Silver Streak
DVD cover for Silver Streak
Directed by	Arthur Hiller
Produced by	Edward K. Milkis
Written by	Colin Higgins
Starring	Gene Wilder Jill Clayburgh Richard Pryor Patrick McGoohan Ned Beatty
Music by	Henry Mancini
Cinematography	David M. Walsh
Editing by	David Bretherton
Distributed by	Fox
Release date(s)	December 8 1976
Running time	114 min
Language	English
IMDb profile

Silver Streak is a 1976 comedy film about murder on a Los Angeles to Chicago train trip. Image File history File links Silver_Streak_DVD_cover. ... Arthur Hiller (born November 22, Canadian film maker. ... Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actor who has starred in more than thirty movies. ... Jill Clayburgh (born April 30, 1944) is an American actress of stage, motion pictures, and television. ... Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an African American comedian, actor, and writer. ... Patrick McGoohan as Number Six in The Prisoner Patrick Joseph McGoohan (born March 19, 1928 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is an American-born Irish actor who starred in the 1960s television series Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent when exported to the US) and cult classic The Prisoner. ... Ned Beatty Ned Thomas Beatty (born Louisville, Kentucky July 6, 1937 to Charles William Beatty and Margaret Lennis) is an American character actor, who has appeared in over 100 films. ... Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), was a noted American composer and arranger. ... David Bretherton (February 29, 1924 - May 11, 2000) was a notable American film editor throughout much of the latter half of the 20th century, most notably in the 1960s and 70s. ... The Fox Film Corporation was an American company which produced motion pictures, formed in 1915 when founder William Fox merged two companies he had established in 1913: Greater New York Film Rental, a distribution firm, which was part of the Independents; and Fox (or Box, depending on the source) Office... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ... // Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ... Airplane! is considered by some critics to be one of the funniest movies of all time. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...

It stars Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor, Patrick McGoohan and Ned Beatty and directed by Arthur Hiller. Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actor who has starred in more than thirty movies. ... Jill Clayburgh (born April 30, 1944) is an American actress of stage, motion pictures, and television. ... Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an African American comedian, actor, and writer. ... Patrick McGoohan as Number Six in The Prisoner Patrick Joseph McGoohan (born March 19, 1928 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is an American-born Irish actor who starred in the 1960s television series Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent when exported to the US) and cult classic The Prisoner. ... Ned Beatty Ned Thomas Beatty (born Louisville, Kentucky July 6, 1937 to Charles William Beatty and Margaret Lennis) is an American character actor, who has appeared in over 100 films. ... Arthur Hiller (born November 22, Canadian film maker. ...

The film score is by Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther, Charade, etc.). A film score is the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. ... Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), was a noted American composer and arranger. ... The Pink Panther is a series of American/British comedic films which feature the bumbling French police detective Jacques Clouseau. ... Charade is a 1963 movie written by Peter Stone and Marc Behm, directed by Stanley Donen, and starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. ...

Overview

While loosely based on Amtrak trains, Amtrak was not involved with the filming of this movie. All exterior train shots were filmed on the Canadian Pacific Railway in Alberta and Toronto despite ostensibly being set in the United States, and operated by the fictional railroad "AMRoad" (reportedly because Amtrak did not approve of Caldwell accidentally bursting into Burns' bedroom while she was getting dressed).^{[citation needed]} Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower Wild rose                         Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total...

The film features scenes of midwestern landscapes, train layouts, and many action shots, as the protagonist and allies battle the villains on and off the train, and get thrown off or jump on and off the moving train periodically throughout the course of the plot. Most of the interior station scenes are of Toronto's Union Station, except for a brief sequence immediately prior to the crash where we see, from the front of the train, a rapidly approaching bumper post, filmed in Windsor Station in Montréal, Quebec. ... Union Station is a major railway, subway, and streetcar station at 65 Front Street West between Bay Street and York Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Windsor Station was a train station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formerly serving as the citys central station. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of...

So "undisguised" was the train set, the lococomotives and cars still carried their original names and numbers, along with the easily-identifiable CP Rail red-striped paint scheme, although they carried the fictional name "AmRoad". At the start of the climatic shoot-out, an obtrusive CP Rail GM switcher is seen calmly moving cars in the background. Most of the cars are still in revenue service on VIA Rail Canada; the lead locomotive is extant in Québec but the second unit has been scrapped. VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced vee-ah) is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. ...

Although the film dates to 1976, Henry Mancini's soundtrack was never officially released before his death in 1994. When Intrada released it in 2002--some 26 years after the film's release--it became one of the Top Special Releases of 2002. Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), was a noted American composer and arranger. ... Intrada is a retail store and record label that specializes in the release of film and television scores. ...

Seven-foot-two actor Richard Kiel appears as a murderous henchman with strange-looking teeth; he would play a very similar character, Jaws a year later in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. Richard Kiel as Jaws from two James Bond movies, showing the characters eponymous metal teeth. ... Jaws is a fictional assassin in the James Bond media franchise with stainless steel teeth. ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced double-oh seven), is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1952. ... The Spy Who Loved Me is the tenth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond. ... A 2002 Penguin Books paperback edition Moonraker is the third James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming. ...

Synopsis

Saying that he "just wanted to be bored," book editor George Caldwell is traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago aboard a train called "The Silver Streak." George meets and becomes romantically involved with Hilly Burns. After he witnesses the murder of Hilly's boss and soon afterward is himself accused of the murder of FBI agent Bob Sweet, George must enlist the help of professional criminal Grover Muldoon to save Hilly. One of the most notable moments of the movie comes at the end, when the train engine, now out-of-control, crashes through the wall of the train station in Chicago.

Featured cast

Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American actor who has starred in more than thirty movies. ... Jill Clayburgh (born April 30, 1944) is an American actress of stage, motion pictures, and television. ... Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an African American comedian, actor, and writer. ... Patrick McGoohan as Number Six in The Prisoner Patrick Joseph McGoohan (born March 19, 1928 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is an American-born Irish actor who starred in the 1960s television series Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent when exported to the US) and cult classic The Prisoner. ... Ned Beatty Ned Thomas Beatty (born Louisville, Kentucky July 6, 1937 to Charles William Beatty and Margaret Lennis) is an American character actor, who has appeared in over 100 films. ... Ray Walston Ray Walston (December 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001), was a stage, television, and film character actor who played the title character on the situation comedy My Favorite Martian and Judge Henry Bone on the drama series Picket Fences. ... Scatman Crothers (born Benjamin Sherman Crothers, May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician. ... Richard Kiel as Jaws from two James Bond movies, showing the characters eponymous metal teeth. ...

Reception

• The film grossed over $51,000,000 in the box office during its run. The film was the first collaboration between Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor (However, Pryor was a writer on and the original choice for "Black Bart" in the Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles which starred Wilder), who would go on to make more films together : Stir Crazy, See No Evil, Hear No Evil and Another You.

• More recently, it was listed at #95 on the AFI's list of the 100 Funniest American Movies of All Time and is number 84 on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies.

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