2023
Willy Wonka arrives in a grand city, dreams of opening a chocolate shop, but is tricked into debt-bondage by Mrs. Scrubitt and Bleacher at their laundry house. Befriending the orphan Noodle, Willy escapes to sell his chocolates, only for the powerful Chocolate Cartel to sabotage his efforts and bribe the Chief of Police. After his shop is destroyed, Willy and Noodle are captured by the Cartel and trapped in a vault, slowly submerging in a giant tank of chocolate. An Oompa Loompa, whom Willy had previously caught stealing, intervenes to save them, expose the Cartel's corruption, and help Willy establish his fantastical chocolate factory.
Save the Cat beat sheet
The screenplay follows Willy Wonka’s journey from a penniless dreamer to a triumphant chocolatier.
Open full beat sheetWilly Wonka is listed as Protagonist. A young, optimistic, and inventive magician and chocolate maker. In the parsed data, Willy Wonka is connected to 42 scenes, 100 dialogue lines, 102 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
42 scenes / 100 dialogue linesNoodle is listed as Supporting. A cynical, skinny twelve-year-old orphan working at the laundry. In the parsed data, Noodle is connected to 25 scenes, 25 dialogue lines, 42 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
25 scenes / 25 dialogue linesMrs. Scrubitt is listed as Antagonist. The harsh, greedy owner of the laundry and guest house. In the parsed data, Mrs. Scrubitt is connected to 10 scenes, 22 dialogue lines, 22 text mentions, first appearing around scene 7.
10 scenes / 22 dialogue linesSlugworth is listed as Antagonist. A proud, confident, and corrupt chocolate tycoon. In the parsed data, Slugworth is connected to 10 scenes, 17 dialogue lines, 18 text mentions, first appearing around scene 23.
10 scenes / 17 dialogue linesProdnose is listed as Antagonist. A short, round, and dim chocolate tycoon. In the parsed data, Prodnose is connected to 10 scenes, 9 dialogue lines, 10 text mentions, first appearing around scene 43.
10 scenes / 9 dialogue linesFickelgruber is listed as Antagonist. A tall, spindly, immaculately-dressed chocolate tycoon. In the parsed data, Fickelgruber is connected to 10 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 44.
10 scenes / 4 dialogue linesBleacher is listed as Antagonist. Mrs. Scrubitt's partner, a tough-looking bruiser. In the parsed data, Bleacher is connected to 9 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 13 text mentions, first appearing around scene 6.
9 scenes / 11 dialogue linesChief of Police is listed as Antagonist. A corrupt police chief addicted to chocolate. In the parsed data, Chief of Police is connected to 8 scenes, 6 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 23.
8 scenes / 6 dialogue linesLofty is listed as Supporting. A small, orange-skinned, green-haired Oompa Loompa. In the parsed data, Lofty is connected to 6 scenes, 20 dialogue lines, 21 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.
6 scenes / 20 dialogue linesAbacus Crunch is listed as Supporting. An ex-accountant working in the Wash House. In the parsed data, Abacus Crunch is connected to 4 scenes, first appearing around scene 12.
4 scenes / 0 dialogue linesWilly Wonka arrives at a grand city by boat and prepares to enter.
Willy WonkaWilly gathers his belongings in the engine room.
Willy WonkaWilly arrives at the docks and hitches a ride.
Willy WonkaWilly explores the town square and interacts with locals.
Willy WonkaWilly visits the shopping arcade and imagines his future shop.
Willy WonkaWilly meets Bleacher while camping by the river.
Willy Wonka, BleacherBleacher leads Willy to the laundry house.
Willy Wonka, Mrs. Scrubitt, BleacherWilly signs a contract at the laundry house.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, Mrs. Scrubitt, BleacherMrs Scrubitt punishes Noodle.
Noodle, Mrs. ScrubittWilly sells his Hoverchoc to the crowd.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, Slugworth, Fickelgruber, Prodnose, Chief of PoliceWilly is forced into the Wash House due to debt.
Willy Wonka, Mrs. Scrubitt, BleacherWilly meets the other workers in the Wash House.
Willy Wonka, Abacus CrunchWorkers head to the staff quarters.
Mrs Scrubitt and Bleacher confront the workers.
Mrs. Scrubitt, BleacherWilly settles into his room and meets Noodle, who explains the harsh reality of their debt to Scrubitt and Bleacher. Willy reveals his dream of making chocolate and shares his backstory.
Willy Wonka, NoodleA flashback showing young Willy on a barge with his mother.
Willy WonkaYoung Willy and his mother discuss their dream of opening a chocolate shop.
Willy WonkaBack in the present, Willy and Noodle discuss his mother's secret and plan to escape the laundry.
Willy Wonka, NoodleThe Chief of Police arrives at the Cathedral.
Chief of PoliceThe Chief walks to the confessional.
Chief of PoliceThe Chief bribes a priest with chocolate to access the secret elevator.
Chief of PoliceThe Chief descends into the secret crypt.
Chief of PoliceThe Chief meets with the chocolate cartel to discuss eliminating Wonka.
Slugworth, Fickelgruber, Prodnose, Chief of PoliceBleacher conducts the morning roll call and Willy manipulates him.
Willy Wonka, BleacherNoodle tricks Mrs. Scrubitt into believing Bleacher is an aristocrat.
Noodle, Mrs. ScrubittWilly prepares his escape equipment.
Willy Wonka, Abacus CrunchBleacher appears in lederhosen, wooing Mrs. Scrubitt.
Mrs. Scrubitt, BleacherWilly presents his invention and escapes.
Willy WonkaWilly arrives in the shop via the dumb waiter.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, Mrs. Scrubitt, BleacherWilly and Noodle realize the chocolate is missing.
Willy Wonka, NoodleWilly and Noodle use a special chocolate to distract a security guard.
Willy Wonka, NoodleWilly and Noodle walk through the zoo at night, discussing why the flamingos do not fly away.
Willy Wonka, NoodleWilly and Noodle enter a backstage corridor; Willy accidentally opens a tiger enclosure.
Willy Wonka, NoodleWilly and Noodle meet Abigail the giraffe and feed her acacia mints.
Willy Wonka, NoodleWilly sells chocolate to a crowd, but the Chief of Police arrives to arrest him, forcing Willy to escape.
Willy Wonka, Chief of Police, NoodleWilly traps an Oompa Loompa who has been stealing his chocolate.
Willy Wonka, LoftyNoodle teaches Willy how to read, and they experience the magic of literature.
Willy Wonka, NoodleWilly opens his shop, but it is sabotaged by the Cartel.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, Abacus CrunchWilly returns to the laundry, singing a sad song, and is met by Mrs. Scrubitt.
Willy Wonka, Mrs. ScrubittWilly packs his belongings and looks at a picture of his mother.
Willy WonkaBleacher guards the corridor as Willy leaves.
Willy Wonka, BleacherNoodle watches Willy leave and pays the Cartel's money to Mrs. Scrubitt.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, Mrs. ScrubittWilly and Noodle are marched into the chocolate tank by the cartel.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, Slugworth, Fickelgruber, ProdnoseWilly asks the cartel for a good deed.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, Slugworth, Fickelgruber, ProdnoseThe cartel seals the tank and leaves.
Slugworth, Fickelgruber, ProdnoseChocolate begins to fill the tank.
The cartel eats Willy's chocolates.
Slugworth, Fickelgruber, ProdnoseWilly and Noodle try to survive the rising chocolate.
Willy Wonka, NoodleThe cartel gives the Priest the chocolates.
Slugworth, Fickelgruber, ProdnoseWilly and Noodle are nearly submerged.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, Slugworth, Fickelgruber, ProdnoseThe Oompa Loompa confronts the Priest.
LoftyThe Oompa Loompa drains the tank.
LoftyWilly and Noodle are saved.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, LoftyThe cartel is confronted by Willy and Noodle.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, Slugworth, Fickelgruber, Prodnose, Chief of PoliceWorkers drain the chocolate.
The chocolate fountain erupts.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, Slugworth, Fickelgruber, ProdnoseWilly shares chocolate and finds his mother's message.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, Abacus CrunchWilly helps Noodle find her mother.
Willy Wonka, Noodle, LoftyWilly and the Oompa Loompa transform the castle into a factory.
Willy Wonka, LoftySee, I'm something of a magician, inventor, and chocolate maker. I've spent the past seven years travelling the world perfecting my craft, and first thing tomorrow at the Galeries Gourmet, I plan to unveil my most astonishing creation yet. Prepare to be amazed as I present to you:
Er... don't you worry, Mr Wonka, I can see you're a man of great ingenuity and we've got just the thing for you: the Entrepreneurial Package. The room's one sovereign a night but you don't have to pay until six tomorrow. That give you long enough to earn a few pennies?
Well I suppose that concludes our business. I now consider your debt repaid and shall return to my beloved Loompaland -- where the cocoa beans grow in disappointingly small numbers and my friends look down on me.
You think you're so clever, don't you, Wonka? Well there's a billion sovereigns of chocolate beneath our feet. We'll get the best lawyers, bribe the judge, rig the jury if we have to. We'll be fine.
When will you ever learn That you always get burned If you drop your defence, If you stop making sense, If you drop down your guard, Let them into your heart For a moment. For a moment.
At last! The Galeries Gourmet! I knew that we'd see it one day. It's everything you said, Mamma, and oh! So much more! Everywhere you look another famous chocolate store.
Here's my destiny! I just need to unlock it. Will I crash and burn or go up like a rocket? I've got nothing to offer but my chocolate And a hatful of dreams!
If we're going to drown in chocolate, Noodle -- and let's face it, we're going to drown in chocolate -- then it's going to be Wonka chocolate!
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