Gene Wilder's 'Blazing Saddles,' 'Willy Wonka' Coming Back to Theaters This Weekend
‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ (Photo: Paramount)
By Dave McNary, Variety
AMC theaters and Warner Bros. are bringing back a pair of Gene Wilder films — Blazing Saddles and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory — in honor of the late actor this weekend.
The two films will screen Saturday and Sunday at 55 AMC locations nationwide, with tickets for each costing $5.
Willy Wonka, released in 1971, stars Wilder as a candy mogul. Blazing Saddles, released in 1974, is a collaboration between Wilder and director Mel Brooks.
Related: Gene Wilder, ‘Willy Wonka’ Star and Comedic Icon, Dies at 83
Wilder died on Monday at the age of 83.
Willy Wonka will screen at 5 p.m. and Blazing Saddles will follow at 7:30 p.m. on both days.
The full list of locations is below:
Atlanta: AMC Barrett Commons 24, AMC Southlake Pavilion 24
Baltimore: AMC Owings Mills 17
Baton Rouge: AMC Baton Rouge 16
Boston: AMC Loews Boston Common 19
Charlotte: AMC Concord Mills 24
Chicago: AMC River East 21, AMC Streets of Woodfield 20
Cincinnati: AMC Newport on the Levee 20
Columbus: AMC Lennox 24
Dallas: AMC Grapevine Mills 30, AMC Mesquite 30
Denver: AMC Highlands Ranch 24, AMC Westminster Promenade 24
Detroit: AMC Livonia 20
Grand Rapids: AMC Grand Rapids 18
Hartford: AMC Plainville 20
Houston: AMC Studio 30
Indianapolis: AMC Showplace Bloomington 12
Jacksonville: AMC Orange Park 24
Kansas City: AMC Barrywoods 24, AMC Town Center 20
Las Vegas: AMC Town Square 18
Los Angeles: AMC Ontario Mills 30, AMC Orange 30, AMC Burbank
Miami: AMC Aventura Mall 24
Milwaukee: AMC Mayfair 18
Minneapolis: AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18
New Orleans: AMC Elmwood Palace 20
Related: Mel Brooks ‘Still Reeling’ From Gene Wilder’s Death
New York: AMC Empire 25, AMC New Brunswick 18, AMC Stony Brook 17
Norfolk: AMC Hampton Towne Centre 24
Oklahoma City: AMC Quail Springs Mall 24
Omaha: AMC Oak View 24
Orlando: AMC Disney Springs 24
Philadelphia: AMC Neshaminy 24
Phoenix: AMC Westgate 20
Pittsburgh: AMC Waterfront 22
Raleigh: AMC Southpoint 17
Rockford, Ill: AMC Showplace Rockford 16
Salt Lake City: AMC West Jordan 12
San Diego: AMC Mission Valley 20
San Francisco: AMC Cupertino Square 16, AMC Metreon 16
Seattle: AMC Alderwood 16
South Bend: AMC Showplace South Bend 16
Spokane: AMC River Park Square 20
Springfield, Ill.: AMC Showplace Springfield 12
St. Louis: AMC West Olive 16
Tallahassee: AMC Tallahassee Mall 20
Tampa: AMC Woodlands Square 20
Tulsa: AMC Southroads 20
Washington, D.C.: AMC Hoffman 22
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