GEN Z KID FIRST TIME Reacting To GENE WILDER EVER! (Who’s WillyWonka!?)

[@amandas.6500]

Young Dr. Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles are CLASSICS! I love those movies, and anything Mel Brooks does!

[@pobilly]

Pryor & Wilder were truly the Odd Couple. They were awesome together.

[@zynniaquaoar2439]

A must see Gene Wilder movie is “Young Frankenstein”

[@mythra7174]

Funniest movie.

[@ej62133]

Fronk-en-steen 😆

[@jamesmcclain5005]

Don't forget about Blazing Saddles!

[@necrophiliacin_lace628]

I was going to say the same thing

[@unclisa]

Yes. yes. Yes. And our beloved and lamented Teri Garr.

[@petals1205]

💛 Gene Wilder was married to Gilda Radner one of the original , Not Ready for Prime Time Players of Saturday Night Live , she herself was an amazing comedian check her out :)

[@unclisa]

Yep. It's always something...

[@TiberousBSD]

Gene and his wife were a treasure. Funny and classic, just good stuff.

[@NdxtremePro]

Gene Wilder was an actor who had a wide range. He played in many of the Mel Brooks movies, which are all comedies. You absolutely have to react to Blazing Saddles, but be aware, it was a product of its time, and its go was to confront racism with humor. Wilder has played opposite Pryor on many occasions, and they are always magic together.

[@jtoland2333]

Stir Crazy is my favorite !

[@mubawaba]

Richard Pryor pushed Mel to use those words in Blazing Saddles.

[@selenawolf2466]

Blazing saddles taught me how stupid racism was from an early age. Thanks Mel!

[@druncle.]

I love how you're discovering Gene Wilder and Mr Rogers and breathing new life in to their memories. Gene Wilder had a deadly form of dry humour lol

[@tjg813]

You need to watch all of these movies.

[@ericzar4470]

Honestly you're right 😆 it's true!

[@scrabtr67]

He was really good as Willy Wonka. He always seemed to messing with the kids' head.

[@NarnianRailway]

Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein or any Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor film would be a great viewing start, even if just your own personal enjoyment (viewers would luv some full movie reactions).

[@XFLexiconMatt]

I'd highly recommend "Silver Streak", the first time we saw Wilder and Pryor, and still a favorite!

[@laurakali6522]

And Stir Crazy.

[@jtoland2333]

Your channel gives me hope that your generation will not forget the cultural (and therefore historical ) things that happened before you were born. Keep exploring because there are even more wonderful things out there!

[@zynniaquaoar2439]

Love GW & RP movies: “Stir Crazy”, “See No Evil, Hear No Evil”, and even though Richard wasn’t in “Blazing Saddles” he contributed so much

[@JenSell1626]

Silver Streak!

[@CelestialKitsune13]

Richard Pryor was Mel Brooks original choice to play sheriff Bart. But due to Pryor's history of a particular type of arrest the studio claimed he was uninsurable, and refused to approve financing with him as the star. But considering it was the 70's I personally call BS on that excuse.

[@marlenaabbott4548]

They didn’t even mention one of my favorite of his movies, The Frisco Kid. It’s hilarious! He’s a Jewish rabbi from Poland traveling through the old west to San Francisco and runs in to an outlaw played by Harrison ford.

[@ericzar4470]

Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory as said in the video totally leaves the child leaving the movie with a set of morals that are clearly depicted in the movie. One of a kind. Nothing close.

[@Hallucinational]

Man, it does my heart good to see someone of your generation discover the wonders that mine grew up with. Even music reactions. I appreciate your channel.

[@Loveduff]

Gene wilder and Richard Pryor are freaking hilarious together...he was a comedian as well as his wife. She was on SNL...HELLA FUNNY

[@Dark_Harmony]

I loved Gene Wilder my whole life. Thanks for putting him on here.

[@AlwaysWatching53]

I've seen Willy Wonka 100x i still watch it. I love it i am 52

[@Christen77]

Love Young Frankenstein. Love Gene Wilder. I always had a bit of a crush on him too. 😊❤

[@Christen77]

Oh and Haunted Honeymoon. He and his wife both starred in that one. We watch it every October. 😊

[@CathleenMJennings80]

They didn't include it but Gene did a movie called Haunted Honeymoon with his wife, SNL legend Gilda Radner. It's one of my favorite movies but sadly seems to have been forgotten about. See No Evil, Hear No Evil is my favorite of the Wilder/Pryor films.

[@angelinaduvallcameron]

I love Haunted Honeymoon too. It’s so wild and funny. Definitely need to watch along with Willy Wonka, and See No Evil, Hear No Evil is also the one I love of Wilder and Pryor.

[@Beverly-m5m]

I can’t even tell you how many quotes from the movie Young Frankenstein my brother would walk around saying all the time so much so that I knew the quotes before I ever saw the movie.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

I was just thinking the same. If I knew how spell the sound the horse makes! 😂😂

[@Beverly-m5m]

@ Frau Blucher 🤣🤣

[@Lilith_F]

Gene is the king! I see everyone is telling you he worked with writer/director Mel Brooks. He said that out of all the years working together, they had 1 fight. Gene wanted a dance number in a movie and Mel didn't think it would work. The scene is in the movie and its hilarious. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a movie you will never get tired of watching. Johnny Depp did a reboot of the movie and made himself creepy as hell, lol. Remember Richard Pryor telling the prison story? Stir Crazy. 😄

[@hopeinHim5160]

Gene Wilder was a national treasure. ❤️

[@tcov22]

Willy Wonka was my favorite of Gene Wilder’s roles. An absolute classic: it was always on TV during the holidays when I was small in the 1970’s, and I remember watching it at my grandmother’s house several times with my cousins.

[@Reba-123]

Yep that version is the best I love Johnny Depp but no… .. Gene is Willy Wonka

[@davidlevine4270]

Gene really set the bar for Willy Wonka that Depp n Chalamet both had to try and live up to

[@ReleaseTheQuackers]

*One should not go through life without seeing ALL of Gene Wilder's movies!* That being said, at least watch Willy Wonka and Young Frankenstein. Madeline Kahn is a treasure!!!

[@williambanks2223]

Gene Wilder made Willy Wonka his own and any movie he teamed up with someone was gold. Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Stir Crazy, and more.

[@petals1205]

YAY Gene Wilder !!! Good on you Jay !!!

[@BAD46660]

Gene's Original Wonka is definitely the best. That and Young Frankenstein were two of my favorites growing up as a kid. Love his other work as well. He also was a great advocate for ovarian cancer for decades. One of his wives, Gilda Radner passed away from that and she was more than a decade younger, they had been trying to have kids and then she got diagnosed. I believe he took time away from his career to be with her and then for some time afterwards. It is also something I think reporters were asked not to discuss with him but I can't recall it exactly.💛

[@zeideerskine3462]

I recommend you watch The Producers next.

[@GrowingUpJersey]

The Producers is underrated! very funny.

[@logicdiary3179]

Thank you for keeping this man's legacy alive in this video. He's gone now almost 10 years but never forgotten. I've seen all the mivies mentioned, you should check them out. They are timeless. Gene Wilder is one that can never be duplicated, there won't ever be an actor quite like him and his soft spoken demeanor yet that same ability to flip on a dime, freak out, abd go right back to calm afterward. It is incredible to watch

[@michellestanley4421]

This was my favorite movie as a child, watched it many many times

[@lauralackner6856]

💛 I watched Willy Wonka as a kid, about 5 yrs after it came out maybe? The soundtrack is amazing! That film cemented it's place in American pop culture as well. References are made to this day relating to the film. Blazing Saddles was funny, but for a younger, more sensitive audience today it would never have been made. So if you do watch it Jay, keep in mind the times it was filmed in like some others have mentioned. Gene's wife, Gilda Radnor, was a comedienne who many of us old fogies remember from SNL. Also, the chemistry Wilder had with Richard Pryor was amazing. Those two had me in stitches more times than I can count. Great video, great reaction 👏

[@dianekelly1706]

Great chemistry between FW and RP. Great underrated actor (GW). Perfect casting as far as GW playing Willie Wonka.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

He was really big in the day! Young Frankenstein is a cult classic!! 😂❤✌️

[@kerriniemi]

Another treasure! 😍😍😍 Thank you 💛💛💛 Watch everything please ✌️🐦‍🔥✨

[@mothra54]

His deadpan delivery is priceless 😂

[@JohnAnderson-rl3im]

Young Frankenstein Gene was a Treasure

[@bigmixx75]

Gene was a comedic genius and powerhouse. Young Frankenstein will have you doubled over from laughter. Gene and Richard together could play toes and make that hilarious

[@ericzar4470]

Here I am again Mr three comment guy.. Haha... Yeah man Gene is one of those actors that I don't know, I don't really get into who's the best at what.... But he definitely brought something to the screen that will never be matched, that is for certain. Thank you for this it definitely brought back a lot of memories. Gene hideaway of being improvisational unable to fly off the handle in many directions in the best way! He also has a very very sensitive aside to him that brings his acting full circle. On my way to the patreon I can't imagine you doing Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory but man even if you remember bits of it? This is a rewatch for sure. Unbelievable story, not to mention the execution of the film as a whole. 💛

[@beckysmith513]

Gene Wilder was one of my favorite actors. He could say the most outrageous things with a straight face, and he could do hilarious outraged outbursts better than anyone. Willy Wonka, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, The Frisco Kid, and his movies with Richard Pryor are all worth watching.

[@FoxHills-u3s]

Wilder is a Legend.

[@1805movie]

Please, please PLEASE watch _Willy Wonka_ ! It's an ABSOLUTE must see! That film, along with _The Producers_ (1968), _Young Frankenstein_ , _Blazing Saddles_ and his collaborations with Richard Pryor.

[@commenceenavoirmarre]

As a kid I really like the movie The Woman In Red ! ... 80s ..

[@candicelitrenta8890]

You will LOVE Silver Streak. I saw that in the theater, and it was a wild ride

[@arlenem6659]

When I saw you were looking at Gene Wilder I had to watch! I love Gene Wilder, he was awesome in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He was married to Gilda Radner, whom passed away too soon. I still use one of her lines from her character on Saturday Night Live, "never mind." If you know, you know. Lol

[@groovystargirl92]

I definitely obviously recommend watching Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory...it really is a classic. Gene was also the Mock Turtle in a live action Alice in Wonderland, and he sings a song called "Beautiful soup" it makes me cry every time, and it's worth a watch. He put himself in every performance, he was so remarkable.

[@johnw8578]

Willy Wonka and the CHocolate Factory defintely helped form our generation. Aslo, Wilder and Pryor were gold.

[@margaretspignardo5588]

Check out his wife, comedian Gilda Radner.

[@claranielsen3382]

Gene Wilder was the best. Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has been a favorite since childhood. I watched all of his movies. You must watch Young Frankenstein, but I would watch as many as you can get your hands on. Also, all the Mel Brooks movies. So funny . Great reaction. ❤

[@JeffMartinEquinox]

I really liked the Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor movies as a kid - they are very funny.

[@christinabrown8399]

“Styles differed WILDly.”

[@gracefulLily7710]

💛💛💛

[@JeffMartinEquinox]

Willy Wonka was one of those movies that played on free TV on a regular basis in the 70's/80's (like Wizard of Oz), so I've seen it a lot. I've also read the books of Willy Wonka (after seeing the movie). I love it. I'd easily watch it again any time. Its really embedded in pop culture and you pretty much know any movie reference you make to a Gen Xer, they will get it.

[@Hallucinational]

Im not even done watching you, and i want to watch this movie now.

[@ginaheller333]

Gene Wilder was brilliant! Last year, Mel Brooks did a documentary on Gene because they were great friends. You should check that out! All their films together are amazing!

[@JoPerry-by3wd]

Wilder's talent is well shown in a movie he did with Pryor, See No Evil, Hear No Evil. I would very much like to see you react to it.

[@pirateylass]

The recent film, Wonka, with Timothée Chalamet was a sort of prequel to the 1971’s Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory with the fantastic Gene Wilder. I actually loved Wonka as it brought that same magic that the original had. 😅 💛

[@tracycuster4833]

This touches on only a small amount of Gene Wilder...and his accomplishments...

[@misslora3896]

Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor movies, both together and seperately, were another part of the blessings of growing up Gen X. Also, I've already mentioned it before and I'm seeing others mentioning it as well... "Blazing Saddles" is an absolute must. Richard Pryer helped write the movie and it was directed by the great Mel Brooks, who's movies are known for their ridiculous humor. The racial humor of "Blazing Saddles" was pretty shocking, but just like TV shows such as "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" it was meant to break down the vestiges of prejudice... It was just a rated R level of racial humor, when most of the American public were only accustomed to the G and PG levels on television... It's truly one of the funniest comedies of all time.🧡

[@lnytita6763]

💛 You make me want to watch an 'Oldie but Goody' tonight 😁 Movies are definitely not as good as they used to be. I miss being "entertained" 🤙

[@brianmather1996]

I'm American (Aug 70) and i read the book first (Charlie) It scared the ch*t out of me as a kid. Classic German horror story etc.. but we LOVED IT!!!American kids ate it up! Love the memes now...

[@lynntaylor6686]

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory was the first Gene Wilder movie I saw but not even close to being the first movie I ever watched. I first saw that film in the 3rd or 4th grade so I watched a lot of movies before that. I have good memories of watching Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles with my dad when I was in my 20's. Young Frankenstein was one of his favorite Mel Brooks movies. I watched See No Evil, Hear no Evil when I was a kid. It's a good movie but I liked Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory more.

[@KuLaydMahn]

I think ehat i like about Gene's freakouts that make them more believable is that they arent smooth. He doesn't just scream out a seamless line of dialog woth an Oscar-winning facial expression. He dtutters & sputters & pauses, like hes ACTUALLY trying to figure out how to put his thoughts into words in THAT moment. You know - like someone freaking out in real life

[@MissJIF]

💛 Gene was married to Gilda Radner who was in the cast of the very early years of Saturday Night Live in the 70s. Check her out if you can, she was funny. #flexer

[@whitelytr]

Gene used to star with others like Madeline Kahn and Marty Feldman.... Besides Young Frankenstein??? There was another lesser known movie called Sherlock Holmes Younger Smarter Brother that was also fantastic 😀

[@marc2435]

Going to check out the Sherlock Holmes smarter brother after this. Never heard of it before this. The Wilder/Pryor movies are great to come back to over and over, over the years.

[@scoobysnacks]

The original Willy Wonka is the best one. Definitely recommend it. The remakes were OK, but not as "magical". Maybe that's because the remakes came out after I was already grown. But I've watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory hundreds of times yet I've only seen the Johnny Depp remake once and haven't seen the latest one at all. It's like The Wizard of Oz. Even though they may be dated, none of the remakes will ever match the magic of those original movies. Gene Wilder was married to Gilda Radner. She was part of the original cast of Saturday Night Live, when SNL was still funny. My favorite skit she did was playing Roseanna Roseannadanna. Gene Wilder was in many comedies throughout his career. He had a very dry humor, almost as if he wasn't ever really trying to be funny. But he was funny none-the-less. Blazing Saddles was hilarious.

[@Translator-zj2fq]

I love the "Chocolate factory". It's impossible to compare it to the new version. One of the best scenes I have ever seen at the end. But you must watch the whole movie to understand

[@yarnovah]

Before you see “Young Frankenstein”, and I really hope you do, listen to a song titled “Chattanooga Choochoo”. It was recorded in 1941 by Glenn Miller and his orchestra. It predates the movie by decades, but it was a very familiar song to the audience at the time. Trust me!

[@jeremywaters4044]

Reacting to Blazing Saddles is almost a right of passage for reaction KZbinrs. You should give it a shot! 💛

[@ericzar4470]

Well we know you're going to do Willy Wonka in the chocolate factory! That's a must!

[@DartJedi]

Everyone should see the Gene Wilder version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it is iconic, Gene Wilder is the Best Wonka. A true master. Seen a lot of his films. Speaking of Richard Pryor, You should watch "The Toy", it has Jackie Gleason in it too, if you know how that is. Great film.

[@First-p1n]

Is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory still a popular book in grade school? I remember our library having like six copies of it and it took months for my turn to come around and by that time my parents had already bought it for me.

[@tx_1]

Young Frankenstein is one of my favorite movies, but it's better if you see the original one first to see how it plays off of that.

[@Jsspres]

There is a Netflix documentary called Remebering Gene Wilder.

[@adiarainfoster]

With all due respect and much love to Johnny Depp, Gene Wilder will always be Willy Wonka to me 🥰

[@nosaj-landrum]

This was the best chocolate factory movie with gean wilder his other movies where great too

[@jenc7927]

Never been this early before..lol gene wilder was willy Wonka

[@Libragirl2369]

Willy Wonka is a great movie

[@KatherineCompton-c1x]

Though this version of Willy Wonka, with Gene Wilder, and being the first filmed one doesn't follow the book, it's still my favorite! 💖 Young Frankenstein, f'ing hysterical!! 💖 Have you seen Blazing Saddles, yet? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🐽💖 Also, Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex *But were afraid to ask. The book it's kind of based on by the same title, is hysterical also. Gene is in one piece. 😆😆😆😆😆😁His work with Richard Pryor, also well worth your time! 💖💖 Yes, he was an interesting, intelligent and funny man but most of all he was a kindly, loving human being. 💖

[@ladiwilliams9739]

It doesn't matter how many versions of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory they do. Gene Wilder will always be my Wonka. Even though my son is autistic with a lot speech and social issues,, he instantly recognizes Gene as Willy Wonka. Not that I don't love his other stuff lol.

[@DV80s]

The guy who was giving out the Gene Wilder information got it wrong, Gene didn't co-write Young Frankenstein. He wrote all of it and Mel Brooks only directed it.

[@marilynk30]

Love agene Wilder! Legend! Definitely check out Jerry Lewis. Hilarious!

[@dianekelly1706]

Have fun discovering GW.

[@litsci1877]

Blazing Saddles is one of the best excuses in history for having a movie industry. But for heart, it's his marriage to Gilda Radner you should look up.

[@visionaryventures12]

It’s sad that Richard Pryor couldn’t join him in Blazing Saddles.

[@mubawaba]

Do Mel Brooks next, then Madeline Kahn

[@DrBeastMcCoy]

dude if you haven't seen Gene Wilder before then you haven't seen blazing saddles you need to see the movie blazing saddles by Mel Brooks is a movie that could not be made today

[@seigeengine]

It's kind of weird to see a smaller channel you're subscribed to reacted to, lol.

[@MichaelWiggan-o9y]

No "The World's Greatest Lover" (1977) reference ... One of Gene Wilder funniest & underrated movies kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5TFmWN_p8hoaqcsi=tP0q1k-DV1yQ-GH3 ..

[@DanielHigbee-j8c]

Johnny Depp did a excellent job in charle and the chocolate factory. But the original Willy Wonka was something special i prefer it alot more. You should give both version a watch .

[@DV80s]

These scenes the creator of the Gene Wilder documentary includes don't include much context. He just tosses you into the middle of something that is going on, but for anyone who hasn't seen these films, you miss all the context of what was happening up to that moment. Of course, it's very hard to include a lot of a film in a short documentary.

[@Aurora-cv5to]

Perhaps he didn't have the common ego-based character because he didn't seek acting and comedy to get attention. He did it to make people laugh, just as he did for his mom when he began learning his craft.

[@mothra54]

Treat yourself and watch Willie Wonka with Gene Wilder, NOT the Johnny Depp one. Young Frankenstein is a must watch and if you are not easily offended Blazing Saddles poking at the racism of the day.

[@Armadaonion]

Hold up. If you don't know who Gene Wilder is, that means you've never seen Blazing Saddles?!?! You should fix that

[@Briansgate]

Dear God, do your self a favor and watch Blazing Saddles.

[@delmartin3263]

Blazing Saddles with Gene Wilder check it out. Written by Richard Pryor.

[@andreamaronn4510]

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