Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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• Screenwriter John August had never even seen Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when asked by Tim Burton to write the script. After finishing the screenplay, he finally watched the 1971 version, only to be surprised at how much darker the "family" film was compared to his own.
• Movie Goof (crew or equipment visible): As the sun comes up the morning after the flyers have been pasted around the city, you can see an extra start to step out (then duck back in) of the doorway just beyond the flyered pole that is in the foreground.
• Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Nicolas Cage, Will Smith, Brad Pitt, Mike Myers, Ben Stiller, Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock), Bill Murray, Leslie Nielsen, Patrick Hewes Stewart, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Rowan Atkinson, Robert De Niro and Michael Keaton were all considered for the role of Willy Wonka. Marilyn Manson also badly wanted the part.
• Movie Goof (crew or equipment visible): When Willy Wonka is having his shoes polished by Charlie, the crew is reflected in his black sunglasses.