I can't remember, who was the original actor in the first movie?
I remember that he was in Blazing saddles too.
I remember that he was in Blazing saddles too.
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Intetresting Trivia for the first Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
As the group is about to enter the "nerve center" of the factory, Wonka plays a "musical combination" on the door. Mrs. TeeVee says "Rachmaninoff," but the score is really from Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro."
The combination to the first door in the chocloate factory is 99-44/100% pure, which was an ad slogan for Ivory Soap.
The picture held up by the Paraguyan newscaster announcing the finder of the last golden ticket is of Nazi henchman Martin Bormann.
The Tinker quotes from the poem "The Fairies" by William Allingham.
The quote, "We are the music-makers... " is from Arthur O'Shaughnessy's "Ode," which also gave us the phrase "movers and shakers." The quotes "Where is fancy bred... " and "So shines a good deed... " are Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice."
The quote "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker" is a poem entitled "Reflections on Ice Breaking" by Ogden Nash.
Willy Wonka's line, "The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last" is a quote from Oscar Wilde's play, "The Importance of Being Earnest."
Peter Ostrum, who plays Charlie Bucket, made no other films. He later became a veterinarian.
The lines to the song "Sweet lovers love the spring time... " are from Shakespeare's play As You Like It.
After the company finished filming in Munich, Germany, the studio and locations were then taken over by the "Cabaret" people. On the DVD alt-track, one of the kids remarks, "We moved out and Liza moved in."
As the movie was filmed in Munich, Germany, many of the people cast as Oompaloompas were native to Germany or other European countries and therefore did not speak English fluently, if at all. This is why some appear to not know the words to songs during the musical numbers.
In the scene where Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) drinks from a flower-shaped cup and then eats the cup, the cup itself was made of wax. Wilder had to chew the wax pieces until the end of the take, at which point he spat them out.
The reactions of the actors in some scenes are spontaneous. For example, when the children first enter the main factory and see the gardens, their reactions are real, it was really their first view of that particular set.
A number of the objects and plants in the main factory really were edible, including the giant lollipops.
The film was originally financed by the Quaker Oats Company. They hoped to tie it to a new candy bar they intended to bring on the market. When the film was released, the company began marketing its "Wonka" chocolate bars. Unfortunately, an error in the chocolate formula caused the bars to melt too easily, even while on the shelf, and so they were taken off the market.
Wonka's line, "Is it my soul that calls me by my name?" -William Shakespeare:Romeo and Juliet. Wonka's quote. "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by", - John Masefield poem: "Sea Fever" "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" - John Keats: Endymion: A Poetic Romance. "Round the world and home again, that's the sailor's way!" -William Allingham: "Homeward Bound."
Fred Astaire wanted to play the part of Willy Wonka, but the producers felt he was "too old." Joel Grey was the first to be considered for the role.
Many of the words that come out of Willy Wonka's mouth were literary quotations. This was not in the original script that Dahl wrote. All of the numerous literary references were added for one reason or another by David Seltzer (I) when he re-wrote the screenplay.
Peter Ostrum went through puberty during the film. His voice is high during the duet of "I've Got A Golden Ticket", and is much deeper later in the film, such as during the bubble scene.
Jack Albertson (Grandpa Joe) appeared with Roald Dahl's wife Patricia Neal in the movie, Subject Was Roses, The (1968). He won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for that film.
Roald Dahl hated the film.
The song Wonka sings on the boat ride ("There's no earthly way of knowing... ") are the only song lyrics taken directly from Dahl's book. All other songs were written specifically for the film.
The exterior of the chocolate factory was Munich's gas works.
The length of Veruca Salt's hair becomes progressively shorter throughout the movie as the filmmakers kept burning off Julie Dawn Cole's split ends.
Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt) hated chocolate.
Out of all the Wonka kids, Paris Themmen and Julie Dawn Cole are the only ones still acting.
Both Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregard) and Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt) had a crush on Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket). During filming, the girls would alternate days over which one would spend time with Peter.
Jean Stapleton was the first choice to play Mrs. TeeVee (Mike's mother) but turned down the part in favor of doing a TV series pilot instead. That series was, of course, "All in the Family" (1971).
The project originated with the director's daughter who suggested that he approach "Uncle Dave" (producer David L. Wolper) with the idea of turning the book into a movie.
Roald Dahl was reportedly so angry with the treatment of his book (mainly stemming from the massive rewrite by David Seltzer) that he refused permission for the book's sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, to be filmed. Seltzer had an idea for a new sequel, but legal issues meant that it never got off the ground.
Willy Wonka's summersault performed at the factory gates was Gene Wilder's idea.
Most of the chocolate bars were actually pieces of cardboard in wrappers.
Sammy Davis Jr. expressed an interest in playing Bill, the candy store owner, but the film-makers deemed it as too kitschy and declined.
This movie was shot in Germany. The producers had to go outside of Germany to recruit enough little people to play the Oompa Loompas. This was one of the many tragic legacies of the Nazi era.
The foam sprouting from the machine Wonka takes through the Wonkawash was actually the foam from a large number of fire extinguishers.
Mike Teavee's father's line, "Not 'till you're twelve, son" took over forty takes to film.
As the group is about to enter the "nerve center" of the factory, Wonka plays a "musical combination" on the door. Mrs. TeeVee says "Rachmaninoff," but the score is really from Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro."
The combination to the first door in the chocloate factory is 99-44/100% pure, which was an ad slogan for Ivory Soap.
The picture held up by the Paraguyan newscaster announcing the finder of the last golden ticket is of Nazi henchman Martin Bormann.
The Tinker quotes from the poem "The Fairies" by William Allingham.
The quote, "We are the music-makers... " is from Arthur O'Shaughnessy's "Ode," which also gave us the phrase "movers and shakers." The quotes "Where is fancy bred... " and "So shines a good deed... " are Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice."
The quote "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker" is a poem entitled "Reflections on Ice Breaking" by Ogden Nash.
Willy Wonka's line, "The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last" is a quote from Oscar Wilde's play, "The Importance of Being Earnest."
Peter Ostrum, who plays Charlie Bucket, made no other films. He later became a veterinarian.
The lines to the song "Sweet lovers love the spring time... " are from Shakespeare's play As You Like It.
After the company finished filming in Munich, Germany, the studio and locations were then taken over by the "Cabaret" people. On the DVD alt-track, one of the kids remarks, "We moved out and Liza moved in."
As the movie was filmed in Munich, Germany, many of the people cast as Oompaloompas were native to Germany or other European countries and therefore did not speak English fluently, if at all. This is why some appear to not know the words to songs during the musical numbers.
In the scene where Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) drinks from a flower-shaped cup and then eats the cup, the cup itself was made of wax. Wilder had to chew the wax pieces until the end of the take, at which point he spat them out.
The reactions of the actors in some scenes are spontaneous. For example, when the children first enter the main factory and see the gardens, their reactions are real, it was really their first view of that particular set.
A number of the objects and plants in the main factory really were edible, including the giant lollipops.
The film was originally financed by the Quaker Oats Company. They hoped to tie it to a new candy bar they intended to bring on the market. When the film was released, the company began marketing its "Wonka" chocolate bars. Unfortunately, an error in the chocolate formula caused the bars to melt too easily, even while on the shelf, and so they were taken off the market.
Wonka's line, "Is it my soul that calls me by my name?" -William Shakespeare:Romeo and Juliet. Wonka's quote. "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by", - John Masefield poem: "Sea Fever" "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" - John Keats: Endymion: A Poetic Romance. "Round the world and home again, that's the sailor's way!" -William Allingham: "Homeward Bound."
Fred Astaire wanted to play the part of Willy Wonka, but the producers felt he was "too old." Joel Grey was the first to be considered for the role.
Many of the words that come out of Willy Wonka's mouth were literary quotations. This was not in the original script that Dahl wrote. All of the numerous literary references were added for one reason or another by David Seltzer (I) when he re-wrote the screenplay.
Peter Ostrum went through puberty during the film. His voice is high during the duet of "I've Got A Golden Ticket", and is much deeper later in the film, such as during the bubble scene.
Jack Albertson (Grandpa Joe) appeared with Roald Dahl's wife Patricia Neal in the movie, Subject Was Roses, The (1968). He won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for that film.
Roald Dahl hated the film.
The song Wonka sings on the boat ride ("There's no earthly way of knowing... ") are the only song lyrics taken directly from Dahl's book. All other songs were written specifically for the film.
The exterior of the chocolate factory was Munich's gas works.
The length of Veruca Salt's hair becomes progressively shorter throughout the movie as the filmmakers kept burning off Julie Dawn Cole's split ends.
Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt) hated chocolate.
Out of all the Wonka kids, Paris Themmen and Julie Dawn Cole are the only ones still acting.
Both Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregard) and Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt) had a crush on Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket). During filming, the girls would alternate days over which one would spend time with Peter.
Jean Stapleton was the first choice to play Mrs. TeeVee (Mike's mother) but turned down the part in favor of doing a TV series pilot instead. That series was, of course, "All in the Family" (1971).
The project originated with the director's daughter who suggested that he approach "Uncle Dave" (producer David L. Wolper) with the idea of turning the book into a movie.
Roald Dahl was reportedly so angry with the treatment of his book (mainly stemming from the massive rewrite by David Seltzer) that he refused permission for the book's sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, to be filmed. Seltzer had an idea for a new sequel, but legal issues meant that it never got off the ground.
Willy Wonka's summersault performed at the factory gates was Gene Wilder's idea.
Most of the chocolate bars were actually pieces of cardboard in wrappers.
Sammy Davis Jr. expressed an interest in playing Bill, the candy store owner, but the film-makers deemed it as too kitschy and declined.
This movie was shot in Germany. The producers had to go outside of Germany to recruit enough little people to play the Oompa Loompas. This was one of the many tragic legacies of the Nazi era.
The foam sprouting from the machine Wonka takes through the Wonkawash was actually the foam from a large number of fire extinguishers.
Mike Teavee's father's line, "Not 'till you're twelve, son" took over forty takes to film.
wow it's actually filming. i remember a few years ago when i was in Westwood visitng my now ex-GF @ UCLA, the guy said they pulled all original DVD copies of Willy Wonka and were doing a remake. I was excited. Lost interest over time cause i never heard any news.
Wasn't there another novel called Charlie and the Chocolate Glass Elevator or something along those lines?
I remembered in school reading both those books. Boy does that bring back memories and a time warp flash.
Definitely looking forward to this movie.
Didn't Bradd Pitt also bought filming rights to HK hit movie Infernal Affairs? Any news on when that is coming out in North America?
I remembered in school reading both those books. Boy does that bring back memories and a time warp flash.
Definitely looking forward to this movie.
Didn't Bradd Pitt also bought filming rights to HK hit movie Infernal Affairs? Any news on when that is coming out in North America?
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