Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Theatrical Release Date: 2005 07 15 (USA - IMAX) / 2005 07 15 (USA)

UPC: 012569593374

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Scary Moments, Children in Peril]

Summary: Director Tim Burton brings his unique vision and sensibility to Roald Dahl's classic children's story in this lavish screen interpretation. Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) is the secretive and wildly imaginative man behind the world's most celebrated candy company, and while the Wonka factory is famously closed to visitors, the reclusive candy man decides to give five lucky children a chance to see the inside of his operation by placing "golden tickets" in five randomly selected chocolate bars. Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore), whose poor but loving family lives literally in the shadow of the Wonka factory, is lucky enough to obtain one of the tickets, and Charlie, escorted by his Grandpa Joe (David Kelly), is in for the ride of a lifetime as he tours the strange and remarkable world of Wonka with fellow winners, media-obsessed Mike Teavee (Jordan Fry), harsh and greedy Veruca Salt (Julia Winter), gluttonous Augustus Gloop (Philip Wiegratz), and ultra-competitive Violet Beauregarde (AnnaSophia Robb). Over the course of the day, some of the children will learn difficult lessons about themselves, and one will go on to become Wonka's new right hand. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory also stars Christopher Lee, James Fox, and Noah Taylor; the book was famously adapted to the screen before in 1971 under the title Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, with Gene Wilder as the eccentric candy tycoon. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Awards: Best Young Actor – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Live Action Family Film – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Actor – London Film Critics Association Best Score – Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Performance by a Child Actor – Phoenix Film Critics Association Best Original Score – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Production Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Costume Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Makeup and Hair – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Makeup and Hair – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Art Direction - Period or Fantasy Film – Art Directors Guild Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Presented – Berlin International Film Festival Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: ccBecoming Oopma-Loompa: How they turned one man into hundreds of Ooompa-Loompas!
Oompa-Loompa Dance
Theatrical trailer
Languages & Subtitles: English, Fran?ais (Dubbed in Quebec( & Espa?ol (Feature film only)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Format: DVD

Release Date: 11/08/2005

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD-EX Dolby Digital Surround EX (simulated 6.1)

Runtime: 115 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Charlie and the Choclate Factory
1. Candy-Coated Credits [4:13]
2. Years Ago [3:40]
3. Chocolate Palace [1:59]
4. It's a Mystery [3:38]
5. Golden Ticket Maia [3:13]
6. Augustus Gloop and Veruca Salt [3:06]
7. Birthday Boy [2:08]
8. Violet Beauregarde and Mike Teavee [2:48]
9. A Setback and a Fling [2:48]
10. Finding Gold [3:47]
11. Are You a Dummy? [1:37]
12. Really Willy Wonka [5:01]
13. Let's Be Friends [2:20]
14. Everything's Eatable [3:51]
15. Loompaland [2:41]
16. Clog and Song: Augustus Gloop [1:16]
17. Pink Sugar Boat [5:49]
18. Dr. Wilbur Wonka [2:29]
19. Chocolate River Rapids [2:29]
20. Turning Violet [2:11]
21. Song: Violet Beauregarde [5:55]
22. First Candy Flashback [2:23]
23. Squirrels and Bad Nuts [2:00]
24. Song: Veruca Salt [5:15]
25. Glass Elevator Flashback [2:55]
26. Chocolate Transmission [3:39]
27. Song: Mike Teavee [4:13]
28. Up and Out [5:09]
29. Winner's Choice [3:29]
30. Charlie's Advice [4:15]
31. Something Even Better [3:13]
32. End Credits [4:28]

Cammila Collar

Charismatic and visually stunning, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a bizarre and funny take on this well-known and well-loved morality tale. While the film is an adaptation of the book by Roald Dahl, it remains difficult to avoid comparing it to the 1971 film by Mel Stuart, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. This more recent adaptation was not meant to be connected to the story's earlier incarnation, however, and that may be problematic for fans who are looking for Gene Wilder's coy interpretation of the eccentric candy man. Johnny Depp makes his Willy Wonka less of a slyly charming eccentric and more of a true-to-life shut-in--with a healthy shot of cartoonish fun thrown into the mix. Depp's Willy Wonka isn't a quick-witted father figure with a good-natured plan to teach a lesson to naughty children; he's genuinely shocked and disgusted by the behavior of these greedy youngsters and their maligned parents. His fantastic characterization and charm overpower the absurd comparisons to Michael Jackson, not least because his Wonka doesn't even seem to particularly like kids. Freddie Highmore's performance as Charlie is a breath of fresh air in child-acting, as he remains the only good-hearted kid of the bunch without so much as approaching saccharine. And of course, some mention must be made of Tim Burton's genius take on the Oompa Loompa(s): how many times the awesome Deep Roy had to shoot each scene to create his many alter-egos, we may never know. All these well balanced parts fit together for a compelling story that balances the viewer's need both for dry, unforgiving humor and for childish wonder and hope. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is not nearly as suitable for children as its predecessor--the scene in which Veruca Salt is pinned to the floor Gulliver's Travels-style by a group of angry squirrels would be terrifying to a small child. This isn't a strike against the film, however, as this isn't so much a children's movie that's enjoyable to adults, but rather an adult film that will be loved by children. Even actual fans of the book should be delighted as the movie, above all, achieves the bizarre, otherworldly quality of Roald Dahl's work, seducing even the most jaded and corrupt grown-ups to its message with laughter, fantasy and awe. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Annette Badland  Actor 
Liz Smith  Actor 
Tony Kirwood  Actor 
Colette Appleby  Actor 
Oscar James  Actor 
Harry Taylor  Actor 
Menis Yousry  Actor 
Todd Boyce  Actor 
Debora Weston  Actor 
Nitin Chandra Ganatra  Actor 
Eileen Essell  Actor 
Shelley Conn  Actor 
Garick Hagon  Actor 
David Morris  Actor 
Phil Philmar  Actor 
Mark Heap  Actor 
Chris Cresswell  Actor 
Geoffrey Holder  Actor 
Francesca Hunt  Actor 
Hubertus Geller  Actor 
Kevin Eldon  Actor 
Stephen Hope-Wynne  Actor 
Roger Frost  Actor 
Nayef Rashed  Actor 
Graham Burke  Executive Producer 
Tim Burton  Director 
Danny Elfman  Composer (Music Score) 
Patrick McCormick  Executive Producer 
Richard D. Zanuck  Producer 
Brad Grey  Producer 
Bruce Berman  Executive Producer 
John August  Screenwriter 
Felicity Dahl  Executive Producer 
Michael Siegel  Executive Producer 
Johnny Depp  Actor 
Freddie Highmore  Actor 
David Kelly  Actor 
Helena Bonham Carter  Actor 
Noah Taylor  Actor 
Missi Pyle  Actor 
James Fox  Actor 
Deep Roy  Actor 
Christopher Lee  Actor 
Adam Godley  Actor 
Franziska Troegner  Actor 
AnnaSophia Robb  Actor 
Julia Winter  Actor 
Jordan Fry  Actor 
Philip Wiegratz  Actor 
Blair Dunlop  Actor 

Country: USA