It stars gene wilder, richard pryor, jill clayburgh and patrick mcgoohan. Silver streak soundtrack 1976 the moviemusic store. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of silver streak with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Gene wilder,while not at his absolute best,impresses nonetheless here. A comedic take on the daily life of carwash employees, chronicling their hopes, fears, joys, dreams, and tribulations, and meeting some eccentric customers along the way. It was directed by arthur hiller and stars gene wilder, jill clayburgh, and richard pryor, with patrick mcgoohan, ned beatty, clifton james, and richard kiel in supporting roles. Set mainly on a train, the film chronicled wilders adventures as he witnesses a murder, which is seemingly erased by its perpetrators.
Silver streak is the first of four movies gene wilder and the late richard pryor starred in together. Apr 09, 2002 silver streak soundtrack cd details and availability. Siskoid gene wilder brings comic charm to what is essentially a crime picture in silver streak, a flick that starts out well, more or less in the tradition of such films as the lady vanishes and night train to munich, but wilder keeps getting thrown out of the plot. In perhaps the movies most famous scene, in the bathroom of a train station, pryors character puts black shoe polish, sunglasses, and a hat to make wilders character look african american. Vintage caravan of creativity survival camping tips there are several alternatives to choose from so you only have to define your requirements to create a choice. Siskel disliked the effects and the movies alternating attempts to be selfmocking and selfserious. So when we first laid eyes on tilleys craigslist ad, we were instantly smitten. Grover has just told george they have to jump from the train no. A classic aluminum unit for camping fun at rv parks. Archived silver streak trailers 1996 silver streak 29 travel trailer a front sofa, center bath, rear walk around queen bed archived 6222016. An original 1976 television trailer for the entertaining comedy thriller silver streak, directed by arthur hiller and starring gene wilder, richard pryor, jill clayburgh, and patrick mcgoohan. Staring valerie curtin, clifton james, scatman crothers and ray walston. Read famous quotes from silver streak, 1976, directed by arthur hiller, with jill clayburgh, richard pryor, gene wilder.
Ebert found king kong 1976 to be silly fun with good special effects. The film starred gene wilder and richard pryor in the first of many pairings. Silver streak 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Silver streak 1976 cast and crew while on a crosscountry train ride, overworked book editor george caldwell gene wilder begins an unexpected romance with an enigmatic woman named hilly burns.
By train, by plane, by the edge of your seat its the most hilarious suspense ride of your life george caldwell is taking a slow restful trip to chicago on the silver streak. Both critics agree that a star is born 1976 is sensational when barbra streisand sings and lackluster otherwise. Meet tilley, our 1976 silver streak the touring camper. Oh, and one of the better train wreck scenes at the end although no one yet has topped the greatest show on. Starring gene wilder, jill clayburgh, and richard pryor, the film blends danger and mannered goofiness for an exciting and always amusing piece of work. View interior and exterior photos of this 1976 silver streak luxury liner supreme 33. I am looking for anyone who has restored a vintage silver streak camper. Siskel disliked the effects and the movies alternating attempts to be selfmocking and selfse. Both enjoyed the classy new sherlock holmes movie, the.
Oct 05, 2017 and in the midst of a random search, he found her. Silver streak 1976 stream and watch online moviefone. Gene wilder is wellknown, but possibly not in the role of the cheesy romantic who croons be nasty to the nasturtiums in pretty jill clayburghs delicate ear, while the plot thickens with the body of a murdered art history professor falling off the roof of. Watch silver streak movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. While the layout of union station is irrelevant, its interesting that the trains final position would have required it to cross the tracks at a 90 angle more or less and drop down onto the ramp that connects the great hall to the passenger departure area. Silver streak 1976 is a trains action, comedy movie starring gene wilder and jill clayburgh.
Silver streak 1976 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Silver streak remastered soundtrack cd details and availability. Silverstreak 1976 is loaded with romance, adventure, comedy and plenty of suspense. With richard pryor, franklyn ajaye, darrow igus, otis day. Gene wilder, jill clayburgh, ned beatty, patrick mcgoohan, richard pryor, official content from twentieth century fox home entertainment. An actioncomedy profiting from an outstanding cast, arthur hillers silver streak is quickpaced and entertaining riot. On a longdistance train trip, a man finds romance but also. 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 train crash at the end of the movie was filmed at torontos union station. A boxoffice smash, silver streak paved the way for the equally successful 1980 wilderpryor vehicle stir crazy. Gene wilder, richard pryor, jill clayburgh, patrick. We have always loved the vintage camper lookbut we had never seen a silver streak before. We purchased a 1969 silver streak and are attempting to restore it but we need some questions answered.
Gene wilder jill clayburgh richard pryor gene wilder and richard pryor buy a first class ticket to comedy and murder. Silver streak soundtrack cd details and availability. Released 1976, silver streak stars gene wilder, jill clayburgh, richard pryor, patrick mcgoohan the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Parents need to know that silver streak is a 1976 movie in which gene wilder and richard pryor team up to stop a murderous art thief on a runaway train. Well, he was on the dukes of hazzard season two, episode 16. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This is a hilarious 70s romp across america with some great actors from that era.
Westworld season 3 episode 2 promo the winter line 2020 tv shows promos. I see silver streak as a mild hitchcock parody that is a nice little blend of comedy and mystery. George caldwell wilder has a romantic encounter with hilly burns jill clayburgh, an art historians assistant. Gene wilder, jill clayburgh, ned beatty, patrick mcgoohan, richard pryor. Silver streak film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. I walked over and said hi to the owners who kindly gave me a tour of their home for the next year as they travel across country and back. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. Today i saw a 1972 silver streak in the parking lot of ikea. Such was the case with the 1976 film silver streak from 20th century fox. 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.
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