Young Willy runs through the flags of various countries at the museum. Can someone name those countries in order.
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When Charlie is shining Willy's shoes near the end, you can see the reflection of a crewman in Willy's glasses when he glances to his right. See more...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - 12 questions
Directed by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp, Missi Pyle, Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Lee (add more)
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The "questions" section is for any random questions that occurred to you while watching this film, or anything you didn't entirely understand, and which Google or the IMDb can't help with. Submit them as a question, and hopefully someone will answer (the bold comments in brackets) - check back regularly. If the answer is wrong, or missing information, please use the "clarify answer" option. Don't feel limited - want to know what music played in a certain scene? Whether this was the first film to use a certain effect? Here's the place to ask!
Young Willy runs through the flags of various countries at the museum. Can someone name those countries in order.
Right after Wonka shows the group the Everlasting Gobstoppers, Violet looks at her mother and she gives Violet a weird look. What's this about? [Because Slugworth approached all of the contest winners to ask them to steal a Everlasting Gobstopper, so they where indicating to each other that this is what they where looking for.]
Answered by pross79
In Charlie's house, why do all four grandparents sit/sleep continuously on the same bed all the time? Especially when one of them, who went with Charlie is perfectly capable of walking. How can four people be comfortable on one bed all the time? Secondly, what is in the middle of the bed, where they keep the food tray and where Charlie sits, during one scene? [All four grandparents sleep in one bed because there is only one good bed and the family gives the one comfy bed to the elderly. His grandparents aren't supposed to be able to walk .]
Answered by shortdanzr
What is the steel mask that young Willy is wearing all the time? What is its purpose? How does he eat, drink, talk, or brush his teeth with that mask on? [It's a dental cage. Willy's father is a dentist, and disliked Willy eating candy and sweets. The cage was a way to try and prevent that.]
Answered by Cubs Fan
Does Willy Wonka not like bubble gum? Or does he not like compulsive chewers? [Wonka is simply uncomfortable around people. Gum chewing is simply an annoyance he never had to put up with as a recluse.]
Answered by JC Fernandez
Who are the motorbike riders who put the flyers up announcing the Golden Tickets? They're too tall to be Oompa-Loompas. [Presumably they were hired by Wonka in some manner. They may, for example, be the men who usually drive his delivery trucks for him.]
Answered by Tailkinker
If the Bucket's were very poor, then why do they even have TV? Why don't they use the extra money for food? [The Buckets weren't always dead broke. The TV may have been purchsed before they became impoverished.]
Answered by Phixius
Why would Willy Wonka rather not talk about the pink sheep-shearing room? [Because is probably just one of those weird and wonderful things, like much of Wonka's world, that he could not really explain simply, thus feeling it was best left unsaid altogether.]
I don't quite understand how Willy Wonka's father's house could have moved away from the rest of the block. Could anyone explain that to me? [It's a joke. It shows what great lengths Dr. Wonka went to to distance himself from his son, by making sure even his childhood home would be gone, but to ponder how this happened is useless. It's a simple joke, nothing more.]
Answered by Twotall
If it's such a hi-tech factory, why is Doris still using an old fashion typewriter when they wave to her? [Perhaps she prefers the old style typewriter. Besides, the film seems to be set in a parallel time where modern items and more antique items exist quite happily side by side.]
Upon first meeting each other, Veruca says "Let's be friends", and Violet replies "best friends". I get a strange feeling this is a reference to something. Is it, and if so, what? [They're there to compete, but are pretending to really like each other. It's not a reference to anything specific.]
Answered by Jane Doe
What video game was Mike Teevee playing and what system is it for? [It's not a real game - the sequence was created specifically for the film by a company called Digi-Guys based in Ealing Studios in the UK. The software used was Softimage XSI and Digital Fusion.]
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