Role Model: Gene Wilder

April. 15,2008      
Rating:
8.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

For 4 decades movie funnyman Gene Wilder has been keeping audiences in stitches with his combination of over-the-top neurosis and sweet vulnerability. Gene sits down with Alec Baldwin for an intimate conversation about matters both professional and personal, including Wilder's first meeting with Mel Brooks, the time Zero Mostel kissed him on the lips just before his audition for Brooks' The Producers, and his marriage to SNL star Gilda Radner.

Gene Wilder as  Self
Alec Baldwin as  Self - Host

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Greenes
2008/04/15

Please don't spend money on this.

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Cortechba
2008/04/16

Overrated

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2008/04/17

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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Edwin
2008/04/18

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

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