Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (movie)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 movie adaptation of the 1964 book of the same name by Roald Dahl and a remake of the 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The movie was directed by Tim Burton.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Directed by	Tim Burton
Screenplay by	John August
Based on	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Produced by	Brad Grey Richard D. Zanuck
Starring	Freddie Highmore Johnny Depp David Kelly Helena Bonham Carter Noah Taylor Missi Pyle James Fox Deep Roy Christopher Lee
Cinematography	Philippe Rousselot
Edited by	Chris Lebenzon
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production companies	Village Roadshow Pictures The Zanuck Company Plan B Entertainment Theobald Film Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	July 10, 2005 (2005-07-10) (Grauman's Chinese Theatre) July 15, 2005 (2005-07-15) (United States) July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) (United Kingdom)
Running time	115 minutes[1]
Countries	United States United Kingdom[2] Australia[3]
Language	English
Budget	$150 million[4]
Box office	$475.8 million[5][6]

The movie stars Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, David Kelly as Grandpa Joe, and Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. The storyline concerns Charlie, who takes a tour he has won, led by Wonka, through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world.

Depp said he refused to watch Gene Wilder's take of the character so that Depp could create his own version. Depp said his version of Wonka was inspired by Fred Rogers and Bob Keeshan.^[7]

Cast

• Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket
• Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka
• David Kelly as Grandpa Joe
• Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Bucket
• Noah Taylor as Mr. Bucket
• Deep Roy as Oompa-Loompas
• Missi Pyle as Mrs. Beauregarde
• James Fox as Mr. Salt
• Christopher Lee as Dr. Wilbur Wonka
• Adam Godley as Mr. Teavee
• Franziska Troegner as Mrs. Gloop
• AnnaSophia Robb as Violet Beauregarde
• Julia Winter as Veruca Salt
• Jordan Fry as Mike Teavee
• Philip Wiegratz as Augustus Gloop
• Blair Dunlop as Young Willy Wonka
• Liz Smith as Grandma Georgina
• Eileen Essell as Grandma Josephine
• David Morris as Grandpa George
• Geoffrey Holder as the Narrator

References

1. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
2. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". European Audiovisual Observatory. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
3. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
4. Nashawaty, Chris (July 8, 2005). "The Truth About 'Charlie'". Entertainment Weekly. Dotdash Meredith. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
5. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
6. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021.
7. Interview: Johnny Depp

Other websites

• Official website
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on IMDb
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the TCM Movie Database
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Box Office Mojo
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Rotten Tomatoes
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Metacritic