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Silver Streak

Play trailer Poster for Silver Streak PG 1976 1h 53m Comedy Action Romance Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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While on a cross-country train ride, overworked book editor George Caldwell (Gene Wilder) begins an unexpected romance with an enigmatic woman named Hilly Burns (Jill Clayburgh). His vacation is interrupted, however, when he witnesses a murder for which he is then accused. The true villains kidnap Hilly and eject Caldwell from the moving train. Desperate, Caldwell teams up with car thief Grover Muldoon (Richard Pryor), and together they must save Hilly while avoiding the police.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker 01/22/2024
Silver Streak is so helplessly unslick that it doesn't even have the wit to show Wilder looking at the book upside down. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jul 13
3/5
…Silver Streak is a slick package, with a roll-call of comic and acting talents having fun with a silly script that’s a neat thriller parody…Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor and co just about keep this train on track… Go to Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine 10/04/2023
7/10
There is so much here to enjoy, particularly for fans of Wilder and Pryor. Go to Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 08/15/2023
... an amalgamation of conflicting genres. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) 05/09/2023
A pretty good movie, but it throws away a lot of potential for greatness. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 08/31/2020
7/10
Like a Mel Brooks comic spellbinder, merged with some of the flavor of Inspector Clouseau. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Arthur Hiller

Director

Gene Wilder

George Caldwell

Jill Clayburgh

Hilly Burns

Richard Pryor

Grover T. Muldoon

Patrick McGoohan

Roger Devereau

Ned Beatty

Bob Sweet

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Synopsis While on a cross-country train ride, overworked book editor George Caldwell (Gene Wilder) begins an unexpected romance with an enigmatic woman named Hilly Burns (Jill Clayburgh). His vacation is interrupted, however, when he witnesses a murder for which he is then accused. The true villains kidnap Hilly and eject Caldwell from the moving train. Desperate, Caldwell teams up with car thief Grover Muldoon (Richard Pryor), and together they must save Hilly while avoiding the police.
Director
Arthur Hiller
Producer
Thomas L. Miller, Edward K. Milkis
Screenwriter
Colin Higgins
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
20th Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Action, Romance, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 3, 1976, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2016
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Stereo