‘Blazing Saddles’ & ‘Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory’ Return To Theaters This Weekend
Earlier this week we found out the sad news that comedy legendGene Wilderhad passed away at 83 years old due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Fellow actors, comedians, filmmakers and fans have been paying tribute to Gene Wilder all over the web, and now movie theaters are offering the chance to celebrate the man’s life by enjoying two of his most iconic roles on the big screen again.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryandBlazing Saddleswill both return to select AMC Theatreslocations for this weekend only. Since neither of these titles are readily available on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime for free, this might be your best way to experience the classic films and enjoy them with fellow comedy lovers and Gene Wilder fans.
Get the full list of locations where you may seeWilly Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryandBlazing Saddlesin theaters after the jump.
Here’s the entire list of AMC Theatres locations playing both movies:
At all locations, on Saturday,September 3rdand Sunday,September 4th,Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factorywill play at5pmwhileBlazing Saddleswill play at7:30pm. And the good news is that tickets for each are only $5. That sounds like one hell of a double feature.
If you don’t live near any of these AMC Theatres locations, you should check your local listings, becauseVarietysays there are also 145 non-AMC locations that will be playingWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factoryas well. There are probably plenty also playingBlazing Saddlesas well and maybe evenYoung Frankensteintoo. In the meantime, watch this clip fromThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallonthis week whereMel Brooksfondly remembers his friend and frequent collaborator:
