Deliberate mistake: Charlie's room has a hole big enough for him to climb out of in the ceiling. I know it is to show just how poor the family is, but we see he has only a thin wool blanket for warmth. He would have frozen to death in his sleep during winter by now.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
1 deliberate mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christopher Lee, Helena Bonham Carter, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Missi Pyle
Other mistake: In the beginning of the song about Augustus Gloop, computer generated Oompa Loompas can be seen running through the Chocolate Room, preparing to sing their song. In the DVD release, some Oompa Loompas can be seen running to places that no real person could possibly stand on. This mistake was later corrected in the Blu-Ray release.
Willy Wonka: Good morning starshine...the earth says hello!
Question: After young Willy sees his childhood home disappear, where did he live and grow up?
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Answer: We are never shown what happened to him but he may have gone to live with relatives or he was simply put into an orphanage.