22 Things You Never Noticed In "Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory"
Got a Golden Ticket?
1. Apparently the candy shop owner's name is Bill.
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We never hear anyone address him by name — so we gotta assume he named his shop after himself!
2. The candy shop also stocks the Slugworth brand.
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3. Here's another Wonka competitor: Fickelgrubers.
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4. This creepy guy is actually reciting from William Allingham's poem, The Fairies.
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You can read the entire poem here.
5. The teacher's name is only said once, and it's easy to miss: Mr. Turkentine.
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LOL.
6. You might have missed the humor in this moment as a child — check out this dude's antlers.
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7. We see Charlie's grandmother working on knitting the scarf that he later receives as a present on his birthday.
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8. Although there's English signage planted in this fictional European town, you catch glances of German on advertisements.
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The film was primarily shot in Munich, so that makes sense.
9. When Charlie comes in the candy store to buy a Wonka bar, the clock reads 3:30, which would be an accurate time for a post-school snack.
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All in the details.
10. Here's a close-up of the Golden Ticket. One thing to consider — Wonka had already set the date of the factory tour. How did he know all the tickets would be found by October 1?
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Clever fellow.
11. Did anyone even consider what happened to Charlie's dad? His mother certainly has a lot on her plate, taking care of her parents AND her in-laws.
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Good lady.
12. And did you ever notice how Wonka's cane is so bendy?
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13. This contract is actually pretty boring except for the first clause.
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Damage caused by lightning, earthquakes, floods, fire, frost or FRIPPERY. Hehe.
14. Did you notice that only the children sign the contract?
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So can the grown-ups sue?
15. Ever notice the hidden W on this door?
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WONKAWONKAWONKA.
16. Wow. Grandpa Joe has eerily long pinky nails.
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But...why?
17. Check out this cool double-pronged key Wonka uses to open the Inventing Room.
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18. Among all the weirdness in the Inventing Room, something you might not have noticed is this rack of bicycle (?) wheels.
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Or whatever they are.
19. ButterSCOTCH and ButterGIN.
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This is briefly referenced, but something you might have also missed as a kid.
20. Would Charlie and Grandpa Joe really have died after taking the Fizzy Lifting drink? There's a guard before the fan that Joe is able to hold on to.
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Seems death could have been avoidable had they not immediately figured out the burping thing.
21. There's lettering on a lot of the tubing throughout the factory.
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Which, knowing Wonka, is either totally random, or has very specific meanings.
22. Mike Teevee's mom's purse becomes white when she enters the Wonka Vision room.
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Magic? Or Wonka just thinks of everything.
And finally, not something you missed, but a fun fact: Peter Ostrum, the kid who played Charlie, never acted again (this was his only film role, in fact). He's now a veterinarian in Upstate New York.
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Such a good movie.