191: Willy Wonka&the Chocolate Factory with special guest Jared Anderson - a podcast by Scott and Pete

“Hold your breath, make a wish, count to three”, because we got to the 1971 classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory with our bestie Jared Anderson. Arguably one of the weirdest children’s movies ever made, and one we still can’t shake off. When Charlie Bucket gets the coveted Golden Ticket to tour a mysterious candy maker’s factory insanity ensues when the ticket winners start getting taken out like the cast of Midsommer. This movie almost destroyed Scott and Jared’s friendship, over a bitchy social media post, but we’re here to talk it out with Pete moderating like couples counseling. We’re here to talk out what makes this movie moving, strange, and very much a product of 1970s filmmaking. Overlooked at the time of its release Wonka ended up getting a devout cult following in the 1980s thanks to television airings and home video. We discuss what exactly makes this movie “gay” enough to choose it for the pod, all the rotten kids at the center of the Wonka’s morality test, and what our feelings are on the contentious Tim Burton 2005 movie with Johnny Depp.  When reflecting back on Willy Wonka we are still ask questions about this movie's weird, but delightful tone. Is Mrs. Bucket’s somber song "Cheer up Charlie” the most fast forwarded moment of our childhood?  And more importantly why exactly does Wonka have this psychelic tunnel in his Wondrous Boat Ride? 

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