Silver Streak

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Silver Streak

PG,

1976,

1h 53m,

Comedy/

Action/

Romance/

Mystery & Thriller

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26 Reviews

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5,000+ Ratings

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71%

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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.

Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

Jan 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.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jul 13, 2025

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…

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Oct 4, 2023

7/10

There is so much here to enjoy, particularly for fans of Wilder and Pryor.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Aug 15, 2023

... an amalgamation of conflicting genres. [Full review in Spanish]

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

May 9, 2023

A pretty good movie, but it throws away a lot of potential for greatness.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 31, 2020

7/10

Like a Mel Brooks comic spellbinder, merged with some of the flavor of Inspector Clouseau.

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Apr 28, 2019

The best comedy movie ever made!

Abraham R

Dec 19, 2018

decent to say the least

George S

Aug 5, 2018

I have watched this movie a hundred times since the seventies and never get tired of it!

Harry R

Apr 29, 2018

Classic film that demonstrates just how funny Wilder was, and how that grew exponentially when he was paired with Pryor. Sure, it could have used more Pryor in it, but what we do get is still great. All train enthusiasts, as well as comedy enthusiasts, should add this to their collections.

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Harry M

Jan 26, 2018

Good entertaining movie starring gene wilder and the guy from superman 3. I had a blast and would watch this movie on a train.

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Kylo R

Dec 4, 2017

Loved Stir Crazy as a kid and hoped for more hilarity from this first Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor team up. Silver Streak is much less of a comedy than Stir Crazy but Wilder and Pryor are too charming to let the movie fail.

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Arthur Hiller

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Gene Wilder

George Caldwell

Jill Clayburgh

Hilly Burns

Richard Pryor

Grover T. Muldoon

Patrick McGoohan

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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

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