Adapation of the novel by roald dahl, it tells the story of five children being allowed into the secret and fabulous chocolate factory. Amazing facts you never knew about willy wonka and the chocolate factory duration. Donald glover being eyed for lead in new willy wonka film. Feb 14, 2020 here are some of the most epic movie props ever seen on pawn stars. Depp goes deeper to find the bruises on wonka s secret heart than what gene wilder did. After they escape from the clutches of a very scary willy wonka they discover the magical world of gnarnia through an enchanted wardrobe. My third grade teacher read this to us before the movie was ever out.
Slugworth is the main antagonist in roald dahls 1964 children books charlie and the chocolate factory and its sequel charlie and the glass elevator, and its 1971 film adaptation of the same name and a minor antagonist in the 2005 film remake. Four troubled orphans from four separate movie scenarios who are bound together in a wacky chocolate factory after receiving golden tickets to go on an epic adventure. Epic movie is a 2007 americancanadian crossover parody film directed and written by jason friedberg and aaron seltzer and produced by paul schiff. Its little more than an excuse for actors kal penn and jayma mays to mug their way through skits involving bestiality, breasts and willy wonka break dancing. Glovers willy was a fantastic parody, as it did better to highlight the issues of the tim burton film. Epic movie tries to cash in on the scary movie, date movie, movie movie franchise, but doesnt measure up to the originality shown in the scary movie series. Lampooning willie wonka and the chocolate factory, pirates of the caribbean, xmen, snakes on a plane, chronicles of narnia, the da vinci code, and more, the film moves quickly from gag to gag for a parade of nonstop laughter. List of charlie and the chocolate factory characters wikipedia. Donald glover, ryan gosling lead willy wonka casting. Willy wonka and the chocolate factory, the chronicles of narnia, harry potter, and pirates of the caribbean appear to be the principal sources, but james bond, silas, nacho, and the xmen are all on hand, if not as their original actors. Wilbur wonka charlie and the chocolate factory wiki fandom. Tim burtons forgettable willy wonka movie, just makes epic movies. Transcript for willy wonka star gene wilder dead at 83 beloved actor made famous from his roles in the movies young frankenstein and blazing saddles has passed away this afternoon. Gene wilder may be gone, but his memory lives on in what is perhaps his finest performance as an actor.
Epic movie with which these two make their directorial debut is the third entry in. Epic movie is a 2007 american comedy, parody film directed and written by jason friedberg and aaron seltzer and produced by paul schiff. Crispin hellion glover born april 20, 1964 is an american actor. What makes epic movie such an unpleasant endurance test isnt its rampant stupidity or slavish reliance on crude humorits the sheer laziness on display throughout. Crispin glover bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Actor paris themmen, who played mike teevee in movie, serves as guest judge. His unusual characters and personal projects have inspired a cultlike following that has dubbed him both madman and genius. The unrated dvd also loses four of the rated dvds supplements. He sends out four gold tickets and whoever gets them will be able to visit his factory. From the folks who brought you scary movie comes epic movie, a sidesplitting parody of all those blockbusters you shelled out money to see. Now, were going to give you the golden ticket and let you in on a secret.
He was portrayed by the late gunter meisner in the 1971 film adaptation, and philip philmar in the 2005 remake. Crispin hellion glover born april 20, 1964 is an american actor and director glover is known for portraying eccentric characters on screen, such as george mcfly in back to the future 1985, layne in rivers edge 1986, bobby mcburney in whats eating gilbert. Oct 20, 2016 the movie will reportedly be focused solely on willy wonka and his early adventures. Come and get your golden ticket to tour the factory for years to come. The actor also enjoyed success in the decade after willy wonka, with turns in horror hit i dont want to be born 1975 and the last days of pompeii 1984. Apr 11, 2012 im happy to report that willy wonka and the chocolate factory, the 1971 film adaptation of dahls sugary absinthe dream starring gene wilder, oscar winner jack albertson, and a crew of. What happened to the cast of willy wonka after the smash. On the verge of a busy year that will have glover playing the newest willy wonka in next weeks epic movie, releasing another directorial effort up at sundance and reuniting with zemeckis for. Gene wilder was one of the nicest, if not the nicest actor i have ever worked with. Now, lets see what the damage is this year, shall we. What happened to the cast of willy wonka after the smash 1971. Willy wonka is a serial killer who murdered all the children except charlie gene wilders willy wonka systematically killed the children who visited his chocolate factory, according.
Here are some of the most epic movie props ever seen on pawn stars. Theres no particular variety of movie they were sent to send up. Mar 06, 2011 i dont have any s for this video,this is just for entertainment. Epic movie dvd unrated edition hong kong version dvd. His willy wonka is an enigma in an otherwise mostly delightful movie from tim burton, while peter travers wrote in rolling stone magazine that depps deliciously demented take on willy wonka demands to be seen. Aug 31, 2018 unless youve lived under a rock your entire life, then you certainly did not. Epic movie willy wonka chocolate factory, furgalishis mathew neal.
His willy wonka costars also paid tribute, with rusty goffe, who played one of the oompa loompas, saying. Wonkawilly and the chocolate factory still one of my favorite movies of all time. The five golden ticket winners and one of the oompa loompas from 1971s willy wonka and the chocolate factory reunited for a special interview on. Epic movie is a 2007 american parody film directed and written by jason friedberg and aaron seltzer and produced by paul schiff. Gene wilder, sadeyed comedic star of willy wonka, blazing. According to a new report, the multitalented actor is being eyed to play the beloved childrens character and candyman, willy wonka in an. Watching epic movie felt like what i imagine getting fingered by edward. The problem is actually larger than epic movie itself, however, as disturbing as that may seem, because this movie is actually the second installment now of what threatens to be a horrendous series of unbearable. After they escape from the clutches of a very scary willy wonka they discover the magical world of. While hes never been a typical leading man, crispin glover has distinguished himself as one of the most intriguing personalities in the movie business. A parody of the epic film genre, the film mostly references, harry potter, charlie and the chocolate factory, pirates of the caribbean, and. Willy wonka is an antagonist in the infamous epic movie.
Viewed as an extended trailer, epic movie is goofily amusing. By dint of the inexplicable popularity of their sendup of movie genres in the parody movies scary movie and date movie, writerdirector duo jason friedberg and aaron seltzer probably got an epic sized bucket of cash for this hastily stitched pastiche of driveby entertainment. New booty by bubba sparxxx gained commercial attention for being featured in epic movie. Epic movie 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Willy wonka and the chocolate factory cast reunites. A new willy wonka film is being planned and theyre eyeing a director with a great track record paddington director paul king is in talks to direct a reboot of willy wonka, based on roald dahl. Movies dg this category is for questions and answers related to epic movie, as asked by users of. The film tells the story of a poor child named charlie bucket who, after receiving a golden ticket in a chocolate bar, visits willy wonkas chocolate factory along with four other children from around the world. Dec 10, 2018 when you catch glimpses of willy wonkas epic chocolate factory through the gates that surround it, youre actually seeing a power plant.
A spoof on previous years epic movies the da vinci code 2006, the chronicles of narnia. Willy wonka star gene wilder dead at 83 video abc news. Kal penn in epic movie 2007 adam campbell and paul zies in epic movie 2007 darrell hammond and. The building used for the exterior of the factory was a munich gasworks location in munich, germany, where the movie was filmed. It doesnt take a genius to recommend that you save your boxoffice ticket money, and if youre interested, wait. Epic movie willy wonka chocolate factory, furgalishis. By dint of the inexplicable popularity of their sendup of movie genres in the parody movies scary movie and date movie, writerdirector duo jason friedberg and aaron seltzer probably got an epicsized bucket of cash for this hastily stitched pastiche of driveby entertainment. The actor who played george mcfly in back to the future, willy wonka in epic movie, and voiced fifi in open season 2 and open season 3. It is an adaptation of the 1964 novel charlie and the chocolate factory by roald dahl. Kal penn leads a cast of faintly familiar faces as one of four orphans. He is portrayed by crispin glover, who also played george mcfly in the back to the future franchise, willard stiles in willard, ilosovic stayne the knave of hearts in tim butons alice.
Willy wonka and the chocolate factory is my favorite childrens movie. Gene wilder on johnny depps charlie and the chocolate factory the late actor gene wilder, who played willy wonka in willy wonka and the chocolate factory wasnt a fan of. Steve hanson, head of the usc cinematelevision library, sees wonka as emblematic of a certain zeitgeist. Crispin hellion glover born april 20, 1964 is an american actor and director glover is known for portraying eccentric characters on screen, such as george mcfly in back to the future 1985, layne in rivers edge 1986, bobby mcburney in whats eating gilbert grape 1993, the thin man in charlies angels 2000 and its sequel 2003, willard stiles in willard 2003, grendel in beowulf. Oct 01, 2008 this is the part where willy is dancing. Depps wonka was creepier than he was probably intended to be. A parody of the epic film genre, the film mostly references the chronicles of narnia. Willy wonka and the chocolate factory dvd, shipping immediately. Willy wonka is a serial killer who murdered all the kids. Nor did he look through the cast list, and realize his lifelong ambition. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Crispin glover simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Four bakers will compete to have their scrumdiddlyumptious cake. In the late 1980s, glover started his company, volcanic eruptions. The film told the story of a young boy called charlie, who won a golden ticket to visit willy wonkas chocolate factory along with a few other children. A rebooted willy wonka prequel movie is in the works but gene wilder fans say its too soon. It doesnt take a genius to recommend that you save your boxoffice ticket money, and if youre interested, wait for the dvd, since this isnt an essential big screen movie.
The dancer in this was the only good thing about this movie. He has acted in such movies as back to the future, epic movie where he did a parody of the willy wonka played by johnny depp and the open season series as fifi. In an era that revels in 70s nostalgia, the willy wonka phenomenon makes sense. A rebooted willy wonka prequel movie is in the works but. He is the son of bruce glover, the actor who became famous for his role as mr.
I dont have any s for this video,this is just for entertainment. Helping choose the winner is actor paris themmen, who played the role of mike teevee in the 1971 movie. A new willy wonka theory questions whether the golden tickets were actually. When you catch glimpses of willy wonkas epic chocolate factory through the gates that surround it, youre actually seeing a power plant. Stuarts film take on dahl was not initially a success. The son of actress and dancer betty glover and actor bruce glover. Epic movie skewers borat, pirates, potter filmmakers behind scary movie and date movie reveal what makes parody work.
Its the 45th anniversary of the alltime classic film willy wonka and the chocolate factory, and cake wars is coming to the party. A new willy wonka film is being planned and theyre eyeing. Its hard to explain why crispin glover does things. In this case we decided on epic movie because its not quite as. The movie will reportedly be focused solely on willy wonka and his early adventures. Wilbur wonka is willy wonkas father and the former secondary antagonist in charlie and the chocolate factory 2005,he is not a character in the original book and he does not appear in the 1971 version, but he is similar to slugworth who was in the 1971 version. The 61yearold star who is in critical condition, according to tmz is in. Were taking this street credit report dot com cycle and punching ourselves in the face by watching one of the many ridiculously awful spoof films made by jason friedberg and aaron seltzer. Jul 11, 2019 the kentborn actor, now 70, enjoyed a successful career after willy wonka and was last seen on screen in 2016. Its the 45th anniversary of the alltime classic film willy wonka. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe, harry potter, charlie and the chocolate factory, pirates of the caribbean, and xmen.