Gene Wilder

[wlu_lax6]

Some great roles..Dr. Frankenstein, Jim the Wako Kid, Dave Lyons, Sigerson Holmes. Big loss

[Sabo]

I'm glad to hear he's reunited with Gilda. A very underrated actor.

[wlu_lax6]

Some great roles..Dr. Frankenstein, Jim the Wako Kid, Dave Lyons, Sigerson Holmes. Big loss

Tough month for guys in Mel Brooks movies--David Huddleston (Blazing Saddles) and Jack Riley (Spaceballs)

[brian]

I'm glad to hear he's reunited with Gilda. A very underrated actor.

^ This. One of the great love stories that no one ever really talks about for some reason.

[tennbengal]

Boy, this year does suck for losing artists who made an impact during my growing up years. I am guessing this will be common now as I turn into an old fuck.

His Wonka will be etched in my memories until my time is done. Along with Dr. Franken-shteen and many more.

Thanks for the memories, Gene Wilder.

[Johnny Carwash]

Shit. Second the underrated part.

Always thought it was interesting how he kind of just withdrew from active work the last couple decades.

[Pruitt]

Leo Bloom, one of the greatest comic performances ever.

One of the greats.

[sancarlos]

But, he will live on in memes that use him as Willy Wonka.

He was so awesome in those several movies he made with Mel Brooks and those couple with Richard Pryor.

eta: Here's a toast to you, Gene!

[howard]

I was helping take care of Gilda when she was sick, and I met him. Long before that he was a big favorite of mine. Blazing Saddles, Stir Crazy and Silver Streak. Of course Young Frankenstein. I saw all these first run in the theater, and many many times since. He could move seemlessly between being the comic focus in one scene, and straight man in the next (the look on his face when Igor says "what hump?" or when he says "No, it's Eye-gore".) Not too many folks could steal scenes from Pryor; he made it look easy. A little role, often forgotten, in Bonnie and Clyde as an undertaker. Loved his work.

[DaveInSeattle]

One of the funniest things ever...

[howard]

140 characters is nowhere near enough. I hope we hear more from him.

[SportsDoc]

Silver Streak was my personal favorite. Underrated for sure.

[Shirley]

I haven't watched Silver Streak or Stir Crazy since I was a kid. I loved those movies though. Fantastic. And you're right (whoever that was) - Wilder actually stole scenes from Richard Pryor, which doesn't seem like it should be possible.

I'll admit to never thinking Young Frankenstein was funny though. I've only seen bits and pieces (like that tap video above) and never found any of it funny.

WIlder's Willy Wonka is one of film's all-time great characters.

[sancarlos]

I haven't watched Silver Streak or Stir Crazy since I was a kid. I loved those movies though. Fantastic. And you're right (whoever that was) - Wilder actually stole scenes from Richard Pryor, which doesn't seem like it should be possible.

I'll admit to never thinking Young Frankenstein was funny though. I've only seen bits and pieces (like that tap video above) and never found any of it funny.

WIlder's Willy Wonka is one of film's all-time great characters.

Funny how individual taste can vary. I absolutely love Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles. But, I didn't enjoy Willy Wonka very much.

[Giff]

I'm glad to hear he's reunited with Gilda. A very underrated actor.

I've seen a lot of this since yesterday. While I get the sentiment, it seems weird given he was married to someone else for quite a while, someone who just watched him suffer through one of the worst diseases out there.

[A_B]

I'm glad to hear he's reunited with Gilda. A very underrated actor.

I've seen a lot of this since yesterday. While I get the sentiment, it seems weird given he was married to someone else for quite a while, someone who just watched him suffer through one of the worst diseases out there.

Oh man. I thought the same thing and forgot to mention it. 25 years with his latest wife. Sure, you can argue that he only had another one because Gilda Died, but still.

[howard]

I was taken aback to realize he had not made a movie since 1991 (not counting a couple of tv movies later.) That was a quick 25 years.

[Ryan]

[Pruitt]

Watched "Blazing Saddles" tonight with my son who'd never seen it.

Gene Wilder is really good, but completely low key throughout.

And Madelaine Khan was beyond funny.

[howard]

"A whed woose. How womantic!" (Oh, it's twue, it's twue!)

[Pruitt]

"A whed woose. How womantic!" (Oh, it's twue, it's twue!)

Shnitzelgruben for breakfast?

[bfj]

"A whed woose. How womantic!" (Oh, it's twue, it's twue!)

Shnitzelgruben for breakfast?

Please baby, I am not from Havana!

[Pruitt]

"Hello boys, have a good night's rest? I missed you."

[Johnnie]

How a Willy Wonka Event in the U.K. Ended in Calls to Police and Demands For Refunds

Glasgow ‘Willy Wonka Experience’ Unites The Internet In Laughter

Hang it in the fucking Loeuvre: