Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Directed by	Spike Brandt
Produced by	Spike Brandt Tony Cervone Sam Register
Written by	Gene Grillo
Based on	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Tom and Jerry by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Starring	JP Karliak Jess Harnell Lincoln Melcher Mick Wingert Lori Alan Jeff Bergman Spike Brandt Rachel Butera Kate Higgins Dallas Lovato Emily O'Brien Sean Schemmel Kath Soucie Jim Ward Audrey Wasilewski Lauren Weisman
Music by	Michael Tavera Walter Scharf (original themes) Robby Merkin (musical director)
Production company	Turner Entertainment Co. Warner Bros. Animation
Distributed by	Warner Home Video
Release date	June 27, 2017 (2017-06-27) (Digital) July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11) (DVD)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a 2017 American direct-to-DVD animated musical comedy film featuring the characters Tom and Jerry, produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The film is an animated adaptation of the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory with the addition of Tom and Jerry being characters in the plot and as seen through their point of view. The film is also a tribute to the original film's leading actor Gene Wilder, who died on August 29, 2016.

The film also commemorates over 45 years since the original Willy Wonka film was released. It is the first Tom and Jerry direct-to-video film in which Jeff Bergman provided the voice of Droopy since Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes. The film was released via digital media on June 27, 2017, and released on home media on July 11, 2017.

Tom and Jerry chase each other all over town while searching for food until Jerry disappears with a group of children who go to Bill's Candy Shop. The shop owner gives the children free candy while Tom and Jerry continue their antics in the shop. Charlie Bucket, a poor paperboy, stops Tom from eating Jerry and befriends them by offering them a loaf of bread. While Charlie rushes home to his widowed mother and bedridden grandparents, Tom and Jerry steal a box of Wonka Bars from the shop. Grandpa Joe reveals to Charlie that Willy Wonka locked his famous chocolate factory because other candy makers, including rival Arthur Slugworth, sent in spies to steal his recipes. Wonka disappeared, but for three years resumed selling candy; the origin of Wonka's labor force is unknown. Tom and Jerry arrive at Charlie's home with the box of Wonka Bars, but Charlie convinces the duo that stealing is wrong and they should return the box.