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Yes it is the first film in which wilder teamed with richard pryor,yet wilder and pryor are only together for a small percentage of the overall film. The second locomotive used in the film silver streak, was not so lucky. Silver streak weddings is a company who i had two friends use for their weddings. He gives it to george caldwell gene wilder, but caldwell drops it while climbing outside the baggage car. Silver streak 1976 while on a crosscountry train ride, overworked book editor george caldwell gene wilder begins an unexpected romance with an enigmatic woman named hilly burns jill.
It stars gene wilder, jill clayburgh, richard pryor, patrick mcgoohan and ned beatty and is directed by arthur hiller. With gene wilder, richard pryor, jill clayburgh, patrick mcgoohan. Silver streak is the first of four movies gene wilder and the late richard pryor starred in together. Silver streak tarnishes on a tiring film trip the new. Silver streak, director arthur hillers homage to hitchcock, teamed up comic funnymen gene wilder and richard pryor in a comedy filled with intrigue, action, suspense, and a memorable train crash at the end. The original zephyr trainset was used for the exterior shots in the film, while interior scenes were filmed on a sound stage in hollywood. That first silver streak was a pretty cool little bmovie with a silly but exciting high speed train trip to deliver an iron lung at the end. This is a hilarious 70s romp across america with some great actors from that era. Its a comedysuspense film with a romantic subplot, hints of blaxpoitation, and a disaster movie ending.
While on a crosscountry train ride, overworked book editor george caldwell gene wilder begins an unexpected romance with an enigmatic woman named hilly burns jill clayburgh. Sep 24, 2011 gene wilder richard pryor silver streak film. Even the horse showed its sympathy for the girl who just couldnt climb up. Silver streak is the sort of comedy that leaves you exhausted, though not from laughing. Like the 4070, was too was built to haul canadian pacifics premier train. The films masterstroke, however, is the addition of richard pryor as a parttime thief.
Wilder gives a subdued performance and clayburgh was a girl youd like to know. Silver streak 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of silver streak. A boxoffice smash, silver streak paved the way for the equally successful 1980 wilderpryor vehicle stir crazy.
Its a comedy that teams up, once again, gene wilder and richard pryor, who were the best things in the big 1977 hit silver streak. This film marked the first pairing of wilder and pryor. The runaway engine roars at full speed into chicagos union station. Yes it is the first film in which wilder teamed with richard pryor,yet wilder and pryor are only together for a small percentage of. During the journey, he has a love affair, witnesses a murder, is accused of committing it himself by an. After seeing their reasonable price and getting a quick email response i was happy to hear they were available, able to send two videographers and an assistant, and able to customize the video any way i wanted it. In this scene two of the main characters leap from the moving train, landing in the waters below. Patrick mcgoohan in silver streak 1976 silver streak 1976 patrick mcgoohan in silver streak 1976 silver streak 1976. Read famous quotes from silver streak, 1976, directed by arthur hiller, with jill clayburgh, richard pryor, gene wilder. Silver streak movie trains magazine trains news wire. After a long history spanning almost two generations, silver streak closed after the 1996 model year. Watch silver streak full movie online for free in hd. Silver streak script transcript from the screenplay andor. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.
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