Two of the late Gene Wilder's most beloved movies, "Blazing Saddles" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," will be shown at AMC theaters this weekend as a tribute to the comic genius, who died from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Tickets for the special screenings are $5 each.

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Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket on the set of the fantasy film 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory', based on the book by Roald Dahl, 1971. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

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