Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (2005)

Charlie Bucket is a young boy who comes from a poor but loving family and would love nothing more than to find a golden ticket to enter the amazing chocolate factory run by inventor and owner Willy Wonka. As luck would have it, Charlie finds the last golden ticket and goes on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure with his grandpa Joe along with four other children and their parents. Most fascinating is the mysterious Willy Wonka who in turn had a troubled childhood and has a special grand prize at the end for one of the kids. Also along the tour are Wonka's staff the singing, working Oompa Loompas.
DIRECTOR: Tim Burton
WRITERS: John August (screenplay), Roald Dahl (novel), and Pamela Pettler
CAST: Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka
Also starring: Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, Christopher Lee, and more.

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