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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 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. Go to Full Review
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… Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Oct 4, 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) Aug 15, 2023
... an amalgamation of conflicting genres. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) May 9, 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 Aug 31, 2020
7/10
Like a Mel Brooks comic spellbinder, merged with some of the flavor of Inspector Clouseau. Go to Full Review
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C B @RT03025588 26 min ago Not a funny as I remember it being, when I saw it years ago. Should have been 10 minutes shorter in length and utilized Richard Pryor more - he doesn't appear until halfway through the movie! I dressed exactly like Gene Wilder does (in this film) during the whole 1970s. Patrick McGoohan should have taken the role of 007 when it was offered to him. See more Torry N @Torry22n Jun 12, 2026 DO NOT... I repeat... DO NOT WATCH THE TRAILER!! Just sit back and take the funnest ride you can imagine! See more rex w @RT11010153 Feb 23, 2026 "Silver Streak" won't win any best picture awards or Pulitzer Prizes, but it has a few rip-roaring laughs and a train-crash scene that was outstanding for its time. If you don't have anything to do for two hours, you can't go wrong with giving this a peek. See more Ben L @Ptrex Feb 8, 2026 Perfection. If you don’t like this movie, as the Ramones said "leave home".. or what they would say today, "turn off you device and leave home!" See more Michael O. @OLDBRICKM Oct 19, 2025 Had to come here and Post a comment because this is my all time favorite film! It's better than any movie ever made in the history of film. Silver Streak is the best movie ever! See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 30, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Read all reviews
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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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