When he returned, however, both his father and their house were gone. After sneaking a piece of candy, Wonka instantly became hooked and ran away from home to follow his dreams. Meanwhile, Wonka reminisces on his troubled past and how his dentist father, Wilbur, strictly forbade him from consuming candy due to potential dental risks. Individual character flaws cause the other four children to give in to temptation, resulting in their elimination from the tour while Wonka's new employees, the Oompa-Loompas, sing a song of morality after each. After a pep talk from Grandpa George, however, he decides to keep it and brings Grandpa Joe to accompany him on the tour.Ĭharlie and the other ticket holders are greeted outside the factory by Wonka, who then leads them into the facility. At home, Charlie says that he wants to trade it for money for his family's betterment. He receives monetary offers for the ticket, but the cashier warns him not to trade it regardless, and Charlie runs back home. The Russian ticket is revealed to be a forgery just as Charlie discovers the real ticket inside the wrapper. After overhearing that the final ticket was found in Russia, Charlie finds a $10 bill and purchases a third Wonka Bar.
Charlie tries twice to find a ticket, but both bars come up empty. Wonka's sales subsequently skyrocket, and the first four tickets are found by the gluttonous Augustus Gloop, the spoiled Veruca Salt, the arrogant Violet Beauregarde, and the ill-tempered Mike Teavee.
One day, Wonka announces a contest in which Golden Tickets have been placed in five random Wonka Bars worldwide, and the winners will receive a full tour of the factory as well as a lifetime supply of chocolate, while one will receive an additional prize at the end of the tour. Charlie's father, meanwhile, has more recently lost his own job at a toothpaste factory, although he does not admit this to Charlie. The company's owner, Willy Wonka, has long closed his factory due to problems concerning industrial espionage, and all employees, including Charlie's Grandpa Joe, lost their jobs. The film was a box office success, grossing US$475 million and becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film worldwide in 2005.Ĭharlie Bucket is a kind and loving boy who lives with his family in poverty near the Wonka Factory. Depp's performance as Willy Wonka received a more polarized response, and the film has been graded more critically in the years since its release, now considered divisive. Actor Deep Roy performed each Oompa-Loompa individually rather than one performance duplicated digitally.Ĭharlie and the Chocolate Factory was released to positive critical reviews, with praise directed towards the visual style, set design, soundtrack, child stars, and Burton's direction. Squirrels were trained from birth for Veruca Salt's demise. Wonka's Chocolate Room was constructed on the 007 Stage at Pinewood, complete with a faux chocolate waterfall and river. Rather than using computer-generated environments, Burton primarily used built sets and practical effects, which he claimed was inspired by the book's emphasis on texture. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory represents the first musical film directed by Burton and the first time since The Nightmare Before Christmas that Elfman contributed to a film score using written songs and his vocals.įilming took place from June to December 2004 at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom. Burton immediately brought regular collaborators Depp and Danny Elfman aboard. Prior to Burton's involvement, directors such as Gary Ross, Rob Minkoff, Martin Scorsese, and Tom Shadyac had been involved, while actors Bill Murray, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton, Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Adam Sandler, and many others, were either in discussion with or considered by the studio to play Wonka. providing the Dahl estate with total artistic control.
The storyline follows Charlie as he wins a contest along with four other children and is led by Wonka on a tour of his chocolate factory.ĭevelopment for a second adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory began in 1991, which resulted in Warner Bros. The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, alongside David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, and Christopher Lee. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 musical fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964 British novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.