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Jun 20, 2024 · The screen duo of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor was one of the greatest pairings of comedians American cinema had ever seen, and together, the two made four feature films between 1976 and 1991. With an innate understanding of one another’s comedic sensibilities, whenever Wilder and Pryor shared a scene together, hilarity was almost a ...
- Stephen Holland
- Gene Wilder
- Arthur Hiller
1985 1h 42m PG. 6.5 (44K) Rate. 37 Metascore. A minor-league baseball player must spend $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million. However, he's not allowed to own any assets, destroy the money, gift it, give it to charity, or tell anyone about the deal. Director Walter Hill Stars Richard Pryor John Candy Lonette McKee.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil: Directed by Arthur Hiller. With Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey. Dave is deaf, and Wally is blind. They witness a murder, but it was Dave who was looking at her, and Wally who was listening.
- (59K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Arthur Hiller
- 1989-05-12
Stir Crazy: Directed by Sidney Poitier. With Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams. Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends are sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit.
- (31K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Sidney Poitier
- 1980-12-12
- Young Frankenstein. Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman. 746 votes. In this iconic Mel Brooks-directed comedy, Wilder portrays the grandson of the infamous Dr. Frankenstein, who initially distances himself from his grandfather's work but eventually becomes drawn to the idea of creating life.
- Blazing Saddles. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn. 693 votes. Another Mel Brooks classic, this satirical Western features Wilder as the Waco Kid, a washed-up alcoholic gunslinger who partners with a black sheriff, played by Cleavon Little, to fight off a villainous land-grabber.
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum. 705 votes. In this beloved family film based on Roald Dahl's book, Wilder embodies the enigmatic and eccentric candy maker, Willy Wonka, who captivates both children and adults with his fantastical creations.
- Silver Streak. Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor. 404 votes. The first on-screen pairing of Wilder and Richard Pryor, this action-comedy follows a man who becomes embroiled in a murder mystery aboard a train.
May 20, 2020 · Photo: 20th Century Fox/Getty Images. Funnymen Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder first met on the eve of shooting the 1976 comedy Silver Streak in Canada. According to accounts, it was a modest ...
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Stir Crazy. (film) Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, written by Bruce Jay Friedman, produced by Hannah Weinstein, [2] and starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as two unemployed friends who are given 125-year prison sentences after getting framed for a bank robbery. While in prison they befriend other prison ...
