Remembering Gene Wilder
This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in 'The Producers', to the enigmatic title role in the original 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory', to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like 'Silver Streak'.
Cast
Gene Wilder
as Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks
as Self
Harry Connick Jr.
as Self
Ben Mankiewicz
as Self
Peter Ostrum
as Self
Carol Kane
as Self
Rain Pryor
as Self
Burton Gilliam
as Self
Alan Alda
as Self
Michael Gruskoff
as Self
Reviews
Brent Marchant
I find it ironic that sometimes it takes something serious, like a documentary, to showcase the somewhat less than serious abilities of someone gifted at comedy, like actor-writer-director Gene Wilder (1933-2016). But that’s just what viewers can expect from director Ron Frank’s reverent but often-h...
