Gene Wilder Negotiated a Deal with Mel Brooks
The legendary comedic actor Gene Wilder started collaborating with Mel Brooks on the movie ‘The Producers.’ When Mel then asked Gene to be in ‘Blazing Saddles,’ Wilder negotiated a deal.
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Gene said he would be in his film if he would look over a script he started writing which he hoped to make into a movie. Mel agreed. The script was for the eventual Oscar-nominated film ‘Young Frankenstein.’
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