After They Were Famous - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Here's an ITV docu from 2003 about the kids from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory and what became of them in adulthood. This is not the docu that's included on DVD and Bluray versions of the film.
This docu is more substantial than the typical ATWF episode. I was quite surprised by it and regretted not taping it at the time. I was pleased to got hold of a copy many years later, so here it is.
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RIP Denise Nickerson 1957-2019. You will be missed, you glorious gum-chewer!
how she passed
@@MsDisneylandlover pneumonia after nasty stroke such a tragedy
Yes she will
I didn't know this. Thank you for posting this.
It breaks my heart. Especially the woman. She turn out be a sweetheart. Both the ladies did
the guy who played Charlie still deserves to win wonka's factory.. his soft, genuine spirit still shines through
Agreed. Peter Ostrum is a humble person
Agree. So glad Hollywood didn’t get its hooks in him.
He kinda reminds me of Ned Flanders from The Simpsons.
@@mimiadams247 hahahaha, hard out lol, can't stop laughing at that lol.
@@mimiadams247 Yeah but he doesn't get on your last nerve like Flanders does, though.
Unfortunately Denise Nickerson (Violet) passed away a couple years ago. Such a great loss to the original cast. Rest in Peace Denise 🙏
That scene of entering the chocolate room was SO like the Wizard of Oz scene when the colorization of the film began.
. . . when Dorothy found herself in Oz.
@@LoriKasprzak-yk6ncSo funny, my first thought was I like to imagine all of the great casts eventually meet up together again in Oz.
Denise was such an amazing person
Aw man I feel terrible for her son 😢
in the remake, they should have honored the original child actors by making them the parents who go with the new child actors to the factory. THAT would have been awesome
MISH9.com The Art of Patience Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka's dad would be cool
No.
Honestly, it would've been nice to see a cameo from them all
@Blair Bart kinda like one tooth extraction is better then 2
You are loopy, the new one was not better first one was so full of mystery new one played too much on the "Psychedelic" feel. It felt like I was watching just another classic movie with a Tim Burton spin, generic as hell.
i absolutely love how they turned out to be such good friends, and really genuinely nice people
Humility
RIP:
Roald Dahl, the genius behind the story.
Gene wilder - Willy wonka.
Jack Albertson - Grandpa Joe
Roy Kinnear - Mr Salt
Leonard Stone - Mr Beauregard
Nora Denney - Mrs Teavee
Ursula Reit - Mrs Gloop
Diana Sowle - Mrs Bucket
Denise Nickerson - Violet Beauregard
AND OF COURSE The Oompa Loompas
Malcolm Dixon
George Claydon
Angelo Muscatt
Norman McGlen
Ismed Hassan
Marcus Powel
And all the other actors. Thank you for being a part of our childhood 💜💙❤🖤👏👏👏👏
R.I.P
There are 5 actors still living: Shin Hamano who played the candy store owner in Japan and 4 Oompa Loompas: Rusty Goffe and Albert Wilkinson, Rudy Borgstaller and Pepe Poupee (the only female oompa loompa) are possibly still living as it says 'is' an actor/actress known for the film. The unknown actress who played the lady who found Veruca Salt's golden ticket might still be living, she was very young back then. :)
I had no idea that Violet has passed away. 🥲
I have adored and enjoyed the books of Roald Dahl since childhood. But the man was an antisemetic, natzi sympathizer, racist.
I have decided to seperate the art from the artist and continue to enjoy the stories I loved years ago. I don't think i'll read them to my own child though. And I have no respect for any person on earth who hold such disgusting beliefs and values. Fuck him and Fuck anyone else who thinks like him.
@sugar sisters yes, although the movie is over half a century old, and most of the actors were well into adulthood when it was made, so it's expected. It's still a sad loss
It's sweet to see that the actors themselves were still very much ordinary children outside of their roles. Their childhood innocence still intact
U would think they had the world and tbf they didn’t make that much money from being in the film 😮
At my 11 th birthday party Gordon craig was like Mike TV running amok.
They had the fortune of not being Nickelodeon child actors in 2004
R.I.P., Gene Wilder. 1933 - 2016
He was born in 1934
Pancakes666lol no he wasn't
no it was 1933
IMDB says 1933
Wilders in heaven jsut looking at this shaking his head
Refreshing to see none of them fell victim to drugs and alcohol
What about secret private addictions? Where’s your head at
@@dominikz.1376 My head is above & beyond. Yours? Some things in life should remains private.
Gene Wilder deadpanning....stop, don’t, come back. Even as a child I thought was hilarious. Never saw anyone else as able to convey sarcasm, apathy, and acceptance of the inevitable in four short words. Loved him, miss him, can’t replace him. Loved this documentary, so sad the children never got any type of royalties,would have made life easier for them and their families. Glad they all turned out so good. Thanks for sharing.
Don't forget when he said help murder, When gloop fell in the chocolate.
Same I found it funny as hell 😂
I would have loved to get along with him.
Who else watched all of this? Amazing documentary
Chris Likes Gaming It was so much fun. Couldn't even skip a second.
Chris Likes Gaming me
Somebody ToKnow ive seen you comment in like 20 wonka vids
One of my Favorite childhood Movies ❗
@@yeetusdeletus7499 true fan
I established a correspondence with film director Mel Stuart later in his life. I was looking for a documentary that he'd worked on in the 1970s called Life Goes to the Movies. He actually burned DVDs of the entire documentary at no cost to me and sent a nice note along with the DVDs (there were 3 of them, which I still have and cherish). I think he was flattered that anyone would remember him 35 or so years later. What a guy. We stayed in touch and he reminisced a bit about the Wonka experience. It was one of the highlights of his career.
I can't believe they asked Michael how much he weighed. The poor child. And he grew up lovely. I love these guys.
Thanks whoever saw this and uploaded it to youtube.
And really, he wasn't that big like they were making him out to be. I know compared to then it was different but in today's media, 130-144lbs is literally perfect!
@@moonlight_sparkle6659 No, it isn't
Someone should have asked that interviewer how much his wife weighed 🤣
It was a different world back then and what is and what's not 'Taboo' continues to ever evolve...
Yes, so appalling! Poor guy.😢
I love that Gene Wilder loved these kids and was so good to them. What a great guy!!!
Denise Nickerson who played the little girl Violet Beauregarde the one in the blue coat just passed away July 10th (1957-2019) R.I.P
phoenixman8569 oh that hurts my heart
me too, so many genx childhood entertainers have now passed into the silver screen in the sky!!!
Gone but not forgotten.
I just came across this "wonderful walk down memory lane"piece at around 4 am in the morning because, well I'm always scrolling through RUclips looking for interesting things to watch. Nobody can tell me that this didn't bring back memories of your childhood, or even had a dry eye to say the least. I can't even begin to imagine what those "Kids," now adults, felt when the floods Gates of their memories had opened up when they had stepped back into time and relived being back at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory! Thank You Ms. Denise "Violet" Nickerson for being a part of my life and forever in my memories because of this wonderful movie that you played in, and that you will always be, for us, still Violet for all eternity. May Pease be with you and with your family.
I heard about that. So sad =( RIP Denise
The part where she says “where’s Mr Wonka?” Hurts my heart.
brontosaurus gaming This was made before he died
is michail bollder still alive
@@cheesemccheesy3850p
IM FAIz yes.
I always felt sorry for the character Augustus. Even as a kid I thought it was cruel. Watch it this I again feel for him in person being so left out.
I am now 53 years old. I remember walking down to the Sunset movie theater in Lodi Ca. one Saturday to see Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It cost 50 cents. I wish todays movies had the same feelings as the ones 50 years ago.
51
I'm 45 years old. I remember this movie so well as a kid. Brings me back to my very happy childhood. I watched the movie in elementary school with all my classmates. Yeah, I had many friends when I was young. Joyful memories.
I am 57 and have this on DVD. Everytime I watch this I enjoy every minute.
Racer x I feel the same 52 and you cannot beat these older films. EVery remake in my opinion has been rubbish so far.
I grew up near Lodi! I’m from Ceres. Small world. :)
I love the opening of this documentary with each of the grown Wonka kids finding a Golden Ticket as adults 😁😁😁
RIP Denise Nickerson 😢
I love that she clearly had gum in her mouth!
Can we just take a minute and thank the oompa loompa actors for going and putting on the outfit and makeup for this special. That was pretty cool.
I can imagine the thoughts of any Little Person in show biz: "Are they kidding? THIS is my role? And THAT is my costume? Oh well, at least it's a job..."
@@maryblaufuss7533 over the top crazy cool
The way they joked around with eachother as they shared their stories and carried the "bit more powder" bit into their recreation was heart warming
...I imagine any vertically challenged person not named Peter Dinklage really would be happy just to get a role in the post-Dinklage climate. Dude's screwed over the people he claims to represent. Six roles lost in Snow White! Imagine if they decided to do a large scale remake of The Wizard of Oz! It would just be Peter and a bunch of average-height people or Peter as the only adult amongst a bunch of not-quite-elf children.
Exactly that was awesome!
@@gypsywoman9140 Dwarfs are magical by their mere appearance, and play important roles in Native American, Indian, Asian, African, Greek, Norse, Celtic and Germanic mythology and folklore. The appearances of dwarfs are closely linked to the description of supernatural fairies, leprechauns, hobbits, gnomes, goblins, elves, vamana and pygmies, and thus dwarf people gives every movie a natural otherworldly appearance which is interesting to watch, especially for kids. Why deprive movies of that special dwarf-magic?
Types of little people in mythology
Guhyaka
Abatwa
Aziza (African mythology)
Brownies
Christmas Elves
Clurichauns
Di sma undar jordi
Dokkaebi
Domovoi
Duende
Dwarves
Ebu Gogo (Flores)
Egbere
Eloko
Elves
Far Darrig
Fions
Gnomes
Goblins
Gremlins
Grogoch
Gütel
Heimchen
Heinzelmännchen
Hob
Hobgoblin
Imp
Iratxo
Jenglot
Jetins
Kabouter
Kaichigo
Kallikantzaros
Kandap - Tayap[16]
Karzełek
Knocker
Kijimuna
Kobolds
Korpokkur
Krasnoludek
Laminak
Leprechauns
Lutins
Madebele - Senufo mythology
Menehune - Hawaiian mythology
Muki
Niß Puk
Nimerigar
Nittaewo (Sri Lanka)
Nuno sa Punso
Ork
Patupaiarehe - New Zealand Maori mythology
Pixies
Polevik - Slavic mythology
Pombero - Guarani mythology
Pygmies (in Greek mythology)
Qutrub
Redcap
Siyawesi - Benin
Sprites
Ta'ai, or 小黑人 - in the mythology of, or remembered by, the Saisiyat people of Taiwan
Taotao Mona
Tikoloshe
Tiyanak
Tomte / Tonttu / Nisse - Scandinavian Folklore
Trauco - Chilote mythology
Trows - Orkney and Shetland folklore
Tylwyth Teg
Vazimba
Woodarjee - Noongar mythology
Yumboes
Zlydzens
Types of little people in constructed literary mythologies
Hobbits / Halflings / Kenders
Tcho-Tcho
Lilliputians and Blefuscudians
Smurfs
RIP Denise Nickerson
RIP Gene Wilder
RIP Jack Albertson
RIP Mel Stuart
RIP Roald Dahl
We have so much to thank them for.
Dodo Denny.
Also Roald Dahl was a racist.
King Emi
So? He still was a racist
Christopher Centeno yeah they are
The man who played Veruca's dad died as well
You know my sister had Julie Dawn Cole as a therapist when she was struggling with the social effects of visual impairment. I was stunned by just how seamlessly she has transitioned to ordinary life. It must be hard going from being famous when your young to just being a regular person in your adult life, but she’s a very pleasant woman and my sister adored her.
Oh wow! Was she a good therapist? :)
Wow!
@@kobi509 Ikr!
@@TheArctofireHD Yeah!
I’m sure she helped your sister. Julie’s so good you WON’T go nuts!
Even though Veruca is a brat, her style is adorable, a true 60's girl
I always wanted her dress and fur coat!!!
Gene Wilder is a one of a kind . from Young Frankenstein to Blazing Saddles to this , such range . one to be remembered . a cinematic treasure . RIP
He also had a part in Bonnie & Clyde!!
He was a legend. He always will be. Who else gets to be in that many classic films. Films that will live forever.
How lucky I was to be a little girl in the early 70’s and see this when it was in the movie theatre. It was pure magic. It still is. 🌟💫✨
This was a Sunday evening movie on TV for me. WPIX 11 in NJ played it all the time. I’d drop everything and sit down to watch every time. This was in the early 90s. Must have been amazing in the theatre :)
When I went to see it the ticket cost 50cents and they gave away golden tickets that looked just like the movie one. I ended up getting about 10 of them cause I knew as a child that would be neat to have, but alas, a vagabond home life and Many years later I no longer have them. Shame.
I also saw this when it first came out. This was the movie I went to see on my very first date. I was 10 so it was a chaperoned date. Every so often, I think of that girl and wonder whatever became of her.
I was about 11 when I first say this in the early 70s, it was at my grandmothers house, and after we saw the chocolate factory we kept on watching it over and over and over all night.
Same with watching the Wizard Of Oz at my grandparents place for the first time. The Muppet Movie, Grease, The Breakfast Club, superman 1 and 2, oh the memories.
This was not only THE best Willy Wonka musical, it was one of the best musicals ever! All the songs are fantastic - so singable, so magical, and so fun :) 🎬🌷🌱
So true. It made you want to eat chocolate all day long
Its so nice to see child actors that actually grew up to be happy well adjusted adults. Nowadays most turn to drugs or alcohol when their child acting days are over.
That started long before nowadays. Namely Judy Garland. But, she was fed drugs by the production crew to stay awake for longer hours. Hollywood is sick.
It's nice that these kids didn't fall from grace like many other child stars and I'm happy they all found their callings in life.
Julie Dawn Cole’s (Veruca Salt’s) performance of I Want It All/Give it to Me is one of the most magnetic musical performances in film history. When you watch it again, notice how she just commands the scene flawlessly from beginning to end, at a time when scenes weren’t just 2 sec cuts and were more like stage performaces. My single favorite scene in the movie.
She upturns those bowls of candy and spins that shopping cart and catches it like choreography.. all while singing and getting all the points on cue.. Amazing!
This was one of my favorite movies. When my daughter told me that my granddaughter was trying out for her middle school's play and I knew who she was going for.. Veruca Salt! And she got it. And, of course, did a great job. No prejudice here 🤪 There's must have been the other one since it had squirrels.. I hadn't seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory since I had loved Willie Wonka and don't watch remakes. And you are right about Julie's performance... 👍🏻
She said it took over 30 takes to get that scene right. After each take all the boxes had to be restacked and everything else put back in place.
I pull that scene up on RUclips about once a year, I agree, it is a great scene! Google Julie Dawn Cole, "I Want It Now!" Tap on the 3:14 version for the complete scene. Enjoy!
Her oldest daughter looked just like her at that age. I wonder if she also inherited the singing power.
I have a tear in my eye. This was like a visit with old friends. Never met them, but I sure did miss them..... They as well as Gene Wilder brought so much music and magic to many lives.
A true classic, in line with the Wizard of OZ!
Matt C I was thinking along those lines. I thought of only 3 being equally good but different.
Willie Wonka
The Wizard of Of
A b&w about a boy who runs away to Coney Island
Unlike the Wizard of Oz, this movie always bring tears to my eyes.
And Alice in Wonderland
rcdogman duh the girl from wizard of oz that plays the main character went to my high school.
True
I loved the fact that everyone turned out awesome and that their was nothing but fond memories on this iconic children's film. Makes me happy that everyone involved had fun and in real life connected.
It makes me smile that Augustus Gloop is actually Bavarian.
Peter Ostrum he really seemed like an all around down to earth great person. He had a beautiful soul.
And he became a rural veterinarian. An awesome choice since he didn't pursue showbiz.
@@pinkfreud62 Pete Ostrum lives in the same town as I do, met him a couple of time, really nice guy. He goes to all the elementary schools in this county and speaks to the children about his time as a childhood actor.
He's still the catch that Denise and Julie thought he was when they were kids.
Great guy
Had?......is he dead?
Gene has gone and Denise has joined him in the candy factory in the sky.
You mean July 10th
😢😭😢
Jack (who is Grandpa Joe) is gone, half of the Oompa Loompas are dead, Gene is dead and now Denise is joining them.
Why did they give no dedication to Gene ?
The Reverend Jim Jones no
So beautiful to see them all back together. "We're not kids anymore, but in some way we always will be." That hit home for me.... very touching.
"When you're dead, you'll still be here" Oh man, that chocked me up in an instant. We recently lost Denise Nickerson (at the time of typing this) and Gene Wilder not too long before her.
We also lost Diana Sowle, aka Charlie's mother, on October 19, 2018.
That’s one of the many magical things about great cinema. It lives forever. They’ll all live forever. And new people will love them for decades and decades to come.
They turned out to be such great people. No bitter memories or regrets. It's wonderful that their acting experience and brief time in the spotlight did not blight their lives as has happened to many child performers. I always loved this story - the destitute but wholesome child is tested and rewarded for his patience and honesty, while the more privileged yet self-centered children are set aside. In real life the underprivileged tend to remain so and are not singled out for their merits.
This is why people go to movies because they can live the fantasy on the screen and pretend for a little while that they hold the magic.
Denise turned up on one of the FINAL BRADY BUNCH episodes in 1974.(And that is her asTina in a FLIPPERR (originL SERIES) episode..passed just this year.
Not necessarily. Denise Nickerson's parents rode on her coattails, using her earnings. When she turned 21, there was no trust fund, they'd spent it all. For many years, she would not reveal her past as a child actress. I felt so bad for her, and then she had her stroke. I'm grateful her son and his wife took such good care of her right up to the end. We miss you, Denise.
Seeing the five of them reunited at that gate made me very happy.They we're a very BIG part of something that had a profound impact on my life.This film should be seen by every child, forever.Oh, and every adult, too.
R. I. P Violet Beauregarde. So sad you passed too soon. God bless 💐
Paul Raymond I remember her on dark shadows 😊❤️
tammi mccormick And The Electric Company!
this movie can be remade a 100 times and it will never measure up to gene wilder & the original kids.
zero 0000 it's interesting because Roald Dahl actually didn't like this movie
Because it strayed to far from the book I would say
zero 0000 💯 %
Johnny Depp version is better...
I personally prefer the new one with Johnny Depp; The original is a bit cheesey!
I'm glad they didn't sell their souls to Hollywood, however, they were absolutely ripped off when paid, or lack thereof.
Rest in peace to all who was in this LEGENDARY movie
Veruca did some phenomenal acting, specially for a kid.
I was born in the late 70's but had an opportunity to watch this film as a teenager and made an impact to my heart and soul, making it one of my all time faves. introduced the film to my children and made a wonderful impact as well. highly recommend families to share this film to their teenage children ! I can't explain it but it truly hits the core to your heart. I truly love this movie specially around Christmas time !
Sad. I just learned Denise Nickerson passed away while watching this today Sept, 3rd 2019. I looked her up on Wikipedia and learned she died about a month ago. God bless her and her family.
Noone will EVER fill Gene Wilder's shoes as Willy Wonka. He was perfect!
He WAS Mr. Wonka.
Johnny Depp and JP Karliak may try, but there can only be one definitive silver screen Wonka.
Johnny Depp did it better sorry I gotta admit he 2005 version in my opinion is superior than the 1971 version
Elish UH
The book has some extremely racist moments. The Oompa Loompas were Black Pygmies.
Elish UH
That is not acceptable. The book was terrible. The movie also was, the Oompa-Loompas make me uncomfortable.
Peter seems so kind and good in real life, just like his character, Charlie Bucket. Fabulous documentary!
I'm glad people have been enjoying this upload. I caught this on ITV at the time but didn't think to tape it as these 'After they were famous' programmes tended to be a bit showbiz/gossip-y. This, on the other hand, was really enjoyable and Iwas pleased to see it shared elsewhere years later. I'm glad I shared it further here.
Thank you so much! ☺️
Definitely love it. Thank you!
Thank you for this! I had no idea this existed. Delightful! Thanks again :)
Thanks Mate
Thank you Dec Cart.
I remember being completely enchanted when first watching this film as an 8 year old in 1983. God, I still love watching this film, almost on 35 years later.
*what's life like at 100? At 101 I'll be deaf and a horror unto children while laughing wildly.*
@@OrchestralOrg creep.
I was also 8 when I first watched the film in 1987. It was at, the then new, Centre Parcs in Sherwood Forest on their brand new cable TV. Advertised as the holiday" the British weather can't spoil," but it did! So ended up watching this movie.
This is hands down, one of the greatest programs I've ever seen. So heartwarming, and well put together. Thank you for these awesome memories.
Can’t get past how much Charlie looks like Ned Flanders
omg 😂
cheriblossom983 or the dad from Wild Thornberries 😂
I thought I was alone on that one!
😁
@@Rowiiexx Nigel
yea haha
Denise Nickerson had the most acting experience of all the children at the time when the film was made. Among other roles, she had played a character on Dark Shadows, a little girl named Amy Jennings whose older brother was a werewolf. She was also in the running for the part of Regan in "The Exorcist", but her parents were understandably appalled and quickly withdrew her from the project. The latest show that I can recall seeing her in was a 1974 Brady Bunch episode in which she played a girl named Pamela whom Peter Brady asked out on a date.
I also remember Denise on the PBS children's show "The Electric Company." She played Allison, a member of the Short Circus from 1972-73.
to anyone unfamiliar with _D.S._, "whose older brother was a werewolf" might seem a bit strange. then there's the rest of us.
@@MisterMusicMouseso she WAS on the electric company, I thought so! :)
I had a neglected childhood ,and i was 6yrs old when i first was treated to this film at the cinema ,by my foster parents ,this was pure magic ,pure pleasure ,and its always been my favourite film of all times ❤
Peter Ostrum is so great, he's just like his character, overly humble, and eager but not pushy.
My favorite actor.
EDIT: And while I’m incredibly delighted that they’ve been gifted such wonderful futures, out of them all, I'm the most proud of how Charlie grew up
I am senior citizen, been around a long, long time and seen many movies, this is by far the best ever and the soundtrack is a favorite of all generations in our family.
Peter Ostrum went from Charlie Bucket to Ned Flanders in like 30 years.
lol XD
Hi diddly ho neighbour ooney!
Yaaaaassss!!!! Lol
The 'in like' joke only works when it's a smaller number. Not literally how long it might take him to 30 years. Going from anything to anything else "in like 30 years" is not noteworthy or impressive
@@JRBA2906 who actually cares?
I was a child in the 1970's and most were lucky to have three... maybe four channels on tv to watch. This film and The Wizard of Oz were played during Easter. Thanksgiving, and Christmas. I watched every time this film came on before the curse of cable and VHS...lol Why a curse? I looked forward to watching it every year... counted down the days to any viewing. A time of no instant gratification. The whole film is a moral/ethics story without shoving it down your neck or even making it aware we're being taught to do the right thing. Gene Wilder was the icing on the cake.... as I scroll over a thousand channels day after day... if this film is on, I stop and watch.... Great Film!
i agree!
When you watched this movie as a kid, when everything is still magical and the world is innocent as far as you know. Then you come back to watch this video all grown up, and you know the world for what it truly is now and you feel dead inside, but these actors still have the kid in them which brings out the kid in you again. I wish i had friends like them, 11 to 13 years old when the movie was made, and all grown up now and they re signing and happy to all be together!
I personally always wondered what happened to the kids growing up watching this movie as a little boy I'm 50 years old but I still love Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory this is a really cool show
This Willie Wonka Documentary is one of the best I have ever seen!!! I really very much enjoyed it!!! THANK YOU!
Great. You're welcome
And now we have lost Violet Beauregarde. Actress Denise Nickerson passed away earlier this year after suffering a stroke last year. R.I.P. Denise! You were a part of one of my favorite childhood movies.
Thanksgiving holiday they would always play this movie.
Sitting at the kids table with my cousins and watching this movie after dinner was something I looked forward to every year.
Favorite line: “so shines a good deed in a weary world “ which is from a Shakespeare play .
Second favorite is what Willy Wonka says at the end ❤️
SantaBarbaraDianne Those are both my favorite lines too!! Stop!' Reverse it (ala WW! Haha) Mainly because I can see Gene’s handsome face on the happily ever after line, and that smile that was just so genuine!! RIP Gene & Denise!
I just love so much of the little stuff he did “by gum its gum” and he cheerfully says “Wrong!”
SWEET memories thanks for uploading r.i.p gene wilder.
I smiled from beginning to end watching this, often with tears in my eyes. Wonderful film, and it seems wonderful people
memories, such beautiful memories. classic moments when it was innocent. shame we got away from those magical days.
This movie and Roald Dahl's books were like "The Wizard of Oz" for kids of my generation. If someone mentions Wonka, Oompa Loompa's, a golden ticket, etc everyone knows immediately what they mean. This documentary made me sad, thinking about how quickly time slips away.
@A.Graham Roald Dahl didn't write the wizard of oz book.
@@SamuelG2000 they said "was like" meaning simular to. The point they was making is if you say "follow the yellow brick road" everyone knows what film it's from as the do with Willy Wonka references.
It hasn't lost any of its magic, this film. The tunes, the madcap Gene Wilder as Wonka, impressive performances of the child actors. Loved this documentary. A fine group of people, friends reunited and sharing their special memories.
LOVE listening to everyone at an older age speaking of their experience so happily!
They all look like such nice people, I wish them the very best. All of them made a wonderful timeless classic.
I do believe this may be the absolutely sweetest video I have watched on youtube ever since the beginning of RUclips.
RIP GENE WILDER 💔
I burst into tears every time I see an image of Gene Wilder especially if it is with " Pure Imagination". Isn't it weird that you can get so emotional about someone you don't know but has been a big part of your life? Yes indeed, Rest In Peace Mr. Wilder.
I think that it is a sign that the actor did a very good job in making the story real for you. It's the same way with books.
Gene was very good at his craft and he will be missed. The great ones are all passing away.They had class.
Gene Wilder nest pas mor pour due vrai au si lonten qu il et dans notre Coeur, notre tete et que set film reste viven il reste a tou j amai viven car il himortele grase au film . Alor set pas un adieu mai pluto un aurevoi ❤🌟
And Gilda
DarkBubblePenguin
Willly Wonka
Blazzing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
More....... R.I.P. Gene Wilder.
RIP Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde).1957-2019.
I’m super sad, she was too young
Why was it not on the news
@@gillianwilson1330 It was in the news. Maybe not on television, but it was on MSN. She had a severe stroke last year and never fully recovered. She was about to become a first-time grandmother.
This movie has a magic that the Johnny Depp version doesn't. The music and the cast have a lot to do with that.
That version is very dark, more like the book
Wow, the kids got paid so little for such a classic film, but looks like they have fond memories of the film. Love the film myself...
Along with The Sound of Music this was my favourite childhood movie.
when the one mentioned her child had said "when you die you'll still be here". i thought how very true that will be for all five. eternally the winners of the "Golden Ticket". how happy it made me to see they all ended up "okay". and a very "Good night, Denise" (RIP).
I had never seen this documentary before. THANK YOU for sharing this! it has so much heart and how wonderful to see them all having so much fun together!
I love Julie Dawn-Cole sharing her daughters statement of how once her mum is gone she really won't be because there's that wonderful film!
Peter Ostrum is true to form as Charlie and that he has such a sweet and content view on it that Charlie/Peter actually did live happily ever after because he got everything he wanted. A terrific documentary on a wonderful movie!
Oh, I love the stories they shared about Gene Wilder.
you're welcome. I saw it on broadcast but never thought to tape it because these 'After They Were Famous' were usually pretty crappy. I then spent ten years keeping an eye out for it on torrent sites.
Very Few times have I been happy I watched one of these short documentaries. This is one.
"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams."
That line will always stay with me.
Gene Wilder played the best Willy Wonka!!
The Albino Kangaroo yes he sure did Gene Wilder was a very talented man and he made the character her played absolutely perfectly. ❤️
I am with you Tiffany Sanchez Gene Wilder played a great iconic Willy Wonka. The child actors made this movie as well, the updated version just does not hold up at all. Johnny Depp at times over acts, I was once in theatre. So glad Tim Burton did not put him in my favorite film Big Fish.
He was and still is the "Willy Wonka" of my generation. Way better then Johnny Depp in the Tim Burton movie.
@@SamuelG2000"Pure pussy??? I'll tell that to the JUDGE!!"
@@SamuelG2000 Till all are one, Gene Wilder!
I love Peter "Charlie". He was my favorite character, now he takes care of animals. He is good-looking, too.
Yes, and was I surprised when they showed his wife a d kids! None of the docs I've ever seen mentioned his family so I wrongly assumed he was gay. Not that it would have mattered, I loved him.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💚
A 'Where are they now' documentary with a lot of class and a lot of heart. And a little bit magical, like the film itself.
I couldn't keep my eyes away from tv every time this was on air... just mesmerized.
They are all successful! Great people.
me toooooo every time!
Wow, I always thought the town they were in looked very German, but I would have never thought they actually shot it there. Now it make so much more sense!
As a child when willie wonka was on tv once a year it was as exciting to all the kids as the wizard of oz or rudolph...it really was a special occasion and was looked forward too all week when we found out it was going to be on tv.
Also, a Christmas story with Ralphie!
I've actually met Peter Ostrum. He came to my farm a few times to work on some of my dad's cows
Animated Immortals lucky!!! What was he like?
Like in a dream
I met Peter Ostrum a couple times. He came to my house to bang my wife
Lucky
Did your cow produce chocolate milk after being treated by Dr Ostrum?
This was so much fun to watch! The original movie was a million times better than the 2005 version, and the original kids had so much more charisma and chemistry. (Not to mention Gene Wilder, of course) and no one can touch the original Oompa Loompas,, I loved them! So nice to see some footage of the guys who played them talking about making the movie, thanks!
MontagZoso Oompa Loompas scared the heck out of 5 year old me.
I don't agree....
@@FreeChild777 they are scary indeed😂
I read somewhere that Tim Burton's version portrayed the book to the tee. Roald Dahl's widow said he would have loved it.
I absolutely disagree!!
A genuinely good hearted film with no "agenda". My how Hollywood has fallen :( .
No. The creativity never stops. What is lacking is enough Bell and Howell cameras and how many budding film companies can afford film stock? Put an old Filmo under the christmas tree.
They literally robbed those kids of lots & lots of residuals. That's pathetic! My empathy for you all. You deserve money every single time you bring people the experience. Wow!! RRRrrrr!!!
Hollywood is really a family business. The only actors and actresses that truely make it for the most part are the ones with family that already have established careers such as David DeLuise who's father is Dom DeLuise. Hell look at the Coppola family. Their family know the right people or are in the proper position to give them a head start or have the money to support them.
@@yoda908 how about Drew Barrymore who comes from the Barrymore family who has had past people acting already in the industry and have old money...
@@richiethev4623 true.
So so many people got robbed in the name of hollywood progress .
@@yoda908 now they pay a one time lump sum then they have actor say a to z into the computer they record them moving and saying some lines and they can use them in anyway they want all computer made . It's sick and sad .
This cast had better acting than the remake!
Pity Roald Dahl hated the film.
Not really.
Agreed, Andrew.
itsjemmabond why would Roald Dahl hate the film basted on his own book
liehnej1 Because it wasn't true to the original story.
That they all seem to have grown into stable well adjusted adults is heartwarming.
I remember for the 23rd anniversary my 3rd grade teacher had us go to the store finding all candy with the wonka label for weeks we drew pictures of candies and different machines we built from boxes and paper towel tubes and milk crates and cartons he even made us golden tickets (5 for authenticity was specially printed) and left on our tables in chocolate bars. I wanted to be Veruka smh lol lbecause i wasnt living like she did but inside i felt i Should be. We made our own chocolate factory . We read the book and when we was done We watched the movie and came home with bags of chocolates and candies we all collected . thnk you Mr. Larry Lazaridus for being and awesome music and general teacher you truly made learning fun and tangible.
I love this movie so much, I remember watching it a hundred times when I was little, and I still love it!!!
Don't you just love the remake ?!
TheHeavensFellen nope. Not at all
Same Here
I saw it a lot of times via a recording I ripped from a one time airing from Cartoon Network and I saw it so many times that I've practically lost count. I should really watch it again some time
Now years later, Johnny Depp did a remake from a different perspective & in 2023, there is another version in the works! We loved the original - No need for remakes!!!!
The 2005 Johnny Depp version isn’t a remake, it’s another adaptation of the BOOK, just like the 1971 version, it’s ALSO an adaptation. A lot of people forget to remember both versions of the film were based of the 1964 book…
The remakes is for the new generation a lot of these kids are not gonna watch this one. In fact, a lot of the kids of this generation like actually liked the Johnny Depp version better cause I know some kids that were born later in the 2000s or whatever liked that like in 2005 and that they were born and they were really like the Johnny Depp one. They don’t like this version so my point is the remakes of for the newer generation a lot of the kids cause this movie is gonna eventually fade as generations grow. This movie is going to fade. Overtime is sad to say, but not all kids nowadays are gonna watch this version so you don’t sit there say no need for me remix who said you have to watch it and the giant version is not really remake because that one’s called Charlie and the chocolate factory so that was never supposed to be remake at all, but again everybody has different taste and is more for another generation. They make stuff like that for newer generations and there’s nothing wrong with that.
I was 14 when I saw this movie the first time. I was still naive about love and all and really enjoyed this film... Every time I watch it, I transport back to that day I first saw the film and to me it was Magic! The song "Pure Imagination" always warms my heart and gives me hope even now that there is a better world out there somewhere...
Aww thats so sweet. 🥰 t
I totally agree with you. So amazing. And there has to be a more beautiful world out there. ❤
RIP Mr. Wilder. Long overdue condolences to the family :-(
One of the best films ever. EVER. So many levels. Thank you for posting.
This has been absolutely enjoyable. Love this movie so much. Thanks so much for posting.