'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' coming to DVD on Nov. 8
Posted Thursday, September 8, 2005 at 1:26 PM Central
by Tim Briscoe
The wonderfully wacky Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is set for a DVD release on Nov. 8. Director Tim Burton's film starring Johnny Depp earned an impressive $205 million at the box office this summer.
You can choose from two different DVD editions. The basic release (available in either widescreen or full-screen) carries a suggested retail price of $28.98. A two-disc Deluxe Edition will also be available for a couple of bucks more at $30.97 SRP.
Here is a list of the bonus items available on the Deluxe release. Those items marked with an asterisk will also be on the single-disc version.
- Biography: "The Fantastic Mr. Dahl" - Learn about author Roald Dahl's life story and extraordinary body of work
- Challenges: 4 SCRUMPTIOUS Challenges for kids to play!
- Oompa-Loompa Dance Machine*
- The Inventing Machine
- The Bad Nut
- Search For the Golden Ticket
- DVD ROM Features
- Featurette (5 Making-Of Featurettes!)
- "Becoming Oomp-Loompa": See how one actor, Deep Roy, was turned into a multi-talented army of Oompas*
- Sound: Dolby Surround EX 5.1