“I was privileged to know Gene Hackman because he played tennis with another Gene—Gene Wilder. And that Gene told him about a little role called The Blind Hermit in our movie YOUNG ...

A Rad and Wild Love Affair is a thoughtful, poignant, laugh out loud funny one woman show, a bittersweet slice of nostalgia ...

The news that actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead at their home in Santa Fe has shocked the industry and led to widespread tributes for one of the true greats of cinema.

Mel Brooks recalled working with Hackman on Young Frankenstein, revealing how the late actor’s friendship with Gene Wilder helped him land the “perfect” role. “I was privileged to know ...

The audience knows from the get-go that the character is doomed, but Hackman’s warmth and humor is irrepressible — especially when he taunts a young Gene Wilder with a shotgun, asking ...

“I was privileged to know Gene Hackman because he played tennis with another Gene—Gene Wilder. And that Gene told him about a little role called The Blind Hermit in our movie YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.

“I was privileged to know Gene Hackman because he played tennis with another Gene — Gene Wilder. “And that Gene told him about a little role called The Blind Hermit in our movie Young ...

Hackman’s tennis partner, Gene Wilder, told him about it. “Is there anything in that crazy movie I could do?” Hackman asked. He’d glowered enough. Wilder told him about the small part of a ...

Looking back, I don’t think it’s a particularly memorable picture, but I wouldn’t trade the opportunity to work with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. And Bogdanovich! I loved Bogdanovich.

The movie’s star and co-screenwriter, Gene Wilder, later recalled how the Hackman’s unlikely appearance in the comedy came to be while in the midst of production. “I knew him from Bonnie and ...