silver streak movie review

Reviewed in the United States on December 30 2020 Silver Streak featured the dynamic duo of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. PG 1976 108 minutes Rate movie Parents say No reviews yet.

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Silver Streak is a throwback to the screwball comedies of the 1930s but with none of the verve or the motivation needed to get an audience to swallow the shenanigans.

. Its a good-looking film very nicely photographed with sumptuous locations that suit the film brilliantly. It was directed by Arthur Hiller and stars Gene Wilder. Unlike many comedies of its era Silver Streak holds up incredibly well today.

He meets a man named Sweet Ned Beatty who seems to only have sex on his mind. My only real complaint is with Ansel Elgort Tony. Otherwise Silver Streak has very little to complain about.

Silver Streak PG 1976 ComedyAction 1h 53m 81 Tomatometer 21 Reviews 71 Audience Score 5000 Ratings You might also like 90 54 Joan of Arc 100 46 Captain Kidd -- 50 Mister Buddwing 77. George Caldwell Wilder is a simple man who. Silver Streak is much less a comedy than an action movie with occasional comic scenes one that maybe secretly wishes it were North.

Silver Streak is a 1976 comedy-thriller film about a murder on a Los Angeles-to-Chicago train journey. Silver Streak 1976 PG 1 h 54 m IMDb RATING 69 10 20K YOUR RATING POPULARITY 516 5335 Cast crew User reviews Trivia IMDbPro Play trailer 308 1 Video 88 Photos Action Comedy Crime On a long-distance train trip a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed or at least pushed off the train. Review of the film SILVER STREAK starring Gene Wilder Jill Clayburgh and Richard PryorPATREON.

While its genuinely funny with even a modicum of suspense the reason its remembered so well is for being the first film to pair Gene Wilder with Richard Pryor. First its a romance as Wilder meets Jill Clayburgh on the Silver Streak train to Chicago. Director Arthur Hiller Writer.

SILVER STREAK is a throwback to the screwball comedies of the 1930s but with none of the verve or the motivation needed to get an audience to swallow the shenanigans. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing Silver Streak near you. The comedic acting is quite good particularly Pryors role as a car thief.

See Movies in Theaters Quotes There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. 1 hr 53 min Tell us where you are Looking for movie tickets. 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.

The film score is by Henry ManciniThis film marked the first pairing of Wilder and Pryor. Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor team up for the first time to rescue gorgeous bra-less Jill Clayburgh from the clutches of super-actor Patrick McGoohan at his nefarious best. The movie has adventure romance comedy and mystery.

Silver Streak is a 1976 American buddy comedy thriller film about a murder on a Los Angeles-to-Chicago train journey. The problem was the story was all over the place. Silver Streak is one he may want to forget as quickly as possibleSilver Streak which has been rated PG Parental Guidance Suggested contains some mildly racy dialogue and one love scene.

Then its a murder mystery as Clayburghs boss an art professor is killed. When he can find no one who will believe him he starts doing some investigating of his own. The Silver Streak is a very funny and thrilling actioncomedy film starring Gene Wilder Jill Clayburgh and Richard Pryor.

Movie Times Tickets. Boisterous comedy is the only thing it had going for it as the suspense story was too weak to be effective its takeoff on Hitchcocks The Lady Vanishes is second-rate and the romance tale had no sizzle. Silver Streak is a lightweight Hitchcockesque comedy set on board its titular train.

Henry Mancinis score is his typically distinctive quirkiness jauntiness and lavish orchestration. By David Terr Submitted On March 08 2007. Silver Streak Movie review by Brian Costello Common Sense Media Common Sense says age 16 Dated 70s WilderPryor comedy has violence cursing sex.

REVIEWED ON 4222008 GRADE. SILVER STREAK 1976 Publisher George Gene Wilder plans to take a train the Silver Streak from Los Angeles to Chicago for his sisters wedding and just to be bored. Silver Streak Reviews Ratings Favorite Movie Button.

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 It gives them crazy things to do like working as performing chickens but it also gives them interesting characters. Go back to yesteryear the 1970s when America was still great but fading and a train trip across America was the stage for adventure and romance. Star Gene Wilder creates another incredibly likeable character and his brief partnership with comedian Richard Pryor predicted a great comedy teaming that unfortunately never lived up to the promise demonstrated here.

Book editor George sees a murdered man thrown from a train heading to Chicago. But the film was a crowd-pleaser and did a brisk box office and an even brisker DVD rental business. Recommended First-Run Movies on TV Silver Streak A Bridge Too Far The Turning Point Oh God.

Add your rating Watch or buy Common Sense is a nonprofit organization. Add your rating Kids say No reviews yet. They made bold new choices with the characters that still felt true to them and stole almost every scene they were in.

Rachel Zegler Maria was very solid as well even though she was only 18 at the time of filming. There are no featured reviews for The Silver Streak because the movie has not released yet. Read full review 50 Staff Not Credited Silver Streak the train which travels from LA to Chicago and houses a murder dawdles rather than streaks.

August 25th 2014 Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Silver Streak. JediJones 1198 Views 4 Comments 1979 A Bridge Too Far Head Over Heels Oh God Running Silver Streak Skatetown USA The Legacy The Turning Point Yanks. Then he meets his neighbor secretary Hilly Jill Clayburgh and romance.

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