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Released in 1971, Dahl's screenplay follows his book's basic storyline fairly closely. Mel Stuart 's direction however takes some parts of the movie in a slightly darker direction than the book. One sequence, the boat ride on the chocolate river, in hindsight shows the obvious influence of psychedelia.

Other differences between the film and the book include:

• The film expanded the role of Wonka's rival Slugworth, who tempts the children to give him the recipe for Wonka's Everlasting Gobstoppers. It turns out at the end, that he is actually an employee of Wonka who participates in a test of character of the ticket holders, which Charlie Bucket passes with flying colours.
• The effect of Fizzy Lifting Drinks that are only described in the book are demonstrated by Charlie and Grandpa Joe in the movie.
• In the book, Veruca Salt, the spoiled brat, was thrown down a garbage chute by trained squirrels that could recognize a "bad nut", while the movie had her dropped down a garbage chute by an egg testing machine that could recognize a "bad egg".
• After Willy Wonka, Charlie and Grandpa Joe fly out of the factory in the great glass elevator, the book describes the fates of other four children as they leave the factory, followed by the elevator crashing through the roof of Charlie's house to pick up the rest of his family. These details are omitted in the film.

It was not a full musical in the usual sense, featuring only six songs. Some were notably well received, including "The Candy Man Can", and "The Oompa Loompa Song". "Cheer Up, Charlie" is regularly edited out of TV screenings, presumably because the song is widely (but not universally) disliked.

It stars Gene Wilder as the eccentric chocolate candy maker, Peter Ostrum as Charlie, and Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe.

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Amongst its notable cameos are Tim Brooke-TaylorTim Brooke-Taylor (born July 17, 1942 in Buxton, Derbyshire) is a British comic actor most well known in Britain as a member of " The Goodies" comedy trio, and as one of the panel members of the comedy radio show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''. Brooke-Taylo.

In 1999, in the same spirit that discovered "The Dark Side of the Rainbow" (playing Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" while watching "The Wizard Of Oz"), it was a similar strain of serendipity that uncovered "Willy Wonka's 2112" - playing the epic Rush album "2112" beginning at a point near the entrance into the factory. Specific instructions and instances of synchronicity can be found online at http://home.i1.net/~bytor/willywonka2112.html

A new version called "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is planned for 2005. This will be directed by Tim BurtonTim Burton (born August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California) is a film director known for his dark, humorous, quirky style. He started his career as a Disney animator and all his films portray a very stylized reality. Many of his films draw on gothic themes. and will star Johnny DeppJohn Christopher Depp II widely known as Johnny Depp (born June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky), is an American film actor. He appeared in the long-running police drama 21 Jump Street and in a number of movies where he distinguished himself as a quirky le as Willy Wonka.