Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

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Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
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That movie was a bad egg.
Production company Warner Bros. Animation
Distributor Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Release date July 11, 2017
Run time 79:17
Starring JP Karilak
Jess Harnell
Lincoln Melcher
Mick Wingert
Spike Brandt
Kath Soucie
Lori Alan
Jeff Bergman
Rachel Bureta
Kate Higgins
Dallas Lovato
Emily O'Brian
Sean Schemmel
Jim Ward
Audrey Wasilewski
Lauren Weisman
Executive producer(s) Sam Register
Producer(s) Spike Brandt
Tony Cervone
Music composed by Michael Tavera
Screenplay by Gene Grillo
Storyboard artists Spike Brandt
Barry Caldwell
Sahin Ersoz
Rick Farmiloe
David "Pez" Hofmann
Amber Hollinger
Larry Leker
John Pomeroy
Lenord Robinson
Larry Scholl
Robert Sledge
Neal Sternecky
Byron Vaughns
Director(s) Spike Brandt
Wes Gleason (voices)
Art director(s) Mike Peraza
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Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is an American animated direct-to-video musical comedy film based on the Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera at MGM. It was released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on July 11, 2017. It was written by Gene Grillo, produced and directed by Spike Brandt, and voice directed by Wes Gleason. The film is the thirteenth in the Tom and Jerry direct-to-video film series.

The film is an animated adaptation the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (which in itself is based on the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl), with the seemingly pointless addition of Tom and Jerry as characters of the film. It follows the same premise of the prior film, telling the story of young Charlie Buckett, as he and four other children enter a tour inside the whimsical chocolate factory of candymaker Willy Wonka. Apart from the established plot, however, the film is retold from the perspective of Tom and Jerry, whom despite never fitting with the film in question, act as protagonists who play a central role to the other characters.

Due to its overwhelmingly negative reception by critics, it was the last installment of the Tom and Jerry direct-to-video film series until 2022, when it was followed by the release of Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up!

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Tom Cat Unavailable
Jerry Mouse Unavailable
Bill Jess Harnell
Charlie Buckett Lincoln Melcher
Mrs. Buckett Kate Higgins
Grandpa Joe Jess Harnell
Grandma Josephine N/A
Grandpa George N/A
Grandma Georgina N/A
Spike Spike Brandt
Mr. Turkentine Sean Schemmel
Winkleman Rachel Butera
Anchorman Jim Ward
German reporter Jim Ward
Augustus Gloop Rachel Butera
Mrs. Gloop Audrey Wasilewski
Mr. Gloop N/A
Arthur Slugworth/Mr. Wilkinson Mick Wingert
Mr. Salt's employee Unavailable
Veruca Salt Emily O'Brien
Mr. Salt Sean Schemmel
American reporter #1 Jess Harnell
Violet Beauregarde Dallas Lovato
Sam Beauregarde Jess Harnell
American reporter #2 Jeff Bergman
Mike Teevee Lauren Weisman
Mr. Teevee N/A
Mrs. Teevee Lori Alan
Alberto Minoleta Jeff Bergman
Toodles Galore N/A
Tyke N/A
Tuffy Kath Soucie
Oompa Loompas Jeff Bergman
Sean Schemmel
Mick Wingert


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

  • Wonka Bar vans

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2017.

Music

The music was composed by Michael Tavera, who also produced all of the songs.

Songs

  1. "The Candy Man" - Jess Harnell
  2. "I Want It Now!" (Slugworth version) - Mick Wingert
  3. "(I've Got a) Golden Ticket" - Jess Harnell and Lincoln Melcher
  4. "Pure Imagination" - JP Karliak
  5. "Oompa-Loompa-Doompa-De-Do" - Jeff Bergman, Sean Schimmel, and Mick Wingert
  6. "Wondrous Boat Ride" - Kath Soucie
  7. "I Want It Now" - Emily O'Brien

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: June 27, 2017 on Digital on Demand; July 11, 2017 on DVD

Behind the scenes

  • Alberto Minoleta is really Droopy.
  • The tour happens on October 1st.

Errors

  • Charlie needs American currency to buy a chocolate bar, but Jerry waves a British flag to represent Charlie when he goes into the factory.

Critical reception

The trailer of the film was released on April 2017 and was met with negative reactions online, with some questioning why it was made.

In a review of the film, Beth Elderkin of Gizmodo wrote: "Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is not just stupid, it's insulting. It's a cheap mockbuster with a cat and mouse artlessly, needlessly inserted."[1]

In other languages

Home availability

Trailers

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References

  1. ^ Elderkin, Beth (July 2, 2017)."My Mad Descent Into the Hellish Void That Is Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". Gizmodo. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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