Silver Streak is a great film and is sorely in need of a dvd. Wilder and Pryor establish their film chemistry here and set the tone for their hilarious undertakings. Patrick McGoohan is a perfect cerebral villain. Jill Clayburgh is great in her scenes with Wilder, but lost in the rest of the film. Scatman Crothers steals every scene he is in.
This was the first film with profanity that I saw in the theater. As a child, it was shocking and amusing. As an adult, it's amazing how tame it is. Heck, even Pryor's stand-up was cleaner than Tarrantino dialogue.
The mystery is a bit lacking in the film, but that's not the point of the movie. The point is to team up Wilder and Pryor and watch the magic unfold.
This was the first film with profanity that I saw in the theater. As a child, it was shocking and amusing. As an adult, it's amazing how tame it is. Heck, even Pryor's stand-up was cleaner than Tarrantino dialogue.
The mystery is a bit lacking in the film, but that's not the point of the movie. The point is to team up Wilder and Pryor and watch the magic unfold.