Interesting Chocolate Factory facts

05-23-2005, 02:25 PM

Some interesting facts about the making of the Chocolate Factory
• 1,850 real chocolate bars were made for the film.
• 172,000UK gallons (206,563.48 US gallons/781.92 metric tons) of chocolate were made to create the luscious chocolate river
• 32,000 UK Gallons (38,430.41 US gallons/145.47 metric tons) were made to create the chocolate waterfall
• The lollipops that hang from the trees in the Chocolate Room are all actually real and extremely delicious
• 10,000 toothpaste containers, filled with watered-down wood glue, were created for the toothpaste factory scenes
• The pink glass boat in which Willy Wonka and the kids travel down the chocolate river measures 30 ft X 9ft and took 20 weeks to build
• 60 gallons of white paint were usted to paint the TV Room
• The actors are working in real sets rather than a blue screen. Tim Burton wanted to create realism for the children to make them feel like they were "really there"

05-24-2005, 01:11 PM

WOW :eek: ! they just a lot of..... everything [img]graemlins/spin.gif[/img]

05-24-2005, 02:31 PM

Aw Trines been to Oh Johnny!.net :D [img]tongue.gif[/img]

JenniferNoble · 05-25-2005, 11:40 AM

do they sell those lolly's on e-bay? :D [img]graemlins/yummy.gif[/img]

05-25-2005, 12:23 PM

FACT: Johnny Depp gained 56kg and has chocolate oozing from his pores. [img]graemlins/orbit.gif[/img]

FACT: Traces of chocolate will be stuck in the actors bums forever after having swam in the chocolate river.

05-25-2005, 12:57 PM

No, I never visitted that OhJonny.net website but I do admit it is a very good source for this movie! ;p Those kids look so snobby

05-23-2005, 02:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
TrineX Posts: n/a	Some interesting facts about the making of the Chocolate Factory • 1,850 real chocolate bars were made for the film. • 172,000UK gallons (206,563.48 US gallons/781.92 metric tons) of chocolate were made to create the luscious chocolate river • 32,000 UK Gallons (38,430.41 US gallons/145.47 metric tons) were made to create the chocolate waterfall • The lollipops that hang from the trees in the Chocolate Room are all actually real and extremely delicious • 10,000 toothpaste containers, filled with watered-down wood glue, were created for the toothpaste factory scenes • The pink glass boat in which Willy Wonka and the kids travel down the chocolate river measures 30 ft X 9ft and took 20 weeks to build • 60 gallons of white paint were usted to paint the TV Room • The actors are working in real sets rather than a blue screen. Tim Burton wanted to create realism for the children to make them feel like they were "really there"

05-24-2005, 01:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Liza the vampire Posts: n/a	WOW :eek: ! they just a lot of..... everything [img]graemlins/spin.gif[/img]

05-24-2005, 02:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
British Yank Posts: n/a	Aw Trines been to Oh Johnny!.net :D [img]tongue.gif[/img]

05-25-2005, 11:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
JenniferNoble Lovely Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 4,654 My Profile	do they sell those lolly's on e-bay? :D [img]graemlins/yummy.gif[/img]

05-25-2005, 12:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Abstract Posts: n/a	FACT: Johnny Depp gained 56kg and has chocolate oozing from his pores. [img]graemlins/orbit.gif[/img] FACT: Traces of chocolate will be stuck in the actors bums forever after having swam in the chocolate river.

05-25-2005, 12:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
TrineX Posts: n/a	No, I never visitted that OhJonny.net website but I do admit it is a very good source for this movie! ;p Those kids look so snobby

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