First published in 1964, there was pushback against it over the depiction of the Oompa Loompas in the story from the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement Of Coloured People). This came about following accusations levelled against the novel itself. Things hadn’t got off to the best of starts when the title of the story was changed for the movie. SEE MORE: Flints on Film: An Ode to the Friday Night In Over time, it’s a film that’s become a much-loved family favourite, notwithstanding the terrifying bit when Gene Wilder as Wonka goes through a tunnel and indelibly leaves nightmarish images in the heads of its impressionable young audience.īut chief amongst those who weren’t keen on the movie was Roald Dahl himself. The one that most of us gravitate to though is, rightly, 1971’s dark, unforgettable, far more interesting Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory.
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