'Never Seen It' Episode 8: Gene Wilder goes west in 'The Frisco Kid'

The passing of Gene Wilder had my wife Liz Rosado and I delving into one of the deeper cuts in the late comic's all-too-short filmography -- the 1979 western The Frisco Kid.

It flopped upon its first release -- sandwiched between Wilder's two biggest triumphs opposite Richard Pryor (Silver Streak and Stir Crazy), and Harrison Ford's first two turns as the charismatic scofflaw Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy.

I'd seen a few seconds of the movie in the past but had never sat down to really watch it -- which is surprising considering what a big fan I am of both lead actors.

Does the movie live up their reputations? Is it a forgotten gem ripe for rediscovery? Or is it a justly overlooked minor movie?

Click on the YouTube below to find out what Liz and I think after viewing this movie separately and then coming together to discuss it for the first time: