34 years ago:
Danny the Champion of the World (UK)
Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny a...
1989-04-29
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/53524
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1) Ronald Dahl was a troll.

2) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (and Six More) is one of the touchstones of my childhood and I’m over the moon to see an adaptation by Wes Anderson.

3) It is a Hollywood Crime that we’re getting yet another Willy Wonka before we get even one shot at Danny the Champion of the World.

#RoaldDahl #troll #WesAnderson #HenrySugar #cinema #childhood #DannyTheChampionOfTheWorld