Coin in new Willy Wonka movie (spoiler)

Weiss

So one of the things I liked about the original movie was when Charlie finds the big silver crown in the storm sewer. Went to see the new movie tonight, and was keeping my eyes peeled to see if they re-inacted the scene. No such luck, but there is a scene where Charlie's grandfather gives him a coin from his "stash" so that Charlie can go get another Wonka bar. Guess what coin they use?









































A really nice lustrus Peace dollar!

RYK

In another movie-related coin appearance, I had the misfortune of having to watch the movie Tin Cup last night--Kevin Costner's character, nicknamed "Tin Cup", used a worn merc dime as a ball marker.

magikbilly

I think what was in the book is more important than what was in the first movie. Who here has read Dahls work? My mate has but is at work. Does Charlie find the $ for the last bar or does Grandpa Joe (if thats his name in the book) give him some money I could be wrong but think the locale of the book was supposed to be unidentifiable so a Peace $ would be wrong.

Billy

pf70collector

I think I read that this movie follows the book more closely than the first movie did with Gene Wilder.

magikbilly

I was hoping for more from Burton but he seems to have strayed from the book a bit. Charlies father does not have anywhere near as much "coverage" in the book. I am not sure he is even mentioned at all. The locale is to be unidentifiable and timeless - but after 1935 or so for sure so the Peace $ is out. Charlie actually gets 4 bars total in the first film - wonder how many in this version. Edward Scissorhands was prety good, and Ed Wood was brilliant (as FICTION) but I know and have spoken to may of the actual people portayed in that film from Lugosi relatives to Delores Fuller herself (she let me stroke THE angora sweater!!!!!!!!!) My own dad met Bela Lugosi and he was a refined old world gentleman as everyone else says I have spoken to that knew him - not someone hanging out a hotel window drinking formalin and screaming "I can fly!" and cursing all over the place.

Oh well.


billy

Darin

Have you seen 'Moby Dick' with Gregory Peck as Ahab? To a coin collector, its a horror movie. Ahab nails a gold coin to a wooden beam and tells the crew the first one to spot Moby Dick gets the coin. The way he obsessively went after the white whale seemed perfectly normal to me, but sweet mother the crew should have mutinied after what he did to that coin.

messydesk

I like Johnny Depp's knack for playing the weird, so I'm looking forward to seeing this movie. Ebert & Roeper were kind of lukewarm to it, but Ebert's comment that Depp's Wonka reminded him of a cross between Carol Burnett and Michael Jackson was priceless and dead nuts on from the trailers I've seen.

WACoinGuy

It's been a while since i read the book but i think charlie finds a paper dollar and buys a candy bar for 10 cents. he then looks at the change and decides to buy one more and finds a ticket.

ccex

<< <i>I was hoping for more from Burton but he seems to have strayed from the book a bit. Charlies father does not have anywhere near as much "coverage" in the book. I am not sure he is even mentioned at all. The locale is to be unidentifiable and timeless - but after 1935 or so for sure so the Peace $ is out. Charlie actually gets 4 bars total in the first film - wonder how many in this version. Edward Scissorhands was prety good, and Ed Wood was brilliant (as FICTION) but I know and have spoken to may of the actual people portayed in that film from Lugosi relatives to Delores Fuller herself (she let me stroke THE angora sweater!!!!!!!!!) My own dad met Bela Lugosi and he was a refined old world gentleman as everyone else says I have spoken to that knew him - not someone hanging out a hotel window drinking formalin and screaming "I can fly!" and cursing all over the place.

Oh well.


billy >>



Great post, Billy! I'm a fan of Ed Wood, Bela Lugosi, and Johnny Depp. The latter is the only living actor whose participation in a movie is enough to make me pay the ticket price. (Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and Pirates of the Caribbean were all a scream worth more than the price of admitting me).

I'm worried though. What does Johnny Depp, his current movie, or past roles have to do with U.S. Coins? We don't want to see this tread killed for irrelevance.

I don't know another living actor who could pass as the model for the Chain Cent. Is there an upcoming U.S. commemorative whch will celebrate angora, transvestites, morbidly obese women with retarded children, drug-addled mad scientists, or even child-friendly sweets makers? If so, I hope Johnny Depp joins Pres. Calvin Coolidge, Sen. Carter Glass, Eunice Shriver, and preciious few others to be honored with their depidtion on coins before their demise.

I have recently sent my U.S. Mint junk mail for John Marshall and U.S. Marines commemoratives to recycling. When they send a notice for a Johnny Depp (or Bela Lugosi, Hunter S. Thompson, Edward D. Wood Jr., or Baby Ruth Pontico) commemorative, I'll buy multiples.

Finally, I have to ask whether the coin in question in the title of this thread was copper and dipped in chocolate. If so, which grading serveices would call it RB or RD?

magikbilly

<< <i>

Great post, Billy! I'm a fan of Ed Wood, Bela Lugosi, and Johnny Depp. The latter is the only living actor whose participation in a movie is enough to make me pay the ticket price. (Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and Pirates of the Caribbean were all a scream worth more than the price of admitting me).

I'm worried though. What does Johnny Depp, his current movie, or past roles have to do with U.S. Coins? We don't want to see this tread killed for irrelevance.

I don't know another living actor who could pass as the model for the Chain Cent. Is there an upcoming U.S. commemorative whch will celebrate angora, transvestites, morbidly obese women with retarded children, drug-addled mad scientists, or even child-friendly sweets makers? If so, I hope Johnny Depp joins Pres. Calvin Coolidge, Sen. Carter Glass, Eunice Shriver, and preciious few others to be honored with their depidtion on coins before their demise.

I have recently sent my U.S. Mint junk mail for John Marshall and U.S. Marines commemoratives to recycling. When they send a notice for a Johnny Depp (or Bela Lugosi, Hunter S. Thompson, Edward D. Wood Jr., or Baby Ruth Pontico) commemorative, I'll buy multiples.

Finally, I have to ask whether the coin in question in the title of this thread was copper and dipped in chocolate. If so, which grading serveices would call it RB or RD? >>




Hi,
thanks considering some of the other hateful trash I have seen posted in this forum I don't think the thread is straying that far afield that it would be killed.
As for the coin you mentioned, were it certified I am sure it would come back as Brown

Billy

Elcontador

ccex and Magikbilly - Great minds think alike. If they had a commem with Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Divine, or Cantíflas (from Mexican cinema), I'd get on board. I also like Ed Wood and John Waters.

ScarsdaleCoin

imho ..... my daughter and I loved the original and shared the movie many times together.....we all went last night and yes we did enjoy the new version....but its not the same..... Wonka in this one is more like a sad Michael Jackson.......and the peace dollar was way to shiny for me.....

Dennis88

<< <i>I think what was in the book is more important than what was in the first movie. Who here has read Dahls work? My mate has but is at work. Does Charlie find the $ for the last bar or does Grandpa Joe (if thats his name in the book) give him some money I could be wrong but think the locale of the book was supposed to be unidentifiable so a Peace $ would be wrong.

Billy >>



If I remember correctly, he finds a note in the snow, and spend it. I believe it was a $10 or something similair, and that he keeps $9.... (tough not sure about that, I got the book somewhere here)

Dennis

Conder101

<< <i>The locale is to be unidentifiable and timeless - but after 1935 or so for sure so the Peace $ is out. >>


Why? If it was before 1921 the peace dollar would be out, but any time after the date on the coin would be possible. After all we can still spend Ike dollars etc.

Darkmane

<< <i>Wonka in this one is more like a sad Michael Jackson....... >>




my thoughts exactly from previews!! how scary!