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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [Widescreen]

Actor(s): Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor
Director(s): Tim Burton
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG
Content Advisory: Scary Moments, Children in Peril
Movie Release: 2005
DVD Release: 11/08/2005
Format: DVD - Color,Soft-Matted WSE for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Edition: Dual Layered
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 55 mins
Studio: Warner Home Video
Total Copies: 43
Genres: Fantasy, Children's/Family, Children's Fantasy
See Also: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [Widescreen], Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [Widescreen], Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [Fullscreen], Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [UMD for PSP], Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [HD DVD]

DVD Synopsis

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, All Movie Guide

Actors

Johnny Depp - Willy Wonka
Freddie Highmore - Charlie Bucket
David Kelly - Grandpa Joe
Helena Bonham Carter - Mrs. Bucket
Noah Taylor - Mr. Bucket

Member Movie Reviews

Aimee M. (AimeeM) wrote on 11/21/2008...

1 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

I'm sorry, but Johnny Depp really creeped me out in this film. I normally like his stuff but this... yikes. I will give him credit for not just copying the character of Gene Wilder. But I didn't like the Character of Willy Wonka that he made. Willy Wonka seemed like the kind of guy wouldn't LET get around my kids.

But if you want a movie with plenty of humor, or if you just love Johnny Depp no matter how much facial powder he has on, then you'll like it.