GENE WILDER returning to the Avon with STIR CRAZY!

On Wednesday, October 17^th, The Avon Theatre presents its annual Wilder’s Picks screening. This year, enjoy a reception and special presentation of STIR CRAZY, followed by a Q&A with Gene Wilder, moderated by his wife, Karen Wilder. Reception at 6:30 p.m. and film at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are as follows: Members: $25, Nonmembers: $35. For advance tickets, please call the Avon business office at 203-661-0321 or the box office at 203-967-3660 x 2.  Member tickets are now on sale.  Tickets for the general public will go on sale on Tuesday, August 28^th.

ABOUT THE FILM: After the excellent audience response to their teaming in SILVER STREAK, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor reunited for this zany comedy, directed by Sidney Poitier. Wilder and Pryor play a couple of out-of-work numbskulls who take a promotional job that requires them to dress up like gigantic woodpeckers. Unfortunately, a pair of thieves, likewise decked out in woodpecker suits, pull off a bank job not long after Wilder and Pryor make their first public appearance. The boys are arrested and sentenced to 120 years each. After a concerted and hilarious effort to make the best of things “in stir,” Wilder and Pryor break out of jail, hoping to track down the genuine thieves.

ABOUT GENE WILDER: One of America’s most iconic and beloved stage and screen actors is an equally accomplished screenwriter, director and more recently, an author. In addition to his memoir Kiss Me Like A Stranger, My Search For Love And Art, Wilder has written the novels My French Whore, The Woman Who Wouldn’t and the collection of short stories What Is This Thing Called Love? Wilder is a long-standing member and supporter of The Avon’s film advisory board and has appeared at The Avon on many previous occasions to present some of his favorite classic films, as well as many of the unforgettable titles from his amazing body of work. He and his wife Karen are long-time residents of Stamford and remain actively involved in numerous local philanthropic activities.

ABOUT THE AVON: The Avon Theatre is a member-supported, non-profit cultural hub, dedicated to presenting film in its highest form, and thriving because of the support of our patrons and community. In addition to an exciting slate of new releases that are hard to find anywhere else, The Avon brings you phenomenal special events and monthly programs. We are proud to provide a forum for in-person, community dialogue with directors, actors and other luminaries in a vibrant “Main Street America” setting.

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