Gene Wilder – Page 2 – RazorFine Review

Title: Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search For Love and Art

Gene Wilder is a complex man who has battled unhappiness and uncertainty while giving pleasure to millions with his brilliant comic performances. Kiss Me Like a Stranger is a narrative look at pivotal moments in Wilder’s life that through fate or coincidence made him who he is today.

The biography is broken up into different sections of Wilder’s life. The first examines his childhood, the second his early career, the third his working with Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor, and the last his life with Gilda Radner.

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Young Frankenstein

Alan Rapp / August 4, 2005 / Home Video

Title: Young Frankenstein
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Young Frankenstein is Mel Brooks’ most complete work. Though not his funniest movie (The Producers) the movie works from beginning to end and doesn’t fall apart during the last act (Blazing Saddles); it remains as the hallmark of his career and his one truly flawless film.

The brainchild of Gene Wilder entertains and enthralls the audience for every single frame. Wilder was a huge fan of the Frankenstein movie franchise and his love for the characters is palpable in this delicious satire. Brooks would return to satirize other works such as Star Wars and Dracula, but those films lack the emotional connection to the originals that this one produces so effortlessly.

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