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Violet, you're turning violet, Violet!
— Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory · 1971
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The line is funny because Sam can only state the obvious, her name and her colour, and say it twice. It is the film's best pun and the biggest laugh of the tour. It works as a quote for any sudden change of colour, from sunburn to envy, and Violet's blueberry is one of the film's most recognisable images.
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In context
Spoilers for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryShow the scene
In the Inventing Room, Wonka shows off his latest invention, a gum that is a whole three-course dinner. He warns Violet Beauregarde that it is not ready, but she grabs it and chews on. She raves about each course, and at the blueberry pie her face goes blue. Her father Sam, watching, blurts out this line. Wonka says he told her it wasn't right yet. Violet swells into an enormous blueberry, and the Oompa-Loompas roll her off to the juicing room.
Sources (4)
- Springfield! Springfield! film transcriptInventing Room, blueberry pieReference checked
- Roald Dahl Fan Wiki: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryPlot summary, Inventing RoomReference checked
- Wikipedia: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryProduction, designReference checked
- Roald Dahl Fan Wiki: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryCast listReference checked
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