Daily Movie Rec 4/24/2023

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams."

Directed by: Mel Stuart

Cinematography by: Arthur Ibbetson

Country: United States

Genre: Family/Fantasy/Comedy/Musical

Plot:

Roald Dahl adapted his own children’s book for this musical fantasy in which five lucky kids get to tour Willy Wonka’s mythic chocolate factory - and the naughtiest of the bunch get offed one-by-one like a zany candy-coated slasher.

Reasons to watch:

I watched this on 4/20 and I think the movie got me higher than the drugs did. Eccentric, ridiculous, clever, imaginative (just glowingly pro-imagination), and way funnier - and more imperfect - than I remember from my childhood. So many core memories unlocked.

Where to watch:

Max