Silver Streak1976
Silver Streak (1976)
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Cast
as George Caldwell
as Hilly Burns
as Grover Muldoon
as Roger Devereau
as Sweet
as Sheriff Chauncey
as Mr. Whiney
as Johnson/Prof. Schreiner
as Chief
as Plain Jane
as Reace/Goldtooth
as Rita Babtree
as Ralston
as Jerry Jarvis
as Burt
as Blue-Haired Lady
as Mexican Mama San
as Conductor
as Shoe Shiner
as Porter
as Benny
as Night Watchman
as Engineer
as Cab Driver
as Red Cap
as Moose
as Fat Man
as Night Watchman
as Fat Man
as Conventioneer
as Conventioneer
as Conventioneer
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Critic Reviews for Silver Streak
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Dated '70s Wilder/Pryor comedy has violence, cursing, sex.
It could have been a lot funnier if Wilder was a more gifted comic.
Unfortunately this 30+ year old comedy-murder mystery has dated, but Wilder and Pryor are great in first pairing.
Hitchcockian in nature, the film goes down very pleasantly with just the right mix of humor and suspense.
...the entire film might just be worth a look for the sequence in which Pryor teaches Wilder how to be black.
All for fun and fun for all ...
Audience Reviews for Silver Streak
Not the funniest of films that this pairing (Wilder/Pryor) have been in together, but easy watching any how. Very much like a lot of train movies, which involve, strange goings on, murder, kidnap and confusion.
Super Reviewer
The sad case of a childhood favorite that didn't stand the test of time as well as hoped. Especially the set up of this crime comedy about a man witnessing a murder on a train trip from L.A. to Chicago, is rather slow. Once the plot thickens things are rather interesting, and it's pretty funny to behold how often George has to get back on the train. The longer the film is running the better its timing works, and the showdown and final crash into Chicago train station is breath taking and spectacular. Not a flawless film by any means, once the nostalgia wears off, but still very decent entertainment.
Super Reviewer
Probably the best Hitchcockian comedy. Not mind-blowing but a good Saturday Afternoon flick.
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Silver Streak Quotes
| George Caldwell: | [Grover has just told George they have to jump from the train] No! I've left this train twice already! |
| Sheriff Chauncey: | Hello, Car 36, what the hell happened to you guys? |
| Grover Muldoon: | [into the radio] Hey Chauncey, this is Grover T. Muldoon. You wanna know what happened? We just whooped your ass. We whooped your ass. Ha ha ha! |
| Sheriff Chauncey: | Is he with the feds? |
| George Caldwell: | Who? |
| Sheriff Chauncey: | This guy Rembrandt. |
| George Caldwell: | Rembrandt is dead. |
| Sheriff Chauncey: | Dead? That makes four. |
| George Caldwell: | [each time he jumps, falls, is thrown or is pushed off the train] Son of a bitch! |