Westminster Branch Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Wonka [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Village Roadshow Pictures a Heyday Films production ; produced by David Heyman, Alexandra Derbyshire, Luke Kelly ; screenplay by Simon Farnaby & Paul King ; directed by Paul King.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

Hollywood, CA : Warner Bros., [2024]

Genre:

Fantasy films.

Film adaptations.

Feature films.

Musical films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Description:

1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

laser optical NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

Summary:

Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the bestselling children's books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician, and chocolate maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly vivid and inventive big-screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time, proving that the best things in life begin with a dream. If you're lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

Notes:

Title from web page.

Originally released as amotion picture in 2023.

Timothee Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Olivia Colman, Natasha Rothwell.

DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1, descriptive audio.

English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.

Target Audience Note:

MPA Rating: PG; for some violence, mild language and thematic elements CHV rating: PG.

Subjects:

Wonka, Willy (Fictitious character) -- Drama.

Magicians -- Drama.

Candy industry -- Drama.

Exploitation -- Drama.

Other Author:

Heyman, David, 1961- film producer.

Derbyshire, Alexandra, film producer.