Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Reviews Counted: 36
Fresh: 32 | Rotten: 4
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is strange yet comforting, full of narrative detours that don't always work but express the film's uniqueness.
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Critic Reviews: 1
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 0
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is strange yet comforting, full of narrative detours that don't always work but express the film's uniqueness.
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Movie Info
Promoted as a family musical by Paramount Pictures, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is more of a black comedy, perversely faithful to the spirit of Roald Dahl's original book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) stages a contest by hiding five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning
Jun 30, 1971 Limited
Aug 28, 2001
$4.0M
Paramount Pictures
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Cast
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Gene Wilder
Willy Wonka -
Jack Albertson
Grandpa Joe -
Peter Ostrum
Charlie -
Roy Kinnear
Mr. Salt -
Julie Dawn Cole
Veruca Salt -
Michael Bollner
Augustus Gloop -
Aubrey Woods
Bill -
Leonard Stone
Mr. Beauregarde -
David Battley
Mr. Turkentine -
Peter Capell
The Tinker -
Dodo Denney
Mrs. Teevee -
Günter Meisner
Otto Slugworth -
Denise Nickerson
Violet Beauregarde -
Ursula Reit
Mrs. Gloop -
Diana Sowle
Mrs. Bucket -
Paris Themmen
Mike Teevee -
Werner J. Heyking
Jopeck -
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All Critics (41) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (4) | DVD (30)
Great fun, with Wilder for once giving an impeccably controlled performance as the factory's bizarre owner.
Top CriticIt's Gene Wilder, at the top of his form, who makes this uneasy amalgam work, but [Mel] Stuart must surely deserve some of the credit...
A polarizing, but classic piece of children's entertainment filled with whimsy, horror, comedy and imagination.
When the movie does actually reach the factory, and Gene Wilder takes the stage, the movie is saved.
... that rare breed: an imaginative live-action kid's film that engages and delights adults.
Starring Gene Wilder, this offbeat comedy-fantasy for children has achieved a status in pop culture
This is Gene Wilder's legacy. He was perfect for the role, and it was his mixture of childlike wonder and bitter, deserved vengeance that made the character so compelling.
Pure, sweet imagination for both kids and adults.
The passages in the mysterious factory, which should be Charlie's and our release from the oppression of the earlier scenes, are just as ugly as everything that's come before, so there's no contrast.
It's all wonderfully colorful and imaginative, and filled with a multitude of references and jokes that will be understood only by adults.
...filled with good humor, good acting, and good songs...and it's just off kilter enough to keep everyone's attention.
Ainda que um ou outro número musical comprometa o ritmo, o clima de fantasia e a atuação calorosa de Wilder conquistam o espectador.
Aspires to the whimsy and fantasy of The Wizard of Oz but doesn't really capture the magic… more a fond tribute to 'pure imagination' than a triumph of it.
The movie bursts with creativity, deep thought and comedy.
Probably Gene Wilder's finest, most manic hour.
Weird and wonderful
A strange, semi-sweet kiddie fantasy.
Just a frolicking Wonka visionary schnozberry flavored delight!
It has a huge following, though I've never understood why.
If "creepy" can be an asset, then this is the best kind of creepy you'll ever find.
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- Charlie: Mr. Wonka, they won't really be burned in the furnace, will they?
- Willy Wonka: Hm, well, I think that furnace is only lit every other day, so they have a good sporting chance, haven't they?
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- Mrs. Gloop: Don't just stand there, do something!
- Willy Wonka: Help. Police. Murder.
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- Willy Wonka: Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.
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- Willy Wonka: Strike that! Reverse it!
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- Mr. Salt: [about the chocolate river] It's polluted!
- Willy Wonka: It's chocolate!
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- Willy Wonka: We are the music makers and we are the dreams of the dreams.
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