Gene Wilder copies of Mel Brooks films, while "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" was not a commercial success, although it later gained a cult following and an Oscar nomination for Best Score, as well as a Golden Globe award nomination for Wilder. When Woody Allen offered him a role in one segment of "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)", Wilder accepted, hoping this would be the hit to put an end to his series of flops. "Everything ... " was a hit, grossing over $18 million in the United States alone against a $2-million
Elliott Gould abandoned after four days of shooting, following rumours that Gould was addicted to drugs, something the actor has strenuously denied. Gould and his producing partner helped make "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)", later selling it to United Artists. He was reportedly offered the lead role in "Pocket Money", but turned it down because he did not want to work with director Stuart Rosenberg again after his experience making "Move". Gould's comeback came in 1973's "The Long Goodbye", Robert Altman's adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel. Gould starred as detective Philip Marlowe, a role