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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   5,901 votes
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Director:
Arthur Hiller
Writer:
Colin Higgins (writer)
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Release Date:
3 December 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
It's the Most Hilarious Suspense Ride of Your Life!
Plot:
On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations more
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Wilder, Pryor and a runaway train more (72 total)

Cast

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Gene Wilder ... George Caldwell
Jill Clayburgh ... Hilly Burns

Richard Pryor ... Grover Muldoon

Patrick McGoohan ... Roger Devereau

Ned Beatty ... Bob Sweet
Clifton James ... Sheriff Oliver Chauncey
Ray Walston ... Mr. Edgar Whiney
Stefan Gierasch ... Prof. Schreiner / Johnson
Len Birman ... Chief Donaldson
Valerie Curtin ... Plain Jane
Lucille Benson ... Rita Babtree
Scatman Crothers ... Ralston

Richard Kiel ... Reace

Fred Willard ... Jerry Jarvis
Delos V. Smith Jr. ... Burt (as Delos V. Smith)
Mathilda Calnan ... Blue-Haired Lady (as Matilda Calnan)
Nick Stewart ... Shoe Shiner
Margarita García ... Mexican Mama-San
Jack Mather ... Conductor
Henry Beckman ... Conventioneer
Steve Weston ... Conventioneer
Harvey Atkin ... Conventioneer
Lloyd White ... Porter
Ed McNamara ... Benny
Raymond Guth ... Night Watchman
John Daheim ... Engineer #2 (as John Day)
Jack O'Leary ... Fat Man #1
Lee McLaughlin ... Fat Man #2
Bill Henderson ... Red Cap
Tom Erhart ... Cab Driver
Gordon Hurst ... Moose
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danny Gain ... Police Detective (uncredited)
J.A. Preston ... Waiter (uncredited)
Cal Wilson ... Silver Streak Steward (uncredited)
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Directed by
Arthur Hiller 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Colin Higgins  writer

Produced by
Edward K. Milkis .... producer
Thomas L. Miller .... producer
Martin Ransohoff .... executive producer
Frank Yablans .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Henry Mancini 
 
Cinematography by
David M. Walsh 
 
Film Editing by
David Bretherton 
 
Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster 
 
Production Design by
Alfred Sweeney 
 
Set Decoration by
Marvin March 
 
Makeup Department
Joan Phillips .... hair stylist
William Tuttle .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Jack B. Bernstein .... production manager
Peter V. Herald .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Max Kleven .... second unit director
Jack Roe .... assistant director
L. Andrew Stone .... second assistant director (as Lively Andrew Stone)
 
Art Department
Sidney H. Greenwood .... property master (as Syd Greenwood)
 
Sound Department
Harold M. Etherington .... sound mixer (as Hal Etherington)
William Hartman .... sound editor
Donald O. Mitchell .... sound re-recording mixer (as Don Mitchell)
Edward Rossi .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Fred Cramer .... special effects
Jay King .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Bill Hansard .... process consultant
 
Stunts
Mickey Gilbert .... stunt coordinator
Janet Brady .... stunts (uncredited)
Steven Burnett .... stunts (uncredited)
John Daheim .... stunts (uncredited)
Nick Dimitri .... stunts (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper .... stunt double: Jill Clayburgh (uncredited)
Mickey Gilbert .... stunt double: Gene Wilder (uncredited)
Bob Herron .... stunts (uncredited)
Lee McLaughlin .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lowell Crisp .... electrician
Curtis Foster .... lamp operator
Norman Harris .... gaffer
Richard Moran .... key grip
Ralph Woolsey .... director of photography: second unit
 
Casting Department
Karen Hazzard .... casting: Canada
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Phyllis Garr .... wardrobe
Michael J. Harte .... wardrobe (as Michael Harte)
 
Editorial Department
Hugh K. Cummings .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Kenneth Hall .... music editor (as Kenneth J. Hall)
Bob Bain .... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Dan Wallin .... scoring mixer (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Chris Haynes .... driver
Jim Martell .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Mattie Caruthers .... script supervisor: additional photography and second unit
Marie Kenney .... script supervisor
Phill Norman .... title designer
Paul Schultz .... production assistant (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | West Germany:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:12 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia)
Filming Locations:
Brea, California, USA more
Company:
Frank Yablans Presentations more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When the scene where Grover puts the shoe polish on George's face to make him appear to be black was first filmed, a white man walked in and believed George was black. Richard Pryor was uncomfortable with the scene and felt it would be funnier if a black man walked in and is not fooled at all. Pryor asked Arthur Hiller for a re-shoot but Hiller refused. Pryor walked off the set and refused to return to filming until the scene was changed. Hiller relented and Pryor's idea was used for the final cut. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During one of his later conversations with Bob Sweet on the train, George Caldwell lights a cigarette. The cigarette catches on fire like a lit match, and George quickly extinguishes it off-screen and immediately lights another. George (Gene Wilder) and Bob (Ned Beatty) are both obviously alarmed about the cigarette, yet continue the scene without missing a beat. more
Quotes:
[a cop is about to give Grover Muldoon a ride]
Cop: Where would you like to go, fella?
Grover Muldoon: Well - I left my Jag in Kansas City.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Pitch (1997) more

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27 out of 37 people found the following comment useful.
Wilder, Pryor and a runaway train, 21 January 2001
10/10
Author: dennisayers from United States

AFI listed this as one of the top 100 comedies, and I think they got it right. This was the first and best pairing of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. Unlike their later movies together, this one isn't simply a buddy flick. Its also a romantic comedy thriller and nails every genre it aims for. It was written by Colin Higgins, the guy who wrote Harold & Maude. He is a genius at witty dialog which is most apparent in the first act, where Wilder meets Jill Clayburgh on a train, the two get drunk and seduce one another. Despite the fact that no nudity is involved, the sophisticated verbal exchanges between Wilder and Clayburgh and Henry Mancini's lovely theme combine to make for a really gorgeous love scene. Who would have thought Gene Wilder could be sexy?

A very similar film (and almost as good) is "Foul Play," written and also directed by Colin Higgins in 1978. If you liked this one, you should see that as well.

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