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A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby SciFiFisher » Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:12 pm

Gene Wilder has died. According to the news report he died from complications related to Alzheimer's.

There are so many movies that he was awesome in. I probably will always remember him best for his roles in Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Stir Crazy.
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby Swift » Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:09 pm

Definitely Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein

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Postby geonuc » Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:19 pm

Blazing Saddles is a top-five movie for me, and a big part of it was Gene Wilder. Young Frankenstein was also awesome.
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby SciFi Chick » Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:21 pm

I think I need to rewatch Young Frankenstein.
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby Sigma_Orionis » Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:49 pm

The movie from him I liked the best was Stir Crazy
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby Parrothead » Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:45 pm

I agree Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein amongst the most memorable. I don't have to look at the second clip posted by swift. I'm assuming it's one of the most memorable scenes (IMO) from Young Frankenstein.

I think it was due to my frequently referencing that part, many years ago, that a friend gave me a coffee mug saying "Why be normal " on it.
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby Thumper » Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:39 am

Introduced The Kid to Young Frankenstein a couple of years ago, she got it. Parents introduced me to Blazing Saddles when I was too young, I got it. My first Wilder movie was Wonka. Still like it. RIP. Hope you're dancing with Gilda now.
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby code monkey » Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:36 am

damn. Michael and I saw blazing saddles on our first date. cid couldn't stop laughing when I told him that.
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby SciFi Chick » Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:16 pm

Thumper wrote:Hope you're dancing with Gilda now.


Me too. :cry:
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Postby SciFi Chick » Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:17 pm

code monkey wrote:damn. Michael and I saw blazing saddles on our first date. cid couldn't stop laughing when I told him that.


What an awesome first date.
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby vendic » Tue Sep 20, 2016 1:44 pm

code monkey wrote:damn. Michael and I saw blazing saddles on our first date. cid couldn't stop laughing when I told him that.


That's classic!

I tell people we got married in front of John Wayne. There was a portrait of J.W. holding a shotgun dressed like a cowboy in the office of the JP where we got married. It's in the wedding video too. Those kind of memories always make me laugh. :)
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby Swift » Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:08 pm

SciFi Chick wrote:
Thumper wrote:Hope you're dancing with Gilda now.


Me too. :cry:

Though apparently he was very happily married to his current wife.
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby SciFi Chick » Wed Sep 21, 2016 5:43 pm

Swift wrote:
SciFi Chick wrote:
Thumper wrote:Hope you're dancing with Gilda now.


Me too. :cry:

Though apparently he was very happily married to his current wife.


Don't mess up a fantasy with reality swift. It's just rude. :P
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby Swift » Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:20 pm

SciFi Chick wrote:
Swift wrote:
SciFi Chick wrote:
Thumper wrote:Hope you're dancing with Gilda now.


Me too. :cry:

Though apparently he was very happily married to his current wife.


Don't mess up a fantasy with reality swift. It's just rude. :P

I don't want to mess up your fantasy. And I loved Gilda. But apparently his most recent wife was at best being ignored, and at worst was getting some hating. I don't believe in an afterlife, but in any case Gilda's feelings can't be hurt. But his widow is in mourning and I think deserves a little sympathy.
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby SciFi Chick » Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:38 pm

Swift wrote:I don't want to mess up your fantasy. And I loved Gilda. But apparently his most recent wife was at best being ignored, and at worst was getting some hating. I don't believe in an afterlife, but in any case Gilda's feelings can't be hurt. But his widow is in mourning and I think deserves a little sympathy.


I was teasing, and I had NO IDEA about this. That's awful! That poor woman. She has all my sympathy. My apologies.
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Re: A Comedic Genius Is Gone

Postby Thumper » Tue Sep 27, 2016 11:42 am

Swift wrote:
SciFi Chick wrote:
Swift wrote:
SciFi Chick wrote:
Thumper wrote:Hope you're dancing with Gilda now.


Me too. :cry:

Though apparently he was very happily married to his current wife.


Don't mess up a fantasy with reality swift. It's just rude. :P

I don't want to mess up your fantasy. And I loved Gilda. But apparently his most recent wife was at best being ignored, and at worst was getting some hating. I don't believe in an afterlife, but in any case Gilda's feelings can't be hurt. But his widow is in mourning and I think deserves a little sympathy.

Yes, by all accounts she was a wonderful woman. I went back and looked up some stories about them after Swift's post. He wasn't looking for a companion, or a date, but when he met her, he fell head over heals. And they were wonderful companions for decades.
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