Not only that, its hard to know where to start among the sure-fire classics.
Where else can we start except the beginning…?
He was in serious trouble.
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Help!Why are you laughing?
Wilder wanted to keep the audience guessing about whether Wonka was lying or telling the truth.
The actors' earnest innocence sells it.
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Alas, it leaves the brokenhearted doctor trying to drown his sorrows in Woolite.
While silliness abounds, Sigerson isn’t played as a goof.
In one scene, Pryor disguises Wilder in blackface to help him get away.
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He doesn’t, but that doesn’t stop him from trying.
He wants it all even if it costs him everything.
That sets up a jailhouse comedy (directed by Sidney Poitier) that plays the men against throw in.
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Dom DeLuise costars in drag as his unusual Aunt Kate.
The twist this time?
Pryor is blind, and Wilder is deaf.
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Pryor’s condition deteriorated dramatically, and he died in 2005.
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