The Everlasting Gobstopper is a gobstopper candy from Roald Dahl 's 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . According to its creator Willy Wonka, it was intended "for children with very little pocket money". It not only changes colours and flavours when sucked on, but also never gets any smaller or disappears. In 1976, the name of the fictional candy was used for a product similar to a normal gobstopper, or jawbreaker.
150-594: Although only briefly mentioned in the book and its 2005 film adaptation , the 1971 film adaptation Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory used the Everlasting Gobstopper as a plot device in which Wonka's business rival Slugworth attempts to bribe the children visiting the Wonka factory to steal one for him. This is later revealed as a lie; Slugworth is actually Mr Wilkinson, one of Wonka's workers. The proposal
300-489: A Nightmare Before Christmas theme for the holiday season. It features characters, decorations and music from the film, in addition to Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Mickey's Halloween Party featuring the film's characters. Additionally, Jack hosts the Halloween Screams , HalloWishes , and Not So Spooky Spectacular! fireworks shows at Magic Kingdom (where the host is Ghost Host) and Disneyland (where
450-430: A bogeyman with a passion for gambling , in their plot. When Lock, Shock and Barrel bring Santa to Halloween Town, Jack, surprised that he is not the clawed man he expected, tells Santa that he will take care of Christmas this year and orders the trio to keep Santa safe. However, they disobey Jack's orders and bring Santa to Oogie, who plots to play a game with Santa's life at stake. As Jack departs to deliver presents in
600-403: A cable-suspended camera system known as Cablecam . On one occasion, the camera was improperly secured to the system and subsequently plunged into the faux chocolate river, destroying the $ 540,000 camera and delaying production. Another hurdle during filming was the existence of British Equity rules, which state that children can only work four and a half hours a day. Filming for Charlie and
750-742: A whiz kid , but Burton resisted the characterization. He wanted Charlie to be an average child who would be in the background and not get in trouble. Prior to Burton's involvement, Warner Bros. considered or discussed Willy Wonka with Bill Murray , Christopher Walken , Steve Martin , Robin Williams , Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton , Robert De Niro , Brad Pitt , Will Smith , Mike Myers , Ben Stiller , Leslie Nielsen , three members of Monty Python ( John Cleese , Eric Idle , and Michael Palin ), as well as Patrick Stewart , and Adam Sandler . Dustin Hoffman and Marilyn Manson reportedly sought
900-510: A 10th anniversary Blu-ray release in March 2015. Both sets featured the same bonus features as the HD DVD, although the anniversary edition included a personal retrospective by Burton and a photo book. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , 83% of 229 critical reviews of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Closer to
1050-507: A Blu-ray 3D disc, Blu-ray disc and a DVD that includes both a DVD and digital copy . In 2018, a sing-along version, accompanied by the theatrical cut and a Movies Anywhere copy, as a single-disc version for the film's 25th anniversary. The singalong version was also released on Disney+ on September 30, 2022. In celebration of its 30th anniversary, the film was remastered in 4K and was released on 4K Blu-ray , including extra content, on August 22, 2023. Disney has extensively marketed
1200-456: A children's book. He created concept art and storyboards for the project in collaboration with Rick Heinrichs , who also sculpted character models; Burton later showed his and Heinrichs' works-in-progress to Henry Selick , also a Disney animator at the time. After the success of Vincent in 1982, Disney started to consider developing The Nightmare Before Christmas as either a short film or 30-minute holiday television special. However,
1350-512: A complete environment and got rid of visitors. The Inventing Room utilized scrap from the aeronautic industry , defunct confectionery machinery, and old car parts. McDowell compared the design of the Nut Room to that of a hospital with its plastic finish and sterile colors. The crew came up with the layout of the Nut Room fairly quickly, while the color scheme took more time to develop. The Nut Room had to be constructed at an elevation to account for
1500-746: A contest along with four other children and is led by Wonka on a tour of his chocolate factory. Development for a second adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory began in 1991, which resulted in Warner Bros. providing the Dahl estate with total artistic control . Prior to Burton's involvement, directors such as Gary Ross , Rob Minkoff , Martin Scorsese , and Tom Shadyac had been involved, while actors Bill Murray , Nicolas Cage , Jim Carrey , Michael Keaton , Brad Pitt , Will Smith , Adam Sandler , and many others, were either in discussion with or considered by
1650-445: A contest in which Golden Tickets have been placed in five random Wonka Bars worldwide, and the winners will receive a full tour of the factory as well as a lifetime supply of chocolate, while one will receive an additional prize at the end of the tour. Wonka's sales subsequently skyrocket, and the first four tickets are found by the gluttonous Augustus Gloop , the spoiled Veruca Salt , the arrogant, gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde , and
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#17328841352781800-547: A conveyor belt. According to Alexander, the smartest squirrels were assigned to shell, as those who had difficulty with the regimen were placed in a separate group that ran across the floor and attacked Veruca's stunt double. For the shots where the rodents would be in close interaction with Veruca, CG squirrels designed by Framestore CFC were implemented. Several shots called for a hundred animated squirrels, while close-up models required five million computer-generated hairs to look realistic. Animatronic squirrels were also used in
1950-471: A couple whose "degree of obsession with [the] film is so great that … they named their son after the real-life person that a character in the film is based on." This enthusiasm for the characters has also been profiled as having spread beyond North America to Japan. Yvonne Tasker notes "the complex characterization seen in The Nightmare Before Christmas ". The film was nominated for both
2100-531: A cover of "Making Christmas" for their 2018 Christmas album Christmas Is Here! . In 2003, the Disneyland Haunted Mansion Holiday soundtrack CD was released. Although most of the album's songs are not original ones from the film, one song is a medley of "Making Christmas", "What's This?", and "Kidnap the Sandy Claws". Other songs included are original holiday songs changed to incorporate
2250-526: A crew of over 120 workers, utilizing 20 sound stages for filming. Joe Ranft was hired from Disney as a storyboard supervisor, while Eric Leighton was hired to supervise animation. At the peak of production, 20 individual stages were simultaneously being used for filming. In total, there were 109,440 frames taken for the film. The work of Ray Harryhausen , Ladislas Starevich , Edward Gorey , Étienne Delessert , Gahan Wilson , Charles Addams , Jan Lenica , Francis Bacon , and Wassily Kandinsky influenced
2400-529: A decision justified by the identical nature of the Oompa-Loompas, with pitch changes and modulations to represent different singers. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory marks the first time since The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) that Elfman contributed to a film score using written songs and his vocals. The first song composed was "Augustus Gloop", being done as a Bollywood spectacle per Deep Roy 's suggestion. Elfman recounted, "my original approach
2550-440: A diet in order for his appearance to remain unchanged during filming. With no prior professional dancing experience, each musical number involving Roy took a month to rehearse and six months in total to film. In referencing his workload during production, Burton called Roy the "hardest-working man in show biz ". For Veruca Salt's demise at the hands of a hundred squirrels , Burton wanted the animals to be real. He consulted with
2700-430: A film sequel if he and Burton could create a good story for it. In February 2019, it was reported that a new Nightmare Before Christmas film was in the works with Disney considering either a stop-motion sequel or live-action remake. In October 2019, Chris Sarandon expressed interest on reprising his role as Jack Skellington if a sequel film ever materializes. On February 22, 2021, Disney Publishing announced that
2850-456: A kind of Prince Valiant do, high bangs and a bob, extreme and very unflattering but something that Wonka probably thinks is cool because he's been locked away for such a long time and doesn't know any better, like the outdated slang he uses." Depp also based Wonka's unique voice on how he imagined George W. Bush sounding like while high on drugs. The casting calls for Charlie Bucket, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, and Mike Teavee took place in
3000-522: A large cult following and is widely regarded as one of the greatest animated films of all time . It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects , a first for an animated film, but lost to Jurassic Park . Thirteen years after its initial release, the film was reissued by Walt Disney Pictures and was re-released annually in Disney Digital 3-D from 2006 until 2010. In 2023,
3150-539: A little romance. In short, The Nightmare Before Christmas does what it intends to: entertain." Desson Thomson of The Washington Post enjoyed the film's similarities to the writings of Oscar Wilde and the Brothers Grimm , as well as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and other German Expressionist films. Michael A. Morrison discusses the influence of Dr. Seuss ' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! on
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#17328841352783300-503: A longer prologue and an extra epilogue, both narrated by Sir Patrick Stewart . For the film's 2006 re-release in Disney Digital 3-D , a special edition of the soundtrack was released, featuring a bonus disc that contained covers of five of the film's songs by Fall Out Boy , Panic! at the Disco , Marilyn Manson , Fiona Apple , and She Wants Revenge . Four original demo tracks by Elfman were also included. On September 30, 2008, Disney released
3450-458: A lot of people angry, and you just can't think about it." Because the Oompa-Loompa musical numbers would require complex choreography and be shot on set, Elfman had to compose those songs before filming began. Elfman also composed the songs simultaneously alongside the music from Corpse Bride . It was decided at an early stage that Elfman would be providing the vocals for all the Oompa-Loompas,
3600-546: A medieval village, with Wonka's estate on top and the Bucket shack below. As per the film's ambiguous setting, the cars drive down the middle of the roads. The backlot constructed at Pinewood Studios consisted of the factory courtyard, several streets, nearly fifty townhomes, twenty shops, and the Bucket shack. This town was coincidentally constructed on the same backlot Burton had used for Gotham City in Batman (1989). The Bucket home
3750-466: A mighty lobster-like king, who's known as "Sandy Claws" . After several futile attempts at finding a way to rationally explain Christmas, Jack decides to "improve" the holiday instead. He announces that Halloween Town will take over Christmas this year and assigns Christmas-themed jobs, such as singing carols, making presents and building a sleigh pulled by skeletal reindeer , to various residents. Sally,
3900-480: A multi-coloured, bumpy, spiky candy, while ones in the book and the 2005 film are round, single-coloured spheres. Seasonal variants such as "Gobstopper Snowballs" and "Gobstopper Heart-breakers" are available during winter holidays and around the time of Valentine's Day , respectively. An example is the Gobstopper Candy Cane, which is the company's only non-spherical Gobstopper: the product is modelled after
4050-570: A prologue and epilogue. While not used in the final film, the narration is included on the soundtrack album . As writer Tim Burton's upbringing in Burbank, California , was associated with the feeling of solitude, the filmmaker was largely fascinated by holidays during his childhood. "Anytime there was Christmas or Halloween, […] it was great. It gave you some sort of texture all of a sudden that wasn't there before," Burton would later recall. After completing his short film Vincent in 1982, Burton, who
4200-420: A real chocolate substitute, to give it a movement and texture." Joss Williams oversaw the creation of a faux chocolate concoction, taking months to create a non-toxic edible substance with the right consistency. The final mixture, developed by a UK-based chemical company called Vickers, was a mix of water and a thickening agent known as Natrosol , with food dye used to achieve the brown coloring. The river
4350-587: A restoration of "originality and daring to the Halloween genre. This dazzling mix of fun and fright also explodes the notion that animation is kid stuff. … It's 74 minutes of timeless movie magic." James Berardinelli stated " The Nightmare Before Christmas has something to offer just about everyone. For the kids, it's a fantasy celebrating two holidays. For the adults, it's an opportunity to experience some light entertainment while marveling at how adept Hollywood has become at these techniques. There are songs, laughs, and
4500-532: A rule book, a Pumpkin King card, a Pumpkin Points card, and a 48-card deck. The game has four card types: Characters, Locales, Creations, and Surprises. The Cards' rarities are separated into four categories: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Ultra Rare. Quixotic Games also developed The Nightmare Before Christmas Party Game that was released in 2007 by NECA . A collector's edition The Nightmare Before Christmas -themed Jenga game
4650-474: A scene towards the end of Charlie where it is revealed Dr. Wonka has been following his son's career with framed newspaper articles on the walls. Burton would later reflect, "I think all artistic endeavors are a way to resolve things, a form of therapy, a fantasy of resolving something. That's why I chose to resolve it that way." The Dahl estate was conflicted about the addition of Wilbur Wonka but ultimately decided to support Burton's vision. Warner Bros. and
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4800-416: A screenplay, Burton approached Michael McDowell , his collaborator on Beetlejuice . McDowell and Burton experienced creative differences, which convinced Burton to make the film as a musical with lyrics and compositions by frequent collaborator Danny Elfman . Elfman and Burton created a rough storyline and two-thirds of the film's songs. Elfman found writing Nightmare ' s eleven songs to be "one of
4950-638: A sequel was given to the 1993 film in the form of a young adult novel, released as Long Live the Pumpkin Queen . It was written by Shea Ernshaw and features Sally as the main character, told through her point-of-view, with events taking place after the film. The book was released on August 2, 2022. In October 2023, Selick stated that he would like to do a prequel film about how Jack became king of Halloween Town. The following month, however, Burton said that he did not want to see any further projects in that universe. In August 2024, Selick expressed doubt that
5100-498: A sequel would ever materialize, not wanting to "beat [the film] to death." A collectible card game based on the film called The Nightmare Before Christmas TCG was released in 2005 by NECA . The game was designed by Quixotic Games founder Andrew Parks and Zev Shlasinger. It consists of a Premiere set and 4 Starter Decks based on four characters, Jack Skellington, the Mayor, Oogie Boogie, and Doctor Finkelstein. Each Starter Deck contains
5250-450: A tour of an animation studio, a trip to a sports camp, a shopping spree, and $ 10,000 cash. 60 million packages of candy participated in the sweepstakes. The contest officially began on June 28 following its announcement on the Today Show , and the first winners were announced on July 8. In addition to Nestlé, Hostess introduced Chocolicious WonkaCakes, and Wendy's released Charlie and
5400-467: Is a 1993 American/British Halloween - Christmas gothic stop motion animated musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick in his feature directorial debut and produced and conceived by Tim Burton . It tells the story of Jack Skellington , the King of " Halloween Town", who stumbles upon " Christmas Town" and schemes to take over the holiday. Danny Elfman wrote the songs and score and provided
5550-538: Is a kind and loving boy who lives in poverty with his family near the Wonka Factory. The company's owner, Willy Wonka , has long closed his factory to the public due to problems concerning industrial espionage , which also caused all his employees, including Charlie's Grandpa Joe , to lose their jobs. Charlie's father, meanwhile, has more recently been laid off from his own job at a toothpaste factory, although he does not admit this to Charlie. One day, Wonka announces
5700-518: Is a test Wonka set up to judge the worthiness of the ticket holders to take over the factory, given to all five children. An actual Everlasting Gobstopper prop used in the 1971 film was sold for $ US100,000 to the owners of the television show Pawn Stars . A product called the Forever lasting Gobstopper was introduced in 1976 by the Chicago candy company Breaker Confections. Breaker Confections had licensed
5850-406: Is as completely new as the worlds we saw for the first time in such films as Metropolis , The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Star Wars . What all of these films have in common is a visual richness, so abundant they deserve more than one viewing." He wrote that "The songs by Danny Elfman are fun too, a couple of them using lyrics so clever they could be updated from Gilbert & Sullivan . And
6000-412: Is revealed that he survived and has crashed into a cemetery. Bemoaning the trouble that he has caused, Jack realizes he nonetheless enjoyed the experience, and that it gave him new ideas for celebrating Halloween, reigniting his love for the holiday. Upon returning home, Jack rescues Santa and Sally, then confronts Oogie and defeats him by unraveling a thread holding his cloth form together, causing all of
6150-506: Is the most important thing in his life. As Charlie and his family's life improve, Wonka becomes despondent, causing his company and sales to decline. He eventually turns to Charlie for advice, and he decides to help Wonka reconcile with his estranged father, Wilbur. During the reunion, Charlie notices newspaper clippings of Wonka's success which Wilbur collected, while Wonka realizes the value of family as he and Wilbur finally reconcile. Afterwards, Wonka allows Charlie and his family to move into
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6300-588: The Harry Potter book series . Charlie and the Chocolate Factory earned $ 56,178,450 in its opening weekend in the United States, the fifth-highest opening-weekend gross for 2005, and remained the highest-grossing film for two weeks. $ 2.2 million of the opening weekend gross was from 65 IMAX theaters, marking the widest domestic IMAX opening ever at the time. At the time of release, the film's opening earnings marked Depp's highest to date, surpassing Pirates of
6450-641: The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation . Nightmare won the Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film , while Elfman won Best Music . Selick and the animators were also nominated for their work. Elfman was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score . Most recently, the film ranked #1 on Rotten Tomatoes ' "Top 25 Best Christmas Movies" list. Blink-182 's 2003 song " I Miss You " makes reference to
6600-577: The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box . In addition to those tracks, instrumentals of "Wonka's Welcome Song" and the Oompa-Loompa songs were included, as well as several demos. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had its premiere at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on July 10, 2005, where money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation was raised. In addition to the film's cast and crew,
6750-478: The New York Film Festival on October 9, 1993, and was given a limited release on October 13, before its wide theatrical release on October 29. The film was met with commercial and critical success upon release, earning praise for its animation, particularly the innovation of stop-motion as an art form, as well as its characters, songs, and score. While initially a modest box office hit, it has since garnered
6900-571: The United Kingdom . Rather than using computer-generated environments, Burton primarily used built sets and practical effects, which he claimed was inspired by the book's emphasis on texture. Wonka's Chocolate Room was constructed on the 007 Stage at Pinewood, complete with a faux chocolate waterfall and river. Squirrels were trained from birth for Veruca Salt's elimination from the tour. Actor Deep Roy performed each Oompa-Loompa individually rather than one performance duplicated digitally. Burton shot
7050-671: The bugs inside Oogie to spill out and reduce him to nothing. Though displeased with Jack for his foolish actions and not listening to Sally earlier, Santa makes amends with Jack and resumes his yearly duties, replacing Jack's presents with genuine ones, while all of Halloween Town celebrates Jack's return. Santa brings a snowfall to the town, thereby bringing the Christmas spirit upon it, while Jack and Sally declare their love for each other. The cast also features Debi Durst, Gregory Proops , Kerry Katz, Randy Crenshaw, Sherwood Ball, Carmen Twillie , Glenn Walters, and John Morris voicing various characters. Patrick Stewart recorded narration for
7200-651: The film rights . He and Selick committed to produce a full-length film expanding on the poem's storyline with the latter as director. Burton's own success with live-action films piqued the interest of Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg , who saw the film as an opportunity to continue the studio's streak of recent successes in feature animation . Disney was looking forward to Nightmare "to show capabilities of technical and storytelling achievements that were present in Who Framed Roger Rabbit ." Walt Disney Pictures president David Hoberman believed
7350-442: The "Willy Wonka" name in 1971 so that their candy could be used as merchandising tie-ins for the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , which was released the same year. The Willy Wonka Candy Company brand was later bought by Nestlé , and production has been moved to Itasca , Illinois, US. The everlasting gobstopper is like a normal gobstopper or jawbreaker and is composed of several discrete layers. The layers allow for
7500-456: The 1967 musical Hair . The original motion picture soundtrack was released on July 12, 2005, by Warner Sunset Records . Doug Adams of Film Score Monthly said of the Oompa-Loompa songs: "Each piece includes something the others don't, rhythms or hooks or harmonies that in Elfman's inimitable way seem like deconstructions and wholly original concepts at the same time." Filmtracks.com called
7650-683: The 1971 film adaptation. According to Michael Böllner , who portrayed Augustus Gloop in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , the first adaptation was largely unheard of in Germany until Burton's version was released. Early in the development of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in February 2000, Warner Bros. announced their intention of marketing the film with a Broadway theatre musical after release. The studio reiterated their interest in May 2003; however,
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#17328841352787800-772: The Caribbean ' s $ 46,630,690 opening. Charlie also set a record for the best-performing opening in July for a PG-rated film. According to studio exit polling conducted during its opening weekend, 54 percent of the film's audience was under the age of 18 and the majority was female. The film's debut in the United Kingdom "smashed even the most optimistic industry projections", taking in $ 37.3 million. The film performed well in France , Spain , Australia , and Mexico . Its performance in Germany
7950-555: The Caribbean (2003) had Warner Bros. enthused about Depp being in the leading role. It was Depp's intention to portray the character in a completely different way from Gene Wilder in the 1971 film adaptation. Depp and Burton derived their Willy Wonka from children's television show hosts such as Bob Keeshan from Captain Kangaroo , Fred Rogers , and Al Lewis from The Uncle Al Show , and Depp also took inspiration from various game show hosts. Burton recalled from his childhood that
8100-484: The Chocolate Factory focused on the Willy Wonka Candy Company , a division of Nestlé . A small range of Wonka Bars were launched, utilizing their prominence in the film. Echoing the central storyline of the film, Wonka candies introduced their own Golden Ticket contest in Wonka products, including Wonka Bars, Donutz , Laffy Taffy , Nerds , and SweeTarts . The contest's prizes included a trip to Europe,
8250-501: The Chocolate Factory took six months, ending in December 2004. Despite these challenges, Burton claimed production ended ahead of schedule. Danny Elfman , similar to Tim Burton, had no emotional attachment to 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory . According to Elfman, "I had no trouble divorcing myself from those [original] songs. I've dealt with that a couple of times. You know you're dealing with something that's going to make
8400-520: The Chocolate Factory -themed kids' meal toys. Other partners included Carlson , Penguin Young Readers , Borders , Barnes & Noble , and American Express . In line with the film's theatrical release in the United States, an eponymous tie-in video game was released on the Xbox , PlayStation 2 , GameCube , Game Boy Advance , and Microsoft Windows platforms. The film's cast provided their voices for
8550-460: The Loompaland and Indian palace sequences. However, several scenes were deemed impossible to achieve realistically without CGI. The Moving Picture Company was tasked with creating entire CG environments for sequences such as the boat ride and the glass elevator tour. A practical method was initially used for Violet Beauregarde's inflation; however, Burton was not satisfied by the effects and decided
8700-476: The Los Angeles premiere was attended by John Stamos , Seth Green , Lisa Rinna , Harry Hamlin , Larry King , Frankie Muniz , Emma Roberts , Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst , and Britney Spears . The film was released in the United States on July 15, 2005, in 3,770 theaters. Additionally, the film was digitally re-mastered to simultaneously release in 65 North American IMAX theaters that same day. In
8850-403: The Oompa-Loompas were strictly programmed, like robots—all they do is work, work, work," Roy commented. "So when it comes time to dance, they're like a regiment; they do the same steps." Roy, who played a total of 165 individual Oompa-Loompas in the film, experienced an especially laborious regimen during production. He was required to regularly practice Pilates with a personal trainer and follow
9000-521: The United Kingdom, the premiere was held on July 17 at Leicester Square , only ten days after the July 7 London bombings . It was released nationwide on July 29 in 531 theaters. The release of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory rekindled public interest in Roald Dahl's 1964 book, which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list from July 3 to October 23, 2005. Burton's film also reignited interest in
9150-464: The United States and fourth-highest in the United Kingdom. It remains the eighteenth-highest-grossing musical film of all time not adjusted for inflation and Tim Burton's second-highest-grossing, behind only Alice in Wonderland (2010). It is also the eighth-highest-grossing film of Johnny Depp's career. Forbes hypothesized that the film's success could be attributed to Depp and Burton being at
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#17328841352789300-406: The United States and United Kingdom, while Augustus Gloop's casting took place in Germany. Burton said he sought actors "who had something of the character in them", and found Mike Teavee the hardest character to cast. Burton was having trouble casting Charlie, until Depp, who had worked with Freddie Highmore on Finding Neverland (2004), suggested Highmore for the part. Highmore had already read
9450-436: The United States in its initial theatrical run and was regarded as a moderate sleeper hit . The Nightmare Before Christmas made an additional $ 11.1 million in box office gross in its 2006 reissue. The 2007, 2008, 2009, 2020, and 2023 reissues earned $ 15.8 million, $ 2.5 million, $ 2.3 million, and $ 10 million, respectively , increasing the film's total box office gross to $ 107.8 million. It would also finish in top 10 during
9600-496: The United States on July 15 to positive critical reviews, who commended it for its visual appeal and dark tone. It was also a box office success, grossing US$ 475 million and becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film worldwide in 2005. The film received a nomination for Best Costume Design at the 78th Academy Awards , while Depp was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy . It remains Tim Burton's second-highest-grossing film to date. Charlie Bucket
9750-508: The background of shots where a live squirrel would be performing the shelling routine. Several challenges emerged during filming. The delicate landscape of the Chocolate Room posed a challenge for the crew, with cinematographer Philippe Rousselot recalling that "the set was very impractical for shooting because it was all curves and extraordinarily fragile—as soon as you stepped onto the grass, you destroyed it." Rousselot instead utilized
9900-458: The book before, but decided to read it once more prior to auditioning. The actor did not see the original film adaptation, and chose not to see it until after Burton's production, so his portrayal would not be influenced. Before Adam Godley was officially cast as Mr. Teavee, Tim Allen , Ray Romano , and Bob Saget were considered for the role. Gregory Peck was reportedly considered for the role of Grandpa Joe but died before being able to accept
10050-415: The book since their childhoods. August first read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when he was eight years old, and subsequently sent Dahl a fan letter. He did not see the 1971 film prior to his hiring, and when asking Burton if he should go back to watch it, August recalled "Tim almost leaped across the table and told me not to." In terms of the screenwriting process, August said "I literally went through
10200-459: The book with a highlighter and I would save even like little bits of scene description as much as I could, just so it would be as Roald Dahl-y as possible." Charlie and the Chocolate Factory took three and a half weeks to write. Burton and August incorporated many parts of the book that were absent from the 1971 film adaptation, including the construction of the Indian Prince's chocolate palace,
10350-543: The character of Dr. Wilbur Wonka, Willy's domineering father. Burton thought the paternal character would help explain Willy Wonka himself and that otherwise he would be "just a weird guy". This element of the film was also personal for Burton. In 2002, Burton, who was somewhat estranged from his own parents, visited his dying mother in Lake Tahoe and discovered she had framed posters of all his films on her walls; this mirroring
10500-472: The characters were bizarre but left lasting impressions, saying, "I used to watch a guy with a sheriff's hat, or a guy who wore a weird leisure suit, or Captain Kangaroo, this guy had a weird haircut and a mustache and sideburns. And you think back and go, 'What the fuck was that?' But they left a strong impression on you." Depp based Wonka's exaggerated bob cut and sunglasses on Vogue magazine editor Anna Wintour . According to Depp, "the hair I imagined as
10650-464: The choices of actors, directors and writers. The Dahl estate's subsequent protection of the source material was the main reason that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had languished in development hell since the 1990s. Ang Lee , Terry Gilliam , Anthony Minghella , and Spike Jonze were among the Dahl estate's preferred directors for the project. Scott Frank was hired to write the screenplay in February 1999, after approaching Warner Bros. for
10800-468: The choreography, liberated from gravity and reality, has an energy of its own, as when the furniture, the architecture, and the very landscape itself gets in on the act." He notes that "some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called it
10950-415: The colour and flavour changing effects described in the book. They are available in a variety of different flavour combinations and usually have a chalky centre with a cherry flavour. A version with a chewy centre is also available. The everlasting gobstopper product resembles the gobstopper from the book and its 2005 film adaptation far more than the ones in the 1971 film. The versions from the 1971 film are
11100-464: The conclusion that a real place would not look stylized enough for Burton. "It was back to the Pinewood backlot to start building something that looked grim, wet and depressing on the outside but transitioned believably into a magical kingdom inside." The town, whose design was shaped by the black and white urban photography of Bill Brandt , as well as Pittsburgh and Northern England , is arranged like
11250-403: The costume designer on every live-action Tim Burton film from Ed Wood (1994) to Dumbo (2019), was set to reprise her position on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but ultimately declined citing "personal reasons". Burton then selected Italian costume designer Gabriella Pescucci . Ten different jackets and overcoats were designed to find the right look for Willy Wonka. Pescucci described
11400-516: The cover album Nightmare Revisited , featuring artists such as Amy Lee , Flyleaf , Korn , Rise Against , Plain White T's , The All-American Rejects , and many more. American gothic rock band London After Midnight featured a cover of "Sally's Song" on their 1998 album Oddities . LiLi Roquelin performed a French cover of "Sally's Song" on her album Will you hate the rest of the world or will you renew your life? in 2010. Pentatonix released
11550-406: The creation of local mad scientist Doctor Finkelstein, experiences a vision predicting that their efforts will end disastrously. Jack, whom she secretly loves, dismisses her warnings and instructs her to make a Santa Claus suit for him. He also tasks mischievous trick-or-treating trio Lock, Shock and Barrel with abducting Santa; however, he orders them not to involve their superior, Oogie Boogie,
11700-654: The crew also shot on several locations across the country, with the toothpaste factory filmed at a CompAir factory in High Wycombe , and Veruca Salt's manor filmed at Hatfield House for the interior shots and Wrotham Park for the exterior. Various establishing shots were filmed in Germany , Yemen , and the United States . Tim Burton shot Charlie and the Chocolate Factory simultaneously alongside Corpse Bride (2005). Composer Danny Elfman , screenwriter John August , and production designer Alex McDowell served in
11850-492: The decision was made approximately three weeks before the film went into wide release. Burton explained that, "…it turned more into more of a brand-name thing, it turned into something else, which I'm not quite sure about." The film made its world premiere on the opening day celebration of the New York Film Festival on October 9, 1993, and was given a limited release on October 13, 1993, before its wide theatrical release on October 29, 1993. The Nightmare Before Christmas
12000-447: The diminutive chanting voices of the Oompa-Loompas. Elfman and Burton differed on their ideas for the main title music, as Elfman imagined something more dreamy while Burton wanted something energetic. Richard Strauss ' Also sprach Zarathustra plays during a sequence in the film as a direct reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). When introducing himself to the golden ticket winners, Wonka quotes " Good Morning Starshine " from
12150-432: The director held differences over the characterizations of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka. The studio wanted to entirely delete Mr. Bucket and make Willy Wonka the idyllic father figure Charlie had longed for his entire life. Burton believed that Wonka would not be a good father, finding the character similar to a recluse. Burton said, "In some ways, he's more screwed up than the kids." Warner Bros. also wanted Charlie to be
12300-520: The easiest jobs I've ever had. I had a lot in common with Jack Skellington ." Caroline Thompson had yet to be hired to write the screenplay. With Thompson's screenplay, Selick stated, "there are very few lines of dialogue that are Caroline's. She became busy on other films and we were constantly rewriting, re-configuring and developing the film visually." Selick and his team of animators began production in July 1991 in San Francisco, California, with
12450-694: The factory together. Other cast members include Adam Godley as Mr. Teavee and Franziska Troegner as Mrs. Gloop . The other four Golden Ticket winners, Violet Beauregarde , Veruca Salt , Mike Teavee , and Augustus Gloop , are portrayed by AnnaSophia Robb , Julia Winter, Jordan Fry, and Philip Wiegratz , respectively. Blair Dunlop plays young Willy Wonka. Charlie's remaining grandparents, Grandma Georgina , Grandma Josephine , and Grandpa George , are portrayed by Liz Smith , Eileen Essell , and David Morris . Nitin Ganatra and Shelley Conn appear as Prince and Princess Pondicherry . Geoffrey Holder narrates
12600-410: The film an average grade "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert praised the film's visual inventiveness: "One of the many pleasures of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is that there is not a single recognizable landscape in it. Everything looks strange and haunting. Even Santa Claus would be difficult to recognize without his red-and-white uniform." He wrote that it presented a world "that
12750-585: The film and its characters across many forms of media and memorabilia, including action figures, books, games, art crafts, and fashion products. Jack Skellington, Sally, Pajama Jack, and the Mayor have been made into bendable figures, while Jack and Sally even appear in fine art. Sally has been made into an action figure and a Halloween costume. Various Disneyland and the branching theme parks host attractions featuring Nightmare characters, particularly during Halloween and Christmas seasons. Since 2001, Disneyland has given its Haunted Mansion Holiday attraction
12900-588: The film as either a short film or a half-hour television special, to no avail. Over the years, Burton's thoughts regularly returned to the project, and, in 1990, he made a development deal with Walt Disney Studios . Production started in July 1991 in San Francisco ; Disney initially released the film through the Touchstone Pictures label because the studio believed the film would be "too dark and scary for kids". The Nightmare Before Christmas premiered at
13050-539: The film in 4-D screenings annually in October, ending on Halloween, since 2010. The reissues have led to a reemergence of 3-D films and advances in RealD Cinema . In October 2020, The Nightmare Before Christmas was re-released in 2,194 theaters. It grossed $ 1.3 million over the weekend, finishing fourth behind Tenet . For the film's 30th anniversary and in commemoration of The Walt Disney Company's centennial , it
13200-586: The film on VHS and LaserDisc (in both deluxe CAV and widescreen editions) on September 30, 1994, and on DVD on December 2, 1997. The Nightmare Before Christmas was released on DVD a second time on October 3, 2000, as a special edition . The release included an audio commentary by Selick and cinematographer Pete Kozachik, a 28-minute making-of documentary, a gallery of concept art, storyboards, test footage and deleted scenes . Burton's Vincent (1982) and Frankenweenie (1984) were also included. Both DVDs were non-anamorphic widescreen releases. The film
13350-406: The film simultaneously alongside the stop-motion animated film Corpse Bride , which he also directed. Willy Wonka-themed chocolate bars were sold, and a Golden Ticket contest was launched as part of the film's marketing campaign. Early plans to promote the film with a Broadway theatre musical were not realized. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory premiered on July 10, 2005, and was released in
13500-472: The film under the studio's adult-oriented Touchstone Pictures banner, because the studio thought the film would be "too dark and scary for kids," Selick remembered. "Their biggest fear, and why it was kind of a stepchild project, [was] they were afraid of their core audience hating the film and not coming." To convey Burton's involvement and attract a wider audience, Disney marketed the film as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. According to Selick,
13650-562: The film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." Halloween Town is a fantasy world populated by various monsters and supernatural beings. Jack Skellington , the well-respected "Pumpkin King", leads the town in organizing the annual Halloween celebrations. One evening, however, Jack grows tired of
13800-426: The film would prove to be a creative achievement for Disney's image, elaborating "we can think outside the envelope. We can do different and unusual things." Nightmare marked Burton's third consecutive film with a Christmas setting. Burton could not direct because of his commitment to Batman Returns , and he did not want to be involved with "the painstakingly slow process of stop motion ". To adapt his poem into
13950-417: The film's HD DVD release in October 2006, all the behind the scenes featurettes from the two-disc edition were included. The HD DVD release also introduced an audio commentary by Burton, a music-only audio track, a "Club Reel", and an in-movie experience titled "Television Chocolate", with trivia and interviews overlayed onto the screen during the film. A Blu-ray release followed in October 2011, followed by
14100-412: The film's animal trainer, Mike Alexander, to determine which parts of the sequence would be achievable with live squirrels. Forty rescue squirrels were trained over 19 weeks, the first three of which were spent making the animals comfortable with their crates and their trainers. The squirrels were then given props and taught how to sit upon a bar stool, tap and then open a walnut, and deposit its meat onto
14250-455: The film's wardrobe as "contemporary, but with old world styling". Wonka's latex gloves, which Burton added as a symbol of his detachment from society, were provided by a London-based latex fetish BDSM clothing company. Principal photography for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory started on June 21, 2004. While the main set pieces were filmed on soundstages at Pinewood Studios in England,
14400-470: The film, albeit briefly, but opted to direct The Aviator (2004) instead. Warner Bros. president Alan F. Horn wanted Tom Shadyac to direct Jim Carrey as Willy Wonka, believing the duo could make Charlie and the Chocolate Factory relevant to mainstream audiences, but Liccy Dahl opposed this. In May 2003, Warner Bros. announced that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory would be one of their tentpole film releases for 2005. Later that month, Tim Burton
14550-499: The film, writing that Jack parallels the Grinch and Zero parallels Max, the Grinch's dog. Philip Nel writes that the film "challenges the wisdom of adults through its trickster characters", contrasting Jack as a "good trickster" with Oogie Boogie, whom he also compares with Seuss' Dr. Terwilliker as a bad trickster. Entertainment Weekly reports that fan reception of these characters borders on obsession, profiling Laurie and Myk Rudnick,
14700-590: The film. The third and fourth episodes of the fifth season of Fargo feature a group of characters that wear masks depicting characters from the movie, including Jack Skellington. In 2003, Disney began to consider producing a sequel, but rather than using stop motion , they wanted to use computer animation . Burton convinced Disney to drop the idea. "I was always very protective of [ The Nightmare Before Christmas ], not to do sequels or things of that kind," Burton explained. "You know, Jack visits Thanksgiving world or other kinds of things just because I felt
14850-449: The film. Author Roald Dahl disapproved of the 1971 film adaptation . Warner Bros. Pictures and Brillstein-Grey Entertainment entered into discussions with the Dahl estate in 1991, hoping to purchase the rights to produce another film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . The purchase was finalized in 1998, with Dahl's widow, Felicity ("Liccy"), and daughter, Lucy , receiving total artistic control and final privilege on
15000-460: The filmmakers. Selick described the production design as akin to a pop-up book . In addition, Selick stated, "When we reach Halloween Town, it's entirely German Expressionism . When Jack enters Christmas Town, it's an outrageous Dr. Seuss -esque setpiece. Finally, when Jack is delivering presents in the 'Real World', everything is plain, simple and perfectly aligned." Vincent Price , Don Ameche , and James Earl Jones were considered to provide
15150-464: The first and only director the estate was happy with. He had previously produced another of the author's adaptations with James and the Giant Peach (1996), and, like Roald Dahl, disliked the 1971 film because it strayed from the book's storyline. As a child, Dahl was the author who I connected to the most. He got the idea of writing a mixture of light and darkness, and not speaking down to kids, and
15300-531: The first three-day weekend of its 2024 re-release, grossing $ 2.4 million. On Rotten Tomatoes , The Nightmare Before Christmas holds a rating of 95% based on 106 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The site's critics consensus reads, " The Nightmare Before Christmas is a stunningly original and visually delightful work of stop-motion animation." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave
15450-403: The game, with the sole exception of Depp who was replaced by James Arnold Taylor . The game garnered mostly negative reviews from critics, although Winifred Phillips 's score attracted some praise. Although it opened the same day as Wedding Crashers and within a week of Fantastic Four , the film's primary competition for its opening weekend was considered to be the sixth installment in
15600-441: The height of their popularity in 2005. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was released on VHS and DVD on November 8, 2005. The single-disc version of the film included two special features: an Oompa-Loompa dance tutorial and "Becoming Oompa-Loompa", which documented Deep Roy 's experience on the production. A two-disc edition was also released which included six more behind the scenes featurettes: "Chocolate Dreams", exploring
15750-460: The hole Veruca Salt would have to fall down. The all-white design of the TV Room was adapted directly from the book, though 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and THX 1138 (1971) also served as inspirations. The designs of each set would influence the style of music for the Oompa-Loompa songs. Willy Wonka's Chocolate Room was built on Pinewood Studios' 007 Stage , one of the largest soundstages in
15900-471: The host is Jack himself), as well as the Frightfully Fun Parade . Around the release of the film, Hoberman was quoted, "I hope Nightmare goes out and makes a fortune. If it does, great. If it doesn't, that doesn't negate the validity of the process. The budget was less than any Disney blockbuster so it doesn't have to earn Aladdin -sized grosses to satisfy us." The film earned $ 50 million in
16050-564: The idea was postponed by the time filming began in June 2004. The teaser poster for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was released in November 2004, with the teaser trailer premiering the following month in front of showings of The Polar Express (2004). The longer theatrical trailer was made available in May 2005 exclusively via Moviefone before its theatrical debut alongside screenings of Madagascar (2005). The main tie-in for Charlie and
16200-543: The ill-tempered Mike Teavee . Charlie tries twice to find a ticket, but both bars come up empty. After overhearing that the final ticket was found in Russia, Charlie finds a banknote and purchases a third Wonka Bar. The Russian ticket is revealed to be a forgery just as Charlie discovers the real ticket inside the wrapper. He receives monetary offers for the ticket, but the cashier warns him not to trade it regardless, and Charlie runs back home. At home, Charlie initially wants to trade
16350-463: The inclusion of Charlie's father, and Veruca Salt's attack by squirrels. Despite their intention to remain close to the source material, Burton and August diverged from the book to explore themes of family, and in doing so unearthed Willy Wonka's origin. "We added new elements that aren't in the book," explained Burton, "but I always felt comfortable that everything was in the spirit of the book." In exploring Wonka's upbringing, Burton and August created
16500-540: The job. Frank, a recent Oscar -nominee for the R-rated crime film Out of Sight (1998), wanted to work on a film that his children could enjoy. As an enthusiastic fan of the book, he intended to remain more faithful to Dahl's vision than the 1971 film had been. Nicolas Cage was under discussions for Willy Wonka, but lost interest. Gary Ross signed to direct in February 2000, which resulted in Frank completing two drafts of
16650-558: The kind of politically incorrect humor that kids get. I've always liked that, and it's shaped everything I've felt that I've done. —Tim Burton During pre-production, Burton visited Dahl's former home in the Buckinghamshire village of Great Missenden . Liccy Dahl remembers Burton entering Dahl's famed writing shed and saying, "This is the Buckets' house!" and thinking to herself, "Thank God, somebody gets it." Liccy also showed Burton
16800-420: The lyrics are credited to Dahl. Rather than using the book's songs in their entirety, Elfman selected specific verses, as he believed using them unabridged would have made each song ten minutes long. "Violet Beauregarde" was the only song that required a partial rewrite, as the song in the book was about a girl who chewed gum rather than Violet Beauregarde herself. The only other song to require vocal performances
16950-431: The movie had a purity to it and the people that like it, because it's a mass-market kind of thing, it was important to kind of keep that purity of it." The 2004 video game The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge did serve as a sequel of the film, with Capcom 's crew of developers going after Burton for advice and having the collaboration of the film's art director, Deane Taylor. In 2009, Selick said he would do
17100-401: The narration for the film's prologue; however, all proved difficult to cast, and the producers instead hired local voice artist Ed Ivory. Patrick Stewart provided the prologue narration for the film's soundtrack. On the direction of the film, Selick reflected, "It's as though [Burton] laid the egg, and I sat on it and hatched it. He wasn't involved in a hands-on way, but his hand is in it. It
17250-400: The original book and ignore the 1971 film adaptation. Dahl's estate championed Lurie after being impressed with her work on another Dahl adaptation, a live-action adaptation of The BFG , for Paramount Pictures , which was never made (Paramount distributed the earlier 1971 film version of Charlie , and later sold the rights to Warner Bros.). In April 2002, Martin Scorsese was involved with
17400-462: The original handwritten manuscripts , which Burton discovered were more politically incorrect than the published book. The manuscripts included a child named Herpes, after the sexually transmitted infection . Lurie's script received a rewrite by Pamela Pettler , who worked with Burton on Corpse Bride (2005), but the director hired Big Fish screenwriter John August in December 2003 to start from scratch. Both August and Burton were fans of
17550-445: The project's development eventually stalled, as its tone seemed "too weird" to the company. As Disney was unable to "offer his nocturnal loners enough scope", Burton was fired from the studio in 1984 and went on to direct the commercially successful films Beetlejuice (1988) and Batman (1989) for Warner Bros. Pictures . Over the years, Burton regularly thought about the project. In 1990, Burton found out that Disney still owned
17700-414: The real world, Sally (after failing to stop Jack from carrying out his plans) attempts to rescue Santa from Oogie, only to be captured herself. Jack's presents terrify the real world's populace, who contact the local authorities and are instructed to lock down their homes for protection. The military is alerted and Jack is shot out of the sky, leading Halloween Town's populace to believe he is dead, but it
17850-587: The regular candy canes that are popular during the Christmas season. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 musical fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August , based on the 1964 children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl . The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, alongside David Kelly , Helena Bonham Carter , Noah Taylor , Missi Pyle , James Fox , Deep Roy , and Christopher Lee . The storyline follows Charlie as he wins
18000-489: The role as well. Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment , however, stayed on to co-finance the film with Warner Bros. Michael Jackson actively sought the role and secretly recorded an original soundtrack for the film at a small studio in Los Angeles . Warner Bros. did not want Jackson for the role, arguing that it would not be marketable for him to be the leading role in a family film. However, they "went nuts" over
18150-493: The role. Production designer Alex McDowell described Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ' s visual aesthetic as "a collision between psychedelic , inflatable pop art and 1960s Russian-American space race ". Tim Burton wanted the setting of the film to be ambiguous in an effort to give the film a fable-like quality similar to the book. McDowell scouted several industrial mill towns in Northern England but came to
18300-576: The same position for both movies. Johnny Depp , Helena Bonham Carter , Deep Roy , and Christopher Lee provided their vocals to Corpse Bride during the filming of Charlie . Tim Burton avoided using too many digital effects to reflect the original book's emphasis on texture and because he wanted the younger actors to feel as if they were working in a realistic environment. As a result, forced perspective techniques, oversized props and scale models were used to avoid computer-generated imagery (CGI) wherever possible. Matte paintings were used during
18450-475: The same routine and longs for something new. Upon discovering trees containing doors to other holiday-themed worlds, Jack stumbles through the one leading to Christmas Town and is fascinated by the unfamiliar holiday. Jack returns home and shares his discovery with his friends and neighbors, but they struggle to grasp the concept of Christmas, although there is one character in Christmas Town they can relate to,
18600-577: The scene would be accomplished with CGI. Willy Wonka's pale complexion was achieved in post-production, using Colorfront to isolate Depp's face in each shot and desaturate it. Deep Roy was cast to play the Oompa-Loompas based on his previous collaborations with Burton on Planet of the Apes (2001) and Big Fish (2003). The actor was able to play various Oompa-Loompas using split screen photography , digital and front projection effects . "Tim told me that
18750-560: The screenplay, before leaving with Ross in September 2001. Both Warner Bros. and the Dahl Estate wanted Frank to stay on the project, but he faced scheduling conflicts and contractual obligations with Minority Report (2002) and The Lookout (2007). Rob Minkoff entered negotiations to take the director's position in October 2001, and Gwyn Lurie was hired to start from scratch on a new script in February 2002. Lurie said she would adapt
18900-417: The singing voice of Jack. The principal voice cast includes Chris Sarandon , Catherine O'Hara , William Hickey , Ken Page , Paul Reubens , Glenn Shadix and Ed Ivory. The Nightmare Before Christmas originated from a poem written by Burton in 1982 while he was working as an animator at Walt Disney Productions . With the critical success of Vincent that same year, Burton began to consider developing
19050-469: The soundtrack a "rhythmically driven affair" because of the mechanical nature of the factory, a departure from Elfman's penchant for quieter heartbreaking themes. "Wonka's Welcome Song" was honored with a Grammy nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media . Elfman would later cite Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as being one of the most fun projects he had been involved with. In 2010, thirteen previously unreleased tracks were included as part of
19200-433: The soundtrack and offered to acquire the songs in addition to a small role elsewhere in the film. Jackson was upset and shelved the songs. Johnny Depp was the only actor Burton considered for the role, although Dwayne Johnson was Burton's second choice in case Depp was unavailable. This marked the first time Burton did not face pushback from the studio for wanting to cast Depp, as the blockbuster success of Pirates of
19350-584: The source material than 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is for people who like their Chocolate visually appealing and dark." According to Metacritic , which calculated a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 from 40 critic reviews, the response to the film was "generally favorable". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas (also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas )
19500-404: The studio to play Wonka. Burton immediately brought regular collaborators Depp and Danny Elfman aboard. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory represents the first musical film directed by Burton and the first time since The Nightmare Before Christmas that Elfman contributed to a film score using written songs and his vocals. Filming took place from June to December 2004 at Pinewood Studios in
19650-566: The theme of the film. However, the last song is the soundtrack for the Disneyland Haunted Mansion Holiday ride. The Nightmare Before Christmas was originally going to be released under Walt Disney Pictures as part of the Walt Disney Feature Animation lineup (as was advertised as Walt Disney Pictures in the behind the scenes sneak peek on the 1993 VHS release of Pinocchio ), but Disney decided to release
19800-408: The ticket for money for his family's betterment, but after a pep talk from Grandpa George , he decides to keep it, and brings Grandpa Joe to accompany him on the tour. Charlie and the other ticket holders are greeted outside the factory by Wonka, who then leads them into the facility. Individual character flaws cause the other four children to give in to temptation, resulting in their elimination from
19950-412: The tour while Wonka's new employees, the Oompa-Loompas , sing a song of morality after each. Meanwhile, Wonka reminisces on his troubled past and how his dentist father, Wilbur, strictly forbade him from consuming any candy. After sneaking a piece of candy, Wonka instantly became hooked and ran away from home to follow his dreams. When he returned, however, both his father and their house were gone. After
20100-423: The tour, the four eliminated children leave the factory with an exaggerated characteristic or deformity related to their elimination, while Charlie learns that Wonka, now approaching retirement, intended to find a worthy heir. Since Charlie was the least ill-behaved of the five, Wonka invites Charlie to come live and work in the factory with him, provided that he leave his family behind. Charlie declines, as his family
20250-445: The world. Sections of artificial grass were laid upon blocks of polystyrene foam that formed the shape of the landscape. For the chocolate river, McDowell insisted on having the river look edible, saying "in the first film , it's so distasteful." According to Tim Burton, "the important thing for me was that we wanted to give the chocolate river a really chocolatey feel, give it a weight, not just brown water. That's why we tried to use
20400-680: The writing and Tim Burton 's vision for the film; "Different Faces, Different Flavors", exploring the characters; "Designer Chocolate", detailing the production design and costumes; "Sweet Sounds", how Danny Elfman created the Oompa-Loompa songs; "Under the Wrapper", detailing the film's practical and digital effects; and "Attack of the Squirrels", exploring how real squirrels were utilized for Veruca Salt's elimination. The two-disc edition also contained several games and DVD-Rom features. The film's DVD sales underperformed, reaching $ 16 million by 2010. For
20550-522: Was reissued under the Walt Disney Pictures label and re-released on October 20, 2006, with conversion to Disney Digital 3-D , and was accompanied by Pixar 's short film Knick Knack . Industrial Light & Magic assisted in the process. It subsequently re-released on October 19, 2007, October 24, 2008, and October 23, 2009. The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood , California, has been showing
20700-459: Was "Wonka's Welcome Song", which was written in collaboration with the film's screenwriter John August. In addition to the Oompa-Loompa songs, Elfman created an entire underscore for the film being based around three primary themes: a gentle family theme for the Buckets, generally set in upper woodwinds ; a mystical, string-driven waltz for Willy Wonka; and a hyper-upbeat factory theme for full orchestra, Elfman's homemade synthesizer samples and
20850-437: Was 270 feet (82 m) long, 6 feet (1.8 m) deep, and consisted of 192,000 US gallons (730,000 L) of faux chocolate while 30,000 US gallons (110,000 L) of the same material made up the waterfall. Wonka's boat, used by the characters to travel down the chocolate river, took 20 weeks to build and incorporated 54 animatronic Oompa-Loompas, along with its own internal rowing mechanism. Colleen Atwood , who served as
21000-413: Was considered less than expected. By the end of its theatrical run, the film had grossed $ 206,459,076 in the United States and $ 269,366,408 in foreign countries, coming to a worldwide total of $ 475,825,484. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was the 58th-highest-grossing film of all time when released. Worldwide, the film was the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2005, while it was the seventh-highest in
21150-401: Was hired to direct after receiving enthusiastic approval from the Dahl estate. Burton compared the project's languishing development to Batman (1989), which he directed, in how there had been varied creative efforts with both films. He said, "Scott Frank's version was the best, probably the clearest, and the most interesting, but they had abandoned that." Liccy Dahl commented that Burton was
21300-416: Was inspired by Roald Dahl's famed writing hut, while the exterior of Wonka's factory was based on fascist architecture , with Burton remarking "for Wonka's factory, we kind of wanted a building with a kind of Hoover Dam -like optimism and strength, but then once it gets dark it looks slightly foreboding." For the set pieces in Wonka's factory, Burton favored using 360 degree enclosed sets because it offered
21450-477: Was issued with orange, purple and black blocks with Jack Skellington heads on them. The set comes in a coffin-shaped box instead of the normal rectangular box. A 168-card Munchkin Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas -themed Munchkin was developed by USAopoly featuring the citizens of Halloween Town such as Jack Skellington, Oogie Boogie, Doctor Finkelstein, and Lock, Shock and Barrel. The game comes with
21600-502: Was my job to make it look like 'a Tim Burton film', which is not so different from my own films." When asked about Burton's involvement, Selick claimed, "I don't want to take away from Tim, but he was not in San Francisco when we made it. He came up five times over two years, and spent no more than eight or ten days in total." Walt Disney Feature Animation contributed with digital effects and some second-layering traditional animation . Burton found production somewhat difficult, because he
21750-405: Was re-released in theaters across the United States and Canada on October 20, 2023, including engagements in 4DX . The film was once again theatrically re-released on October 11, 2024, including RealD 3D and Disney Digital 3-D formats. With years of successful home video sales, The Nightmare Before Christmas later achieved the ranks of a cult film . Touchstone Home Video first released
21900-527: Was released on UMD for PlayStation Portable on October 25, 2005. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment reissued the DVD (this time with an anamorphic transfer) and on Blu-ray Disc (for the first time) on August 26, 2008, as a two-disc digitally remastered "collector's edition", but still containing the same special features. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released The Nightmare Before Christmas on Blu-ray 3D on August 30, 2011. The release included
22050-579: Was removed in order to preserve the order of her long, red hair. Sally had ten types of faces, each made with a series of eleven expressions (e.g. eyes open and closed, and various facial poses) and synchronized mouth movements." The stop-motion figurine of Jack was reused in James and the Giant Peach (also directed by Selick) as Captain Jack. The film's soundtrack album was released in 1993 on Walt Disney Records . The film's soundtrack contains bonus tracks, including
22200-410: Was simultaneously filming Batman Returns and in pre-production for Ed Wood . The filmmakers constructed 227 puppets to represent the characters in the movie, with Jack Skellington having "around four hundred heads", allowing the expression of every possible emotion. Sally's mouth movements "were animated through the replacement method. During the animation process, […] only Sally's face 'mask'
22350-513: Was then employed at Walt Disney Feature Animation , wrote a three-page poem titled The Nightmare Before Christmas , drawing inspiration from television specials of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer , How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas . Burton intended to adapt the poem into a television special with the narration spoken by his favorite actor, Vincent Price , but also considered other options such as
22500-540: Was to find a style of music and apply that to all the songs. Tim was like, 'No, no, no, no, no... we're going to completely mix it up!' I said, 'Great, let's go.'" Per Burton's suggestion, the Oompa-Loompa songs would each reflect a different style of music: "Violet Beauregarde" is 1970s funk , "Veruca Salt" is 1960s bubblegum and psychedelic pop , and "Mike Teavee" is a tribute to late-1970s hard rock , particularly Queen , and early 1980s hair bands . All four songs utilize lyrics direct from Roald Dahl 's book; as such,
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