As an avowed train nut when I was a kid, this movie was like dying and going to heaven. What could be better than a movie set on a silver express train? Well, quite a few movies as I'd later discover, with a cheese-filled romantic subplot and the marketing of Gene Wilder as the new ladies man of 1976 weighing down what is otherwise a generally entertaining screwball comedy. Richard Pryor in the prime of his career was so good he really only needed to walk on screen and people would laugh in expectation of what he'd do next, and he delivers here. The stunt swing off the top of the train on the signal arm and the biplane ride are memorable moments, and the ending is still one of my best-remembered scenes in the movies. And the cinematography, with the beauty of the Canadian Rockies on full display, is a treat.
Review of Silver Streak
