Everything You Didn't Need to Know About "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"

We're talking today about the beloved children's classic that features a demonic recluse who delights in the torture of children, while his enslaved factory workers are forced to sing and dance in unison. Believe it or not I actually love this film. Come with me, Misfits. It'll be a scrumdiddlyumtious good time!   Episode Sources: “Pure Imagination: The Making of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” by director Mel Stuart with Josh Young, 2002 “The Real Story Behind Roald Dahl’s ‘Black Charlie’” by Maria Russo, The New York Times, Sep 22, 2017 “The Troubled History of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” Yesterworld Entertainment, Mar 10, 2022 “Gene Wilder obituary: Willy Wonka and Blazing Saddles star who grew to dislike the business of ‘show’" by Tom Vallance, Independent, Aug 29 2016 “30 Deliciously Surprising Facts About 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’” by Haley Adams Raymond, Good Housekeeping, Dec 12 , 2023 “My life as an Oompa Loompa: 'Willy Wonka was my first and favourite film’” by Rusty Goff, The Guardian, July 27, 2005 “Berry Happy” by Michelle Tauber, People, Jan 22, 2001 “‘Willy Wonka’ at 50: Child Stars Recall the Making of the Film” by Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, June 30, 2021 “Strange Stories From Behind The Scenes Of Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory” by Erin McCann, Ranker, Apr 24, 2024 “Pure Imagination: The Story of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” documentary “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory hero 'was originally black’” by Haroon Siddique, The Guardian, Sep 13, 2017 “The Strange Case of ‘The Miracle’” by Bosley Crowther, The Atlantic, Apr 1951 “A Century in Exhibition – The 1960s: The Collapse of the Studio System” Box Office Pro, Aug 12, 2020 “Cadbury faces fresh accusations of child labour on cocoa farms in Ghana” by Jon Ungoed-Thomas, The Guardian, Apr 3, 2022   Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast   Follow us! IG, FB, FB Group, Twitter, TikTok   Send us an email: horrorwoodp