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# I never read the book
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 23:23, archived)
# they're black in the book
which is why they're not orange in Burton's film

the yank studio that made the Gene Kelly film felt this was racist so made them orange instead
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 23:24, archived)
# Lol racism
(I helped save b3ta! epiphany coming live from sweden, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 23:25, archived)
# it's quite clearly disablist, orangeist, and dwarfist.
not to mention yucky and creepy.

Edit: also, Gene Wilder, although Gene Kelly would have been funny as Willy Wonka.
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 23:33, archived)
# gene kelly?
innovative casting, there.
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 23:46, archived)
# yeh
better than that Wilder fella could've done, better singing voice too
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 23:47, archived)
# all actors are filth.
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Tue 7 Oct 2008, 0:11, archived)