RIP Gene Wilder

Weirfan

A comedic great has left us. One of my favorites.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/29/entertainment/gene-wilder-dead/index.html

sdandrea1

RIP. Young Frankenstein and Stir Crazy were my favs. Genius.

Release

A different kind of actor comedian . The more I watch his work, the more I liked his performance.
The Young Frankenstein is among some of my favorite piece from Mel Brooks and Gen Wilder.

I had no clue he was suffering from Alzheimer’s in his late age. R.I.P.

PA-PLAYA

Very sad. Stir Crazy and Young Frankenstein were my favorites as well.

He had a very natural way of being funny, and was blessed to have each role he played perfectly match his style of humor.

My favorite scene in Young Frankenstein is below.

Dr. Frankenstein: Love is the only thing that can save this poor creature, and I am going to convince him that he is loved even at the cost of my own life. No matter what you hear in there, no matter how cruelly I beg you, no matter how terribly I may scream, do not open this door or you will undo everything I have worked for. Do you understand? Do not open this door!

Inga: Yes, Doctor.

Igor: [sarcastically] Nice workin' with ya.

[Dr. Frankenstein enters the Monster's cell, accidentally bumping into a table. The Monster awakens, roaring with rage. Panicking, Dr. Frankenstein turns back to the door.]

Dr. Frankenstein: Let me out. Let me out of here. Get me the hell out of here. [Turns to the Monster, then back to the door] What's the matter with you people? I WAS JOKING! Don't you know a joke when you hear one? [Sarcastically] HA HA HA! [Begins pounding on the door; outside, Frau Blūcher stops Inga and Igor from trying to open the cell.] Jesus Christ, let me out of here! Open this goddamn door or I'll kick your rotten heads in! MOMMY!!!

RIP

kenner

Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, The Producers, on and on. He was a genius. RIP.

CallMeAl

Blazing Saddles is one of the Greatest Movies ever made!

RIP Gene

FauxAmish

Indeed RIP.

My favorite, other than Blazing Saddles, was Silver Streak.

I heard that the reason he did not let on about his illness was that he didn't want kids to know.

PA-PLAYA

FauxAmish

The disease has educated me as of late. I wasn't aware that it would and could progress to an untimely death in the manor it has recently, with Pat Summit being the eye-opening example. This disease touches a lot of lives, but doesn't command the publicity and attention as do other diseases. Hopefully that changes. Peter Oosterhuis came out about a year ago and said that he has early-onset of the disease. Just listening to him talk about the life that he and his loved one can expect in the coming months and years is very sobering.

Hopefully we can find a cure. It eventually impacts all of us, no different from cancer.

mainuh

Short remembrance -

Years ago I was in a hardware store in Stamford, CT.
The store had a check out counter that was U shaped.
While waiting for a store employee to check me out, I raised my head and saw Gene Wilder standing opposite me.
I gave him a nod, nothing more, and a smile came across his face.
That was it, he knew that I knew and we proceeded with our business.

The one thing that threw me - I'm 6'3" and across that counter only 7 feet away I would estimate him to be 6'1 / 6'2" - taller than I expected.

rob

Release

mainuh Alzheimer’s

Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer’s, struggled for almost 10 years before finally let go. In this case, I'm not sure a stronger person whom survived longer will be the winner.

Oldprof

Young Frankenstein is an absolute gem of a movie. Gene Wilder was a big part of that.