Gene Wilder - RIP

An undeniable legend and by all accounts a very sweet man. RIP...

 

Oh Jeebus---I was dreading when someone would put something like this together. Heartbreaking

 

To me he seemed like that one really nice and favorite teacher whose class was the highlight of the day.
Funny man. Rest well.

 

I guess Charlie finally gets the chocolate factor. RIP.

 

Bummer, he was special man, and you knew it the first time you saw him.

 

Also wet

 

"I see?"

 

From Rhinoceros:

 

Thursday's Game, a little known made-for-TV movie he made with Bob Newhart

 

Little known, but mother of god, what a cast!

Gene Wilder
Bob Newhart
Ellen Burstyn
Cloris Leachman
Martha Scott
Nancy Walker
Valerie Harper
Rob Reiner
Norman Fell

 

Oh, and Dory Previn does the lyrics to one of the songs!

 

Car gets stolen in Bonnie and Clyde.

 

Kiss Me Like A Stranger

 

We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.

R.I.P.

 

Silver Train the first of the Buddy Movies with Richard Prior ..now that was a Great Double Act.

 

This is by far the saddest news in a long long time!

 

Very sad news, indeed.

Interesting that of all the great, comedic roles Wilder has done, the best (or apparently most) remembered one appears to be Willy Wonka. I enjoyed that, of course, in addition to Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, his work with Richard Pryor, and even his small cameo as a fox in The Little Prince, but I think my favorite was probably the original Producers, and this "blue blanket" scene in particular:

Producers, The (1967) -- (Movie Clip) A Minor Compulsion »

Nice to see him getting the love he deserves here. He will be missed.

 

Fronkensteeen has left the building.



RIP Gene.

 

Disappointing that seems most remembered for his good performance in a very bad (imo) film (WWATCF).

His speech to the jury at the end of The Producers always has me in (happy) tears. A perfect way to end that wonderful film.

 

Young Frankenstein book
Mel Brookes has his name twice in big bold letters on it even though he said it was Gene's idea( in interview ).Though he did say he missed Gene,also said a few nice anecdotes about how they met.

 

Very sad........ Poor willy

 

R.I.P.