- Rise of the Loompa Proletariat (12/22/2006) - In the movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," Willy Wonka employs in his factory Oompa Loompas, strange little orange men who seemingly work for free. The Oompa Loompas, who sing while they work, seem to be charged with much manual labor. They mix the chocolate and other confections, carry out Wonka's orders, manually power his personal yacht and otherwise do his bidding-all at the beck and call of his whistle. After seeing just one… …