The song Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has always been a favorite of mine. Growing up in the 70's this was one of my favorite movies to watch. I'm not really a big of fan of the 2005 release of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory though, just didn't sit right with me for some reason.
A little about the movie:
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 musical film adaptation of the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. The film tells the story of Charlie Bucket as he receives a golden ticket and visits Willy Wonka's chocolate factory with four other children from around the world. Filming took place in Munich in 1970, and the film was released on June 30, 1971.
Directed by: Mel Stuart
Produced by: David L. Wolper
Stan Margulies
Screenplay by: Roald Dahl
David Seltzer (uncredited)
Based on: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by
Roald Dahl
Starring: Gene Wilder
Jack Albertson
Peter Ostrum
Music by: Anthony Newley
Leslie Bricusse
Cinematography: Arthur Ibbetson
Editing by: David Saxon
Studio: Wolper Productions
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Warner Bros. (Current)
Release date(s): June 30, 1971 (1971-06-30)
Song Lyrics:
Willy Wonka:
[Spoken]
Hold your breath
Make a wish
Count to three
[Sung]
Come with me
And you'll be
In a world of
Pure imagination
Take a look
And you'll see
Into your imagination
We'll begin
With a spin
Traveling in
The world of my creation
What we'll see
Will defy
Explanation
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Wanta change the world?
There's nothing
To it
There is no
Life I know
To compare with
Pure imagination
Living there
You'll be free
If you truly wish to be
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Wanta change the world?
There's nothing
To it
There is no
Life I know
To compare with
Pure imagination
Living there
You'll be free
If you truly
Wish to be
