"a movie adaptation of the novel ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl. The characters whom the factory paid to pretend to be workers, the Grunka Lunkas, resemble the Oompa Loompas from the film version of ""Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"" and the tour guide, Glurmo, also wears a Willy Wonka-like attire, and speaks in a Gene Wilder-like voice. Slurms McKenzie, the Slurm party worm, is a parody of Spuds MacKenzie, the Bud Light spokesdog. Professor Farnsworth's F-Ray reveals a 6502 microprocessor—a widely used CPU in home computers of the 1970s and early 1980s—in Bender's head. Head writer"
"Wonka exudes none of the gravity required for the role. It's as though he didn't take the role seriously. Rather than an intimidating candyman teaching brats a lesson, this Wonka is simply a freak."" Depp received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his role as Willy Wonka, but lost to Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in ""Walk the Line"". Willy Wonka Willy Wonka is a fictional character who appears in Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" and its sequel ""Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator"". In"
"But nobody ever goes in and nobody ever comes out. A group of children gather outside Charlie's house, each clutching a nickel to buy a Wonka bar from the candy shop (""Candy Man""). Charlie is the only child too poor to buy any candy, but the candy shop owner treats him to a lollipop and a copy of yesterday's newspaper. Charlie takes the paper home, and the Buckets learn from it that Wonka has announced a contest where five lucky children will go on a tour of his factory and get a lifetime supply of chocolate at the end, only"
"in Los Angeles, California. In addition to his three children from his first marriage, Andrew, Madeleine, and Peter Stuart, Stuart was also survived by two grandchildren, Maximilian Stuart and Eleanor Stuart. Mel Stuart Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance. Stuart directed the fantasy-musical ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" (1971). He has directed other features, including ""If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium"" (1969), ""One Is a Lonely"
"Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy family film directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. It is an adaptation of the 1964 novel ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl. Dahl was credited with writing the film's screenplay; however, David Seltzer, who went uncredited in the film, was brought in to re-work the screenplay against Dahl's wishes, making major changes to the ending and adding musical numbers. These changes and other decisions made by the director led Dahl to disown the film. The"
"The Willy Wonka Candy Company The Willy Wonka Candy Company was an American/British brand of confectionery owned and licensed by Swiss corporation Nestlé. The Wonka brand's inception comes from materials licensed from British author Roald Dahl. His classic children's novel, ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"", and its film adaptations are the source of both the packaging and the marketing styles of the Wonka brand. The brand was launched on 17 May 1971, pre-dating by a month a tie-in launch coinciding with the release of the novel's first film adaptation on 30 June. In 1988 the Willy Wonka Candy Company brand"
"Veruca Salt Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack. Named after Veruca Salt, the British spoiled rich girl from the 1964 children's book ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl and its 1971 film adaptation ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" directed by Mel Stuart, Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago by Louise Post (guitar/vocals) and Nina Gordon (guitar/vocals). Post and Gordon were introduced through mutual friend Lili Taylor, and began playing music together. They wrote"
"Willie Harcourt-Cooze William ""Willie"" George Harcourt-Cooze (born London, 29 April 1964), is a British-based chocolate maker and entrepreneur. He came to public prominence in 2008 with the airing of the Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall documentary, ""Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory,"" which centred on his efforts to grow, import and produce his own chocolate. Born to a Burmese father and Irish mother, he has two younger, and two older sisters, as well as a younger brother. His father fled Burma during the Second World War. When Willie was four his father bought Horse Island () on the south west coast of Ireland between"
"on Call"", funded by Pfizer, highlighting the work of large animal veterinarians. Peter Ostrum Peter Gardner Ostrum (; born November 1, 1957) is an American veterinarian and former child actor whose only film role was as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"". Ostrum was 12 years old when selected by talent agents for ""Willy Wonka"". Though he enjoyed the experience of shooting the film, he opted not to sign a three-film contract when it was over. After eschewing a career in film and theatre, Ostrum became reluctant to speak about his one starring"
"on the top left corner. The Willy Wonka Candy Company was first imagined in the pages of Roald Dahl's ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"". The ""Wonka"" property was licensed to film director Mel Stuart; his 10-year-old daughter read ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" and asked her father to make it into a film, obliging him to get ""Uncle Dave"" (producer David L. Wolper) to produce it. Stuart showed the book to Wolper, who was engaged in talks with the Quaker Oats Company. Wolper convinced the Quaker Oats Company into signing the deal for up to $3 million to finance the"
"day, Wonka announces a contest, in which Golden Tickets have been placed in five random Wonka Bars worldwide, and the winners will be given a full tour of the factory as well as a lifetime supply of chocolate, while one ticketholder will be given a special prize at the end of the tour. Wonka's sales subsequently skyrocket, and the first four tickets are found fairly quickly. The recipients are Augustus Gloop (Philip Wiegratz), a gluttonous German boy; Veruca Salt (Julia Winter), a very spoiled English girl; Violet Beauregarde (AnnaSophia Robb), a competitive gum chewer, and Mike Teavee (Jordan Fry), an"
"track titled Low Grade Fever from the Ghost Notes recording sessions. Veruca Salt Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack. Named after Veruca Salt, the British spoiled rich girl from the 1964 children's book ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl and its 1971 film adaptation ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" directed by Mel Stuart, Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago by Louise Post (guitar/vocals) and Nina Gordon (guitar/vocals). Post and Gordon were introduced through"
"family. Wonka explains that they have already been moved in to their own room in the factory, and invites Charlie in to begin their new life as candy-making partners. †Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, Music by Anthony Newley for the 1971 film, ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"". ††Replaced, as of 2016, by ""Queen of Pop"". A London original cast album was released on 7 October 2013. A Broadway cast recording was released digitally on 2 June and in stores on 23 June on the Masterworks Broadway label. The West End production had a 16 piece orchestra + conductor, which was"
"a chocolatier's creative freedom, a philosophy he developed due to his dentist father, Dr. Wilbur Wonka, denying his son any candy because of the potential risk to his teeth and forcing him to wear a large and hideously clunky set of braces. After secretly sampling some candy, Wonka was instantly hooked and ran away to follow his dreams. After Charlie refuses his offer, Wonka falls into a state of emotional depression and returns to Charlie to seek advice. Wonka soon reunites with his estranged father and allows Charlie's family to live in the factory, forever. In 2013, an adaptation of"
"Paris Themmen Paris Themmen (born June 25, 1959) is an American former child actor, real estate broker, commercial casting director and entrepreneur, who is best known for his role as Mike Teevee in ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"". Born in Boston to classical musician parents, Themmen appeared in radio and TV commercials, voice-overs and theater before playing the role of Mike Teevee in the 1971 film ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"", when he was 11 years old. He performed on Broadway in ""Mame"" with Ann Miller in 1967 and in ""The Rothschilds"" in 1970. Declaring a hiatus from"
"Peter Ostrum Peter Gardner Ostrum (; born November 1, 1957) is an American veterinarian and former child actor whose only film role was as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"". Ostrum was 12 years old when selected by talent agents for ""Willy Wonka"". Though he enjoyed the experience of shooting the film, he opted not to sign a three-film contract when it was over. After eschewing a career in film and theatre, Ostrum became reluctant to speak about his one starring role. In 1990, he began an annual tradition of speaking to schoolchildren"
"into his factory, where he then tempts each of them with a weakness. Finally, only Charlie is left. Willy Wonka and Charlie board Wonka's ""Great Glass Elevator"" which takes off over the audience. Early on in the production of the 2005 film, Nicolas Cage was under discussions for portraying Willy Wonka, but lost interest. Warner Bros. president Alan F. Horn wanted Tom Shadyac to direct Jim Carrey as Willy Wonka, believing the duo could make ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" relevant to mainstream audiences, but Roald Dahl's widow Liccy Dahl opposed this. After Tim Burton was hired as director in"
"with an exaggerated characteristic or deformity related to their demise, while Charlie learns Wonka intended to find a worthy heir to his factory. Since Charlie was the ""least rotten"" of the five, Wonka invites Charlie to come live and work in the factory with him, but declines as his family is the most important thing in his life. Charlie and his family are living contently a while later, however Wonka is too depressed to make candy the way he used to, causing his candy to sell poorly and his company to decline. He turns to Charlie for advice. Charlie decides"
"The Scarecrow (2013 film) The Scarecrow is a 2013 animated short film and advertisement by the American restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill. The film features Fiona Apple singing a cover version of ""Pure Imagination"", originally performed by Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in the 1971 film ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"". In a dystopian world, the main character, Scarecrow, starts work at the ""smoke-spewing"" Crow Foods Incorporated. He sees a tube extracting a substance labeled ""100% Beef-ish"", but being marketed to consumers as ""all natural"". He then witnesses a robotic crow injecting a chicken with green fluid to promote"
"if they find a Golden Ticket hidden in the Wonka Bars. The first Ticket is found by Augustus Gloop, an obese, gluttonous German boy (""I Eat More!""). The second Ticket is found in São Paulo, Brazil, by an extremely spoiled girl named Veruca Salt. Her wealthy father, a macadamia nut magnate, had purchased hundreds of thousands of the candy bars and put his entire factory workforce to work searching for the ticket. As the search continues, Mr. Bucket loses his job at the toothpaste factory. Charlie encourages him not to give up hope (""Think Positive""). On Charlie's birthday, his family"
"buried in the snow. He then buys himself a Wonka Bar and finds the fifth golden ticket. The ticket says he can bring any family members with him to the factory and Charlie's parents decide to allow Grandpa Joe to go with him. After meeting Wonka, the kids and their parents go inside where they meet Oompa-Loompas, a race of small people who help him operate the factory since he rescued them from poverty and fear in their home country Loompaland. The other kids are ejected from the factory in comical, mysterious and painful ways, befitting their various greedy characters"
"Mel Stuart Mel Stuart (born Stuart Solomon; September 2, 1928 – August 9, 2012) was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance. Stuart directed the fantasy-musical ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" (1971). He has directed other features, including ""If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium"" (1969), ""One Is a Lonely Number"" (1972) and """" (2000). Stuart also directed feature documentaries including ""Four Days in November"" and ""Wattstax"". In addition he has directed or produced over 180 films including movies of the"
"all the hoopla on the red carpet. Finally, the moment of truth arrives. With a choral fanfare, the factory door swings open and all eyes to turn to see the mysterious Willy Wonka, invites the Golden Ticket winners into his factory to see all the wonders (""It Must Be Believed to Be Seen""). Wonka gathers the ticket winners and explains the rules and regulations of the factory (""Strike That! Reverse It!""). With the contracts signed, Wonka then welcomes them into the Chocolate Room. As the children explore, the parents ask Wonka what its purpose is and Wonka bemusedly explains that"
"complicated contract (""Strike That, Reverse It!""). Afterwards, the group enters the Chocolate Room, where everything is edible, and the children explore the candy-coated utopia (""Pure Imagination""). The adults however, are less impressed by the world of candy, as they see it as an impractical use of money and resources, much to Wonka's dismay. Despite Wonka's warnings, Augustus takes a drink from a molten chocolate lagoon and falls in. He then meets a terrible demise as he is sucked up a chocolate pipe leading to the Fudge Room. Wonka's pint-sized workers, the Oompa Loompas, arrive and make no effort to rescue"
"unable to stop inventing, even if it means breaking the rules. Wonka tells Charlie that he has won, and ushers him into his ""Great Glass Elevator"". The two soar above town in the Great Glass Elevator, and Wonka tells Charlie that his grand prize is the chocolate factory (""The View From Here""). He reaches into his pocket and reveals that he received Charlie's letter after all, and wants to begin working on some of Charlie's inventions. As they land back outside the factory, Wonka is immediately ready to begin working but Charlie is concerned about what will happen to his"
"Wonka Bar The Wonka Bar is both a fictional candy bar, introduced as a key story point in the 1964 novel ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl, and a type of consumer product candy bar inspired by the fictional confection. Wonka Bars appear in both film adaptations of the novel, ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" (1971) and ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" (2005), and the play ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical"" (2013) each with different packaging. Varieties of Wonka Bars were subsequently manufactured and sold in the real world, formerly by the Willy Wonka Candy"
"also be sold in the United States. In late 2013, Nestlé Australia and New Zealand introduced new additions to the Wonka Bar Line, 170g Big Blocks Bars which were released in four flavours, Wonka Triple Chocolate Whipple Bar, Nutty Crunchilicious, Caramel Hat Trick and Chocolate Tales Bar. Wonka Bar The Wonka Bar is both a fictional candy bar, introduced as a key story point in the 1964 novel ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" by Roald Dahl, and a type of consumer product candy bar inspired by the fictional confection. Wonka Bars appear in both film adaptations of the novel, ""Willy"
"Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a 2017 American direct-to-DVD animated musical comedy film featuring the characters Tom and Jerry, produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is the first Tom and Jerry direct-to-video film to be distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment internationally and is also the final Tom and Jerry direct-to-video film to be involved with Warner Bros. Animation's founder, Hal Geer, who died on January 26, 2017. The film is an animated adaptation of the film ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)"" with the"
"the group into the facility. During the tour, Wonka tempts each of the bad children to disobey his orders with something related to their individual character flaws. Wonka then invites Charlie to come live and work in the factory with him, and reveals that the purpose of the Golden Tickets and the tour was to make the ""least rotten"" child the heir of the factory itself, so he can have someone carry on his legacy when he gets too old. The only condition, however, is that Charlie must leave his family behind, because Wonka believes family is a hindrance to"
"Dylan's Candy Bar Dylan's Candy Bar is a chain of boutique candy shops and candy supplier currently located in New York City; East Hampton, New York; Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami Beach, as well as in wholesale venues around the globe. It is owned by Dylan Lauren, daughter of fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Lauren was inspired to create the store, which is asserted to be the ""largest unique candy store in the world"", by the Roald Dahl story of ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"". Lauren said that her goal was to ""merge fashion, art and pop candy culture"". It"
"shoes"". Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka (musical) Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka is a musical that combines elements of both Roald Dahl's book ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" and of the 1971 movie ""Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"" with newly created material. The musical has several versions: the original version which premiered in 2004, the Junior version, the Kids version, and the Theatre for Young Audiences version. All are owned by Music Theatre International, the company that owns the Willy Wonka license. After getting approval from the Dahl estate, Tim McDonald and Leslie Bricusse worked together on the play. McDonald said"
"as he receives a golden ticket and visits Willy Wonka's chocolate factory with four other children from around the world. Filming took place in Munich in 1970, and the film was released on June 30, 1971. It received positive reviews, but it was a box office disappointment despite the fact that it recouped its budget. However, it developed into a cult film due to its repeated television airings and home video sales. In 1972, the film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score. ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" is a 2005 film adaptation of the 1964 book of"
"the products included under the brand include Everlasting Gobstoppers, SweeTarts, Laffy Taffy, Nerds, Kazoozles, Shockers, Bottle Caps, Gummies, Fun Dip, Spree, Runts, Pixy Stix, MixUps and their world-famous Wonka Bars. In the United States, the Willy Wonka Candy Factory is located today at 1445 West Norwood Avenue in Itasca, Illinois. The Willy Wonka Candy Company The Willy Wonka Candy Company was an American/British brand of confectionery owned and licensed by Swiss corporation Nestlé. The Wonka brand's inception comes from materials licensed from British author Roald Dahl. His classic children's novel, ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"", and its film adaptations are"