Willy Wonka is the owner of a massive chocolate factory in Roald Dahl's children's books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. A musical film adaptation of Dahl's classic, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, was released in 1971; it was originally a box office flop, but today is known as a cult classic. Another "darker" version of the tale, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, was released in 2005, and was an immediate box office success, winning praise from both fans of the original book and film. Though others criticized it for not keeping in the spirit of the original book, it must be noted that the tone of Burton's adaptation does closely resemble that of many other works by Roald Dahl.
2006-06-10 11:40:01
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answered by Anonymous
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Willy Wonka is candy maker, who owns a huge chocolate factory. Willy Wonka was orginally a character in the book Charlie and the Chocolate factory. The book was then made into two movies "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" made in the '70's and starring Gene Wilder. Also "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005) starring Johnny Depp.
2006-06-10 12:55:11
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answered by Anonymous
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Willy Wonka is the owner of a massive chocolate factory in Roald Dahl's children's books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
2006-06-10 15:40:45
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answered by capnbeatty 5
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A chocolate factory owner
2006-06-10 12:32:59
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answered by tiger lilly 3
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