Images seen in the tunnel include:
A flying cockroach.
A millipede crawling over a human face.
An extreme close-up of an eye.
A chicken being decapitated.
An image of Wonka's rival, Arthur Slugworth.
A lizard eating a bug.
A close-up of a scorpion's mouth.
A flying cockroach.
A millipede crawling over a human face.
An extreme close-up of an eye.
A chicken being decapitated.
An image of Wonka's rival, Arthur Slugworth.
A lizard eating a bug.
A close-up of a scorpion's mouth.
The 7 continents are: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antartica.
Honwever, the 7 continent model learn by english speakers is not universal.
In some countries, they count Europe and Asia as one continent.
In other countries, they count North and South America as one.
In some Places, Australia is regarded as an island, part of the continent of Oceanía, etc.
Way back in 1971, many europeans regarded the Americas as one continent and left Antartica out for its very low human populations. Hence the 5 continents reference in the movie.
Way back in 1971, many europeans regarded the Americas as one continent and left Antartica out for its very low human populations. Hence the 5 continents reference in the movie.
Oompa Loompa spies.
When young Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) finds the last of five golden tickets hidden in Wonka candy bars, he and his Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) join four other children—Augustus Gloop (Michael Bollner), a gluttonous German boy; Veruca Salt (Julie Dawn Cole), a spoiled English girl; Violet Beauregarde (Denise Nickerson), a gum-chewing American girl; and Mike Teavee (Paris Themmen), an American boy who, like his name, is obsessed with television—for a very special tour of the Wonka Chocolate Factory led by eccentric candy-maker Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) himself.
The film is based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1963), a children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. A sequel to the novel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, also by Roald Dahl, was released in 1972. Dahl also wrote the screenplay for the movie. He based his novel on stories he had heard when he was a child about candy spies who would take jobs at competitors' factories in order to steal their secret recipes. A second adaptation of the novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), was released in 2005.
The film's financier was the Quaker Oats Company, and they had just come out with a new candy, named after the Wonka Bar introduced in Dahl's books. For purposes of promotion, the title of the movie was changed from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory to Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Ironically, the original Quaker Oats Wonka Bar that the film was designed to promote didn't last more than a few months. There was a problem with the formula (some reports claim that the bars melted while still on store shelves, while others claim that the bars simply "tasted terrible") and the bars were quickly pulled from the market. Unable to fix the formula, Quaker Oats discontinued the product. Quaker Oats' Wonka Bar -producing company was subsequently sold to Nestlé. The original Nestle Wonka Bar was discontinued in 2010. However, that same year, Nestle's Wonka company introduced a new line: Wonka Exceptionals, which includes chocolate bars (a few of which, such as the Scrumdiddlyumptious Bar, are named after Wonka bars from the book and movies).
The poem is titled "The Fairy Folk", written by Irish poet William Allingham [1824-1889]. The line recited in the movie goes: "Up the airy mountain, / Down the rushy glen, / We daren't go a-hunting / For fear of little men". The entire poem is in public domain and may be freely downloaded, along with 15 more of Allingham's poems, from Project Gutenberg.
The Chocolate Factory is locked to outsiders so that competitors can't send in spies posing as employees in order to steal his candy recipes. Consequently, Willy Wonka has hired Oompa Loompas from Loompaland, a small island in the Atlantic Ocean. Oompa Loompas are very short with green hair, orange skin, and prominent white eyebrows.
"Is it my soul that calls upon my name?" * and "Adieu, parting is such sweet sorrow" are from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
"All I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by" † is from the poem "Sea Fever" by John Masefield.
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever" is from "Endymion: A Poetic Romance" by John Keats
"Round the world and home again, that's the sailor's way!" is from "Homeward Bound" by William Allingham.
"We are the music-makers" is from "Ode" by Arthur O'Shaughnessy.
"Where is fancy bred" and "So shines a good deed" ** are from Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.
"Sweet lovers love the spring time" is from As You Like It by William Shakespeare.
"Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker" is from "Reflections on Ice Breaking" by Ogden Nash.
"The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last" is from "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde.
* = In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo says the line a bit differently: "It is my soul that calls upon my name".
** = In The Merchant of Venice, the line is "So shines a good deed in a naughty world". Wonka uses "weary" instead of "naughty".
† = Willy may have the uncanny ability to memorize tons of literary quotes, but, proving that even the great Willy Wonka can forget things, he actually misquotes this line. The actual line is "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by".
"All I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by" † is from the poem "Sea Fever" by John Masefield.
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever" is from "Endymion: A Poetic Romance" by John Keats
"Round the world and home again, that's the sailor's way!" is from "Homeward Bound" by William Allingham.
"We are the music-makers" is from "Ode" by Arthur O'Shaughnessy.
"Where is fancy bred" and "So shines a good deed" ** are from Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.
"Sweet lovers love the spring time" is from As You Like It by William Shakespeare.
"Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker" is from "Reflections on Ice Breaking" by Ogden Nash.
"The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last" is from "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde.
* = In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo says the line a bit differently: "It is my soul that calls upon my name".
** = In The Merchant of Venice, the line is "So shines a good deed in a naughty world". Wonka uses "weary" instead of "naughty".
† = Willy may have the uncanny ability to memorize tons of literary quotes, but, proving that even the great Willy Wonka can forget things, he actually misquotes this line. The actual line is "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by".
The village they're flying over is Noerdlingen, Germany.
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- How long is Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory?1 hour and 40 minutes
- When was Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory released?June 30, 1971
- What is the IMDb rating of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory?7.8 out of 10
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- Who are the characters in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory?Willy Wonka, Grandpa Joe, Charlie Bucket, Mr. Salt, Veruca Salt, Mr. Beauregarde, Violet Beauregarde, Mrs. Teevee, Mike Teavee, Mrs. Gloop, and others
- What is the plot of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory?A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
- What was the budget for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory?$3 million
- How much did Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory earn at the worldwide box office?$687,000
- How much did Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory earn at the US box office?$573,000
- What is Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory rated?TV-G
- What genre is Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory?Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, and Musical Comedy
- How many awards has Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory won?3 awards
- How many awards has Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory been nominated for?7 nominations
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