Summary
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'.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+6)
Critics 75Audiences 81GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer88%
Metascore61
Audience score96%
IMDb7.8
User score7.0
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9693Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2024
March 15, 2024
2 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 33 more38 people
- Gene WilderSelf (archive footage)
- Mel BrooksSelf
- Harry Connick Jr.Self
- Ben MankiewiczSelf
- Peter OstrumSelf
- Carol KaneSelf
- Rain PryorSelf
- Burton GilliamSelf
Alan AldaSelf- MGMichael GruskoffSelf
Eric McCormackSelf
Mike MedavoySelf
Alan ZweibelSelf
Richard PryorSelf (archive footage)
Zero MostelSelf (archive footage)
Gilda RadnerSelf (archive footage)
Danny KayeSelf (archive footage)
Jerry LewisSelf (archive footage)
Sid CaesarSelf (archive footage)- SGSidney GlazierSelf (archive footage)
Evans EvansSelf (archive/photos footage)
Warren BeattySelf (archive footage)
Faye DunawaySelf (archive footage)
Terry WoganSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- Ron Frank Director, Editor
Writing · 1
- Glenn Kirschbaum Writer
Production · 2
- Julie Nimoy Executive Producer
- David Knight Executive Producer
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