Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971) Reaction & Review! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!

[@clash5j]

One of the conditions that Gene Wilder asked for, before agreeing to make the film, concerned Wonka's first appearance. It was his idea for Wonka to pretend to be partly crippled and then reveal that it was a fake. He felt it was a good idea to immediately establish with the audience that you didn't know what is true or false regarding Wonka

[@shanwatchesmovies]

Good observation, I missed that!

[@KevyNova]

I was going to comment the same thing. Wilder was a genius.

[@danielallen3454]

And, as was so often the case, his instincts proved correct.

[@evhleppard]

Fun fact: None of the actors had seen the candy room, it was their real reactions seeing it for the first time.

[@robertdurant7934]

evhleppard reminds me when the Goonies saw the pirate ship for the first time, you don’t get moments like that in films anymore.

[@evhleppard]

@@robertdurant7934 Yes, great stuff.

[@Emsky1989]

Those actors didn't know about what was going to happen on the boat ride either, so that was real reactions from them

[@christianrepizo]

Yes, just like the kid actors in Goonies when they see the ship for the very first time.

[@Emsky1989]

@@nilefly it's been confirmed by the cast

[@dabe1971]

The actresses playing Veruca and Violet didn't get on initially as they both fancied the actor playing Charlie. They did become good friends by the end of filming. Julie Dawn Cole wrote an excellent book describing her experiences playing Veruca. Unlike her character, she's really nice in reality.

[@shanwatchesmovies]

Thanks for the background David!

[@VeganGroceryLife]

That’s always how it is. The one who plays the brat or villain is actually se sweet in real life!

[@only257]

@@shanwatchesmovies1971 BEST MOVIE EVER MADE 🎉

[@maximillianosaben]

This is a classic dark comedy. Gene Wilder is simply fantastic (as always), and his "Pure Imagination" holds a place in the hearts of many film lovers.

[@shanwatchesmovies]

I wish they explored the dark side a little bit more!

[@Serai3]

@@shanwatchesmovies The book does. Dahl was not a cheerful or naive writer. Here's one thing: in the first edition of the story, the Oompa-Loompas were not weird orange-skinned creatures - they were tiny little _black people._ Yes, really. Dressed in skins and grass skirts, with blindingly bright smiles. Oy. (Ironically, when I read it as a kid, it was one of the things that influenced me in _favor_ of black people, because the O-Ls were just so damn _smart.)_ Another bit that didn't make it into this version (but is in the Burton version), is the tale of Prince Pondicherry, a mad monarch who contracted Wonka to come to India and build him a palace made completely of chocolate, inside and out. You can imagine where it went from there. It's one of the things that Burton really got right, in my opinion, as the sequence is quite beautiful, almost poetic, as well as funny. (Burton's film is a hit-and-miss affair, at least for me. Some of it is just perfect, while other things - like Wonka _himself_ - are dreadful. The parts that are good are so good that the crap feels like a personal affront!)

[@wfly81]

@@shanwatchesmovies It's a hard thing to balance. But they were more interested in making it a movie for all ages. Any darker and it wouldn't be appropriate for very young children.

[@thegorn68]

FUN FACT: The actress who played Violet was originally cast to play Regan in "The Exorcist" but her parents freaked out when they saw how much foul language and explicit horror was involved.

[@bradleyelsken622]

Sadly, the actress died just last year

[@Jiff321]

Rightfully so lol

[@sallyatticum]

Denise Nickerson, I used to follow her on myspace. She was very funny and outspoken.

[@frozengamer3030]

She died

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

Lucky that Linda Blair was able to step in. She was SCARY. And it's especially good since she was such a sweet girl before she was possessed.

[@mikkaelrodriguez1770]

Just FYI, Gene Wilder did sing the songs in the film.

[@slytheringingerwitch]

"Stop, don't, come back."

[@Serai3]

"Help. Police. Murder."

[@nickmanzo8459]

Nil desperandum, my dear lady, across the desert lies the promised land!

[@sauronishere8040]

"Stop! Don't Come Back."

[@tree6787]

😅🤣😂😂🤣🤣😅🤣😂😂

[@John-merman]

“stop the boat!”

[@Gundam944]

"I'm NOW telling the computer EXACTLY what it can do with a lifetime supply of Chocolate." Has to be my favorite line in the movie.

[@prod.byzaha954]

while pressing just three buttons lol

[@kurtallen8024]

It was indeed Gene singing. He actually has a halfway decent voice. You can hear him sing a couple of times in the FANTASTIC movie called Stir Crazy, with Richard Pryor. Those two are an amazing acting pair and they collaborated on at least three movies.

[@oaf-77]

4

[@jimballard1186]

Halfway decent? My hearing is kinda dull, but I like his singing.

[@jathygamer8746]

"Stop. Don't. Come back" I love Family Guy's homage to this film! 🎥 💓 🍿

[@egadgo]

During the Pure Imagination filming, the child actors were instructed to not pass Gene Wilder on the stairs. The kids reactions to Mr. Wonka on the stairs are genuine!

[@shanwatchesmovies]

Thanks for the trivia!

[@only257]

@@shanwatchesmovies this movie was better than the awful Tim burton remake my dad hated it too he said the director must have been on drugs and also said that it wasn’t like the original movie at all📼

[@clash5j]

Years later in talking about the film, Wilder said that all the kids were wonderful, except for the young actor who played Mike Teavee, who he described as "a handful". lol

[@jimballard1186]

I saw a documentary about the movie maybe twenty years ago. The kid who plays Charlie didn't want to be an actor, so at least at the time of the documentary, he was a veterinarian. I got the impression he was more about livestock than pets, but I can't trust my memory on that one.

[@hotflesh66]

Yes that is true. The actor who played Charlie was offered more roles but declined and ended up a vet after graduating from Cornell Veterinary School of Medicine later in life. A band was named after the bratty girl: Veruca Salt. Mike Teevee did a slint on the tv show Jeopardy when Alex Trebek was alive. To make it funnier, I thought Grandpa and Charlie could fart too as well as burp to get out of danger. Some of the cast ended up on Top Chef: Just Desserts as a reunion but sadly Violet passed away currently.

[@bkurtz8770]

Augustus actor is an attorney

[@bluebear1985]

The actor who played Charlie, Peter Ostrum, quit acting after this film. He was actually offered a three picture deal upon the success of this, but he turned it down. These days he's working as a veterinarian in upstate New York, specializing in large animals like horses.

[@angelminaj617]

I guess some people really love their jobs regardless of the money

[@Cobalt-Jester]

@@angelminaj617 Funny how you think a child actor in the 70's get's more money than a specialist veterinarian... He probably earns more in a month than he's ever made from being in that movie. I'm guessing not one of the child actors got more than a few hundred $ maybe a couple of thousand tops, in their whole life from this movie.

[@angelminaj617]

@@Cobalt-Jester thanks for the information

[@kingmidas2112]

@@Cobalt-Jester Actually yeah, they mentioned in an interview like, 20-30 years after the film came out, that people assume they're rich from being in such a big movie when they only got a couple hundred bucks a piece

[@centuryrox]

I was 7 years old when this first came out in the theaters, and I loved every minute of it back then! It's a fun movie, and in 1971, I was definitely in the target audience. Even now, at 56 years old, it's still a fun movie, along with the nostalgia of it. Anyone who saw this movie as a child can almost relive that time while watching this movie now as an adult. It's also a great moralistic movie, emphasizing honesty and goodness, and serves as a good inspiration to young minds watching this today.

[@jeffmartin1026]

I love this movie, love your honest critique of it. The Oompa-Loompas act as a Greek Chourus in the film commenting on the actions of the characters.

[@BenjCano2020]

When I was little they showed this in school and I loved it. But I was always impatient for them to get to the chocolate factory and I thought the stuff leading up to it was boring. But now as an adult I get all the jokes and subtle humor in those unconnected vignettes. My favorite is the one you included, three woman whose husband was being ransomed for Wonka bars. When I saw that scene as an adult and having forgotten the punchline it was a true laugh out loud moment for me.

[@Wawagirl17]

"Judging from the first 5 mintues, it seems like a very...wholesome film." Just wait.

[@IggyStardust1967]

ROFL! I said the exact same thing!

[@TheLottolandus]

it is not, the wheel that cries out in paint will eventually get a over the counter medicacation. Black Stallion.

[@KevyNova]

I actually laughed out loud when he said that.

[@GalahadGregory]

There was no Earthly way of knowing which direction he was going.

[@tophers3756]

It is wholesome, but with a subversive side.

[@huber7777]

They also didn't tell anyone that Gene Wilder was going to start singing/screaming during the boat ride. Thus everybody's shocked looks and Veruca's dad nervously trying to sing along. They made the scene even creepier for the whole cast.

[@Grimium]

Never realize it makes sense that slugworth aka Mr. Wilkinson was working with Willy Wonka, how else would he find the winners so fast.

[@chaddon7685]

How would he find them so fast unless it was rigged?

[@Grimium]

@@chaddon7685 My first guese would be lazy 70s plot device put their for the movie.

[@ericjanssen394]

He was there BEFORE Veruca found the ticket!...Explain that! ;)

[@acgearsandarms1343]

@@chaddon7685Don’t think it was rigged, but that he had the means to track the shipments that contained the tickets. But then again, a lot of things don’t make sense in this movie for plot convenience. Just enjoying the movies

[@kurtallen8024]

Oh, and Gobstoppers are indeed a real candy and they're pretty awesome. Not quite everlasting, but they do last for a LONG time.

[@bradleyelsken622]

They're basically jawbreakers with multi-colored layers, but yes, they were pretty fun when I was younger

[@agentintellect1861]

"There's no knowing where we're goooooiiiinng...." That wasn't for kids. That was a horror scene.

[@ericjanssen394]

FUN FACT: Roald Dahl actually hated the movie, since he had written the script on the assumption that batty, twittering Spike Milligan would be playing Wonka, and wasn't quite prepared for getting calm, mad Gene Wilder. You can hear some of Wonka's quotes as they might have been written for Spike, and Wilder's psychotic boat song was originally going to be a bit of mad Milligan fluff.

[@phousefilms]

"A BIG LIPPED ALLIGATOR MOMENT!"

[@genisonkobe]

Movie for X generation, my friend. Not for the fearful and tearful Z / Alpha generation

[@dabe1971]

The reaction of the kids to the Chocolate room was genuine. They were kept away from the set and not told what to expect until the first time they saw it as shot.

[@IggyStardust1967]

Gene Wilder's intro was improvised, as he wanted to get legitimate real reactions from the child actors. The girl who played Violet recently passed away. The boat ride was also not revealed to the actors for the same reason. To get their genuine reactions. This movie truly is a classic. I refuse to watch the remake, as I don't think it ever needed one except as a money grab.

[@socialmoth4974]

That was money well saved. The remake was awful.

[@ethanhart129]

Burtons film wasn’t a remake of the 1971 film. It was another adaptation of the book.

[@robertpresley1503]

@@ethanhart129 a better adaptation actually. The Burton film follows the book a lot more than the original movie.

[@robertpresley1503]

@@ethanhart129 and the author of the book said he actually hated the original movie.

[@interstellarartois]

I always found it interesting that Roald Dahl, known for writing children’s books, wrote the screenplay for the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice

[@Serai3]

Roald Dahl wrote a lot more than children's books, but they get remembered because of the movies made from them. And his books weren't exactly the light fare we tend to associate with kid's books. Check out "The Magic Finger" sometime - a story about a little girl who acquires the power to point her finger and create any change she wishes. Happily, it gets exactly as dark and terrible as you'd expect! :)

[@colettebezio1913]

@@Serai3 He wrote a lot of dark and twisted short stories that were made into a TV series called Tales of the Unexpected. Roald Dahl introduced each episode, the first season was all his stories. Later they did stories by others that had the same sort of twist endings.

[@Serai3]

@@colettebezio1913 Oh, that title sounds familiar. I'll have to look for the series. Thanks for the rec! :)

[@ericjanssen394]

In fact, Dahl's experience doing BOTH got him the job writing the screenplay for Ian Fleming's "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", turning it from a short children's story into a "kiddy 007 adventure". (Have we seen that one yet, btw, Shan?--It usually accompanies Wonka.)

[@jp3813]

Edward Scissorhands & Sleepy Hollow are among the fan favorites of the Burton-Depp collaboration as well.

[@KrystalAnn0688]

Sweeney Todd as well I’d say

[@kittylynnlpn]

Silver streak and Stir Crazy are amazing movies Gene Wilder did with Richard Pryor. They were awesome together. Silver Streak was the first one. You will love the chemistry they had together. Also young Frankenstein, and the producers are great Gene Wilder movies. Love the reaction!

[@shanwatchesmovies]

Thanks for the recommendations! I'll Google them and add them to the list!

[@williamjamesrapp7356]

One of the creepiest parts of the movie is 4 people in the same bed who havent gotten out of bed in 20 years NASTY AND THEN for the grandpa to get out of bed after 20 years and start dancing TOO FUNNY

[@druidkhan6066]

There's a meme on that about the grandpa.

[@dawggirl]

@@druidkhan6066 Yep. "good morning to everyone except grandpa joe who sat in bed for 20 years and allowed his family to wallow in poverty but hopped up like a mf to go to a candy factory"

[@angelminaj617]

Their funky asses. Bed full of bugs and everything else

[@bluelagoon1980]

The bed thing... sadly, that's how poor people slept for much of human history. Multiple people in the same bed, both for warmth and safety and because how many beds can you afford? Most people slept piled together on pallets or piles of straw and other plant matter (including plants that repel insects and plants that smell nice). In Charlie's shack, what space or money would they have had for multiple beds? They'd all be getting bed baths and the sheets changed and washed, but two beds would also mean twice as much laundry for mom.

[@angelminaj617]

@@bluelagoon1980 I need to address several of your points. 1. When we watch the movie, we see that there is plenty of space for another bed. Grandpa Joe had plenty of space to dance in, they could have easily put a bed there. 2. They were not receiving a bed bath. Charlie's mother worked at the laundry mat for most of the day to keep a roof over their head. She would not have had time to work, cook, clean, empty 4 bed pans and give 4 grown adults bed baths. 3. An extra bed would not have been a problem when it comes to laundry. She already worked at a laundry mat, what is washing an extra sheet and blanket? 4. These 4 grown adults were not piled up for warmth as this wasn't the stone age, a blanket can provide adequate warmth.

[@joerexhausen8897]

Truly one of the greatest movies of all time.

[@nickmanzo8459]

Shan, your face after the tunnel scene says it all: what in the blue fuck was that all about?!

[@Billis75]

How many other rated G films can you say show a real beheading of a chicken?

[@nickmanzo8459]

@@Billis75 this one!

[@evhleppard]

This is one of my all time favorite films.

[@Brooklyn_Bleek]

There's a 2nd book, Charlie and the Glass Elevator. I never read it or had it read to me in school and I don't think it was ever made into a movie. The thing that really sticks out to me always was Willy Wonka's reaction to the kids doing something that they shouldn't have done..."Oh no, stop. Don't do that." It was the most half-assed response and it was great.

[@sugarcakes-sv9dj]

Strange but always entertaining , that Veruca Salt tho lol. My heart always broke for Charlie .As a kid I must have read the book 100 times.

[@Wawagirl17]

The funniest thing about Veruca to me is that her father always looks like he's about to have a heart attack.

[@sugarcakes-sv9dj]

@@Wawagirl17 so true, Veruca is giving him a heart attack every hour lol.

[@charlesborden8111]

@@Wawagirl17 And he's probably secretly hoping to have one, just to get away from her. LOL

[@HermanVonPetri]

Fan theory, not official: The things in Wonka's office are all cut in half because his ex-wife took half of everything in the divorce.

[@ThisUserIsNoLongerAvailable]

Sounds more like a joke than a theory

[@Heroshii15]

There was also the explanation on the old Wonka brand website: He has another room with all the other halves of things. I like to think it’s an east vs. west office kind of thing.

[@migiplayz91]

Sounds like a CinemaSins joke

[@kathyastrom1315]

“It’s your husband or your case of Wonka bars!” “How long will they give me to think it over?” Lines like that are why it’s still one of my favorite movies nearly fifty years after I first saw it in the theaters. Oh, and the photo of the gambler from Paraguay is actually of the Nazi Martin Bormann who disappeared in the last days of the fall of Berlin to the Soviets in 1945. A very sly reference to the fact that so many of the Nazi hierarchy who escaped capture after the war ended up in South America. (It was discovered years after this movie was released that Bormann actually died in Berlin before VE Day.)

[@shanwatchesmovies]

Thank you for the trivia Kathy!

[@herbyragan7801]

I love that you mentioned that “Ed Wood” is on your list to react to. I do recommend that you watch some of Ed’s films before you get to the Burton film. “Bride of the Monster”, “Glen or Glenda” and of course Ed’s masterpiece😂 and the film voted as the worst ever made “Plan 9 From Outer Space” Trust me when I say your knowledge of those films will enhance your enjoyment of “Ed Wood”.

[@peterschmidt4348]

Please watch "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" ( 1989, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor ) !

[@shanwatchesmovies]

I'll add it to the list Peter!

[@maximillianosaben]

So darn funny!

[@maximillianosaben]

@James Cooper - Mens rea !!!

[@centuryrox]

Actually, if you're going to promote a Wilder/Pryor film, I think "Stir Crazy" is the better of the two.

[@oaf-77]

No, if you’re going to watch a Pryor/wilder movie, watch the best one. Stir Crazy (1980)

[@thenationaltimelyactionhou9328]

I’m glad you were able to get this up Shan!

[@circa81]

The part in the tunnel where Wanka went nuts wasn't in the script and was just something WIlder and the director made up on the spot, but they didn't tell the rest of the cast about it. So the reactions we see of them is them legit thinking Wilder had lost his mind.

[@shanwatchesmovies]

Wow! Thanks for the trivia Mike!

[@ujiarchive]

The speech in the tunnel is actually in Roald Dahl's original novel.

[@melissakrueger461]

I used to have a boss who's personality was like Willy Wonka. I liked him from time to time.

[@cadleo]

Classic. All about Gene's performance.

[@Notsosweetstevia]

The actor who played Grandpa Joe was a former Vaudeville performer.

[@grandgnd]

That's "the man" from Chico And The Man

[@Thievius333]

I knew him from a couple of Elvis Presley movies.

[@robertdean925]

He was in the Original Poseidon adventure 1972 movie

[@davidr1050]

10:39 -- Oh yes... Gene had a wonderful voice. The stern look, the limp, and the forward flip when we're introduced to Wonka was all Gene's idea..

[@nickmanzo8459]

One thing I’d suggest is to watch Young Frankenstein as Gene Wilder said that when he died, he wanted to be remembered for this film and that one

[@shanwatchesmovies]

Wow, didn't know that. Young Frankenstein is already on the list though :)

[@Zofer-1920]

Young Frankenstein for sure! Great Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder work

[@OblivionGate]

Stir Crazy is better!! The 2nd part of Young Frankenstein becomes a bit boring imo.

[@rustincohle2135]

@@shanwatchesmovies Also, watch "The Producers" from 1968, not the 2005 version. It's Mel Brooks's and Gene Wilder's first collaboration and it's one of the best comedies ever made. Other great films with Wilder include "Bonnie and Clyde", "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex", "The Little Prince", "Start the Revolution Without Me", and also Wilder's collaborations with Richard Pryor including "Silver Streak" and "Stir Crazy".

[@tia2d381]

"Blazing Saddles" and "The Little Prince"

[@mckenzie.latham91]

One thing i never realized as a kid was the the boat that comes to take them from the candy room through the tunnel was only able to seat 4 kids and their parents meaning that either the ship is magical or Wonka was counting on and or was sure one kid would be scrapped by then.

[@davidfischer8307]

Besides Young Frankenstein, it is definitely worth checking out some of the films Wilder did with Richard Pryor (in which he did a few of them). My favorite is "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" from 1989.

[@shainewhite2781]

The tunnel scene is now a part of Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments, and every one thinks that Willy Wonka is a serial killer.

[@shanwatchesmovies]

It was pretty psychedelic for a kid film!

[@KevyNova]

The fact that they actually show a chicken getting decapitated in a “children’s movie” still blows my mind.

[@BFSOM]

Marilyn Manson has a great version of that "song" kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJfChXqjdtCLhdk

[@zombiTrout]

I would love to see a reaction to that show.

[@DR-mq1vn]

I'm 52 and still love watching this movie!

[@mongomongo7664]

Fun trivia:When Willy Wonka drinks from a flower-shaped cup and then eats the cup, the cup itself was made of wax. Gene Wilder had to chew the wax pieces until the end of the take, at which point he spat them out. Fun trivia: Ernst Ziegler, who played Grandpa George, was nearly blind (from poison gas in World War I), so he was instructed to look for a red light to guide him when his character was meant to be looking in a certain direction. Fun trivia: This movie was shot in Munich, Germany, but the producers had to go outside of Germany to recruit enough little people to play the Oompa Loompas. Many of the people cast as Oompa Loompas (German or otherwise) did not speak English fluently, if at all. This is why some appear to not know the words to songs during the musical numbers. Fun trivia: The reactions of the actors and actresses in some scenes are spontaneous. For example, when the children first enter the Chocolate Room and see the candy gardens, their reactions are genuine. Fun trivia: Most of the chocolate bars were made of wood.

[@StCerberusEngel]

I must've watched this movie an absurd number of times growing up in he 80s. Over 30 years later and I still feel Charlie's excitement when he finds the last Golden Ticket and I still tear up at the last line. "Don’t forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he wanted. He lived happily ever after." Gene Wilder is forever my Willy Wonka. If there's one way I could describe the effect it has on me as a viewer, I'd have to say it feels very genuine. From the opening credits, rarely does anything take me out of its reality. It really does pull me into a world of pure imagination to this day.

[@calipurnioelreydelodio7141]

I'm happy to see this reaction. Gene Wilder was and still is my favourite actor ever. A future recomendation: The Little Prince (1974). There, you have Gene Wilder as the fox, and Bob Fosse as the Snake.

[@oliverbrownlow5615]

I agree. A great, often overlooked performance is given by Wilder as the Fox in Lerner and Loewe's musical version of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic, with Fosse giving arguably the best screen performance of his career as the Snake, and a cast also including a pre-*Chorus Line* Donna McKechnie, and Broadway veterans Richard Kiley and Clive Revill.

[@BingtheLizard]

Really enjoying your reactions. You pick up on a lot of things that are often missed or glossed over by others, and so much intelligent insight. Keep it up :)

[@dread9030]

Grandpa Joe is the villain of the movie. He pretends to be bedridden for years, he convinces Charlie to drink the floating juice almost getting them killed, then he tries to get Charlie to give the gobstopper to Slugworth.

[@robertdean925]

At least he isn't like that in the Depp version

[@elzar760]

Gene Wilder: Haunted Honeymoon was always one I loved.

[@williamjamesrapp7356]

For me when this came out it was an amazing wonder. I was in First Grade when this movie came out. There were no video games there was no Cable TV no home computers or ipads or electronic gaming devices. In our area there were 3 television channels which all had morning news afternoon news and evening news maybe some kids shows in the morning for an hour then soap operas in the day time, some after school kids shows then news then evening programming. IMAGINATION was our way of living You played with toys and your imagination and to see a KIDS MOVIE that was all about imagination come to life on the big screen was amazing. I saw this version for many years and took my kids to see the other version when my kids were little. I like this version better but the other one is okay but NOT a big fan of Johnny Dep or his performance.

[@Welsh_Dragon756]

I only found out the other day that the whole film was supposed to be just a big chocolate bar advert. Apparently an owner of a big chocolate company ( I can't remember which) funded the entire movie after his daughter told him all about the book and he thought it would be a great idea to tie it in with the release of his new chocolate bar that he would name Willie wonkas. Unfortunately due to problems at the factory they had none of the bars ready for sale when the film was released. Kinda fed it up 🤣

[@barreloffun10]

Cadbury.

[@martinbraun1211]

Please be the first who reacts to "Short Circuit" ( 1986 ) !

[@shanwatchesmovies]

It's already on the list Martin. The list has 200+ movies already LOL. I pick most of them at random and watch it.

[@Mikde-zf9gz]

Be interesting to see his take on Fisher Stevens performance lol

[@matsv201]

@@shanwatchesmovies is 13th floor and ghost in the shell on the list?

[@John_Locke_108]

@@shanwatchesmovies Crossing my fingers that the gods of random choice are kind to us.

[@PV1230]

@@Mikde-zf9gz I wonder if he'll be offended by the stereotype

[@unclelink]

This classic is loaded with trivia like: the actor who played Charlie never acted in anything after, when the candy store owner raised the counter he clipped a little girl on her chin but she went with it then there's the most famous of all, Gene's changes from the book (there's a story behind the set designs too but too much to write here), and the actors who played the Umpa Lumpas couldn't speak a lick of English. How come no one talks about Frisco Kid? To me, that was one of Gene Wilder's best films! *subliminal reaction request* Deep Rising and Screamers!

[@misterkite]

"How come no one talks about Frisco Kid?" How about The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother?

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

Deep Rising, I remember some ballroom scene being used in several movies and yet somehow this is the only one I can remember.

[@soranraina4391]

there's a subtle tone of a childhood experience when watching this movie. something about the first time you had candy for the first time and the happy memories that came with it. and Gene Wilder's performance was always top notch. making this movie a timeless classic.

[@johnw8578]

Gene Wilder film recommendations: The Silver Streak, Hanky Panky, See No Evil Hear No Evil, and Stir Crazy

[@eightbitmonkey]

As a kid in the 80's seeing Willy Wonka, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and bedknobs and broomsticks on a black and white tv was "Pure Imagination". Oh and Mary Poppins which I remember seeing in a drive-in theater somehow.

[@grizzlygamer8891]

I'm 37 and I can remember every word for every song. Gene Wilder's Wonka is an absolute sociopath 😂

[@lazarou6324]

It’s the darkness that Wilder brings to Wonka that makes the movie so good.

[@joepike1972]

Another wholesome film that has lots of music numbers that came out in the same time period and also has Gene Wilder as one of the characters is the 1974 The Little Prince.

[@migiplayz91]

No matter how old I get the ending always plucks my heartstrings. Such a wonderful film.

[@sG_Chimera]

So glad I found your channel. Love your synopsis on all of the videos I have watched. Keep it up.

[@KimForsberg]

I will have to recommend you to watch Snowpiercer next after this movie. And then watch the fan theory as to why that makes sense.

[@fritzk3627]

💯 an unauthorized sequel!

[@Thievius333]

I remember when this movie came out. I was in the 2nd or 3rd grade. All the kids in school made a big deal out of it and I had no idea what they were talking about because our family never went to the movies. I saw it years later and remember thinking, "THAT'S what everyone was making a fuss over?" /shrug

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

"Pure Imagination" is a song from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. It was written by British composers Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically for the movie. It was sung by Gene Wilder who played the character of Willy Wonka.

[@RonnieG]

Wilder was singing. He also adlibbed the slow walk and tumble entrance. If they didn't leave it in he was done.

[@Mikde-zf9gz]

And with this Shan becomes my favourite reactor. So many are just reacting to the same movies as everyone else but Shan has such a varied selection on his channel. There’s a lot jumping on the bandwagon recently but not many give in depth analysis and opinion like Shan does. Most movie reaction channels, I watch just to see someone watch a movie I like. With Shan, I watch because I genuinely want to hear his thoughts.

[@nickmanzo8459]

Julie Dawn Cole, the actress who played Veruca Salt, recalled that during the filming of her song “Don’t Care How, I Want it Now!” It was her birthday and she was such a little monster to her co-stars that no one wished her a happy birthday. She grew up to be a lovely person but she was indeed something of a monster at least a bit on set but nothing to the Mike Teevee kid.

[@justinplayfair4638]

Glad you were able to finally get an edit out! Wilder deservedly gets the loin's share of acclaim here, but I love veteran actor Jack Albertson's work here too! Somehow, even though I'm a huge fan of his work, I never realized that Harper Goff was the production designer here, until watching your reaction. He did stunning, iconic work in Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Fox's Fantastic Voyage (now ALSO Disney...). I guess that Leagues, being a formal Disney film, would be off limits. But would love to see you react to Fantastic Voyage...it is a 60's film, but it's set design and effects still astonish...

[@LaMonicaWilliams]

Notice the kids represent some of the 7deadly sins?

[@energeez]

wilder makes the movie for sure

[@4sakend1]

Fun fact: Gene actually improvised the flip he does when you first see him as Willy Wonka, personally i liked that touch, shows his dedication to his craft. We truly lost something special when he left this world.

[@spiderfingers86]

The reason why they are called "kisses" is because of the way they are made

[@waynezimmerman5308]

Side Note: At the time of its release the opening song Candy Man became a very popular hit for Sammy Davis Jr.

[@sjd5750]

Fun fact: Actor Peter Ostrum (Charlie) grew up to be a Veterinarian, in upstate, NY, working mostly with Horses and Cows.

[@eriklarson7023]

First off, I love your reactions. You analyze many more aspects than most reactors, yet you're not constantly talking over the movie and missing important stuff. Fun facts: the "Candyman" song was Rat Pack actor Sammy Davis Jr's signature song, and originally he was going to play the candy shop clerk, but the director decided he was far too recognizable and would distract from the timeless feel the director wanted. Also to that end, the setting is meant to be as generic as possible, to make it feel like Charlie's town could be anywhere.

[@reverts3031]

Denise Nickerson, who played Violet in this film, also worked on the original TV daytime soap opera "Dark Shadows."

[@Paul_1971]

You can't really be overly critical of this movie, this was a film made for kids after all (me included) & it was magical back in the day!

[@mickylove76]

I had the biggest crush on Verucca Salt.

[@maxhess3151]

Shan: Knows everything there is to know about cinema, has never seen a movie.

[@stellahalcyon9859]

Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Literal comedy gold.

[@johnloony68]

Some years ago there was a documentary programme on TV about the child actors and their careers. The British & American actors came to stay on location when they were filming it in Germany, but the actor who played Augustus Gloop lived locally, commuted from home and didn't speak much English, so he didn't interact with the other child actors as much. He went on to have a career as an accountant, I think. This was one of my favourite films of my childhood, but it was only after watching it many times over many years, growing older, that we understood better the morality story which was the hidden agenda behind the basic adventures.

[@debbiek4951]

Hi Shan. I love watching your reactions. One of things I love is that you have such great knowledge of actors and films. Even if you can remember the actors name right away...you eventually get it. Gene Wilder is one of my favorite actors. Here are two films starring Gene Wilder to which I'd love to see your reaction. 1) The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother: This is Gene Wilder directorial debut. Marty Feldman and Madeline Kahn (also in Young Frankenstein) are in it as well as Dom DeLuise. There is a fencing scene in the movie and that is no stunt double. Gene Wilder knew how to fence. This movie is a little slow but it's quite funny. One my favorite scenes is the math scene. I won't say any more...don't want to spoil it. 2) The Frisco Kid: This movie has a young Harrison Ford co-starring. A young Rabbi from eastern Europe is chosen to take a Torah to San Francisco considered to them as the Wild West. Antic ensue...can't tell you...but the scene where Gene thinks he found some of his own people is priceless. Please watch these two fabulous films. I am sure you'll enjoy them both!

[@ilianacatspawn8848]

Wonderful reaction! This was definitely meant to be a children's movie, but also enjoyable for adults. It was also a very big deal when it came out, because my father took me to see it when I was nine or ten at Radio City Music Hall. The Rockettes, who performed their show after the film, did a sort of tie-in performance. So the whole day was quite magical for me. And, like you, I've never forgotten most of the songs, or the lessons about greed and gluttony that I learned from the film. The movie may be simplistic for our more sophisticated age these days, but it's definitely a film that all children should see.

[@greengunner4749]

This film was such a massive part of my childhood growing up in the 90s I watched it so many times.

[@donmorton4597]

An absolute all time classic. Over time, it became a mainstay played around Thanksgiving time every year. Yeah we had to wait for movies to be rebroadcast back in the 70s and 80s lol.

[@Shuddersfield0303]

Hi Shan. I'm loving this channel. Your narrative for me is great. You're making me see new details in some films that I've loved for quite a few decades (I'm 54) so firstly, thanks for that. I'd recommend "The Elephant Man" from 1981 with John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins. I'm sure you would find it more than interesting and I think you're reaction would be a great new addition to your channel. Cheers!

[@oaf-77]

The movie is amazing, the second half is paced and plotted like a horror film.

[@Cobalt-Jester]

You say Grandpa Joe is his supportive chaperone... Oh how wrong you are. Grandpa Joe is the antagonist of the movie. When honest Charlie brings back bread that he bought with his wage and Mom asks where he got it, Grandpa Joe shouts "who cares how he got it. All that matters is t6hat he got it!" Showing that Grandpa Joe has no morals. Charlie brings home the golden ticket. As soon as he does "lame" Joe gets out of bed and starts singing about how HE has golden ticket and how HIS life will be better, not Charlie's life. In the factory it's Joe who talks Charlie into stealing the Lifting Drink. When Joe hears Charlie wont get any chocolate at the end. He immediately says HE's going to give Slugworth the gobstopper. Even right at the end when Willy Wonka tells Charlie that the factory is now his, Grandpa Joe butts in saying "And what about me?"... Grandpa joe is a cheating, scheming, selfish, asshole, that almost ruined everything for the family because all he thought about was himself....

[@charlesborden8111]

Shan, "Where is fancy bred, in the heart or in the head?" This is a quote from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and deals with where one's passions originate from.

[@jtomally9681]

Julie Dawn Cole played Veruca Salt. In real life, she was poor. She loved playing a spoiled rich girl.

[@sharkdentures3247]

I LOVE that ending. (makes me tear up with "happy tears" everytime) The Grandpa's love for Charlie throws him into a rage when Wonka crushes Charlie's hope. And so he wants to give the Gobstopper to Slugworth, not just for the money, but as REVENGE on Wonka for hurting his Grandson. Charlie's performance/expression was perfect. You can see he is horrified that his, normally sweet & kindhearted, Grandpa would suggest that Charlie take REVENGE on someone. To me, THAT is why he gave the Gobstopper back. He didn't want his beloved Grandpa to turn into a vengeful person. (nor turn himself into a bad person) Even though he KNEW he was likely dooming himself to a lifetime a hard labor & poverty.

[@michaelherbert1395]

I first saw this film in 1972. I was seven years old. I have loved it ever since!

[@tpnproductions6520]

A Classic of my Childhood

[@tomyoung9049]

the reaction shot when Wonka first opens the Chocolate room with all the edible goodies was real, they carefully kept any of them seeing the set until that first shot. Of course, only the props they ate were edible. The flower(cup) Gene eats was wax, and he spit it back out as soon as the shot was made.

[@daneberhardt6314]

Thanks for the great reaction. Gene Wilder did so many fun things. One of my Favorites is "The Silver Streak" 1976

[@randomreviews4278]

cant believe you never seen Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory one of my favorite movies growing up

[@shanwatchesmovies]

All movies seem to be your favorite movie growing up 😂😂😂

[@randomreviews4278]

@@shanwatchesmovies not all but some

[@shanwatchesmovies]

Maybe just the ones I watch!

[@randomreviews4278]

@@shanwatchesmovies some of you wacthed i never seen are, Raging bull, what about bob, Mars attack its a wonderful life, trading places,my cousin vinny, the fall, platoon, scrooged, stand by me, dark city, the burbs, planes trains and automobiles, oldboy, Angel heart, dead zone, dawn of the dead, misery the green mile, 12 monkeys, the mist, the thing, close encounters of the third kind,one flew the cuckoos nest, and Taxi Driver

[@shanwatchesmovies]

Wow that's quite a lot man! I take my words back and recommend you to watch those!