‘Willy Wonka’ and ‘Blazing Saddles’ are returning to theaters and it’ll only cost you $5

Gene Wilder fans have been so moved by the actor's death that they've spurred AMC Theaters to request prints of two of his most beloved films — Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles and the Roald Dahl adaptations Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory — to screen in select locations this weekend.

In 55 of those locations, the films will play as a double bill, with Willy Wonka beginning at 5pm and Blazing Saddles at 7:30.

The best part of all? Tickets for each film will cost a mere $5 each. 

This is not an unprecedented move; after Prince died earlier this year, his 1984 classic Purple Rain also returned to theaters for a limited run.

[Deadline]

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