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Mood:
- HumorousSuspensefulExcitingCleverWitty
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Plot:
- Anti HeroesFish Out of WaterChases and RacesCrimesDeadlyDishonestyMisfitPartners more...
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Genres:
- ComedyActionParody
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century70s
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Place:
- Train
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Humor:
- Farce
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Silver Streak, 1976
English
USA
Profile of Silver Streak
Silver Streak can be described as exciting, suspenseful, and humorous. The plot revolves around antiheroes, a "fish out of water", and misfits. Its comic aspect comes from farce. Silver Streak's main genres are comedy, action, and parody. In approach, it is realistic. It is set, at least in part, on a train. Silver Streak takes place in the 20th century. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of Silver Streak
While on a cross-country train ride, overworked book editor George Caldwell (Gene Wilder) begins an unexpected romance with an enigmatic woman named Hilly Burns (Jill Clayburgh). His vacation is interrupted, however, when he witnesses a murder for which he is then accused. The true villains kidnap Hilly and eject Caldwell from the moving train. Desperate, Caldwell teams up with car thief Grover Muldoon (Richard Pryor), and together they must save Hilly while avoiding the police.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 3 December 1976 |
| Runtime: | 114 min |
Cast and Crew
as George Caldwell
as Hilly Burns
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Users Reviews
- 23.June.2009
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- by: Regtrash
- Regtrash rated this movie
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