Author Roald Dahl, whose books have been adapted into classic movies, despised arguably the most beloved performance of them all: Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka.

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That story is one of many retold about the actor in “Remembering Gene Wilder,” a new documentary about Wilder that, following a run last year on the Jewish film festival circuit, has opened in ...

Gene Wilder (1933-2016) had an unusual career ... very much). The latter film was Wilder’s idea, and he cowrote it with Brooks. After that, though, not so much. Wilder directed five movies ...

Hackman’s tennis partner, Gene Wilder, told him about it. “Is there anything in that crazy movie I could do?” Hackman asked. He’d glowered enough. Wilder told him about the small part of a ...

How many Broadway shows has Gene Wilder been in? Gene Wilder has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows. How many West End shows has Gene Wilder been in? Gene Wilder has not appeared in the West End.

Hackman won two Oscars and starred in classic films such as The French Connection ... because he played tennis with another Gene — Gene Wilder. “And that Gene told him about a little role ...

Cut to the '71 film, where Wonka's business is booming, but he's shut out the world to keep the secrets of his sweets from the spying eyes of his rebounding rivals. Wilder's Wonka is an eccentric ...

Hackman’s tennis partner, Gene Wilder, told him about it ... Glenn Whipp Sign up for Indie Focus, a weekly newsletter about movies and what’s going on in the wild world of cinema.