Probably the main film for wilder and pryor in their careers but in my opinion not their best film together, second best behind stir crazy. Silver streak is the first of four movies gene wilder and the late richard pryor starred in together. When via rail canada took over all passenger operations in the mid 1970s. Silver streak putlocker watch movies for free online. Silver streak film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Silver streak 1976 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. It stars gene wilder, richard pryor, jill clayburgh and patrick mcgoohan. Rent silver streak 1976 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. This film marked the first pairing of wilder and pryor, who were. However, with the discovery of some behind the scenes shots taken by excpr employee larry buchan while they filmed these scenes, it takes on a whole ne.
Starring gene wilder, jill clayburgh, and richard pryor, the film blends danger and mannered goofiness for an exciting and always amusing piece of work. The silver streak name expanded into truck camper and motorhome production through the 1960s allowing the company to operate as a fullfledged recreational vehicle outfitter. Debating whether a silver streak is built better than an airstream can generate much discussion. Richard pryor on carson silver streak 1976 duration. Grover drives away in a stolen triumph sports car that was on display in the lobby and george and hilly walk off and want to find a park to stay in. The exhaust coming out of the locomotive is unnatural. He gives it to george caldwell gene wilder, but caldwell drops it while climbing outside the baggage car.
On a longdistance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train. For the film, the burlington route nameplate on the trains nose was replaced with one that read silver streak. Silver streak internet movie firearms database guns in. On board, he meets hilly burns jill clayburgh, secretary to a well known historian professor schreiner. Parents need to know that silver streak is a 1976 movie in which gene wilder and richard pryor team up to stop a murderous art thief on a runaway train. In perhaps the movies most famous scene, in the bathroom of a train station, pryors character puts black shoe polish, sunglasses, and a hat to make wilders character look african american and thus escapes the watchful eye of police. Sell your silver streak trailer for sale in our rv classifieds. Its a comedysuspense film with a romantic subplot, hints of blaxpoitation, and a disaster movie ending. Fbi agent bob sweet, posing as a vitamin salesman on the silver streak, carries a first generation colt detective special in a waist holster. Silver streak tarnishes on a tiring film trip the new. The fugitive has some really great shots of railroad action, especially in sloooow motion. Silver streak the student newspaper of randall high school. The train crash at the end of the movie was filmed at torontos union station. Silver streak movie behind the scenes off the beaten.
Silver streak, director arthur hillers homage to hitchcock, teamed up comic funnymen gene wilder and richard pryor in a comedy filled with intrigue, action, suspense, and a memorable train crash at the end. This film marked the first pairing of wilder and pryor. When junior lauren corea is not at school, she can often be found at her dance studio. Silver streak the cinetrains project trains in the. There, he meets a vitamin salesman named bob sweet and a woman named hilly burns. Rent silver streak 1976 starring gene wilder and jill clayburgh on dvd and bluray. The silver streak itself is presumably based on amtraks southwest chief train though the train scenes were actually filmed using the thinly disguised canadian pacific railway canadian. Silver streak 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The second locomotive used in the film silver streak, was not so lucky. We are looking for friends with silver streak beauties to share trials, tribulations and triumphs as well.
Would watch silver streak again if i had it recorded. After he is thrown off the train by the villains henchmen on numerous occasions, he enlists the unlikely help of a small time thief to outwit the gang. Silverstreak 1976 is loaded with romance, adventure, comedy and plenty of suspense. Find out where silver streak is streaming, if silver streak is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Gene wilder jill clayburgh richard pryor gene wilder and richard pryor buy a first class ticket to comedy and murder.
Hilly is a secretary for professor schreiner, a reclusive art historian on a publicity tour for his new book on the artist rembrandt. This vintage ride is all original with green shag carpet. When silver streak was first shown on tv, it had scenes that were not in the home video version, such as. If you want to camp in something unusual, novel, or just plain different, give us a call. Silver streak is a 1976 film about a man on a longdistance train trip, who finds romance but also finds himself embroiled in the activities of a criminal mastermind after he accidentally witnesses a murder on board the train. We finds so much to do there there are trails to hike, mountains and ridges to summit and lots of historical sites to explore. While the layout of union station is irrelevant, its interesting that the trains final position would have required it to cross the tracks at a 90 angle more or less and drop down onto the ramp that connects the great hall to the passenger departure area. After a long history spanning almost two generations, silver streak closed after the 1996 model year. George caldwell wilder is a divorced book editor who is traveling first class on the silver streak.
A longer scene of rita and george taking off in the airplane. The silver streak is now a runaway train and all folks at the terminal are ordered to evacuate the area. Silver streak trailers trailer restoration hagerty. Silver streak was a good and hilarious movie for scenes and the actors, wilder and pryor. It was directed by arthur hiller and stars gene wilder, jill clayburgh, and richard pryor, with patrick mcgoohan, ned beatty, clifton james, and richard kiel in supporting roles. Playing like the slightly nebbishy narrative cousin of north by northwest, silver streak finds its cast of characters tangled in a trainset adventure of intrigue, romance, and murder. Union station 65 front st w, toronto, ontario, canada train platform when george first boards, and station interior when george is. George caldwell wilder has a romantic encounter with hilly burns jill clayburgh, an art historians assistant. Yes it is the first film in which wilder teamed with richard pryor,yet wilder and pryor are only together for a small. Beyond the fact that both films shared a railroad background, rko radios 1935 actioner the silver streak bore no relation to the 1976 gene wilder vehicle of.
The original zephyr trainset was used for the exterior shots in the film, while interior scenes were filmed on a sound stage in hollywood. Heres yet another then and now from the 1976 movie silver streak, a fun little tale of mystery and intrigue on board a transcontinental passenger train. Theres a surprising amount of action in the movie, and while wilder somehow gets off the. Watch silver streak anytime, anywhere with fandangonow. According to the bbc wilder passed away on sunday in stamford, connecticut, due to complications from alzheimers disease. Silver streak is the sort of comedy that leaves you exhausted, though not from laughing. In this scene two of the main characters leap from the moving train, landing in the waters below. Jimi hendrix live at the isle of wight red house hd 0. With gene wilder, richard pryor, jill clayburgh, patrick mcgoohan. Richard pryor on eddie murphy and his comedy heroes the dick cavett show duration. Top 10 movie portrayals of real life gangsters duration. Silver streak trailers trailer restoration hagerty articles.
Runaway train is also a good movie with wilford brimley. Sep 10, 2005 silver streak was a good and hilarious movie for scenes and the actors, wilder and pryor. A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder in which the president of the united states is involved occurs in front of his eyes. These then pictures from the 1976 movie silver streak arent that terribly interesting and normally wed ignore them as being not worth a report. Silver streak movie trains magazine trains news wire. Silver streak movie then and now walking the tracks. His vacation is interrupted, however, when he witnesses a murder for which he is then accused. Of course, this applies to the second silver streak the first 1934, the silver streak used the articulated zephyr set for the exterior shots. While on a crosscountry train ride, overworked book editor george caldwell gene wilder begins an unexpected romance with an enigmatic woman named hilly burns jill clayburgh.
We love interesting projects, or we might have a silver streak or a vagabond camper in stock that you really, really like. View interior and exterior photos of silver streak travel trailer models at. After owning over 20 silver streak and curtis wright clippers, the alien eye camping trailer, we own the rights to the original, and are making new ones. Those who read this blog know we spend a lot of time in the crowsnest pass region of alberta. Staring gene wilder, richard pryor, jill clayburgh and valerie curtin. Apr 01, 20 these then pictures from the 1976 movie silver streak arent that terribly interesting and normally wed ignore them as being not worth a report. Plus, as it turns out, a silver streak movie then and now series to. She inquires as to if he was riding hobo on the train. Silver streak 1976 while on a crosscountry train ride, overworked book editor george caldwell gene wilder begins an unexpected romance with an enigmatic woman named hilly burns jill.
Like the 4070, was too was built to haul canadian pacifics premier train. As the silver streak is seen from a distance racing into chicago, you can tell the film is sped up and is not actual realtime footage. A boxoffice smash, silver streak paved the way for the equally successful 1980 wilderpryor vehicle stir crazy. That first silver streak was a pretty cool little bmovie with a silly but exciting high speed train trip to deliver an iron lung at the end. Black brigade carters army 1970 action richard pryor duration. He also starred as doctor ross in woody allens 1972 film, everything you wanted to know about sex but were afraid to ask, and various roles opposite richard pryor, including silver streak and see no evil hear no evil. The true villains kidnap hilly and eject caldwell from the moving train.