WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 💜 THEN AND NOW 2021

A Treat For All. Adapted from Roald Dahl’s novel, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is arguably the greatest family film ever made. Starring the irreplaceable Gene Wilder as the titular Wonka, with terrific music throughout which garnered an Academy Award nomination, and uniquely strong performances from the children, for which sometimes Director Mel Stuart was a little too demanding of - we’ll get to that. This delicious 1971 masterpiece is wildly original. With a message to use your imagination and believe in yourself, it taught us all lessons as we watched spoiled child after child fail to make the honorable choice. This film gave us a lot, Golden Tickets, Oompa Loompas, the Everlasting Gobstopper, and of course introduced the world famous song “The Candy Man,” , which Sammy Davis Jr. would turn into a Hit. Davis actually pushed to play the Candy Store owner too, but Stuart thought a huge star would break the reality of the film. WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 💜 THEN AND NOW 2021 CAST Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka Jack Albertson - Grandpa Joe Peter Ostrum - Charlie Roy Kinnear - Mr. Salt Julie Dawn Cole - Veruca Salt Leonard Stone - Mr. Beauregarde Denise Nickerson - Violet Beauregarde Nora Denney - Mrs. Teevee Paris Themmen - Mike Teevee Ursula Reit - Mrs. Gloop Michael Bollner - Augustus Gloop Diana Sowle - Mrs. Bucket Aubrey Woods - Bill David Battley - Mr. Turkentine Günter Meisner - Mr. Slugworth Peter Capell - The Tinker The site that takes you back! #2021