I forgot to comment on this, and it's on AMC right now, so it reminded me. This was the first pairing of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, and it's and excellent preview of what was to come in Stir Crazy. Written by Collin Higgins, who had a great handle on comedy mixed with suspense. Foul Play and Silver Streak are the types of comedies that I wouldn't mind seeing more of today.

It features Richard Kiel before his famous turn as "Jaws" in the James Bond films, and also Clifton James, who basically plays the same law enforcement officer that he had just played in Live and Let Die and The Man With the Golden Gun.

It features a very talented supporting cast, featuring Ned Beatty, Jill Clayburgh, Ray Walston, Scatman Crothers, Fred Willard, and Patrick McGoohan. Pryor is actually in a supporting role in this, too. It's Gene Wilder's movie.

A

Great movie, this was Gene Wilder's prime as an actor and comedian that lasted from the early 70s to the early 80s. Though he was still funny before and after this time, he was seriously the shit. Who would have thought this film equates to over 150 million today. It also helps that Ned Beaty and Richard Pryor are also great supporting characters. I agree with Mav over this and foul play. I dont think this is my favorite Pryor and Wilder pairing because face its more about Wilder, but its dam funny entertaining and suspensful.

Silver Streak- A
Stir Crazy A
See no Evil Hear no Evil A

I havent seen Another You, but from what I hear Pryor's failing illness was much more evident by their 4th pairing and wasnt that good.

It's not what I expected. To be fair I knew very little about the movie except for the three leads and that the train was called Silver Streak. I expected a Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor buddy comedy and it is that. It just doesn't begin until an hour into the film (63 minutes - thanks IMDb!). The first hour and then mixed in with the buddy comedy element in the second hour, is a thriller, and I think a takeoff on Hitchcock. It all makes for an odd mix that takes a long time to get going.

I'm not sure about anyone else, but I just kept waiting for Richard Pryor to show up. Is he going to show up once after the professor gets murdered? Is he going to show up after Wilder gets thrown off the train for the first time and then takes the flight (this is a 10 minute sequence that brings the film to a dead stop). Is he even on the train? Okay, I guess not. Maybe he'll appear after the second time Wilder gets thrown off. Finally after another long sequence that brings the film to a dead stop (the scene with the sheriff) he finally appears. And then the film really begins to work. Not quite enough to the point where I liked it, but the parts when Pryor and Wilder are on screen together are worth watching? The first hour? Eh, not so much.

**½

Fantastic movie that captures the 60s thriller perfectly. Sorry you didn't like it JMart. Not as good as Stir Crazy or See No Evil Hear No Evil comedy wise, but this is a legit good movie so it makes up for it.