‘Willy Wonka’ Cast Reveal Secret Behind Chocolate River | TODAY

[Music] in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory five lucky kids score golden tickets [Music] you're always making things difficult blindly signing a contract to enter a life-size magical Candyland you're always making things difficult today those kids are all grown up but still feel lucky because 44 years later they're still in touch we think of ourselves as a family maybe a bit of a dysfunctional family but all right but a family really part of the family rusty gaah I don't like the look of it when a Wonka's infamous Upolu bus it's scary for me because we made the movie let's turn back time Paris teman plays the boisterous Mike teavee Michael Boulder gives us the gluttonous augustus Gloop Julie dawn Cole was the ultimate spoiled brat Veruca Salt was that a tough character to play was it a fun character to play it's fun to be bad and to be encouraged to be bad you know usually your parents to telling you don't do this don't do that and we had Mel Stewart out direct to say be mean of Amina Amina Denise Nickerson starred as the gum loving Violet Beauregarde [Music] did you get sick of chewing the gum ever no he's having a ball do you still chew gum no what did you give it up when I returned and had 13 cavities okay and then there's Peter Ostrom aka Charlie the young boy who captures our hearts after the movie Ostrom shied away from the limelight growing up to become a veterinarian everybody could be so lucky to have an experience like this and we need to go except for rusty all of the young actors left the business but the cast continues to remain in the public eye often invited to conventions like spooky Empire in Orlando now for anyone who Envy these kids lost in a world of candy a reality check was the river really chocolatey people think of it as luscious you know melting chocolate should we just oh yes we decided to hand out some real chocolate bars but our golden tickets came with questions which actor/actress was least like their character required the most taste to fill the sea seventy-six he's talking about this the one with all those cart moves among the cast favorite memories working with the larger-than-life actor Gene Wilder five kids clambering all over you wanting his attention there was never any you know please don't bother mr. Wilder and we must have been pretty tiresome we must have been show of hands if given the opportunity how many of you would do it again unanimous absolute time of your life yeah look I mean we are the fortunate ones we're here we got just really see and experience and the first thing people do we're gonna find out who you are is a smile we call it the one correct when you you know things a little bit grim or something and they're people the face lights out whoops so let's raise a glass of fizzy lifting drink to the Wonka product of a world of imagination that still lives on for today Joe fryer NBC News Orlando the nostalgia is rushing over me we're looking for that chocolate River burst my bubble though that it's dirty water no like they said hey while we're here let's send our very best to the great Gene Wilder as well will he laugh at himself hello today fans thanks for checking out our YouTube channel subscribe by clicking that button down there and click on any of the videos over here to watch the latest interview show highlights and digital exclusives

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Length: 5min 4sec (304 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 11 2015

Reddit Comments

[u/NoShirtNoShoesNoDice]

It's a shame Gene Wilder couldn't be there too, but he's 82 years old. I'm sure he's happy being wherever he may be.

I know this was a Willy Wonka reunion, but I kind of feel like a Gene Wilder marathon. See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, The Woman In Red, etc.

[u/Blackfuego]

is it just me or did charlie model his actual self after grandpa joe from the movie?

[u/savemejebus0]

Where the hell was Gene. He live in the town I work in. 40 min train ride to the studio. Hope he is OK.

[u/japie06]

One of those people didn't age very well.

[u/madusa77]

Still better than the Johnny Depp version.

[u/SandersDrunkUncle]

Violet.... bah gawd.

[u/JehuLove]

Dude, you gotta love Augustus just rolling up in there wearing lederhosen.

[u/RamsesThePigeon]

Gene Wilder is not among them.

It's five of the children - Charlie being one of them - and an Oompa Loompa.

[u/rawcookiedough]

You never forget your 44th anniversary.