All original, no dents, superb condition for its age. Silver streak 1976 directed by arthur hiller genres action, comedy subgenres buddy film, comedy thriller, odd couple film run time 1 min. The true villains kidnap hilly and eject caldwell from the moving train. The streak is traveling over sixty miles an hour on its track, but in the background to the left of the oncoming locomotive, the streak s tracks and background are stationary. Aug 24, 2012 photos and videos of the 1976 movie silver streak, starring, gene wilder, richard pryor. With gene wilder, richard pryor, jill clayburgh, patrick mcgoohan. February 1976 4 february next stop, greenwich village. Acting icon 1976 press photo robert duvall in network movie mgm film still. Arthur hiller directed the film starring gene wilder, richard pryor, and jill clayburgh. The mhm podcast network movie synopsis and film summary of silver streak 1976 starring gene wilder, richard pryor, and jill clayburgh. This is the official facebook page of the 1976 film silver streak, starring. Wilder plays an editor who gets involved in a murder plot.
Starring gene wilder, jill clayburgh, and richard pryor, the film blends danger and mannered goofiness for an exciting and always amusing piece of work. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in silver streak 1976. Watch silver streak online stream full movie directv. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Released by intrada in 2002 special collection volume 5 containing music from silver streak 1976. Silver streak has been ranked 16378 times, wins 43. A boxoffice smash, silver streak paved the way for the equally successful 1980. The scene where george makes a ridiculous attempt to pass as an african american with grovers help is priceless. These then pictures from the 1976 movie silver streak arent that terribly interesting and normally wed ignore them as being not worth a report. George wilder is taking a trip by train to chicago. Since the streak is traveling at high speed, the forward tracks and background would not be stationary, but rushing towards devereauxs point of view, along with the. On a longdistance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train. When the historian goes missing caldwell sees him dead but no one. Richard pryor on carson silver streak 1976 duration.
Movie, silver streak movie,silver streak trailer,silver streak 1976, arthur hiller,gene wilder, jill clayburgh, ned beatty, patrick mcgoohan. Union station 65 front st w, toronto, ontario, canada train platform when george first boards, and station interior when george is disguised 11 of. George caldwell wilder has a romantic encounter with hilly burns jill clayburgh, an art historians assistant. Characters and plot ramble at will, and no matter ho. Silver streak 1976 fullhd movie online free no download silver streak 1976 fullhd movie online free silver streak 1976 fullhd movie online gorillavid silver streak 1976 fullhd movie cast. Silver streak on a longdistance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train. 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. A boxoffice smash, silver streak paved the way for the equally successful 1980 wilderpryor vehicle stir crazy.
This film marked the first pairing of wilder and pryor, who were. A crosscountry express train is the setting for this very engaging mysterycomedy. His vacation is interrupted, however, when he witnesses a murder for which he is then accused. Silver streak on dvd 024543114901 from 20th century fox. Richard kiel silver streak, 1976 directed by arthur hiller, silver streak is a rare gem, a comedy on the outside but a tense action thriller on the inside. Have been watching it at least once or twice per year since i bought the vhs tape in 1977. Silver streak tarnishes on a tiring film trip the new york times. Twentieth century fox released silver streak to theaters on december 3, 1976. Staring gene wilder, richard pryor, jill clayburgh and valerie curtin. December 5 bound for glory debuts and is the first motion picture in which inventoroperator garrett brown used his new steadicam for filming moving scenes, although its use had already been seen in marathon man and rocky. Gene wilder, jill clayburgh, ned beatty, patrick mcgoohan, richard pryor, official content from twentieth century fox home entertainment. Patterned after hitchcocks north by northwest, this is one film you just sit back and enjoy. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. After he is thrown off the train by the villains henchmen on numerous occasions, he enlists the unlikely help of a.
When target for elimination, he escapes and joins forces with a petty thief in this classic pairing of gene wilder and richard pryor. With wilder in the lead, and his reputation for absurdist humor, one might immediately suspect it would follow in line with other films he made famous, such as blazing saddles and young frankenstein. 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. Silver streak film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
It becomes the highestgrossing film released in the year and goes on to win the academy award for best picture. Silver streak 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Silver streak tarnishes on a tiring film trip the new. It is amazing how well they built these things back in 76. Silver streak soundtrack from 1976, composed by henry mancini.
For 1976, this was pretty well advanced in terms of racey dialogue and stunts, and still holds up nicely today. Playing like the slightly nebbishy narrative cousin of north by northwest, silver streak finds its cast of characters tangled in a trainset adventure of intrigue, romance, and murder. Silver streak is the sort of comedy that leaves you exhausted, though not from laughing. Written by colin higgins directed by arthur hiller starring gene wilder, richard pryor, jill clayburgh, patrick mcgoohan, ned beatty.
Silver streak is a film directed by arthur hiller with gene wilder, jill clayburgh, richard pryor, patrick mcgoohan, year. This is a hilarious 70s romp across america with some great actors from that era. The most memorable thing is wilders classic line when falling off the train. It is the best of the four movies wilder and pryor did together. Filming locations filming dates 1 filming locations. Details about 1976 silver streak movie still photo. Silver streak 1976 rotten tomatoes while taking a train trip from l.
Silver streak 1976 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. See more ideas about richard pryor, 1976 movies and jill clayburgh. Silver streak movie behind the scenes off the beaten path. 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 and thus escapes the watchful eye of police. 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.
However, with the discovery of some behind the scenes shots taken by excpr employee larry buchan while. Silver streak, directed by arthur hiller, starring gene wilder, richard pryor. Though both richard pryor and gene wilder, as well as ned beatty, give the movie the label comedy, patrick mc goohan and richard jaws kiel give it a real. Dec 09, 1976 silver streak is the sort of comedy that leaves you exhausted, though not from laughing. Hiller continued to earn laughs with the inlaws 1979, an. 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.
Filmul silver streak 1976 este online subtitrat in format hd. For the 1976 film starring gene wilder, see silver streak film. The year 1976 in film involved some significant events, such as alfred hitchcocks final film. Silver streak movie behind the scenes off the beaten. During the journey, he has a love affair, witnesses a murder, is. The silver streak is a 1934 film loosely based on the recordsetting dawnto dusk run of the. Sadly, youre reminded of the age of the film because of so many of the cast members that have died, and how it makes you think that others probably arent far off. Silver streak is the first of four movies gene wilder and the late richard pryor starred in together. Silver streak is a 1976 film about a man on a longdistance train trip, who finds romance but also finds himself embroiled in the activities of a criminal mastermind after he accidentally witnesses a murder on board the train.
Written by colin higgins directed by arthur hiller starring gene wilder, richard pryor, jill clayburgh, patrick mcgoohan, ned beatty features. After he is thrown off the train by the villains henchmen on numerous occasions, he enlists the unlikely help of a small time thief to outwit the gang. May 25, 2019 twentieth century fox released silver streak to theaters on december 3, 1976. However, with the discovery of some behind the scenes shots taken by excpr employee larry buchan while they filmed these scenes, it takes on a whole new dimension. 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. When devereaux is shot by the cop in the helicopter, hes alone in the silver streaks engine compartment, leaning out the open door. Apr 01, 20 these then pictures from the 1976 movie silver streak arent that terribly interesting and normally wed ignore them as being not worth a report. See more ideas about richard pryor, 1976 movies and photo and video.