... interesting!
So, a bit ago I had a rant about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in response to a reply Joe made. Tonight, I went back and looked up a bit more information and check my facts a bit and learned some interesting stuff. Here are a few remarkable facts about the movie that I learned:
(Incidentally, these facts are taken from http://www.borg.com/~superman/Facts.html)
70. A fan of the film sent me this little factoid, I thought it was useless but amazingly entertaining so I just had to add it! Here is a little theory/factoid: The lickable wallpaper contained boogers. here is the justification/theory: As we all know, Wonka claims that the "Snozzberries taste like snozberries." Well, after careful consideration, this came to mind: berries, of course, are the fruit of some vine, bush, or entity (blueberries, strawberries, Cap'n Crunch Berries) and "snozz" either is or can be easily misconstrued as "shnoz," or slang for "nose." Put those two together and you've got a Nose-fruit or nose-berry, which is a booger. Just something to think about in case you ever wondered what in the world a Snozzberry is! Update 11-24-99: You won't believe this! The snozzberry is explained in another of Roald Dahl's books called "My Uncle Oswald" as being a penis. More specifically, the head of a penis! Amazing but true.
[Milo's commentary: Isn't it oddly just that Veruca Salt was licking penis flavored candy and complaining about it? Isn't it equally disturbing that Roald Dahl included penis flavored wallpaper candy in a children's book? Don't you wonder now what the snozzberry wallpaper that they'd made for the movie actually tasted like? (I can't imagine that they knew what it was really supposed to be.) Finally, won't it be fun to turn to your friends/family/whoever next time you see the movie and say with utter seriousness: "You know, that wallpaper's supposed to taste like the head of a penis."]
61. The picture of the guy that they show as the fraudulent golden ticket holder in Paraguay, was actually, in real life the last man known to have contact with Hitler. His name was Martin Bormann, one of Hitler's many henchmen. They wanted to use a picture of Hitler, but used Bormann's instead. I guess it was a big inside joke with the cast and crew.I think it shows that a horrible man "stole" Charlie's hopes and dreams.I know it sounds weird but it has been confirmed. Mel Stuart (the director) told about it in an interview on Saturday April 19th, 1998 on TNT.
[Milo's commentary: Only a Nazi would fake a Golden Ticket.]
(Incidentally, these facts are taken from http://www.borg.com/~superman/Facts.html)
70. A fan of the film sent me this little factoid, I thought it was useless but amazingly entertaining so I just had to add it! Here is a little theory/factoid: The lickable wallpaper contained boogers. here is the justification/theory: As we all know, Wonka claims that the "Snozzberries taste like snozberries." Well, after careful consideration, this came to mind: berries, of course, are the fruit of some vine, bush, or entity (blueberries, strawberries, Cap'n Crunch Berries) and "snozz" either is or can be easily misconstrued as "shnoz," or slang for "nose." Put those two together and you've got a Nose-fruit or nose-berry, which is a booger. Just something to think about in case you ever wondered what in the world a Snozzberry is! Update 11-24-99: You won't believe this! The snozzberry is explained in another of Roald Dahl's books called "My Uncle Oswald" as being a penis. More specifically, the head of a penis! Amazing but true.
[Milo's commentary: Isn't it oddly just that Veruca Salt was licking penis flavored candy and complaining about it? Isn't it equally disturbing that Roald Dahl included penis flavored wallpaper candy in a children's book? Don't you wonder now what the snozzberry wallpaper that they'd made for the movie actually tasted like? (I can't imagine that they knew what it was really supposed to be.) Finally, won't it be fun to turn to your friends/family/whoever next time you see the movie and say with utter seriousness: "You know, that wallpaper's supposed to taste like the head of a penis."]
61. The picture of the guy that they show as the fraudulent golden ticket holder in Paraguay, was actually, in real life the last man known to have contact with Hitler. His name was Martin Bormann, one of Hitler's many henchmen. They wanted to use a picture of Hitler, but used Bormann's instead. I guess it was a big inside joke with the cast and crew.I think it shows that a horrible man "stole" Charlie's hopes and dreams.I know it sounds weird but it has been confirmed. Mel Stuart (the director) told about it in an interview on Saturday April 19th, 1998 on TNT.
[Milo's commentary: Only a Nazi would fake a Golden Ticket.]