Remembering Gene Wilder

Name: Remembering Gene Wilder
Genre: Biography
Released: March 15, 2024
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Alan Alda, Ben Mankiewicz, Burton Gilliam, Carol Kane, Eric McCormack

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: March 15, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Alan Alda, Ben Mankiewicz, Burton Gilliam, Carol Kane, Eric McCormack, Harry Connick Jr., Mel Brooks, Michael Gruskoff, Mike Medavoy, Peter Ostrum

Summary: This 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 likeThis 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. … Expand

Director: Ron Frank

Genre(s): Biography

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Chris Knight

Apr 3, 2024

What shines through in all these performances — and in recollections by Wilder himself and others — was a man dedicated to his craft and excited about the creative process. Read full review

Bradley Gibson

Apr 3, 2024

Remembering Gene Wilder is a beautiful, affectionate, albeit brief, biography of an actor who was adored by all. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Mar 20, 2024

If Remembering Gene Wilder isn’t always the most dimensional or penetrating look at an actor’s life and psyche, it still serves as an upbeat tribute to a singular movie star, and a worthy reminder of how much he’s missed. Read full review

Anna McKibbin

Apr 29, 2024

It’s unclear whether Frank actually wants to make sense of his subject’s complexities, but regardless, Remembering Gene Wilder doesn’t succeed. Its center remains unknowable, conceivable only in brief flashes. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Mar 15, 2024

It’s patchy and digressive, and the overreliance on syrupy music becomes off-putting towards the end. But fans of the actor will probably enjoy it, because it’s a chance to appreciate the life and art of a remarkable talent whose period of superstardom was actually much briefer than we might have realized. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Apr 3, 2024

Remembering Gene Wilder is a pleasant retro journey for fans and an efficient introduction to a comic genius for cineasts who might not know his work. It could have been so much more. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jun 18, 2024

Remembering Gene Wilder isn’t bad. But it’s incomplete enough to call attention to its shallowness. It never overcomes that “Coming up next on ‘Biography'” superficiality. Read full review

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