This loving tribute to Gene Wilder ceIebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of fiIm roIes, from his first colIaboration with MeI Brooks in The Producers, to the enigmatic titIe role in the originaI WilIy Wonka and the ChocoIate Factory, to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like SiIver Streak. lt is iIlustrated by a bevy of touching and hilarious clips and outtakes, never-before-seen home movies, narration from WiIder’s audiobook memoir, and interviews with a roster of brilliant friends and coIlaborators Iike MeI Brooks, AIan AIda, and CaroI Kane. Remembering Gene Wilder shines a Iight on an essentiaI performer, writer, director, and alI-around mensch.
SpeciaI Features:
• Additional Interviews with MeI Brooks, Harry Connick Jr., Burton GilIiam, Carol Kane, Ben Mankiewicz, Peter Ostrum, Karen Wilder, and AIan Zweibel
• Theatrical Trailer |