Gene Gone Wilder, Week 2 - WIlly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

About this episode

The episode discusses the classic film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, reflecting on childhood memories and adult observations.

Episode 127: Pack your bags, we are headed to the land of chocolate. It's week 2 of Gene Wilder month, and this week we are looking at the classic Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (1979), a tale of Charlie Bucket and 4 horrible children as they journey through the chocolate factory of Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder). We break it down and discuss watching this growing up as well as our observations as "adults." We had a lot of fun with this one. How high did we rate it? Tune in to find out. And tune in next week as we watch and discuss another classic: Blazing Saddles (1974) email us at mracfilmclub@gmail.com

People in this episode

Host: MRAC Film Club

Topics covered

• film review
• Gene Wilder
• classic films
• Willy Wonka
• nostalgia
• adult perspectives

Keywords

• Willy Wonka
• Gene Wilder
• film review
• nostalgia
• classic films
• Charlie Bucket
• Blazing Saddles

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles

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