Donatella Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) Gene Wilder has passed away at 83. Gene gave us so many laughs throughout his career! Willy Wonka was has been a favorite movie of mine since I was a kid, it means so much to me, and I'm also a huge fan of Young Frankenstein. I remember when we had that "Whose celebrity death would affect you the most going forward" thread, Gene was on my list. When NZA texted me with the news, I was at work and I teared up a bit in the classroom. I just adored this man... What was your favorite Gene Wilder movie? Edited August 30, 2016 by Donatella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nemo McFly Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I just heard - whoa. A man from a different time. 'Hear No Evil, See No Evil' has always been a classic in my book. RIP - I'd like to think he'd go looking for Gilda as soon as he entered the great beyond. :( Thanks for the laughs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Young Frankenstein or Blazing Saddles. ...the Producers is also fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dag Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Mine was Willy Wonka. His version of Wonka was far and away the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_U_SPACECOWBOY Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Mine was Willy Wonka. His version of Wonka was far and away the best. I'd go so far as to say "the only". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatella Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 I'd go so far as to say "the only". Agreed. The Johnny Depp version is more accurate to the Dahl book so I had to show that version to my students last year and I consider that my biggest failure as a teacher so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keth Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Man, I know he's 90, but it's gonna be hard when he goes too. Dude still hasn't lost any of his wit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) This thread got me off on a nearly three hour youtube binge watch of interviews with Wilder last night. I also watched the A&E Biography on him. (Damn, remember that show? It was so prestigious back in the day.) I always associate him with Mel Brooks, but they only did 3 films together. Ditto for him and Pryor. But Wonka is the crown jewel of his career, right? In one interview in 2013 he just straight up dissed the Tim Burton film. He had nice things to say about Depp as an actor, but point blank was like--I don't like Tim Burton as a director or what he did with the movie. I also discovered there were a few of his films I never caught that I still need to see like The Frisco Kid and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother. Edited September 4, 2016 by Mr. Hakujin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nemo McFly Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Yeah, I've seen a couple o' interviews where they brought up the remake w/ him. He maintained that he respects Burton n' Depp as a director / actor respectively, but when he saw the trailer - he had no interest in seeing it. He didn't like that it was so dark. It's funny 'cuz Roald Dahl hated the 1971 movie-adaption of his book - beginning w/ Wilder's casting as Wonka. I actually like both versions very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I definitely dig the Wilder musical version more. It's a classic. It's been a long while since I've seen the Burton film, but I remember liking it. I think I even have it on DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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