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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Tim Burton |
| Stars: |
Johnny Depp |
| Actors: |
Christopher Lee |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Kids Adventure · Based On A Novel · Family Life · Adaptation · Remake · Storytelling · Fantasy |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Spanish |
| UPC: |
012569801035 |
| Release Date: |
2005 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 55min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Widescreen Deluxe Edition, 1hr 55min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (November 08, 2005)
UPC: 012569743144 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 55min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (November 08, 2005)
UPC: 012569593381 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
John August |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/15/2005, p.E1, A. O. Scott): "Wondrous....[The film] moves, like Dahl's original, in a straight line from one inspired set piece to the next..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Who better to bring Roald Dahl's adored children's story to life than the mastermind behind inventive films like EDWARD SCISSORHANDS and BEETLEJUICE? From Tim Burton's opening shot--against Danny Elfman's eerie score--this CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is recognizably darker than the Mel Stuart-directed 1971 version starring Gene Wilder. Though the mysterious chocolate factory has been closed for 15 years, it continues to produce and ship candy all over the world. When a contest promises a tour of the plant to the lucky finders of five golden tickets hidden inside wrappers, no one is more excited than Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore), an impoverished boy whose family lives mere steps from the factory. Though he can barely afford even one candy bar, fate intervenes, and Charlie finds the last golden ticket. <br> <br> Joined at the gates by a group of despicable brats named Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Augustus Gloop, and Mike Teavee, Charlie and his Grandfather (David Kelly) venture inside propr... |
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