Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor first appeared on screen together in the 1976 film Silver Streak. They would go on to make three more movies together: Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), and Another You (1991). Despite the duo’s association being short-lived, their chemistry was undeniable, with some even comparing them to Laurel & Hardy. Unfortunately, they didn’t get to collaborate as much as they would’ve liked, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying. Here are a few other Wilder & Pryor movies we might’ve seen under different circumstances.
3. Hanky Panky (1982)
Director Sidney Poitier originally intended to cast Wilder and Pryor in a follow-up to Silver Streak called Traces. Pryor unexpectedly turned down the opportunity, forcing the writers to rework the script for someon

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