Goodnight Quackser.
Gene Wilder Dies at 83; Star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’ (NYT)
(Pic: Paramount Pictures)
Previously: She Drove Gene Wilder
(H’T: Spaghetti Hoop)
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Goodnight Quackser.
Gene Wilder Dies at 83; Star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’ (NYT)
(Pic: Paramount Pictures)
Previously: She Drove Gene Wilder
(H’T: Spaghetti Hoop)
;0(
After Roald Dahl and John Candy, this is another nail in my childhood coffin.
Interestingly, Dahl thought Wilder too cherub-faced for the Willy Wonka role and too American. His preferred choice was Spike Milligan – whom the directors thought too weird, and hence opted for Wilder.
RIP.
Ye, that would have been a starkly different movie, I’d love to see how that would have played out.
On a side note, look up Spike Milligan’s doco on Peter Sellers mental problems…. it’s wild as hell and weird on top.
:-J
I’ll give that at go Joe. Big Spike n Sellers fan, me ;)
:'(
Cheer up folks, it’s a sad moment but look towards the upside…
It’s another marathon of great films and brief interviews and appearences to enjoy all over again in his honour.
He gave us a hell of a lot of funny moments so I’ll be celebrating in the spirit of his comedic generosity.
Name your favourite bit, scene or saying he did….
-Off the top of my head : The bit where he keeps correcting people about his name being ” Dr. Franken – steen ” and not ” Dr. Frankenstein “… lol
:-J
: ) I can never read the word “Frankenstein” without hearing him shout “Frahnkensteeen!”
Come with me and you’ll see a world of pure imagination
So shines a good deed in a weary world.
Slán.
“This is the hand i shoot with”
Tied with “fuzzy wuzzy was a woman ?”
“Fuzzy Wuzzy was a woman?” had me close to wetting my tiny little trousers when I was a little lad
“Don’t forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he ever wanted.
He lived happily ever after.”
Gets me every time.
R.I.P.
Beautifully done Bertie. RIP.
WHAT?!… IS BERTIE GONE TOO ?!?!…..
– Don’t tell me this is one of those “it always happens in 3’s” thingy’s….
SO WHO THE HELL IS GONNA BE NEXT ?!?!?!
:-J
Only from the waist down.
Damn. Did the poison I slipped ye not work?
I knew you’d take my declaration of love for Anna Friel badly.
Yes. Yes I did. Brookline? REALLY? I thought better of you.
Jesus wept. Brookside* obviously.
You thought better of ME?
Three cheers for internet anonymity.
Bertie you truly are 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation and 2% butterscotch ripple
Scottser that was beautiful.
Pillow talk.
Blazing Saddles – “You’ve got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know… morons.”
Brilliant comic actor. RIP
He had the best put down of all time, in film anyway….
“You stupid ignorant sonofabitchdumbbasturd… Jesus Christ I met some dumb basturds in my time but you out do them all….. ”
https://youtu.be/siEfy0ThOSY?t=28
Pure poetry.
:-J