Sad to see the death of a guy who gave me a lot of laughs over the years. Farewell Gene Wilder.
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Indeed so.Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostSad to see the death of a guy who gave me a lot of laughs over the years. Farewell Gene Wilder.
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Oh dreadfully sad news,he and Richard Pryor were absolute comedy gold.
RIP Gene Wilder.
I'll wait until he's had a nap ROFL
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Certainly did bring us a lot of laughter.
I thought he was fantastic as the Mock Turtle in Alice in Wonderland.
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Just learned of this - a true great gone.Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostSad to see the death of a guy who gave me a lot of laughs over the years. Farewell Gene Wilder.
And John your clips unerringly include two of my very favourite comic lines of all time..
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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He doesn't actually say anything in this sequence, just has a (characteristic) beatific expression on his face, but it was the first thing I thought of - my favourite GW film, Stir Crazy. The corrupt jail authorities put the psycopathic killer Grossberger in a cell with Wilder and Pryor's characters, hoping he'll kill them, but instead they bring out the best in him.
Another star sequence from the film...
RIP
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RIP Gene Wilder. thank you for the laughs!
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Just watched the posted clips and got the day off to a great start. Great work Gene, thanks for all the laughs. RIP.Comment
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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"Little Bastard Shot Me In the Ass"--from the same movieOriginally posted by burning dog View Post
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This one doesnt seem to have come up yet, and is, in my humble opinion, very funny:
'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother'. 1975. Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman. I cant imagine a better pair of star performers. Enjoy.Comment
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Yes.Originally posted by umslopogaas View Post
I liked Wilder and especially loved Feldman with Wilder (and with everyone else):
"In a 2008 Turner Classic Movies special, Role Model: Gene Wilder, where Alec Baldwin interviewed Wilder about his career, Wilder said that he was basically retired from acting for good. "I don't like show business, I realized," he explained. "I like show, but I don't like the business."
When asked in a 2013 Time Out New York magazine interview whether he would act again if a suitable film project came his way, Wilder responded, "I'm tired of watching the bombing, shooting, killing, swearing and 3-D. I get 52 movies a year sent to me, and maybe there are three good [ones]. That's why I went into writing. It's not that I wouldn't act again. I'd say, 'Give me the script. If it's something wonderful, I'll do it.' But I don't get anything like that.""Comment
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