Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Page #5

If you tried chewing one

of these Gobstoppers...

you'd break all

your little teeth off.

But they sure do

taste terrific.

And this is Hair Toffee.

You suck down one of

these little boogers...

and in exactly half an hour...

a brand-new crop

of hair will grow out...

over the top of

your little noggin.

And a mustache. And a beard.

Who wants a beard?

Well...

beatniks, for one.

Folk singers and

motorbike riders.

You know, all

those hip, jazzy,

super-cool, neat,

keen and groovy cats.

It's in the

fridge, daddy-o.

Are you hep to the jive?

Can you dig what

I'm laying down?

I knew you could.

Slide me some skin, soul brother.

Unfortunately, the

mixture isn't right yet.

Because an Oompa-Loompa...

tried some yesterday,

and, well, he...

How are you today?

You look great.

Watch this.

(ALARM BLARING)

You mean that's it?

Do you even know

what "it" is?

It's gum.

Yeah.

It's a stick of the

most amazing and

sensational gum in

the whole universe.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Know why? Know why?

Because this gum is a full

three-course dinner all by itself.

(LAUGHS)

Why would anyone want that?

"It will be the end

of all kitchens

and all cooking."

"Just a little strip

of Wonka's magic

chewing gum and that

is all you will..."

"ever need at breakfast,

lunch and dinner."

"This piece of gum

happens to be...

tomato soup, roast beef...

and blueberry pie."

It sounds great.

It sounds weird.

It sounds like

my kind of gum.

I'd rather you didn't.

There are still some

things that are...

I'm the world-record

holder in chewing gum.

I'm not afraid of anything.

How is it, honey?

It's amazing!

Tomato soup. I can feel it...

running down my throat.

Yeah. Spit it out.

Young lady, I think

you'd better...

It's changing.

Roast beef, with baked potato.

VIOLET:
Crispy skin and butter.

Keep chewing kiddo.

My little girl's gonna

be the first person in the world

to have a chewing-gum meal.

Yeah. I'm just a little concerned

about the...

Blueberry pie and ice cream!

That part.

What's happening to her nose?

It's turning blue.

Your whole nose

has gone purple.

(STAMMERS)

What do you mean?

Violet, you're turning violet!

What's happening?!

Well, I told you I hadn't

quite got it right.

Because it goes a little funny

when it gets to the dessert.

If the blueberry

pie that does it.

I'm terribly sorry.

(GRUNTS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

VIOLET:
Mother?

What's happening to me?

(GURLING)

(GASPS QUIETLY)

(VIOLET GROANING HEAVILY)

She's swelling up.

Like a blueberry.

(GURLING CONTINUES)

(VIOLET WHIMPERING)

I've tried it on, like,

20 Oompa-Loompas,

and each one ended

up as a blueberry.

It's just weird.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

But I can't have a

blueberry as a daughter!

How is she supposed

to compete?

You could put her

in a county fair.

(LAUGHS EXCITEDLY)

(ALARM BLARES NOTE)

(TICKING IN RHYTHM)

ALL:
♪ Yeah, yeah. ♪

♪ Yeah. ♪

♪ Listen close, and listen hard. ♪

♪ To the tale of ♪ ♪

Violet Beauregarde. ♪

♪ This gentle girl ♪ ♪

She sees no wrong. ♪

♪ In chewing, chewing, ♪

♪ chewing, chewing. ♪

♪ Chewing, chewing all day long. ♪

♪ Yeah. ♪

(VIOLET YELLING)

♪ She goes on chewing

♪ ♪ till, at last. ♪

♪ Her chewing muscles

♪ ♪ grow so vast. ♪

♪ And from her face ♪

♪ Her giant chin. ♪

OOMPA-LOOMPA 1:
♪ Sticks

out just like a violin. ♪

ALL:
♪ Chewing, chewing

all day long. ♪

♪ Chewing, chewing all day long. ♪

(VIOLET GROANING)

♪ For years and years

she chews away. ♪

♪ Her jaws get stronger every day.

♪ (VIOLET SCREAMING)

♪ And with one great,

tremendous chew. ♪

OOMPA-LOOMPA 2:
♪ They bite the

poor girl's tongue in two. ♪

OOMPA-LOOMPA 3:
♪ And that

is why we try so hard. ♪

OOMPA-LOOMPA 4:
♪ To save

Miss Violet Beauregarde. ♪

ALL:
♪ Chewing, chewing

all day long. ♪

♪ Chewing, chewing all day long. ♪

♪ Chewing, chewing,

chewing, chewing. ♪

♪ Chewing, chewing all day long.

♪ (VIOLET YELLS)

VIOLET:
Mr. Wonka!

I want you to roll...

Miss Beauregarde

into the boat...

and take her along

to the Juicing Room...

at once, okay?

Juicing Room?

What are they gonna

do to her there?

They're gonna squeeze her.

Like a little pimple.

We gotta squeeze all that

juice out of her immediately.

(SOBS QUIETLY)

VIOLET:
Mother, help me!

Please!

(MRS. BEAUREGARDE GRUNTING)

Come on.

Let's boogie.

WONKA:
Without the boat,

we'll have to move double-time

to keep on schedule.

And there's too

much to see.

Mr. Wonka?

Yeah?

Why did you decide

to let people in?

So they could see the

factory, of course.

But why now? And

why only five?

What's the special prize,

and who gets it?

The best kind of

prize is a surprise.

(LAUGHS HAPPILY)

Will Violet always be a blueberry?

No. Maybe.

I don't know.

That's what you get from

chewing gum all day.

It's just disgusting.

If you hate gum so much,

why do you make it?

Once again, you

shouldn't mumble.

It's starting

to bum me out.

Can you remember the first

candy you ever ate?

No.

NARRATOR:
In fact, Willy

Wonka did remember...

the first candy

he ever ate.

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYING)

I'm sorry, I was having a flashback.

I see.

These flashbacks happen often?

Increasingly...

today.

(CHUCKLES)

MR. SALT:
Ah, this is a

room I know all about.

For you see, Mr. Wonka,

I, myself, am in

the nut business.

Are you using the...

Havermax 4000 to

do your sorting?

No. (LAUGHING)

You're really weird.

(DOOR OPENS)

(SQUIRRELS CHITTERING RAPIDLY)

Squirrels!

Yeah. Squirrels.

These squirrels are

specially trained..

To get the nuts

out of shells.

Why use squirrels?

Why not use

Oompa-Loompas?

Because only squirrels

can get the...

whole walnut out almost

every single time.

WONKA:
See how they tap them

with their knuckles...

to make sure it's not bad?

Oh, look. Look.

I think that one's

got a bad nut.

Daddy, I want a squirrel.

Get me one of

those squirrels.

I want one.

Veruca, dear, you have...

many marvelous pets.

All I've got at

home is one pony...

and two dogs and four

cats and six rabbits...

and two parakeets

and three canaries...

and a green parrot

and a turtle...

and a silly old hamster.

I want a squirrel!

All right, pet.

Daddy will get

you a squirrel...

as soon as he possibly can.

But I don't want

any old squirrel,

I want a trained squirrel.

Very well.

Mr. Wonka!

How much do you want for

one of these squirrels?

Name your price.

Oh, they're not for sale.

She can't have one.

Daddy!

(AS MR. SALT)

I'm sorry, darling.

Mr. Wonka's being

unreasonable.

If you won't get

me a squirrel,

I'll get one myself.

Veruca.

Little girl?

Veruca, come back

here at once.

MR. SALT:
Veruca.

WONKA:
Little girl?

Don't touch that

squirrel's nuts.

WONKA:
It'll make him crazy.

I'll have you!

(SQUEAKING RAPIDLY)

(VERUCA GASPING)

MR. SALT:
Veruca!

MR. SALT:
Veruca!

(VERUCA SCREAMING)

(VERUCA GROANS)

Veruca!

(GRUNTING)

Let's find the key.

Nope. Not that one.

Daddy!

MR. SALT:
Veruca!

No. It's not that one.

(GASPING SCAREDLY)

There it is.

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