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Willy Wonka and Gene Wilder's Legacy The Atlantic

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on his 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It stars Gene Wilder as candymaker Willy Wonka.


Willy Wonka star Gene Wilder dies aged 83 Metro

From Fred Astaire to Peter Sellers, a number of actors were considered for the lead role in director Mel Stuart's Willy Wonka film. But, then Gene Wilder came in to audition for Stuart and.


My Favorite Scene Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) “Pure Imagination” Killing Time

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupPure Imagination (From "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" Soundtrack) · Gene WilderWilly Wonka & The Chocolate.


Where Are the Child Actors From 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' Today?

Jess Denham Tuesday 30 August 2016 09:00 BST Comments Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in the 1971 adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel (Getty) Gene Wilder's death has sparked an outpouring of love.


The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Pure Imagination Gene Wilder As Willy Wonka

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at 50: a clunky film that Roald Dahl rightly hated The years haven't been kind to Gene Wilder and his underplayed performance as the sadistic chocolatier.


Avengers in Time 1971, Film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

One of late actor Gene Wilder's most iconic roles was as the titular character in 1971's "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," but Wilder was more than a man who just showed up on set:.


Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in 1971's "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory." The soundtrack to the Gene Wilder-starring movie hit No. 4 on Billboard 's Soundtracks chart - in September 2016.


Pure Imagination A Remembrance of Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka Eater

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory The story of Charlie Bucket, a little boy with no money and a good heart, who dreams wistfully of being able to buy the candy that other children enjoy.


Gene Wilder's Portrayal Of Willy Wonka Was One Of Cinema's Most Enduring Roles

Gene Wilder, who died in 2016, knew exactly how he wanted to play Willy Wonka from the get-go. As he recounted to Larry King on CNN in 2002, Wilder told Wonka director Mel Stuart he.


Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Gene Wilder's Comic Signature Film Emanuel Levy

1h 40m IMDb RATING 7.8 /10 221K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 78 23 Play trailer 3:12 14 Videos 99+ Photos Family Fantasy Musical 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. Director Mel Stuart Writers Roald Dahl David Seltzer Stars Gene Wilder


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Wilder, who passed away in 2016, is best known for collaborations with Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor and his performance as Willy Wonka. Wilder, who passed away in 2016, is best known for.


Loveashford Film Club launches half term screenings of Cinderella and Willy Wonka and the

The Daily Telegraph - Features How Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory traumatise­d a generation - and its cast It's now seen as a cult classic, but things weren't so sweet back in 1971. As the new Wonka film opens, Tom Fordy looks back at its predecesso­r's fraught shoot, and talks to Julie Dawn Cole, who played the original Veruca Salt


Gene Wilder, Star Of 'Willy Wonka' And 'Young Frankenstein,' Dies WGCU News

Willy Wonka is a fictional character appearing in British author Roald Dahl 's 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, its 1972 sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator and several films based on those books. He is the eccentric founder and proprietor of the Wonka Chocolate Factory. [1]


Gene Wilder, the original Willy Wonka, dies at 83

Quotes Mrs. Gloop : Don't just stand there, do something! Willy Wonka : [unenthusiastically] Help. Police, Murder. Willy Wonka : Try some more. The strawberries taste like strawberries, and the snozzberries taste like snozzberries. Veruca Salt : Snozzberries? Who ever heard of a snozzberry?


Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Gene Wilder's Comic Signature Film Emanuel Levy

Released in 1971 - and now getting the prequel treatment with Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka - the original film is an off-kilter fairy tale, as personified by.


Rest in Peace Gene Wilder Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory compilation YouTube

The Secret Behind Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka Eccentric and sinister, Wilder masks his iconic character's true intentions behind a facade of charming cruelty. Paramount Pictures By Jacob.