Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Year: 2005
Directed by: Tim Burton
Written by: Roald Dahl, John August
Music by: Danny Elfman
Johnny Depp playing: Willy Wonka
Runtime: 115 minutes
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Plot

Charlie Bucket comes from a poor family, and spends most of his time dreaming about the chocolate that he loves but usually can't afford. Things change when Willy Wonka, head of the very popular Wonka Chocolate empire, announces a contest in which five gold tickets have been hidden in chocolate bars and sent throughout the country. The kids who find the tickets will be taken on a tour of Wonka's chocolate factory and get a special glimpse of the wonders within. Charlie miraculously finds a ticket, along with four other children much naughtier than him. The tour of the factory will hold more than a few surprises for this bunch...
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Cast

Johnny Depp

Willy Wonka

Freddie Highmore

Charlie Bucket

David Kelly

Grandpa Joe

Helena Bonham Carter

Mrs. Bucket

Noah Taylor

Mr. Bucket

Deep Roy

Oompa Loompa

Christopher Lee

Dr. Wonka

Franziska Troegner

Mrs. Gloop

Anna Sophia Robb

Violet Beauregarde

Julia Winter

Veruca Salt

Jordan Fry

Mike Teavee

Philip Wiegratz

Augustus Gloop

Crew and Companies

Produced by

Bruce Berman, Graham Burke, Liccy Dahl,
Patrick McCormick, Michael Siegel

Original music by

Danny Elfman

Editing by

Chris Lebenzon

Production Companies

Walt Disney, Village Roadshow Pictures,
The Zanuck Company, Plan B Entertainment

other Companies

AFM Lighting Ltd.;
ARRI Media;
Alianza Films International Inc.;
Arion Facilities;
Asylum VFX;
Birds &" Animals UK;
Chromakey-Hire.Com;
Cinesite (Europe) Ltd.;
Corbis Corporation; Corbis Motion;
Eyetronics;
Getty Images;
Light by Numbers;
Mad Dog Casting;
Panavision (UK) Ltd.;
Poster Pictures; Scarlet Letters; Warner Sunset Records

Distributors

Warner Bros.; Golden Village; Sandrew Metronome;
Warner Home Video; Warner Sogefilms S.A.

Filming

21 June 2004 - October 2004 in Buford, Georgia/USA. Compair Factory, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England/UK. England/UK. London, England/UK. Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England/UK

Certification

Iceland: L / Belgium:KT / Taiwan:GP / Sweden:Btl / Spain:T / USA:PG (certificate #41837) / Finland:K-7 / Australia:PG / UK:PG / Ireland:PG / Canada:G (British Columbia) / Brazil:Livre / Czech Republic:12 / Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) / Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) / Singapore:PG / Germany:6 / Mexico:A / Philippines:G / Peru:PT / Norway:7 / Argentina:Atp / Hong Kong:I / Portugal:M/6

Release Dates

USA 10 July 2005 (Hollywood, California) (premiere); Belgium/France 13 July 2005; Switzerland 13 July 2005 (French speaking region); Canada 15 July 2005/USA 15 July 2005; Netherlands 20 July 2005; Israel 21 July 2005; Brazil 22 July 2005/Panama/South Africa 22 July 2005; Peru 27 July 2005; Mexico/UK 29 July 2005; Philippines 3 August 2005; Argentina/Singapore 4 August 2005; Romania/Taiwan 5 August 2005; United Arab Emirates 10 August 2005; Austria/Germany 11 August 2005

Business

Budget: $150,000,00 (estimated)
Opening Weekend
$56,178,450 (USA) (17 July 2005)
£7,972,168 (UK) (31 July 2005) (531 Screens)
€ 4,267,176 (France) (19 July 2005) (670 Screens)
€ 2,126,226 (Italy) (25 September 2005) (374 Screens)
€ 519,770 (Netherlands) (24 July 2005) (124 Screens)
€ 1,227,898 (Spain) (14 August 2005) (308 Screens)
Gross
$206,456,431 (USA) (4 December 2005)

Awards

Laureate:

Freddie Highmore

BFCA Award - Best Young Actor

Movie

Audience Award - International Film Award

Movie

People´s Choice Award - favorite Family Movie

Nominated:

Johnny Depp

Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a
Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy

Johnny Depp

Audience Award - Best International Actor

DVD Features

disc 1

Main Movie
2 Trailer

disc 2

"Becoming Oompa-Loompa" Featurette
"Attack of the Squirrels" Featurette
"The Fantastic Mr. Dahl" Documentary
"Making the Mix" Five-Part Behind the Scene Documentary
Oompa-Loompa Dance Game
The Inventing Machine Activity
Search for the Golden Ticket Game
DVD-ROM Content
Trailer

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Reviews, Summaries etc.

There are 5 entries listed.

Movie overview
All right now, everyone hold on to your seats, or your everlasting gobstoppers! Johnny has brought us a whole new sweet world to live in. Of course this rendition of Willie Wonka holds a Burton a...
Soursweet
When it comes to confections, Tim Burton has confessed, his preference is dark, bitter chocolate. by Kenneth Turan. Weekend: August 13-14, 2005. Our excerpt begins with Charlie and ...
Charlie and the Choco ... What the Hell?!
Weird; that's the the most succinct review possible for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton's adaptation of the book by Roald Dahl. By Bill Andrews. Take the ma...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Review
Roald Dahl's cheerful detestation of children - exceeded only by that of WC Fields - boils to the surface like nuts in a vat of molten goo in this highly enjoyable revival of his fantasy about the ...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Reviews
Perhaps by now you've seen the biggest childrens film of the '05 summer season which by the way was written some 45 years ago. I shouldn't have to tell you it is the much the anticipated Burton-...