On Thursday evening, Turner Classic Movies is running a tribute to Gene Wilder with Young Frankenstein, Start the Revolution Without Me and The Frisco Kid. If I had to pick three, they'd be Young Frankenstein, The Producers and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Or better still, I'd have The Producers, Willy Wonka and Start the Revolution since they're running Young Frankenstein on Tuesday evening and The Frisco Kid real early Wednesday morning. But, hey, anything with Gene Wilder in it is worth running…and running more than once.
But even better is that on Thursday evening, they'll have two showings of Role Model, which was a 2008 documentary that I gather was a pilot for a series of interview shows with Alec Baldwin chatting with actors he admired. I think this one with Mr. Wilder was the only episode made and I don't know why because it was a terrific 75 minutes which I recommended to you back here. Baldwin was a good host and Wilder was a good guest and this is not something you should miss if you care about Gene Wilder. On my set, it airs at 5 PM and again at 8:15 PM but check your schedule.