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Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)

Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)

7.0

Less a biography than a career appraisal, this documentary is an important account both for Wilder’s fans and industry hopefuls

Movie

United States of America
English
Documentary
2024

TLDR

It’s not the smoothest or the slickest, but by virtue of its subject, it’s a documentary with a whole lot of heart.

What it's about

A look at the personal life and singular career of Gene Wilder, the icon behind iconic films like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Producers, Blazing Saddles, and Stir Crazy.

The take

It’s immediately apparent that there are more carefully made documentaries out there than Remembering Gene Wilder. The film is riddled with pixelated photos for one, and the overall tone is fawning for another. But Wilder is too great of a man to be affected by mediocre filmmaking, and so Remembering Gene Wilder still makes for an entertaining and insightful watch despite its small faults. The film is less about his life and more about his work—a chronological account of his career with nuggets of wisdom for performers, comedians, and writers tucked neatly in between. It still dives into his personal life, to be sure, but as Wilder will readily admit, his creative decisions spell out all you need to know about him.

What stands out

Double bill this with Gilda Radner’s documentary, you cowards!

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