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Plan B Entertainment
The Zanuck Company
Village Roadshow Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
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A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
CinemaSerf
Jul 20, 2024 · via TMDB
Gene Wilder's interpretation of "Willy Wonka" was always going to be tough to top, and though he does try to inject some individuality to the role, Johnny Depp doesn't really compare so well. Freddie Highmore does deliver quite well though as the eponymous "Charlie" who finds the elusive golden ticket and travels with his mischievous "Grandpa Joe" (David Kelly) to the factory where all of the delicious sweets are made. It's maybe best from here on in to discard your views of the 1971 version and look at this is a completely different re-imagining of the Roald Dahl story. We've already been introduced to his rather odious co-winners who exemplify all that's ghastly about precocious children spoiled and over-indulged by parents who either don't care, won't care - or want to live their lives vicariously through the would-be successes of their brats. Julia Winter probably taks the cake as the truly obnoxious "Veruca Salt" but Jordan Fry's "Mike Teevee" isn't too far behind. With Depp putting his heart and soul into his character, we incorporate some of Danny Elfman's more entertaining music into a journey of self discovery and millions of calories. It's a quickly paced, lively, enterprise with Tim Burton bringing his technicolour imagination alive for almost two hours. The most engaging effort has to come from Deep Roy who just oozes cheeky charisma as the Oompa-Loompa (well, quite a few of them) who does all the heavy lifting while the guy in the purple velvet takes the credit. It's enjoyable enough, just lacking in that something special.
Andre Gonzales
May 4, 2023 · via TMDB
Not as good as the original but still good nonetheless. Johnny Depp is really the only reason this movie was good. I think any other actor that would have played that character would have made the movie suck.
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Johnny Depp
Willy Wonka
Freddie Highmore
Charlie Bucket
David Kelly
Grandpa Joe
Helena Bonham Carter
Mrs. Bucket
Noah Taylor
Mr. Bucket
Missi Pyle
Mrs. Beauregarde
James Fox
Mr. Salt
Deep Roy
Oompa Loompa
Christopher Lee
Dr. Wonka
Adam Godley
Mr. Teavee
Franziska Troegner
Mrs. Gloop
AnnaSophia Robb
Violet Beauregarde
Julia Winter
Veruca Salt
Jordan Fry
Mike Teavee
Philip Wiegratz
Augustus Gloop
Blair Dunlop
Little Willy Wonka
Liz Smith
Grandma Georgina
Eileen Essell
Grandma Josephine
Nitin Ganatra
Prince Pondicherry
Shelley Conn
Princess Pondicherry
Chris Cresswell
Prodnose
Philip Philmar
Slugworth
Todd Boyce
TV Reporter
Nayef Rashed
Moroccan Market Vendor
Menis Yousry
Moroccan Market Trader
Harry Taylor
Mr. Gloop
Hubertus Geller
German Reporter
Francesca Hunt
Mrs. Salt
Garrick Hagon
Denver Reporter
Kevin Eldon
Man with Dog
Mark Heap
Man with Dog
Roger Frost
Tall Man
Oscar James
Shopkeeper
Annette Badland
Jolly Woman
Steve Hope Wynne
Museum Guard
Geoffrey Holder
Narrator (voice)
Elena Buda
Character Dancer (uncredited)
Rene Costa
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Danny Elfman
Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
Brigitte Millar
Journalist (uncredited)
Valery Richardson
Zombie Dancer (uncredited)
John Warman
Policeman (uncredited)
Tracy Yarkoni
Violet's Neighbor (uncredited)
Jynine James
Salts Nuts Girl (Uncredited)
Andy Nicholson
Art Direction
François Audouy
Art Direction
Alex McDowell
Production Design
Philippe Rousselot
Director of Photography
Mary Ellen Mark
Still Photographer
Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design
Deborah Lurie
Additional Music
Ben Morris
CG Supervisor
Nicolas Aithadi
CG Supervisor
Nicholas Daines
Stunt Double
Leonard Woodcock
Stunts
Katterli Frauenfelder
Assistant Director
Tim Burton
Director
Chris Lebenzon
Editor
John Higgins
Gaffer
Derek Frey
Associate Producer
Susie Figgis
Casting
Katterli Frauenfelder
Co-Producer
Bruce Berman
Executive Producer
Graham Burke
Executive Producer
Liccy Dahl
Executive Producer
Brad Grey
Producer
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Nik Korda
Unit Production Manager
Danny Elfman
Original Music Composer
Dennis Sands
Scoring Mixer
Alessandro Cioffi
Compositing Artist
Matthew Twyford
Compositing Artist
Mark Bakowski
Digital Compositor
Richard Baker
Digital Compositors
Nick Davis
Visual Effects Supervisor
Roald Dahl
Novel
John August
Screenplay
Jul 10, 2005
Hollywood, California
Jul 15, 2005
Nov 8, 2005
DVD / VHS
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