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Silver Streak [1976] [DVD]

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  • Actors: Jill Clayburgh, Lucille Benson, Len Birman, Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder
  • Directors: Arthur Hiller
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 4 Sep 2006
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000GJ0NPW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,825 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Humorous tale set aboard a train bound from Los Angeles to Detroit. Gene Wilder plays an editor who becomes involved in art forgery and a murder plot, as well as having a romantic escapade with a young sexy female...all during one train ride.

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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Train Ride Of Good Solid Comedy, 31 Jul 2007
By Scott Fraser "A Likely Lad" (Sheffield, England) - See all my reviews
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I generally find American TV comedy to be unfunny, I just can't abide all that canned laughter on their comedy shows that appear so forced into making the audience laugh at something that just isn't funny that I've always wondered what on earth it is that they are laughing about, maybe it's the different culture thing. Now there is no laughter track on Silver Streak because it's a film and that's the amazing difference. To put it bluntly the Americans are rubbish at TV comedy but great at the movie counterpart and I've never understood why.

Silver Streak features perhaps America's best double act in the last few decades, with the exception of Steve Martin and John Candy from Planes, Trains and Automobiles, I refer to Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor of course. This was their first film together and the fact that Pryor does not feature in the film until roughly halfway through and instantly gels with Wilder was a sign that they were going to have a very successful relationship, although since Pryor's death Wilder has made the claim that they were not as close as many believed but that does not stop them being very, very funny indeed. The two are big screen comedy geniuses, sparking off each other and raising the other's performance constantly.

The idea of a story using a trek across America has always appealed to me, films such as the previously mentioned Planes, Trains...., Dumb and Dumber etc and Silver Streak all feature this aspect and it is one that I enjoy enormously, it seems to give the film time to establish the characters in a smooth and leisurely way and allows the plot to unfold gently and draws the viewer in.

The feeling for the 1970's is everpresent and as this is my nostalgic decade that can only be a good thing, I won't go into plot details but this film is well worth the 113 minutes of your time if you take my advice and buy it, it is probably the best American comedy film of the 70's and for Wilder and Pryor it was only surpassed by the masterpiece, Stir Crazy.
A very pleasant, gentle film.
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12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this film. An old favourite, 27 Jan 2007
I think I first saw this film on video in the 80s when I was about 8 years old. Great cast, fun setting, excellent score by Henry Mancini. I recently bought the DVD in the sales and the film still holds up as being very entertaining. I'd say it's fun for the whole family. Comedy/Murder mystery adventure type film. James Bond fans might note that Richard Kiel plays a henchman with metal teeth in this film. I believe he cast as Jaws in Spy Who Loved me afterwards because of this film. Anyway, definitely get this film. They don't make them like this anymore.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Silver Streak, 2 Feb 2009
By J. Wilkinson (England) - See all my reviews
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Gene Wilder sets off on a restful journey on the Silver Streak train. Soon after hitting it off with gorgeous secretary Jill Clayburgh he discovers her boss on the train has been murdered. Trying to reason with the suspects he is thrown off the train, and throughout the rest of the journey he is on and off it. The police catch up with the villains, Wilder, Clayburgh and their friends escape and the runaway train crashes dramatically into the terminus. Good fun and some comical episodes.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A nice little train ride !
Well what have we here? What we have is a great Sunday afternoon (or evening) movie entertainment. The plot is a simple one... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2007 by DoDo Fan

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a runaway success
Pitches somewhere between a Hitchcock thriller and a Mel Brooks spoof. A very contrived plot serves as the vehicle for some of that American off beat humour. Read more
Published on 12 Aug 2007 by Lou Knee

3.0 out of 5 stars Stick With The Cassandra Crossing Instead.
Silver Streak is a good comedy film, but lacks the punch, and power of the way-superior Cassandra Crossing. Still let's not criticise it like this. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2006 by Mr. Jack Gray

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