Last Degree of Bacon with Willy Wonka
And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain...of BACON!!!!
Here it is, friends--our final round of Six Degrees of Bacon for the year. I’m at the last page of my calendar and after that, there are no more.
So, with misty eyes,, let’s get started.
This month’s film is “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder, not the 2005 Tim Burton remake with Johnny Depp. I saw that one, and have to say, I much prefer the original. It’s based on the Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which came out in 1964.
According to Wikipedia, the producers had an amazing amount of choices when it came to casting Willy Wonka. All six members of Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin) expressed interest in playing Wonka, but at the time they were not seen as big enough names for an international audience. The producers also considered Fred Astaire, Joel Grey, Ron Moody (who played Fagin in “Oliver!”) and third Doctor Who, John Pertwee. Peter Sellers even begged Dahl for the role.
Dahl’s first choice was British comedian Spike Milligan, known for the Goon Show.
But it was Gene Wilder who got the Golden Ticket, so to speak, and he was the one who escorted the five children through his factory. One by one, four of them succumb to horrible fates brought on their own bad habits. And don’t forget the Greek Chorus provided by the Oompa Loompas.
What do you get from a glut of TV?
A pain in the neck and an IQ of three
Why don't you try simply reading a book?
Okay, it’s time for (sniff) the very last foray into Bacon and we’ll start with Gene Wilder.
Who was in “Young Frankenstein” with Gene Hackman
Who was in “The Unforgiven” with Morgan Freeman
Who was in “Red” with Bruce Willis
Who was in “Die Hard” with Alan Rickman
Who was in “Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves” with Kevin Costner
Who was in “JFK” with KEVIN BACON!!!!!
Because I have nothing better to do, I counted up all the actors in each round of Bacon, and the grand total is 73. And not a single movie or actor used twice. All the way from Charlie Chaplin to Kevin Costner, with the likes of Dean Martin, Sean Connery, Marilyn Monroe, Donald Sutherland, Michael Caine and Burl Ives in between.
If you don't believe me, let me know and I'll send you the list.
I already have my 2018 calendar. It features photos from episodes of the original Star Trek series. I figure we can all watch each episode and comment on it. Heads up, first episode is “Mirror, Mirror.”
May we all live long and prosper in 2018.
And so I face the final curtain...of BACON!!!!
Here it is, friends--our final round of Six Degrees of Bacon for the year. I’m at the last page of my calendar and after that, there are no more.
So, with misty eyes,, let’s get started.
This month’s film is “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder, not the 2005 Tim Burton remake with Johnny Depp. I saw that one, and have to say, I much prefer the original. It’s based on the Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which came out in 1964.
According to Wikipedia, the producers had an amazing amount of choices when it came to casting Willy Wonka. All six members of Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin) expressed interest in playing Wonka, but at the time they were not seen as big enough names for an international audience. The producers also considered Fred Astaire, Joel Grey, Ron Moody (who played Fagin in “Oliver!”) and third Doctor Who, John Pertwee. Peter Sellers even begged Dahl for the role.
Dahl’s first choice was British comedian Spike Milligan, known for the Goon Show.
But it was Gene Wilder who got the Golden Ticket, so to speak, and he was the one who escorted the five children through his factory. One by one, four of them succumb to horrible fates brought on their own bad habits. And don’t forget the Greek Chorus provided by the Oompa Loompas.
What do you get from a glut of TV?
A pain in the neck and an IQ of three
Why don't you try simply reading a book?
Okay, it’s time for (sniff) the very last foray into Bacon and we’ll start with Gene Wilder.
Who was in “Young Frankenstein” with Gene Hackman
Who was in “The Unforgiven” with Morgan Freeman
Who was in “Red” with Bruce Willis
Who was in “Die Hard” with Alan Rickman
Who was in “Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves” with Kevin Costner
Who was in “JFK” with KEVIN BACON!!!!!
Because I have nothing better to do, I counted up all the actors in each round of Bacon, and the grand total is 73. And not a single movie or actor used twice. All the way from Charlie Chaplin to Kevin Costner, with the likes of Dean Martin, Sean Connery, Marilyn Monroe, Donald Sutherland, Michael Caine and Burl Ives in between.
If you don't believe me, let me know and I'll send you the list.
I already have my 2018 calendar. It features photos from episodes of the original Star Trek series. I figure we can all watch each episode and comment on it. Heads up, first episode is “Mirror, Mirror.”
May we all live long and prosper in 2018.
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