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The Ace Black Movie Blog Movie Review Silver Streak 1976

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. At a board of directors meeting handsome railroad engineer Charles Starrett as Tom Caldwell presents his plan for a modern high-speed train called The Silver Streak. Starretts progressive plan preposterous. When he can find no one who will believe him he starts doing some investigating of his own.

Like the time he had to stand in exactly the right place for the two-ton building to fall on him and he was. Staring Gene Wilder Richard Pryor an Scatman Crothers. We were worried about that scene What happened was I was reading about Buster Keaton Gene Wilder said.

Roger Ebert December 23 1976. It really comes to life when Pryor shows up later in the film than youd expect as an amiable thief who becomes a willing and helpful sidekick. Rachel Zegler Maria was very solid as well even though she was only 18 at the time of filming.

Read customer reviews find best sellers. The comedic highlight comes when he tries to pass Wilder off as a black man. Wes-connors 20 October 2014.

They made bold new choices with the characters that still felt true to them and stole almost every scene they were in. The conservative board of directors considers Mr. Free shipping on qualified orders.

Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Silver Streak. The light is turned on and we see the man with blood on his face and chest. He dies shortly but off screen.

Free easy returns on millions of items. Up to 24 cash back A man Gene Wilder meets a woman Jill Clayburgh a thief Richard Pryor and killers on a train. My only real complaint is with Ansel Elgort Tony.

A very strong man attacks a weaker man and throws him off the train. Silver Streak Reviews Metacritic Hitchcockian in nature the film goes down very. But the film was a crowd-pleaser and did a brisk box office and an even brisker DVD rental business.

Silver streak is basically hitchcocks the lady vanishes a conspiracy aboard a train so well executed that the protagonists accusations seem foolish to everyone else and north by northwest man framed for murder who becomes involved with a fellow train passenger while trying to prove his innocence with the comic aspects only very slightly. The first time Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder teamed up. Silver Streak the train which travels from LA to Chicago and houses a murder dawdles rather than streaks.

Silver Streak Reviews All Critics Top Critics All Audience Verified Audience Aug 31 2020 Like a Mel Brooks comic spellbinder merged with some of. Silver Streak is one of those great films that successfully balances comedic and serious elements. Characters and plot ramble at will and no matter how high Colin Higgins script flies Arthur Hillers direction remains with feet and hands firmly on the ground.

Review of the film SILVER STREAK starring Gene Wilder Jill Clayburgh and Richard PryorPATREON. Silver Streak throw back movie review. We were worried about that scene What happened was I was reading about Buster Keaton Gene Wilder said.

Does it turn out goodThanks for the support on Patreon. It takes a Lot to Laugh It Takes a Train to Cry. This is perhaps the films bloodiest moment.

Ad Browse discover thousands of brands. Book editor George sees a murdered man thrown from a train heading to Chicago. Wes-connors 20 October 2014.

About how he did all his own stunts. A man is shot multiple times in the dark. About how he did all his own stunts.

Check out the exclusive TV Guide movie review and see our movie rating for Silver Streak. 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.

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