 In 1990 , he was invited to speak to students at Lowville Academy by teacher Carol Reed , and has since spoken to students there once a year — on the last day of school , as a special treat — about his experience in the film Willy Wonka as well as his work in veterinary medicine . About the film , the students chiefly ask about the special effects , and Ostrum describes to them " what happened to Veruca , how did Violet blow up like a blueberry , how did Charlie fly with Grandpa Joe , all those types of questions . " Ostrum has been called " the most famous man in Lowville " , where the local video rental shop has twice worn out its VHS copy of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory . 
