubWorld]

Yep, all that's left now are child actors (all 4 mains barring Violet, plus a few extras), Tim Brooke-Taylor who played the computer scientist, and three Oompa Loompas (Rusty Goffe, Malcolm Dixon, Albert Wilkinson).

[@chuu614]

asmr nostalgia May they all Rest In Peace 😭❤️

[@amymahoney4097]

The lady that played Violet just passed away July, 2019.. how sad.. :(

[@GoatzombieBubba]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Nickerson On July 8, 2019, Nickerson "got into her medicines and took as much as she could" while her son and daughter-in-law were out of the house. Her son took her to a hospital in respiratory distress. While in intensive care, she developed pneumonia. Nickerson suffered a massive seizure the following day and slipped into a coma. She had a DNR order in place and on July 10, her family removed her from life support. She died later that day from pneumonia at the age of 62.

[@GoatzombieBubba]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Nickerson On July 8, 2019, Nickerson "got into her medicines and took as much as she could" while her son and daughter-in-law were out of the house. Her son took her to a hospital in respiratory distress. While in intensive care, she developed pneumonia. Nickerson suffered a massive seizure the following day and slipped into a coma. She had a DNR order in place and on July 10, her family removed her from life support. She died later that day from pneumonia at the age of 62.

[@anthonyhenderson8371]

Amy Mahoney r.i.p 😭😭😢😢

[@kpoptrilogy5640]

wait what i just found this out today :(

[@rtlthemusician5598]

Yeah because she’s a gum chewer usually, but when she heard about this tobacco thing she laid off the gum and switched to cigarettes, now of course she’s in her grave

[@SuperSoldier26]

What’s so wonderful and lovely about this is that the cast from this movie have kept in touch with each other for 44 years since that movie

[@ryancozier4882]

R.I.P Denise Nickerson We miss U 😟🙏🙏🙏 .

[@angeljohnson6665]

Froller5 cozy oh no she died i thought she was on life support

[@SW67]

Angel Johnson she was taken off it

[@angeljohnson6665]

BEEG YOSHI so sad

[@destinyto1462]

Do you think it was suicide? Read she purposely took a whole bunch of pills while her kids were out of the house and she signed a DNR order 😔 its like she wanted to go?

[@destinyto1462]

Amanda Rose Entertainment Inc. Yes 😞

[@kriss3d]

I always felt that the girl playing Veruca Salt did such a marvelous job. Such a great performance.

[@Lapusso650]

Salk

[@discomfortzone]

@@Lapusso650better let them know they spelt it wrong.

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

@@Lapusso650 SALT.

[@Lapusso650]

@@igorschmidlapp6987 yeah I checked

[@jedijones]

Veruca Salt was not played by Fairuza Balk. But she looks like her.

[@PositiveLastAction]

I never thought the chocolate river looked like chocolate. It was too watery. Magical movie, however. One of my all-time favorites.

[@luzmendoza351]

I did not see the whole movie but I saw many clips and it looks intresting

[@brianthomason5022]

When I was a kid and I was introduced to this movie my cousin only let me watch 30 minute intervals of it at a time and he would go from Willy Wonka to The wizard of Oz but never tell me about The wizard of Oz it was just Willy Wonka how much of a clusterfuck mind game is that?

[@NukeCaulfield]

​@@brianthomason5022So your cousin wanted you to think Willy Wonka had all the Wizard of Oz scenes included in the movie?

[@michaelmyers3709]

Choco river looked like diarrhoea

[@ottoconde5988]

Charlie is 62! He looks like he’s still in his late 40s-early 50s

[@khylerbane4523]

Talking about aging like fine wine.

[@annabutcher2690]

So grandpa can only get out of bed for sweets but not for his starving family ? I have Never had so many likes and comments 🤣🤣🤣

[@nzkid2599]

shaaade!

[@gingermarie551]

And he can all of a sudden move,sing and dance😜

[@cocoabarry3399]

Lol

[@blackbutterfly55]

Imagination people...get on board

[@camh6328]

I think it was more than that. I think it is symbolic of how a person reacts when they think they don't can't see hope and then all of a sudden they have it.

[@seasonsofus]

They act like the chocolate river looked so much like real chocolate when it’s always looked like chocolate WATER 😭

[@caoimhekelly9192]

Tbh it looked like red water

[@ronjohnson9507]

It was diarrhea

[@krausfamily4491]

It looked like flipping root beer

[@mariogamefreak1]

seasons seasons it looks like chocolate in the remake

[@anthonyhenderson8371]

flower power fecal matter

[@jaycees9287]

How amazing that “Charlie” had that experience but now can walk the streets without recognition! What a cool life!

[@eemmaahh]

True, but imagine being a fan of the movie and taking your dog in for a check-up and being like, "Hmmm....Dr. Peter Ostrum.....WAIT A MINUTE."

[@dmullz100]

@@eemmaahh yeahhh okay there, no one remembers his name

[@chrisb5243]

@@dmullz100 There are definitely fans of the movie out there that know his name lol.

[@AstarionWifey]

@@dmullz100I do 😂 And I wasn’t even born when the movie was made

[@dmullz100]

they are a dying breed@@chrisb5243

[@jessicadriscoll4948]

When I was little and having a hard time, this movie was an escape for me. I used to watch this movie over and over again, back to back, all day long.

[@chinchecker464]

Can you believe now at almost 2019 it’s been 48 year

[@nbuehster]

I wonder if they're going to release a 50th anniversary edition, or another reboot starting different actors.

[@van7915]

- Buehmann they already did watch Snowpiercer

[@NotYetEst]

@@van7915 Literally not a reboot but ok

[@Liveagaincay]

funkaholic M almost 50 now 😳

[@sakura9306]

funkaholic M I think there’s more years

[@treebranch2066]

I met Peter Ostrum (Charlie) at a convention in Boston and he was super sweet. Just as nice as I hoped!!!

[@oliverdavis2422]

Treebranch hoped u asked a good couple of questions

[@Ih8kone]

He lives in Lowville, New York.

[@whitneymorgan4576]

Treebranch I live near Boston

[@susanj.walterspowers6860]

Peter Ostrum who played Charlie seems like a nice man.

[@conniecrawford5231]

He’s a vet for animals - how great is that!

[@oliviadavies9574]

You know why another one was made? Because roald Dahl really disliked the first one. But he died just before the premiere was released.

[@ploppityploppity5611]

Olivia Davies tbh the other one is nice but like Charlie found a 10 dollar AMERICAN bill and he’s british

[@SpaghettiNachos]

@@ploppityploppity5611 i thought that too, but i looked it up, and the bill says "National Currency". So apparently theres only one currency in that universe lol

[@pseudobi4062]

Yes, they changed a lot of things that's why Dahl disliked it

[@brambruwaene2521]

@@ploppityploppity5611 That movie never specifies where Charlie lives, in the book he is british but the movie only specifies the other kids.

[@beckysberries4441]

Olivia Davies He didn't die JUST before the second one premiered, he died in 1990 and the 2nd one came out in 2005

[@_Kayla_]

R.I.P Gene Wilder, that man made so many people's childhoods amazing. Loved him.

[@ChefDiledo]

Kayla Manie yes now let him rest in peace monmet of silicone

[@swoo2854]

Kayla Manie yeah RIP to Gene Wilder

[@chucklapine6782]

Gene Wilder was great in So many movies. Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Stir Crazy, Silver Streak, The Woman in Red. I miss his charm and natural comedic talent.

[@mimimarie44]

Kayla M made my dad weird....

[@Alan.Bishop]

He then went on The Electric Company as Letterman, and his Pure Imagination song was performed on the Muppet Show. Btw, Joan Rivers narrated Letterman and Zero Mostel(Tevye) was the Spellbinder.

[@dreadeddoduo2177]

"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dreams..." -Gene Wilder

[@ChestersonJack]

That line in the movie is actually Wonka quoting a poem: "We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;- World losers and world forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams, Yet we are the movers and shakers, Of the world for ever, it seems" -Arthur O'Shaughnessy

[@rnintn6442]

Chesterson Jack Wow someone else who knows that! Impressed. And peace love happiness to you! May all your dreams be chocolate!

[@kimberlysolis9203]

Dreaded Doduo brother in law has this tattooed on his arms

[@djlowtek]

Gene Wilder did not make that quote.

[@angrycatman8785]

Chesterson Jack lol the perfect “Hate to be THAT guy” moment.

[@paulthrutner9114]

I grew up with this film. As a child I was abused and in foster care and I always turned to this film to feel happiness. When I was 22 I took a huge overdose and whilst recovering I watched this to bring me back that smile. This film will always be incredibly close to my heart. Edit; I forgot to say he was born in Llandaff in Cardiff where my family are from and I also lived in Grest Missenden where he wrote most of his best work in that gypsy caravan👍🏿👍🏿

[@jjgems5909]

I hope you’re doing ok now 🙏🏽

[@HoneyPastry]

Hope you’re well now! Glad you got to find some solace through all that.

[@leolimitedition]

Boohoo!

[@HoneyPastry]

@@leolimitedition 100% unnecessary.

[@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607]

Oh honey I hope so much that life is better now. Some of us get such a raw deal. I hope you’re fighting for a better life. You deserve it ❤

[@KimBlaQue]

Rest in peace to Gene Wilder

[@Ih8kone]

Kim BlaQue And Jack Albertson

[@jonnydiggins4777]

I'm a huge fan of him

[@jamestropicals8262]

Rest In Peace Willy wonka you were the best chocolate man

[@Justdancekitty973]

Rest in peace Denise Nickerson

[@vshvevhfrfery638]

I'd love to hear what the cast has to say about Gene's passing.

[@AaronDenne]

Their personal Twitter accounts :)

[@vshvevhfrfery638]

Aaron Denne I've actually never checked those haha I wish they'd get together like in this video again and talk together about it, but it's way too soon for another reunion. If there ever is another one lol

[@_simplelad_1809]

ɷɷɷɷ I Havee Watcheddd Thisss Moviee Leakeddd Versionnn Hereeee : - t.co/LRlCMtmQhk

[@Talon7348]

SpyDZN bruh it's not leaked it's been out for so many years

[@terellsmith3736]

Rip Denise Nickerson who played VIolet Beauraguard who passed away just July 10 2019

[@angeljohnson6665]

Terell Smith oh no!!! I thought she was on life support

[@jasonparsons7653]

@@angeljohnson6665 they pulled the plug after 2 days

[@angeljohnson6665]

Jason Parsons thats sad

[@jasonparsons7653]

@@angeljohnson6665 yes it is

[@louiepritchard4190]

Terell Smith p

[@patrickhare_]

CHARLIE LOOKS LIKE NIGEL THORNBERRY!

[@KillSwitchNY]

Patrick Hare omg i couldnt place him but that was it! hahaha

[@ambermedellin9891]

Patrick Hare tim Currys voice character you mean

[@user-fr9vv7rg4k]

KillSwitchNY Smashing!

[@bradynwilliams3069]

hragagnraah

[@viviank6905]

Patrick Hare Lmao he does

[@Orchid1933]

That obviously fake chocolate river always bothered me as a kid.

[@gavin169]

the NEW version's chocolate, mind you.

[@joyunicycle]

Even as a kid I was like, "No that's not chocolate, that's water in orange dye"

[@therealCrazyJake]

+Orchid1933 Go to IMDb and look at the movie's trivia, the chocolate river was literally made from actual chocolate, cream, and water. If you listen in this video, the cast members never said it was "dirty water," they just said it was disgusting.

[@archietooley2873]

Some of it was actually chocolate and cream

[@therealCrazyJake]

Cod_Slayer 33 Correct, they had used real chocolate and cream, but it was extremely watered down, and it quickly turned on set, which would explain why the cast said it was disgusting. The chocolate river actually started to stink up the set not long after they first started filming the scene.

[@bekategra]

I have a tattoo on my wrist that says "so shines a good deed in a weary world". This will always be classic.

[@thetoot9615]

A lot of his quotes are from Shakespeare and other poets

[@litgal783]

Ahhh... a great quote from the Bard himself! Now a new tattoo is in order for me!

[@DanielKing-dk5nr]

Why do you need it tattooed on your body, can't you just easily remember it? or have it displayed on a piece of paper in your room or car.?

[@jdog34505]

Both Charlie and Veruca look good !

[@Ih8kone]

And Mike.

[@Ih8kone]

And Agustus.

[@rtlthemusician5598]

They all look good, except violet, all because she gave up gum and switched to crystal meth

[@Dollsfromlondon]

@@rtlthemusician5598 that's really mean

[@rtlthemusician5598]

Tamra Irby but it’s true

[@VLOGNOSIS]

Dearest Gene: You were an inspiration to me, and to many. I wish you great peace, sir!

[@ddrugby1]

+VLOGNOSIS. I could not agree more. Well said

[@diamondwolftv1694]

VLOGNOSIS I miss him so much

[@dwmsnipez4891]

"Come with me, and you'll be in a world of pure imagination".-rip Gene Wilder.

[@corysavage8352]

Primus did the album cover. It's amazing

[@naomixixx_]

right now he is in a world of pure imagination...rip gene wilder :'(

[@user-lb9td1cy1m]

this movie was everything for me as a child. it makes me so happy to see the cast together again. this movie will always be so special to so many people.

[@sfarrell71138]

I remember sitting on the floor in kindergarten and the teacher played this movie. I fell in Love with opening credits. We had popcorn served in coffee filters.

[@LadyTate925]

Freeloading Celebrity Wows! Same for me!!

[@thejupiter2574]

R I P Denise Nickerson who passed away on 7/10/2019 at only, only 62 years old! sighhhh so sad and next month the family is expecting her Grandchild that she will never get to meet. We loved her in Willy Wonka and our hearts went out to her tragic character Amy Jennings in 1968 on the Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows where she played the characters Amy Jennings and then Nora Collins. Denise did a really good movie called The Neon Ceiling with Lee Grant and she was on the Kid's show The Electric Company whereon she also sang.

[@thechallengers1899]

7/10/2019 hasn't passed yet. Oh wait... _I forgot America deserved_ its own way of writing the date, and *realised*

[@robertj.grenier9301]

She is a blueberry forever

[@miz_logo_lee]

The Challengers this colourful comment has to be my favourite in a fortnight, or at least the best whilst I contemplate how much all-u-min-ee-um is in an Aeroplane 🙃

[@elviramiller9120]

The Challengers It seems backward to some of us in reverse too, though I learned in Spanish class it’s read as”(day) of (month)”

[@caoimhekelly9192]

@@thechallengers1899 i always get confused by that too. It should go date/month/year. Not month/date/year

[@johnnysunshine7589]

DON'T SMOKE CIGARETTES, KIDS. YIKES.

[@corgilover7593]

+Johnny Sunshine looks more like meth to me O.o

[@joshg8167]

Looks like she gave up gum addiction for meth and cigarettes.

[@nofybn7794]

+Johnny Sunshine yikes?

[@CJWJR]

+Josh Gummel I was thinking the same thing!

[@row0111]

+Johnny Sunshine she looks 80 how is that possible

[@EyelessJeff6]

Can I just tell you how jealous I am that he got to hug Gene Wilder?

[@nfrench2100]

69 people, including myself, say yea. But, it’s been over 3 moths and still haven’t revealed how jealous you are 😞

[@elysia..]

Ew. He's a predator.

[@nfrench2100]

Now it’s been 4 months 😑

[@Rice_Wolf]

Eyeless Jeff yes. I’m starting to cry. the acting wilder did was absolutly beautiful.

[@peridotasadeadbritishmonar7924]

@@elysia.. wait what? Please explain.

[@michaeljo6617]

RIP Denise! You will always be in our childhood memories! Gone too soon!

[@Eli-akad]

I mean the river never looked like chocolate to me.

[@existingiguess1732]

Eli-akad same it looks more like chocolate in the remake.

[@savathluk1291]

Eli-akad it red it not chocolate I agree

[@michaelpayne754]

I read that it was made of real chocolate, cream and water but spoiled fast during the filming..

[@janeadelaidelennox7193]

Eli-akad looked like any other brook. In India

[@janeadelaidelennox7193]

Michael Payne that sounds horrifying

[@balser77]

This would have been perfect if Gene had joined the reunion.

[@slamminx3]

+balser77 Yep! He's getting on a bit now tho.. www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3246835/Willy-Wonka-Chocolate-Factory-star-Gene-Wilder-82-looks-frail-hand-hand-wife-outing-New-York.html

[@FalcaoXTZ]

+balser77 Gene looks like he doesnt have long left :( Also forgets what he is saying through his sentences

[@stephenmurphy2212]

Gene Wilder's not dead, is he?

[@stephenmurphy2212]

Better than Johnny Depp! 😉

[@dudehere1100]

+♫ SlamminUK ♫ Oh wow, look at him :) What a smile! Getting old sucks. I wish he'd stay looking like WW forever.

[@VioletJoy]

What a wonderful group of people. They are all grateful for their acting experience, something not often heard today. Willy Wonka is a true classic.

[@Replayability]

ProTip: Don't switch from gum to cigarettes.

[@tiffanykujat522]

Replayability and that’s why she died today 😢

[@vccstudents]

@@tiffanykujat522 That was a factor. She had a stroke and took all of her medications at once in an effort to take her life. That was when her son found her, rushed her to the hospital, and ultimately had her removed from life support. She was being kept alive artificially and was suffering.

[@annagitana1]

So sad. She seemed sweet. Not sure why anyone would be cruel about her.

[@paulah229]

Love it still. RIP Gene Wilder and your beloved wife before you, Gilda Radner. Thank you both for all of the entertainment. 💕🌈

[@kirklinedbom8832]

54 years old and still Love Watching This movie..

[@Mavidyatunes]

I'm just glad they finally managed to get Augustus free from that chocolate tube D:

[@MONDO_414]

oompa loompa doompa dee doo......i am so sad and so are you R.I.P mr Wonka :(((( (edit 1/6/23) 1.2k likes!!!

[@MONDO_414]

TheShutYoMouth ehh it dosent matter. I think johnny depp did an awful awful job.....

[@Tylernal]

Johnny depp did a decent job in my opinion. But Gene Wilder will never be topped.

[@MONDO_414]

true :)

[@alland8918]

Koopa zev Thanks to everyone Panasonic SC-HC49DB - rqt9883-1b.pdf

[@MONDO_414]

i beg your pardon???

[@MaryLeguera]

teary-eyed for the nostalgia and wonderful childhood memories this movie has brought us!

[@Oldaccount333.]

oml the one that plays charlie looks really good

[@MonsterBeastFitness]

kandyce carwell he looks just like his grandpa in the movie

[@jessica-ls3tc]

1:12 to the good old days

[@carlyandrew8709]

Jessica i see phil

[@karaburks4966]

even here wow

[@bethanygarcia3437]

Jessica eVeRyWheRe

[@toritilla3]

When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out

[@puffin5563]

Hey

[@majesticmonkey4088]

Peter Ostrum (i think that's how you spell it) was at my cousin's wedding lol. I got to talk to him for a bit.

[@anthonyhenderson8371]

Majestic Monkey that’s cool 😎

[@vin7786]

What did u ask him i really what to know....

[@matthewhouck9395]

LIESL DAVIS cap

[@f1nny0]

@LIESL DAVIS liar

[@Raymundo_2112]

when i saw gene hugging charlie a single tear ran down my cheek

[@roofwall1749]

its just so genuine, its rare these days. love this movie to death

[@MissLizaMay]

I'm concerned seeing Denise Nickerson. She doesn't look healthy. I remember her from her days on Dark Shadows. I hope she's okay.

[@GentleJohn]

Some people just age really badly

[@tenacious645]

Orangelo I would speculate smoking and drinking may have something to do with it

[@powergirl7619]

MissLizaMay I was wondering the same thing.

[@blakewilliams5627]

My guess is whoever looks the worst is the poorest. based on his age, the guy who played charlie looks great & he's a veterinarian, i don't know what the woman who played Veruca does, but she also looks good for her age. Update: just looked it up, she still a working actor in England. her last credits were from 2013, 2 years before this video was uploaded.

[@michaelsaunders1400]

Oh god! She looks like Steve Howe's sister!

[@catapillargirl2021]

She just passed away. You never know what someone may be dealing with. It’s not nice to judge.

[@Kate-ob2kk]

Catapillargirl 20 wait who

[@catapillargirl2021]

Kate Zhao Denise Nickerson (Violet)

[@trinitycraigen358]

it was the meth

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

@@trinitycraigen358 just because she looks boney and skinny doesn't mean they do meth.

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

@@bakedbeansontoast487 if they don't add context then they are trolling us.

[@zariawinter4725]

You say chocolate river I say the night of taco Tuesday.

[@raleemay]

Zaria Winter LMAO 😂 😂

[@melissaevelyn4160]

I have the same name as you lol

[@killerbeast56]

Tacooooooooo tueeeeesssssddddaaaaayyyy -LeBron James

[@Jen-jo5qu]

Okay, I'm crying watching this. What a magical movie. "Violet, you're turning violet, Violet."

[@na__-bt1il]

It’s so cool to see them all reminiscing about this movie, and being together again

[@musicgirl999]

Gene will be missed so much. My heart and condolences go out to his family. Thank you Gene for all you have done!

[@goldmouth100]

R.I.P. Willy Wonka

[@funwithaiman]

I can’t imagine the nostalgia experienced by those who watched it at that time. 😊

[@fisttotemax]

Nickerson looks like she's been smoking 4 packs a day.

[@Rhylee-m9v]

+Max xaM Yeah it's a shame.

[@gavin169]

she's awfully frail!

[@kristen.aubrey]

400

[@MsLuvmusic81]

+The Sentient Potato yeah she's young to appear this way, maybe she's got an illness

[@fisttotemax]

Beastie Boys, Ma man!

[@itsammar92]

by looking at the thumbnail I thought they were the ones who played the oompa loompas

[@omarkhanlilcurry]

itsammar1 same lol

[@trevorlife3914]

Idk why I’m just doing this now but same here

[@lisaharrington6488]

Julie is so right...just listening to them reminisce and seeing clips from the original movie definitely has put a smile on my face! Thank you! 😊

[@twentynecryabiesatthefando6894]

This makes me happy to see the characters that I use to watch when I was small. And Charlie has really grown into an amazing warmhearted person. ❤️

[@tomtalker2000]

It was a FANTASTIC film. And one that EVERY SINGLE CHILD alive on this earth must see at least once...!!! Thank you to the cast and especially Gene for giving me such great memories. I know Johnny Depp tried with Charlie and The Chocolate Factory but it just wasn't the same. Nothing could ever replace or duplicate this movie it's that much of a classic.

[@shadenarour4518]

They weren't trying to replicate the original though. They were doing a closer-to-the-written-source concept.

[@DanielKing-dk5nr]

@@shadenarour4518 but Gene's version was the more closest, since they didnt have a script and the scenes were from the book itself, except from the oompa loompa's cause the director didnt want to have them look black and make them look like slaves back then

[@daviddelaet8116]

I remember going to it as a 10 year old in catholic school. It was a field trip for my class. Very good memory.

[@bobbymendoza6959]

The guy who plays Charlie really hates the spotlight, he was hesitant on raising his hand to wanting to do it all over again lol

[@nbuehster]

I wouldn't want to do it again if it meant getting yelled at by someone who I became friends with.

[@THEQueeferSutherland]

I'm like him, nostalgia is lame, I wouldn't want to do the same crap over again in my life, move on. I can tell he only put his hand up so he wouldn't be the only one not doing it so he wouldn't have to talk about his decision to keep his hand down.

[@destinyw7002]

He lives a half hour away from where I live and makes many appearances at my school and still does and says he doesn’t like the spot light and he probably wouldn’t do it all over again 🤷🏼‍♀️ he’s a great veterinarian tho, he’s definitely found his calling there.

[@JohnstasBACK]

The "chocolate river" was simply the sewage line

[@lukeleopard3054]

lol. they should have ended with that.

[@stanmcserr8576]

Chocolate rain.

[@ryan2317]

JohnstasBACK like in epic movie 😂

[@emawerna]

I don't know if it is just me, but it never looked like chocolate at all to me. It moves like water, not like a thicker liquid.

[@itsjustnatalie5423]

JohnstasBACK it’s chocolate and water mixed to be more and thinner

[@duke4777]

Wow what a wonderful feeling I get when remembering this classic. Gene will be truly missed

[@singingstar56]

Rip Gene :(

[@multifandomer_]

He is acting with the angels

[@kaptaintrips]

What a life :))

[@ChefDiledo]

singingstar56 he DIED 😨😨😨😟😟😟

[@ChefDiledo]

rip to gene aka Mr willy wonka

[@satyendrandonibanerjee8682]

Gene is now in a world of pure imagination. We love you Gene and may you rest in peace.

[@jennydelosreyes6343]

I am 54 and I still watch this...the original version...

[@CShivery]

It will always be one of my favorites. It was great to see them.

[@lisbethcervantes3638]

I can see a episode called "High School Musical, 50 years later"

[@skinnies1492]

Lisbeth Cervantes yup it'll happen

[@nomad1517]

It's so weird to see how things change in front of your eyes, to see those kids grow up to be senior citizens, some of them dead. But one thing for sure, is they got to be in a sweet movie.

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

Thats a weird thing to say.

[@jack20233]

@@PeterParker-ff7ub no it's not. It's weird for u comment that

[@RhondaRooBug]

I could tell right away even as a kid that it was water and not chocolate. chocolate would be thicker and move differently

[@Destructionandactingvids]

It would be similar to the texture of Hershey's syrup.

[@realbobduncan]

same, even little me knew it was weirdly runny. but i didnt think much of it

[@LifeofMarie267]

This was my favorite movie when I was a kid. PS. For me, this is the ONLY Willy Wonka movie. That Johnny Depp "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory" doesn't even come close.

[@tinaloveseddie]

exactly!!!

[@nexttvmarketing]

+Marie B Ironically enough I love johnny depp and thought he would have made a great wonka

[@tinaloveseddie]

+nexttvmarketing but he didn't:/

[@tinaloveseddie]

+nexttvmarketing I love Johnny too...but, seriously???

[@LifeofMarie267]

I was never a big fan of Johnny Depp but I remember thinking, "How dare they remake Willy Wonka!" It's mostly because it was my favorite movie as a kid. In fact, when my mom got my sister both versions on DVD for Christmas, I told her that she better not give me both. She gave me the original Gene Wilder version.

[@seanmahoney439]

Rest In Peace Denise Nickerson ❤️ 🍫

[@tomaf]

This was shot while Wilder was still alive, but when that guy says, "Let's send our very best to the great Gene Wilder" he points up, as if he's suggesting Wilder is up in heaven.

[@andy62501]

I noticed that too, made me check the date on the video

[@corbonzo1]

sadly, when someone gets diagnosed with serious Alzheimers, its a beginning to an end, I'm guessing they all knew that. I so hope they find a cure to the disease, nothing is more horrid

[@katiemann4837]

tomaf what time?

[@charismabros5352]

Veruca and Charlie aged well, they were the best looking kids from the start.

[@lareine7953]

One of my absolute favorite movies!!!!!!! The cast seems so kind and lovely to be around❤️😊

[@jauipop]

Nobody would ever be this nostalgic about the newer version of Willy Wonka...

[@superstitiouscoconut5099]

Eeeah, if it's all you knew, maybe, but since we all grew up with this one we wouldn't be..

[@someonenamevalencia7527]

true

[@unrellated]

They will when they get old enough to be. But if an even newer version comes out, I'm not going to make the same mistake as all you bashers. I will see it with an open mind, and not let nostalgia cloud my jugement.

[@lxolxo7]

I agree. I'm not really a fan of Tim Burton movies, nor most Hollywood remakes. I didn't expect to like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", but I saw a few pre-release ads, read some reviews, and got curious. I went to it with an open mind with no expectations. I purposely tried not to make comparisons to the original film. They were wise in giving it the same title as the book, and going in that direction with the portrayal of the characters, and the scenes. Well, I saw it in the theater when it first came out, and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. I really liked it!

[@jeffg1524]

Willy Wonka was one of those magical movies that really affected me as a kid (and I think works just as well for adults). The director did a fabulous job, the child actors were great, but without Gene Wilder I don't think it would have had the same impact. You'll be sorely missed, Gene. R.I.P.

[@robertlemond371]

Rip Gene Wilder, Denise Nickerson, Jack Albertson, and all the other cast from the original Willy Wonka that has passed away in the nearly 50 years since the film was released

[@diegopalacios1171]

Yea only 4 actors are still alive this year Peter Ostrum: Charlie Bucket Paris Teman: Mike Teevee Michael Boulder: Augustus Gloop Julie Dawn Cole: Veruca Salt

[@SpideyWebSlinger111]

@@diegopalacios1171 and 2 of the oompa loopma actors

[@thuaners]

its so beautiful to know that they all had such a good time and are life long friends! 🥰 Happy 50th anniversary Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory! 🥰🍫

[@VanequaRN]

A beautiful childhood classic❤️ Rip Denise

[@marya2875]

I'm here after founding out the one who acts as violet died 😟RIP

[@ninalee9769]

I have personally met Denise Nickerson, she is a patient from my old job. She is really down to earth and funny as hell!

[@Jared_Wignall]

RIP Gene Wilder. You're a real legend.

[@dkg249]

Peter Ostrum looks the same ( besides the mustache) and has that incredibly sweet genuine essence he had when he was playing Charlie.

[@YO-vv8ee]

I miss them when they were kids. I wish we can go back to 1971 and meet their kid version.😭😩

[@AxDooshxBag]

Grandpa Joe was the real villain. Change my mind.

[@rickybobby8673]

Your a crook

[@morbidsearch]

Not the villain of the movie, but he was the villain of his daughter in law's life

[@jeffbrown5039]

You’re a cheat and a swindler

[@yucatansuckaman5726]

Grandpa joe is a bernie supporter

[@shapju]

Slugworth was kind of a villain until we learn the truth at the very end.

[@carrinejones7545]

Boy, that was 50 years ago 😳😂🤣😭 time sure flies.

[@mikeyyostpille3753]

I met the 5 Wonka kids at CHILLER THEATRE in New Jersey in 2011, & 2013

[@ecryptix1010]

This movie makes me cry all the time because I love it so much.

[@VXVirtuoso]

That is the cutest Oompa Loompa he’s so happy to have been part of that!! So happy for him

[@melisad591]

Julie Dawn Cole looks ten times younger than Denise Nickerson but they're both the same age

[@gorflunk]

Cigarettes will do that to you.

[@user-uy2vs5jg7l]

melisa d gum will do that to you #staywoke

[@missfreshny]

melisa d drugs

[@zabaleta66]

The commentary was wrong, Julie Dawn Cole did carry on acting. I remember her in the TV series "Nurses", I think it was called.

[@shazj6373]

I remember Julie Dawn Cole when she was in the t.v series Angels. Must of been about 1975. Great series on the BBC.

[@isabel2273]

I mean it always just looked like water

[@tomgallowitz]

Just realized when Charlie won his it was also a triumph for the local community and he was happy people were sharing his joy and probably when he took over helped his community as well

[@monalisasmile6629]

Why does the actress who played Violet look so much older than Julie Dawn Cole? Surely the girls were roughly the same age. Right now, she looks like Julie's great aunt!

[@josephsummers2427]

+monalisasmile - Drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol. That is what it does to you when you get old. Hence why I choose a clean life.

[@monalisasmile6629]

+Joseph Summers Ahhh what a shame! I just couldn't believe it was the same person. She should only be in her mid 50s.

[@Sorchify]

+monalisasmile It looks to me like she has lost a great deal of weight, leaving his skin looking saggy/crinkled. It is actually fairly common in formerly obese individuals who lose a significant amount of weight. I am only guessing, though...

[@monalisasmile6629]

+Sorchify Good point! Could very well be that too.

[@sarahannferrigan]

It looks like cigarettes.

[@M0RR1_]

I waited 5 minutes to just hear them say it "wasn't chocolate"

[@sharonlynnh.1951]

Rest in sweet harmony Denise Nickerson: your phenomenal in everything you brought to "flourishing" life from the Classic Dark Shadows as Amy Jennings etc.,. to the Electric Company, and the Classic Willy Wonka film as Violet with legendary actor Gene Wilder. Ms. Nickerson you are a treasure & will be missed, whole heart.

[@zabadazidit]

That's right - a lot of people forget that she was part of The Short Circus on "The Electric Company." And she sang her own songs herself!

[@sharonlynnh.1951]

@@zabadazidit Yes, she/Denise did sung all their (w/team backup singers) music tunes themseves: the scene priceless with Morgan Freeman introducing them. Funny, cool & hip!!

[@logon900]

It would have been great to see Olstrum continue in acting. Imagine all the roles he could have been in.