The candy man came, but the making of him was pure chaos.
Retrospective documentary on the making of the cult classic "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."
Acting
Gene Wilder's genius and unpredictability revealed.
Production
How a chocolate river nearly drowned the budget.
Director
J.M. Kenny
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gene Wilder agreed to play Wonka only if he could make his grand entrance with a fake limp that suddenly becomes a somersault—he wanted audiences to never trust what came next.
The documentary reveals that the 'candy man' song was almost cut for being too expensive to shoot, which would have robbed us of the most overplayed pharmacy jingle in history.
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