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Silver Streak

"By train, by plane, by the edge of your seat - It's the most hilarious suspense ride of your life!"

1976-12-03 Comedy 1hr 54m

A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.

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A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.

  • Released
    1976-12-03
  • Revenue
    $51,100,000
  • Budget
    $6,500,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 54m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.9
  • Production
    Frank Yablans Presentations, Miller-Milkis Productions, 20th Century Fox

Crew

Arthur Hiller
Director
Colin Higgins
Writer
Edward K. Milkis
Producer

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Cast

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

George Caldwell
Jill Clayburgh

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Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns
Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Grover Muldoon
Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan

Roger Devereau
Ned Beatty

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Bob Sweet
Clifton James

Clifton James

Sheriff Chauncey
Ray Walston

Ray Walston

Mr. Edgar Whiney
Stefan Gierasch

Stefan Gierasch

Professor Schreiner & Johnson
Valerie Curtin

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Plain Jane
Lucille Benson

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Rita Babtree
Fred Willard

Fred Willard

Jerry Jarvis
Mathilda Calnan

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J.A. Preston

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Nick Stewart

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Reviews for Silver Streak
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A Review by Wuchak 8

Written by Wuchak on 2023-04-11

**_Drama, romance, crime, mystery, comedy, adventure, suspense and action on a train_** A book editor traveling from Los Angeles to Chica... read more

**_Drama, romance, crime, mystery, comedy, adventure, suspense and action on a train_** A book editor traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago by rail (Gene Wilder) supposedly witnesses a crime while partying with a secretary (Jill Clayburgh). He suddenly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy. Richard Pryor plays a helpful thief, Ned Beatty a passenger, Patrick McGoohan a smooth art expert, Richard Kiel a heavy and Len Birman a cop. "Silver Streak” (1976) meshes Hitchcockian murder thriller with the amusing antics of Wilder and Pryor for an entertaining train flick. As my title blurb states, it expertly mixes genres into a fun and compelling rail ride. If you like train flicks like "Runaway Train" (1985), "Transiberian" (2008), "Train" (2008), “Night Train” (2009), "Beyond the Door III" (1989), “The Cassandra Crossing” (1976), “Breakheart Pass” (1975) and “Horror Express” (1972) you’ll also enjoy this one. It’s as good or better than most of ’em. It just includes amusement along with the life-or-death thrills à la the 80’s Indiana Jones adventures. The film runs 1 hour, 54 minutes, and was shot in SoCal, including Century City (studio), Union Station in Los Angeles, South Pasadena (New Mexico train stop), the Mojave Desert (the ranch with the plane) and Brea (the redneck sheriff’s office), as well as Alberta (the prairie scenes), Locust Hill in Ontario, Union Station in Toronto and Northwestern Station in Chicago. GRADE: A-/B+

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A Review by Wuchak

**_Drama, romance, crime, mystery, comedy, adventure, suspense and action on a train_** A book editor traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago by rail (Gene Wilder) supposedly witnesses a crime while partying with a secretary (Jill Clayburg...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Wuchak 8

Written by Wuchak on 2023-04-11

**_Drama, romance, crime, mystery, comedy, adventure, suspense and action on a train_** A book editor traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago by rail (Gene Wilder) supposedly witnesses a crime while ...

read more