Corrected entry: In the scene where Charlie, Grandpa Joe, and Wonka are getting into the Wonkavator, Wonka tells Charlie that he has pressed every button in the Wonkavator except the one circled in red. Once Charlie presses it, Wonka tells them to hang on because he is not sure what will happen. However, in the very next breath he states, "Faster, faster, if we don't pick up enough speed we'll never make it through." Grandpa Joe then states, "You mean we're going...", and Wonka says, "Up and out." Now if Wonka never pressed the button and did not know what to expect, how did he know that they would be transported up and out of the factory?
Grumpy Scot
6th Jan 2004
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Correction: I always took it to mean he didn't know if the Wonkavator would successfully make it out. He created it, so of course he knows what the button is supposed to do, but he's never actually tried it so he's unsure it will work.
Correction: You also have to remember that he invented the Wonkavator so he knows exactly what the button does, he's just never pushed it for himself.
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Correction: Wonka knows exactly what's going on the whole time. He just likes to sound eccentric. Like when he talks about Veruca Salt ending up in the incinerator and says at the end that all the naughty children will be fine.
Grumpy Scot