Comedies involving Gene Wilder
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This section is for comedies involving Gene Wilder as an actor, director or writer. By default the movies are presented starting with those ranking highest on the laugh-o-meter, but you can also sort them by year, title or IMDB rating.
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Gene Wilder is said to have been born on Sunday 11 June 1933 and to have died on Monday 29 August 2016, at the age of 83 years, 2 months and 17 days.
Titles involving Gene Wilder sorted by Laugh-o-meter (descending)
Gene Wilder was credited as
writer and
actor in the following film.
At the time, he would have been about
56 years old.
See no Evil, Hear no Evil
1989 |
USA | Laughs: 3.3 (Broken Comedies) |
imdb: 6.9
wikipedia |
who was involved?
A blind man (Richard Pryor) and a deaf man (Gene Wilder) witness a murder. Now they must escape the killers and convince the police of their innocence. I wanted these guys to make me laugh, but they didn't. One thing that intrigued me: the gratuitous swearing, pioneering for 1989, swearing which would have made it hard for the film to reach the audience best suited to it—children between the ages of eight and thirteen.
(Last viewed: May 2011)
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Gene Wilder was credited as
actor in the following film.
At the time, he would have been about
41 years old.
Blazing Saddles
1974 |
USA | Laughs: 1.0 (Light-Hearted) |
imdb: 7.7
wikipedia |
dmoz |
who was involved?
I know that for some Mel Brooks is a big reference in comedy, but I just don't seem to like any of his movies. This one is a little less chaotic than others I'd attempted, and at least I was able to make myself watch it till the end. I had to—
Blazing Saddles is something of a cultural icon.
On the verge of being destroyed by bandits, a town telegraphs the governor asking for a new sheriff. Being black, the one who is appointed must overcome the citizens' prejudice. He is soon joined by a skillful sidekick, played by Gene Wilder.
The movie still failed to make me laugh, but it has some redeeming qualities, not least of it its sweetness. If this is the effect even
Blazing Saddles has on me, I won't be trying to watch (and review) other films by Mel Brooks. For the most part, my impression has been that they are best suited to the mindset of thirteen year-old boys, from the mixture of grand phrases with crassness to the interplay of various levels of reality.
Lucky for us, there are movies to suit just about every sense of humor. If Mel Brooks fits yours, please enjoy.
(Last viewed: July 2017)
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