NARRATOR:
This is a story of an ordinary boy named Charlie Who. He was not faster, or stronger, or more clever than other children. His family were terribly poor, for you see; Charlie's parents can't afford him an education, so they have to homeschool him. Charlie never had any friends. All Charlie had in his life were his parents, his four grandparents, and a little sister named Cindy Lou Who. Charlie really loved his family dearly, but sometimes he felt lonely. He wishes things could change for the better of them. Charlie was the luckiest boy in the world. He just didn't know it yet.
(Charlie runs into his house, which is ramshackle and built on a slant. He and his family are extremely poor. Mrs. Bucket is making soup, and Mr. Bucket enters, wrapped up against the winter cold. The grandparents are all in bed)
MR. BUCKET:
Evening, Buckets!
GRANDPA GEORGE:
Evening!
CINDY:
Hi, Dad!
CHARLIE:
Hi.
MRS. BUCKET:
Soup's almost ready, darling. Just cabbage and water tonight, dear. Don't suppose there's anything extra to put in tonight? Oh well, nothing goes better with cabbage than cabbage.
MR. BUCKET:
Charlie, I found something I think you'll like…
(He pulls a set of oddly-shaped toothpaste caps from his pocket and gives them to Charlie)
NARRATOR:
Charlie's father worked in the local toothpaste factory. The hours were long and the pay was terrible, but sometimes, there were unexpected surprises.
CHARLIE:
It's exactly what I need!
GRANDPA JOE:
What is it, Charlie?
(Charlie reveals a model of the Wonka factory made entirely out of caps)
CHARLIE:
Dad found it, just the piece I needed.
GRANDPA JOE:
What piece was it?
CHARLIE:
A head for Willy Wonka.
GRANDMA JOSEPHINA:
How wonderful!
GRANDPA JOE:
It's quite a likeness.
CHARLIE:
You think so?
GRANDPA JOE:
Think so? I know so! I saw Willy Wonka with my own two eyes! I used to work for him, you know.
CHARLIE:
You did?
GRANDPA JOE:
I did.
(There was a knock on the door)
MR. BUCKET:
I'll get that!
(He opens the door and saw Willy Wonka standing in front of him)
MR. BUCKET:
Ah! Willy, you came at the right time!
WONKA:
Yeah, I wanted to see how Charlie and Cindy were doing.
CINDY:
Hi, Mr. Wonka! I'm doing really great!
WONKA:
That's great, Cindy! And what about you, Charlie?
CHARLIE:
I'm pretty good.
GRANDPA JOE:
Well, I was about to tell them stories about you, actually, about Prince Pondicherry.
WONKA:
You mean that Indian prince who wanted me to build a palace made entirely out of chocolate?
CHARLIE:
Yes, sir, Mr. Wonka.
WONKA:
Tell me more.
NARRATOR:
Yes, Willy Wonka is friends with Charlie and Cindy Lou's parents. You see, he always visits them because Charlie and Cindy Lou are special kids to him. One day, he asked Charlie something that he never asked before.
WONKA:
Hey Charlie, there's something that I've been wanting to ask you in a long time.
CHARLIE:
What is it, Mr. Wonka?
WONKA:
How would you like to take a tour to my factory? And after this tour, you get a prize beyond anything you could ever imagine!
CHARLIE:
For real? No kidding?
(Wonka nodded his head)
CHARLIE:
Thank you, Mr. Wonka!
WONKA:
No problem, young Charlie.
MRS. BUCKET:
Wait, Charlie gets to go to your factory!?
WONKA:
Yep! And what about little Cindy Lou? I would like for her to come!
MRS. BUCKET:
Well, she's gonna be over at some friends' house, so… I don't think she'll go.
MR. BUCKET:
Okay, but what date and time?
WONKA:
Oh, it's on February 1 at 10 AM
MR. BUCKET:
And who's going to take Charlie?
WONKA:
Maybe Grandpa Joe can take Charlie, what do you say?
GRANDPA JOE:
I don't think I can walk all the way through this entire tour, have Mr. Bucket take Charlie instead.
WONKA:
But…
MRS. BUCKET:
Willy, it's for the best.
MR. BUCKET:
Yeah, and we don't want him to collapse during the middle of the tour.
GRANDPA JOE:
And I don't even know the last time I walked.
MR. BUCKET:
Alright Charlie, I'll take you to the factory on February 1st.
CHARLIE:
Thanks, Dad.
MR. BUCKET:
You're absolutely welcome, son.
(The scene shifts to tomorrow, where an officer, who was accompanied by Charlie, woke Mr. Wonka up)
OFFICER:
Willy Wonka, wake up! We have word that four brats are planning world domination!
CHARLIE:
They were the same brats that came into my house and called me insulting names!
WONKA:
What!? How could they do something like that!?
OFFICER:
You and Charlie must catch these stupid brats and bring them here!
WONKA:
Sure thing, officers! Well, Charlie, we got a city to save!
CHARLIE:
Alright!
(Now Charlie and Wonka were flying around the city like superheroes and were about to stop the brats who are in their hover chairs)
CHARLIE:
Stop right there, you monsters!
WONKA:
Yeah! Or we'll…
(But Wonka suddenly lost his flight and fell until he hit the ground hard. Turns out that it was actually just a dream)
OOMPA LOOMPA:
Willy, sir, it's time to wake up!
WONKA:
Darn it! Charlie and I were gonna save the city from the stupid brats! Charlie and I were gonna be rewarded with Wonka candies! We were gonna have the time of our lives... what time is it?
OOMPA LOOMPA:
It's 9:55 AM!
WONKA:
Holy crap! I gotta get ready for the tour! You have everything set in motion?
OOMPA LOOMPA:
Yes, sir! They will definitely be eliminated for sure!
(The scene shifts to the crowds outside of the factory gates. The children are all there. Charlie noticed four other kids standing with their parents)
MR. BUCKET:
Are you ready, Charlie?
CHARLIE:
You bet.
RANDOM FATHER:
Hey, that's what I said to my son, Mike. I'm Mr. Teavee, by the way.
MR. BUCKET:
Oh, okay. It's a pleasure meeting you, I'm Mr. Bucket, and this is my son, Charlie.
MR. TEAVEE:
Hi Charlie, I want you meet my son, Mike Teavee.
CHARLIE:
Hi Mike, it's nice meeting you.
(Charlie and Mike started shaking hands)
MIKE:
Nice to meet you too, Charlie.
RICH GIRL:
Daddy, I can't wait to go in!
RICH GIRL'S DAD:
I can't wait, either!
(Charlie then walks up to the rich girl and her dad)
CHARLIE:
Uh, hi. I'm Charlie Bucket, and what's your name?
RICH GIRL'S DAD:
Uh… Mr. Salt.
RICH GIRL:
I'm Veruca, nice to meet you, Charlie.
(The gates open. Charlie reunites with his dad. Wonka's amplified voice is heard over the loudspeakers, reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz)
WONKA:
offscreen* Please enter!
(The guests come through the gates)
WONKA:
Come forward!
(They do)
WONKA:
Close the gates!
(The gates slams shut)
WONKA:
Dear visitors, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to my humble factory. Who am I? Well…
(The curtains rise up, and the puppets start singing a song in a similar fashion to Welcome to Duloc from Shrek)
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka
The Amazing Chocolatier
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka
Everybody give a cheer!
He's modest, clever, and so smart,
He barely can restrain it.
With so much generosity,
There is no way to contain it
To contain it, to contain, to contain, to contain.
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka
He's the one that you're about to meet.
Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka
He's a genius who just can't be beat.
The magician and the chocolate 'wiz
The best darn guy who ever lived
Willy Wonka here he is!
(Then the puppets tried to snap a picture of the guests but since Wonka forgot to install the camera, the machine doesn't know what to do, so they set the puppets on fire instead)
WONKA:
Wasn't that magnificent? I was getting a little worried it was sort of dodgy in the middle part, but then, that finale! Wow!
MIKE:
Who are you? Lord Farquaad?
CHARLIE:
He's Willy Wonka!
(There is a long, awkward pause. The blond haired girl breaks the silence)
BLOND GIRL:
Mommy, I'm scared.
BLOND GIRL'S MOM:
Remember Violet; you're the world record holder of chewing gum, and you're not afraid of anything!
WONKA:
Good morning, starshine, the earth says hello!
(Another awkward silence takes place but shorter than the one before. He pulls out cue cards)
WONKA:
"Dear guests, greetings! Welcome to the factory! I shake you warmly by the hand. My name is Willy Wonka."
(Veruca points to the throne)
VERUCA:
Then shouldn't you be up there?
WONKA:
Well, I couldn't very well watch the show from up there, now, could I, little girl? And Charlie, I'm glad you made it to my factory, I welcome you deeply! Now let's begin this epic tour! Come, now!
CHUBBY BOY:
Don't you want to know our names?
WONKA:
I can't imagine how it would matter.
(They head into the factory. The doors shut behind them. The scene shifts to the inside hall)
WONKA:
Just drop your coats anywhere.
MR. TEAVEE:
Mr. Wonka, it sure is toasty in here.
WONKA:
What? Oh, yes, I have to keep it warm in here because my workers are used to an extremely hot climate. They just can't stand the cold. Now! Onward!
(They start walking. Violet hugs Mr. Wonka. He gasps with surprise and disgust at being touched)
VIOLET:
Mr. Wonka, I'm Violet Beauregarde.
(Violet continues chewing on her gum)
WONKA:
Oh, I don't care.
VIOLET:
Well, you should care, because I'm the girl who's going to win the special prize at the end.
WONKA:
Well, you do seem confident, and confidence is key.
(Violet looks at her mother excitedly and her mother smiles back. The rich girl steps in Wonka's way, and Wonka gasps in disgust again)
VERUCA:
I'm Veruca Salt. It's very nice to meet you, sir.
WONKA:
Funny. I always thought a veruca was a type of wart that got on the bottom of your foot. Haha…
(A chubby boy, who is devouring his candy, steps in Wonka's way)
CHUBBY BOY:
I am Augustus Gloop. I love your chocolate.
WONKA:
I can see that. So do I! I never expected we'd have so much in common.
(He turns around to look at Charlie and Mike)
WONKA:
Charlie, I think I know your… uh… rival, or…?
CHARLIE:
This is Mike Teavee, he's my new friend.
WONKA:
Oh… uh…
CHARLIE:
Is something wrong, Mr. Wonka?
WONKA:
Let's move along!
(Charlie shrugs while Mike rolls his eyes at Mr. Wonka, then they start walking)
AUGUSTUS:
Would you like some chocolate?
CHARLIE:
Sure.
AUGUSTUS:
Then you should have bought some.
(He laughs and is about to unwrap his beloved Wonka bar, when Mike stood up in front of him)
MIKE:
Hey, you offered Charlie some of your chocolate, so give him at least a piece!
AUGUSTUS:
No way! He's poor and doesn't deserve chocolate!
(However, Veruca overheard Augustus, and was storming her way towards him)
MIKE:
That's not a nice thing to say about my new friend!
AUGUSTUS:
If I were you, I would ditch that stupid idiot…
(Just then Veruca ripped the Wonka Bar out of Augustus's hands)
AUGUSTUS:
Hey, that's my chocolate, give it back!
VERUCA:
No way, fatty!
(She literally kicked Augustus in the butt)
AUGUSTUS:
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoooooo!
MRS. GLOOP:
Augustus sweetie, are you okay?
(Mr. Wonka turned around to face whoever did that to Augustus)
WONKA:
Okay, who did that!?
(Augustus immediately pointed at Veruca)
WONKA:
Oh.
(Wonka walked up to Veruca)
WONKA:
Little girl…
(Veruca has an innocent look on her face)
WONKA:
I'm gonna let this slide.
(Veruca sighed in relief)
WONKA:
Now… on with the tour!
CHARLIE:
Thank you, Mike, for standing up for me.
MIKE:
You're welcome, Charlie.
(Veruca walked up to Charlie and gave him Augustus's Wonka Bar)
VERUCA:
Here you go, Charlie.
CHARLIE:
Oh, thanks, Veruca.
VERUCA:
No problem. Just don't let the… Augustus steal it.
(Mike extends his hand out)
MIKE:
Mike Teavee! Pleasure meeting you, Veruca.
(Veruca shakes Mike's hand)
VERUCA:
The pleasure's all mine, Mike.
WONKA:
Here we are, people! The door to where the best chocolate is!
MIKE:
Why's the door so small?
WONKA:
To keep all the great big chocolatey flavor inside. Haha…
(He bends down, unlocks the door, then opens the entire wall, revealing his chocolate room. They enter. Augustus is entranced)
WONKA:
Now, my dear children, do be careful. Don't lose your heads. Don't get over excited. Just keep very calm.
CHARLIE:
It's beautiful.
WONKA:
What? Ooh, yeah. It's very beautiful. Every drop of the river is hot melted chocolate of the finest quality. The waterfall is most important. It churns out the chocolate, mixes it up. By the way, no other factory in the world mixes its chocolate by waterfall, my dear children. You can take that to a bank!
(A pipe descends to the river)
WONKA:
People, those pipes suck up the chocolate, and carry it away, all over the factory. Thousands of gallons an hour. Yeah! Do you like my meadow? Please have a blade of grass, please do. It's so delectable and so darn good looking!
CHARLIE:
You mean you can eat the grass?
WONKA:
Everything in this room is eatable. Even I'm eatable, but that is called cannibalism, my dear children, and is, in fact, frowned upon in most societies. Yeah. Enjoy!
(Everyone started splitting up except for Charlie and Mike)
MIKE:
Hey Charlie, follow me!
(Charlie followed Mike to the candy pumpkins, and Mike started stomping on it until it broke)
MIKE:
C'mon Charlie!
CHARLIE:
Uh… I don't know, Mike.
MIKE:
C'mon, Mr. Wonka said enjoy!
CHARLIE:
Well… I guess it wouldn't hurt to try, though I do love candy.
(Charlie then stomped on the same candy pumpkin)
CHARLIE:
You're right, Mike. This IS fun!
MIKE:
Told ya, and besides, Mr. Wonka will build more of these.
(Veruca walks up to Charlie and Mike)
VERUCA:
Hey, Charlie, Mike, I want you to look at that little person!
(Charlie and Mike followed Veruca to where the mini human is, using a jackhammer)
CHARLIE:
That's called an Oompa Loompa, Veruca.
MIKE:
How do you know who those freaks are, Charlie? They don't look like them to me.
VERUCA:
Yeah, Oompa Loompas have orange skin, and they have green hair.
CHARLIE:
Well, Mr. Wonka told me all about these kinds of Oompa Loompas, about how he found them in Loompaland.
MIKE:
That can't be real.
VERUCA:
Yeah, there's no such place.
CHARLIE:
Why don't we ask Mr. Wonka.
(Mr. Wonka was standing here when Charlie, Veruca, and Mike walked up to him. Charlie lightly tugged his coat)
CHARLIE:
Hey Mr. Wonka.
WONKA:
Oh, yes? Is there anything you need from me?
VERUCA:
Is this Loompaland real or not?
WONKA:
Well, it is real, that's where the Oompa Loompas were found.
MIKE:
What do you think this Augustus guy is doing over there?
(Mike points at Augustus who is eating everything in sight)
WONKA:
He eats a lot.
(Charlie felt a tap on his shoulder. He turns around to face this blond-haired girl named Violet)
VIOLET:
Hi, my name's Violet.
CHARLIE:
Hi Violet, I'm Charlie. Nice to meet you.
(Violet grabbed Charlie's hand)
VIOLET:
Nice to meet you, too! Let's be friends, best friends!
CHARLIE:
Okay, Violet. I'd love that!
VIOLET:
C'mon, Charlie!
(Violet gently pulled Charlie's hand to the candy apple tree where she let go of Charlie's hand and grabbed two apples and gave one to Charlie. Charlie noticed Violet taking her gum out of her mouth and putting it behind her ear)
CHARLIE:
Uh, Violet, why did you put your gum behind your ear? Why not start a new piece?
VIOLET:
Because I've been breaking the record by chewing this gum for three months solid.
CHARLIE:
Okay, that's pretty interesting.
(After they were done with their apples. Violet put the gum back in her mouth, and they started talking)
VIOLET:
So, how's life going for you, Charlie?
CHARLIE:
Well, it's pretty good, actually.
VIOLET:
You okay?
CHARLIE:
Actually, I've been living in a small house. Me and my family are always poor, and I never had any friends growing up because they don't have the money for my education, so they had to homeschool me and my little sister. But other than that, it's pretty good. What about you, Violet? Don't you have any friends?
VIOLET:
sighs* Not really, my mom doesn't want me to have friends because I have to focus on all those competitions and breaking records like the gum that I told you earlier.
CHARLIE:
So, your mom's…
VIOLET:
Like a coach. Yeah, my mom was wanting me to win this tour that someone told her about. I just don't think it matters, honestly.
CHARLIE:
I wouldn't think it matters if one of us won, Violet!
(Charlie and Violet start giggling, then Violet grabbed Charlie's hand)
VIOLET:
Not especially that dude who loves eating chocolate and was a jerk to you!
CHARLIE:
You mean Augustus? Yeah, he really needs to go on a diet!
VIOLET:
He really needs to eat his veggies, or they'll just eat him!
CHARLIE:
Yeah, he needs to eat some cabbage soup for a change!
(Charlie and Violet giggled. Charlie stopped giggling as Violet continued giggling. Charlie suddenly had butterflies in his stomach as he kept looking at Violet, confirming that he had started developing feelings for her. Violet noticed Charlie staring at her)
VIOLET:
What are you looking at, dude?
CHARLIE:
I was trying to see if Augustus is there somewhere, devouring everything tasty.
(Just then, they heard Augustus's mom calling out for her son)
MRS. GLOOP:
Augustus, my child, that is not a good thing you do!
(Charlie and Violet ran over to Mrs. Gloop where they saw Augustus at the distance of the chocolate river drinking the chocolate with his bare hands)
WONKA:
Hey, little boy! My chocolate must be untouched by human hands!
(Augustus falls into the river. Mrs. Gloop gasps in shock while Mr. Wonka rolled his eyes. Augustus was struggling to swim while his mother was freaking out)
MRS. GLOOP:
He'll drown!!
(The others overheard Mrs. Gloop and caught up to her and witnessed Augustus in the river)
MRS. GLOOP:
He can't swim! Save him! Augustus, sweetie!
(Wonka remains passive. The pipe enters and descends into the river)
MRS. GLOOP:
Augustus, watch out! The pipe!
(Augustus is sucked up the pipe, and shoots up)
VIOLET:
There he goes…
MRS. GLOOP:
Call the fire brigade!
MRS. BEAUREGARDE:
It's a wonder how that pipe is big enough…
CHARLIE:
It isn't big enough. He's slowing down!
MIKE:
He's gonna stick…
MR. TEAVEE:
I think he has.
(Augustus finally stopped and saw the whole group staring at him)
MR. SALT:
He's blocked the whole pipe!
(Veruca noticed the Oompa Loompas working)
CHARLIE:
Look! The Oompa Loompas!
VIOLET:
Loom-wha?
CHARLIE:
They're Oompa Loompas, Violet!
VERUCA:
What do you suppose they're doing?
MIKE:
And why is there music playing in the background?
WONKA:
Well, I suppose they're about to treat us into a little song! It is quite a special occasion, of course.
(The Oompa Loompas ran in their positions in front of the pipe and they started singing about Augustus)
Augustus Gloop, Augustus Gloop
The great big greedy nincompoop
Augustus Gloop, so big and vile
So greedy, foul, and infantile.
Come on we cried
The time is ripe
To send him shooting up the pipe
But don't dear children be alarmed
Augustus Gloop will not be harmed
Augustus Gloop will not be harmed
Although of course
We must admit
He will be altered quite a bit
Slowly wheels go round and round
And cogs begin to grind and pound
We'll boil him for a minute more
Until we're absolutely sure
Then out he comes
A miracle has taken place
A miracle has taken place
This greedy brute
This louse's ear
Is loved by people everywhere
For who could hate or bear a grudge
Against a luscious bit of fudge
(Once the song was about to finish, Augustus went up farther inside the machine)
WONKA:
Bravo! Well done! Aren't they charming? Aren't they delightful?
MR. SALT:
I do say, that all seemed rather rehearsed…
MIKE:
Like they knew it was all gonna happen.
MRS. GLOOP:
Where is my son? Where does that pipe go to?
WONKA:
That pipe? It just happens to go to the room where I make the most delicious kind of strawberry-coated chocolate fudge!
MRS. GLOOP:
Then he will be made into strawberry-coated chocolate-flavored fudge! They'll be selling him by the pound all over the world!
WONKA:
No, I wouldn't allow it. The taste would be terrible! Can you imagine Augustus-flavored, chocolate-coated Gloop? Ew. No one would buy it.
(Oompa Loompa approaches)
WONKA:
I want you to take Mrs. Gloop to the fudge room, 'kay? Help her find her son. Take a long stick, and start poking around in the mixing barrel. 'Kay?
(The Oompa Loompa and Wonka do the ceremonial bow. The Oompa Loompa then leads Mrs. Gloop offstage)
CHARLIE:
Mr. Wonka?
WONKA:
Huh?
CHARLIE:
How would Augustus's name already be in the Oompa Loompa song, unless they…
WONKA:
Improvisation is just a parlor trick. Anyone can do it.
(To Violet)
WONKA:
You, little girl, say something. Anything.
VIOLET:
Chewing gum.
WONKA:
Chewing gum is really gross, chewing gum I hate the most. See? Exactly the same.
MIKE:
No it isn't.
WONKA:
Uh, you really shouldn't mumble, because I can't understand a word you're saying. Now, on with the tour.
(Mike whispers to Charlie's ear to where Wonka won't hear him)
MIKE:
Charlie, this man's crazy! His Oompa whatevers already know Augustus's name during their song.
CHARLIE:
Yeah, I think he's starting to act suspicious.
MIKE:
What if Mr. Wonka tries to get rid of the other kids, including us.
(Charlie pats Mike's shoulder)
CHARLIE:
Don't worry, Mike, I've got your back.
To Be Continued