RIP - Gene Wilder (1 Viewer)

[ChristopherG]

Loved everything I ever saw him in...RIP


http://variety.com/2016/film/news/gene-wilder-dead-dies-willie-wonka-young-frankenstein-1201846745/

 

[Steve Christou]

Sad sad news. I was a big fan. RIP Gene.

 

[atfree]

RIP......hate this news.

 

[Sam Favate]

Yikes, this is terrible. I was terrified of Willy Wonka as a kid, but I loved Gene Wilder. I saw everything he did in the 70s and 80s, even the Worlds Greatest Lover. Going to have to spin Silver Streak and Young Frankenstein (two of my favorites) this weekend.

 

[David_B_K]

A very talented and funny actor. I think Young Frankenstein is his funniest film, but I think Willy Wonka is his greatest character (and one of the greatest internet memes).

RIP to a comedy great.

 

[Steve Christou]

Gene Wilder-One of the truly great talents of our time. He blessed every film we did with his magic & he blessed me with his friendship.

— Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) August 29, 2016


I saw Blazing Saddles 7 times at the cinema with my school friends . George St. Cows outside.
Gene Wilder you were a genius. Rest in Peace.

— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) August 29, 2016

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gene-wilder-remembered-what-hollywood-924024

 

[joshEH]

His Willy Wonka really is a piece of genius. He plays the character nearly as a psychopath enticing children to his lair, yet he is never repulsively creepy, and he is always by far the most sympathetic figure in the film. He's devilishly snide and condescending toward the other characters. It was a "meta"-performance before meta was a thing.

Without his performance, the movie would be forgotten trash. With Wilder, it is the finest kind of children's story, both warm and menacing.

 

[joshEH]

Also...you can't disagree with Kael:

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1974/12/30/a-magnetic-blur

 

[B-ROLL]

If you're blue:

Just remember the laughter and good times ...

 

[SAhmed]

Loved him in everything that I saw him in. Was always secretly wishing that we would come out of his self imposed retirement and bring more joy, certainly, into my life. RIP Mr. Gene Wilder. You so richly deserve for all the wonderful memories you have left behind but heaven I am sure is rejoicing.

Regards,

 

[Vegas 1]

Enjoyed everything he was involved with in film and tv. I'm glad I have have many of his films on disc to enjoy. R.I.P. Gene!

 

[Sam Posten]

Wait.
Stop.
Don't.

 

[RMajidi]

So much time, so little to do.
Strike that. Reverse it.

Very saddened by this, and my young adult children will be too.

Loved all his performances - the warmth of the man shone through every one of them.

 

[joshEH]

"Taffeta, sweetheart."

 

[Steve Christou]

Dr. Frankenstein: Now that brain that you gave me. Was it Hans Delbruck's?

Igor: No.

Dr. Frankenstein: Ah! Very good. Would you mind telling me whose brain I DID put in?

Igor: Then you won't be angry?

Dr. Frankenstein: I will NOT be angry.

Igor: Abby someone.

Dr. Frankenstein: Abby someone. Abby who?

Igor: Abby... Normal.

Dr. Frankenstein: Abby Normal?

Igor: I'm almost sure that was the name.

Dr. Frankenstein: Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain into a seven and a half foot long, fifty-four inch wide GORILLA?

[grabs Igor and starts throttling him]

Dr. Frankenstein: Is that what you're telling me?

 

[Carlo_M]

Rest In Peace, Waco Kid. We'll see you on the other side.

Bart: Are we awake?
Jim: We're not sure. Are we... black?
Bart: Yes, we are.
Jim: Then we're awake... but we're very puzzled.

 

[ChristopherG]

What's a dazzling urbanite like you doing in a rustic setting like this?

 

[EricSchulz]

What a loss. Young Frankenstein is such a classic on so many levels. Two years ago I was lucky enough to see some of his papers from his time as a student at the University of Iowa in their special collections section. At least he is reunited with Gilda... Rest in peace.

 

[Bryan^H]

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

One of the all time greats.

He published his last novella in 2013, so the Alzheimer's must have set in fairly recently.