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'.
Ron Frank
Glenn Kirschbaum
Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks
Self
Harry Connick Jr.
Self
Ben Mankiewicz
Self
Peter Ostrum
Self
Carol Kane
Self
Rain Pryor
Self
Burton Gilliam
Self
Alan Alda
Self
Michael Gruskoff
Self
Eric McCormack
Self
Mike Medavoy
Self
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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...
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