He was in everything in the 70's / early early 80s and now pff......... where the fuck is he? 
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Whatever happened to Gene Wilder?
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He went back to run his candy factory; that prick blond kid just ate all the candy rather than do any work of any substance
According to his 'net site he is in remission from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - a cancer......but is attempting to initiate new projects.:(
Has anyone seen the Futurama episode based on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? Billy West does a spot-on impression of Gene Wilder and apparently while it was being recorded he was looking at a photograph of Gene to put him in the right frame of mind!
i heard willy wonka is being re-made. is this true? willy wonka and see no evil hear no evil are two of my favorite movies of all time, gene wilder rocks :)
You heard true, my friend. And to make matters worse, it's a Tim Burton miscariage. Early rumors had M Manson as Wonka but that never panned out. Chris Walken will be Slugsworth.
Manson? 
side question: robert rodriguez (el mariachi, desperado, once upon a time in mexico) directing the next harry potter movie? is this true too? if you've seen any of the 3 movies just mentioned, you could kinda guess why this sounds odd.
Originally posted by Dee According to his 'net site he is in remission from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - a cancer......but is attempting to initiate new projects.:(
Thank you. He is a funny man. I miss him. :(
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He's been on "Will and Grace" a few times.....not that I was watching that show.....
Can't believe we're having a Gene Wilder thread and no mention made of his role in "The Producers". That's a f-ing hilarious film (and greatly restored on the DVD). 
He sorta started to fade a bit after Gilda Radner died, hopefully he has a few more good projects left in him.
As for the Futurama episode...."Tell them I hate them!" (Professor Farnsworth) :D
Originally posted by Taboo # 7 He's been on "Will and Grace" a few times.....not that I was watching that show.....
Didn't realise that The Producers had been released on DVD (or is it only Region 1?). Any good extras on it? It was shown over here at Christmas so at least I've got a decent video of it now!
Originally posted by Philip Collins > Originally posted by Taboo # 7> He's been on "Will and Grace" a few times.....not that I was watching that show.....
Didn't realise that The Producers had been released on DVD (or is it only Region 1?). Any good extras on it? It was shown over here at Christmas so at least I've got a decent video of it now!
It's not "loaded" with features, but there's a good three-part documentary with Brooks talking about the film. The picture and sound quality is the best part (other than the movie, of course).
I don't think any of Brooks's films ever come in "special editions", a bit frustrating when you consider the possibilities of a "Blazing Saddles" or "Young Frankenstein" documentary.
Originally posted by This blue-eyed boy that wants to be Wasn't he in "Xanadu" with Olivia Newton-John?
That was Gene bloody Kelly wasn't it? :bag:
Originally posted by Doggy > Originally posted by This blue-eyed boy that wants to be> Wasn't he in "Xanadu" with Olivia Newton-John?
That was Gene bloody Kelly wasn't it? :bag:
I think so...I'll have to check my offical Xanadu appreciation website later on and confirm this :D
