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Film SF Sketchfest presents A Salute to Gene Wilder: Young Frankenstein (1974) and Gene Wilder in person

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Without Gene Wilder, there'd be no Will Ferrell; there'd be no Willy Wonka with whom to compare Johnny Depp; no interracial comedy duo with Richard Pryor to inspire Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. The Oscar-nominated Young Frankenstein was the pinnacle of Wilder's ongoing collaboration with Mel Brooks; the film parodies the classic horror films of the early cinematic era to brilliant comedic effect, using black-and-white film and the same props as the original 1931 Frankenstein. Better yet, after the screening, Wilder himself appears for an in-depth conversation and Q&A about his career.

– Annie Lo

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