Indianapolis film lovers can pay tribute to Gene Wilder, the 83-year-old actor who lost his battle with Alzheimer’s on Tuesday, as some of his biggest films are screened at the Toby at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the IMAX® Theater in the Indiana State Museum this weekend.
Wilder began his film career in the 1967 film THE PRODUCERS, and became known for a sequence of unforgettable and iconic comedy roles in the 70s and 80s. The film screenings for this weekend are:
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN on Friday, September 2 at 7:00 p.m. at the Indianapolis Museum of Art Toby Theater.
WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY on Saturday, September 3 at 11:00 a.m. at the IMAX Theater in the Indiana State Museum. This screening will be accompanied by a “concession stand takeover” where Wonka candy will be rampant.
BLAZING SADDLES on Saturday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the IMAX Theater in the Indiana State Museum.
Tickets for all screenings are $5 each and can be purchased online or at the box office the day of the film. Tickets for the YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN screening at the IMA can be purchased athttp://www.imamuseum.org/film/special-screening-young-frankenstein
and tickets for the two screenings at the Downtown IMAX can be purchased at www.imaxindy.com.
“I can’t think of a better way to articulate how important Gene Wilder was to film,” says IMAX theater manager Craig Mince. “We will be honoring a part of his legacy this weekend with these iconic films.”
