Remembering Gene Wilder
Directed by
SHOWTIMES
Tue 6/11: 7:20p
RELEASE DATE
6/11/24
RATING
RUN TIME
1h32min
Back on the big screen for one night only by popular demand! We debuted the documentary earlier this spring to a big crowd at the Oklahoma Jewish Film Festival, and are proud to return the film for a special screening on what would have been Gene Wilder's 91st birthday.
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. It is illustrated by a bevy of touching and hilarious clips and outtakes, never-before-seen home movies, narration from Wilder's audiobook memoir, and interviews with a roster of brilliant friends and collaborators like Mel Brooks, Alan Alda, and Carol Kane. Remembering Gene Wilder shines a light on an essential performer, writer, director, and all-around mensch.