I remember the first time that I saw this movie was at a drive in theater. My father spent most of the time outside the car with a friend of his drinking beer having never been a fan of fantasy and subsequently reported to my mother that the film was stupid.
I, of course, did not find it so. It is one of my most wonderful memories from childhood, and the sheer delight that I get from watching it remains when I watch it even today.
I read the "Charlie" books after this, but I have to confess it is the movie that sticks in my head. I will always see Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe. I loved the song "Pure Imagination" and have used it to inspire myself from time to time through out my life. I think this film to a pleasant diversion that everyone should take.
I, of course, did not find it so. It is one of my most wonderful memories from childhood, and the sheer delight that I get from watching it remains when I watch it even today.
I read the "Charlie" books after this, but I have to confess it is the movie that sticks in my head. I will always see Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe. I loved the song "Pure Imagination" and have used it to inspire myself from time to time through out my life. I think this film to a pleasant diversion that everyone should take.