By GroovyMovieGuy on March 13, 2009
Gene Wilder is a great comic actor who can stand alone — think “Young Frankenstein” — but pairing him with Richard Pryor in this, their first film together, was comic genius. It’s unfortunate that half the movie was over before Pryor’s character joined the plot.
Trains, planes and automobiles are all comic vehicles in this cross [...]
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By movieMoll on March 12, 2009
This movie would have been a mildly entertaining Gene Wilder comedy thriller even without Richard Pryor, but the first-time screen pairing of Wilder and Pryor, which turned out to be a magic combination, makes this a great film. A cross-country train trip turns into a roller coaster ride for average guy George Caldwell (Wilder) who [...]
Posted in Comedy, Index, Romance, Thriller | Tagged action, airplane, Comedy, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Romance, Thriller, train |
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