Silver Streak (DVD, 2004)

A great movie that inspires me to want to ride a train right now today. A story about an ordinary person who rides the train to be bored and instead has the most excitement and adventure of his life in three days and also falls in love. A star studded cast, lots of humor, lots of good people, lots of bad ones too and one really awesome train wreck at the end. Something that makes you have more respect for the power of a train. A another great thing is you are never in the same place for long because you are moving around all the time. That's what I call adventure a trip down memory lane a look at the good old days which are now long gone and I miss them. There is nothing more romantic for a married couple to do then ride a train across the country. I thank the director and the actors for there performances and I only wish I could expierence those times myself. THANK YOU SETH WETZEL

Silver Streak is a favorite from my teen years. There are several reasons I like this movie:

1. It shares the name to another famous railroad movie: The Silver Streak from the 1930s. I have a copy of that movie too.

2. There are plenty of good film clips showing Canadian Pacific railroad equipment, painted for the fictional AMRoad.

3. While the plot has its flaws, it still is reasonably credible and moves along nicely. Also, I like the dialog about "200 tons of locomotive crashing through Central Station on its way to Marshal Fields."

4. Many railfans believe the idea for the crash scene was taken from an incident where a Pennsylvania Railroad GG-1 electric smashed through Washington D.C. Union Station with the Federal in 1953.

5. Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor also played very likable characters in this movie. This film was better written than some of the other films I have seen these two comics in.

6. Typical good-guy gets the girl film. Kind of like the 1951 film Denver and Rio Grande. Cute.

This is a good film for railfans.

One of those movies that you would always love to see playing on some cable station on a rainy day. And one of those movies that once you had seen it would ALWAYS stop when channel surfing and watch no matter where it was in the story. Rated PG but don't let that throw you. Certainly not a kid/teen movie. In fact refreshing to see a movie made so well that got by just fine without endless profanity. OK, so I was a little disappointed that they didn't show more of Jill Clayburgh back then but the quality of the movie more than makes up for that.

Best of all this was some of the greatest screen interaction of Wilder/Pryor ever. They play off each other just incredibly in this movie. And unlike Stir Crazy it doesn't fall apart and go in some strange direction half way through. If you like good comedy, good 70's comedy, wilder/pryor, etc. this is a MUST-HAVE for your collection.

A FEW FLAWS?

OK, maybe it runs a tad on the long side at almost 2 hours, especially if you are used to many of today's 90 minute quickies

A few minor plot holes maybe but nothing gaping that you see in osme movies that takes a huge leap, none of that here.

Honestly I can't see why anyone would not like this movie. Delivered to your door for under 10 bucks in just a few days from a decent seller. One word of advice? Stick with the seller with the HIGHEST FEEDBACK even at a cost of a few extra dollars. having gone the cheap route once, I won't do it again. Reward high feedback with your business. and BTW, 98% is not high as that comes out to one negative for every 50 sales. way too high for me

I had an old beat up self-taped one I would watch that was getting worse and finally bought this on DVD.

I did not receive this item and emailed the seller on three different occasions. All I got was the same automated response and not a real person at the other end.

I am very dissapointed.

If you like Gene wilder and Richard Pryor you'll enjoy this movie. Was a good buy for me and wanted for my collection. Recommend it for adults and older children.

A very well done and entertaining movie. The acting was great. Richard Pryor added much to the movie. The leading characters were, as usual, very good. Jill Clayburgh and Gene Wilder complimented each other very well. Enjoyed this movie several times over.

This vendor did not have the item after purchasing this movie on a buy it now purchase. The vendor could not give a firm date that the order could be filled.

I love this movie.In VG condition.I recieved this item very fast.Didn' expect it so soon.I looked every place for this DVD and found it only on ebay.

Well it seems as though I ordered this particular item quite some time ago, and I never received it. I am a big Gene Wilder fan, and I have been in the middle of a drought if you catch my drift. So, I would appreciate it if whoever I paid for this particular dvd would either get a hold of me, or send me the disc that I desperately need to watch. Thanks

bought it because it was one of my favorite movies . had it on vhs and wanted it on dvd thanks. Why do i have to write so much about this product , I feel like I am back in high school and have to write an essay.

I saw this movie when it came out in 1976 and just loved Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder.
This movie started their run of movies and was one of their best. I had been looking for the movie on DVD for quite some time and with the great price for this one i could not pass it up.

Anytime you get Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor together it's bound to be a wild and crazy movie. The rest of the cast added to the fun especially Ned Beatty, Patrick McGoohan, Scatman Crothers, Ray Walston, and Jill Clayburgh. The scene where the train runs into the station was very realistic and that's the only part of the film that wasn't funny, but great ending. A movie I can watch over again, so I bought it on eBay.

I bought this because my wife said it was a funny movie.She saw it in a theater when it first came out. After we watched it we both thought it was dumb. I'm a fan of both Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor but it wasn't their best work.Time has that effect on some things.

A delightful watch - mystery, side-splitting humor and edge of the seat antics as the trains speeds to the "Helllllo Chicago!!!" ending. The exchanges involving Wilder and Pryor on the run are memorable enough to justify the purchase right there. Clifton James's "Rembrandt? Who's he? He with the Feds?" exchange has to be one of classic sequences ever! Perfect light entertainment!