Directed by Ron Frank. US/2023/92 minutes.
This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in The Producers, to the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like Silver Streak. It is illustrated by a bevy of touching an hilarious clips and-outtakes never-before-seen home movies, narration from Wilder's audiobook memoir, and interviews with a roster of billiant friends and ollaborators like Mel Brooks, Alan Alda, and Carol Kane. Remembering Gene Wilder shines a light on an essential performer, writer, director and all-around mensch.