I think the absolute funniest lines are
Porter "Why are we goin so fast?"
Wilder "Because there's no one driving this train."
Porter "That's impossible. It would stop!"
Wilder "Does it look as if it were stopping?"
Porter "No the hell it don't! I better pull the emergency cord."
Grover "The emergency cords have been cut."
Porter "Them damn hippies."
What do you guys think?
'What about Patrick Mcgoohan's line
Keep your foot on the pedal?
I believe when George Caldwell/Wilder gets all over the Sheriff
calling him a "Stupid, ignorant, SOB dumb bastard" was one of the funniest lines of the movie.
If you really like this movie, there are alot of hilarious lines to be had.
Odeeex
Correctionm, Odeeex. It's the other way around. George Caldwell calls the Sheriff a stupid ignorant SOB dumn bastard.
shareGeorge: "That's my driver's license picture. I hate that picture."
I don't know why but that line always kills me....probably because of the context it's used in.
Devereaux: "Reace is the one who threw you off the train. Surely you remember him, a large man with not-very-attractive dental work."
"I can't even read my own writing. I don't know shorthand and I can't type."
"What do you do?"
"I'm a secretary."
"How do you keep your job?"
"I give great phone."
Katz5:
George: "That's my driver's license picture. I hate that picture."
I don't know why but that line always kills me....probably because of the context it's used in.
Here's another one...
Moose: Uncle Oliver, Uncle Oliver, that guy took yer gun. And... Uncle Oliver, he stole your car...
Sherrif: Moose! One more word outta you and I'm gonna smash yer mouth!
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After Gene shoots one of the bad guys in the restaurant car ,the girl asks "how's Grover/" (Pryor's chracter) and when Gene lifts up the table he is lying under not knowing if Pryor is ok ,Pryor sits up and asks "is it over" and Gene who is pissed off lets the tabletop drop on his head and says *beep* .
so "is it over" is one the funniest lines in Silver Streak .
George: "I thought we were gonna take the Chevy in back!"
Grover: "Chevy! That's a j@rk off man, this here's pure p@ssy"
That's classic :)
"Do you have something to share with the rest of us Amazing Larry?"
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Everytime George falls off the train it just kills me when he says: "SON OF A BITCH!"
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In the theaters when he said that the entire theater rolled laughing. Why some people cannot find this funny is beyond me - every showing I saw in theaters (I saw at least six), they laughed all throughout.
There are so many lines in this film, but one not touched on yet is "Cut the gas, Steve (which was also funny, getting his name mixed up), you're a grown man. I'm sure you've had some similar experiences." Being 16 (and virgin) at the time, I found that line uproaringly hilarious. I loved all of those scenes with Rita's lines... "They talk about the joy of sex, but it ain't nothin' like the fun of flying." and "Ain't you ever buzzed sheep before?" She was fantastic in that role. "Look out for the windmill... look out for the WINDMILL!" LOL
I saw the premiere of this here in Phoenix at the old Cine Capri which had an enormous screen... largest in the southwest - I even still have the fullpage newspaper ad. At the end, people applauded... I guess times were different back then - this was a groundbreaking film in many ways. It was the predecessor to many comedy/action films to follow such as "Beverly Hills Cop," "Bad Boys" and the like.
Ted in Gilbert, AZ
"Grover: "Chevy! That's a j@rk off man, this here's pure p@ssy"
"You ain't got *beep* to say NOW, do you Mr. Big?" "I must admit I'm temporarily at a loss for words."
And, my absolute fav, the whole Wilder-becomes-black sequence. He starts slowly with, "Shake it, but don't break it" and slowly builds momentum as he gets more into it, including the hilarious-and nonsensical-"I'm a MACARONI!" Not to mention Pryor's observation, "Oh, we'll make it past the guards, I just hope we don't see no Muslims!" Too funny...
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Grover says to Devereau, "YOU AIN'T SAYIN' S*** NOW, MR BIG!"
shareMy top lines....
George: "That's my driving licence picture! I HATE that picture!"
Grover: "This here (the Jag) is pure pu**y!"
George: "Pure pu**y?! I'll tell that to the Judge!"
Grover: "He ain't bullshi**ing about the cuisine!"
Hilly: "I give great phone."
YOU AIN'T SAYIN', "S***" NOW, MR. BIG!
share"Oh, we'll make it past the cops, I just hope we don't see no Muslims!"
That whole station scene cracks me up every time. When the shoe shine man offers to sell his brush and George's reaction. The look on his face when he sees George blackening his face. The whole movie comes to life when Richard Pryor appears. He was was supposed to play Sheriff Bart in Blazing Saddles along side Gene Wilder. He even wrote some of the screenplay. The studio was afraid he'd hurt the box office and cast Cleavon Little instead. What a stupid decision. Can you imagine him in a Mel Brooks Film?
And the scenes with Rita. She has some great lines. Her bitching about "Pepe & Manuel getting together, smoking some weed and buzzing the turkeys in the pick-up truck". "Cut the gas Steve, you're a grown man. I'm sure you've had similar experience". "They talk of the Joy Of Sex but it don't last like the Fun Of Flying". "So long Steve. This time try to stay on".
Why would Rita expect Steve (George) to have experience milking cows? Didn't she know he was a city boy (L.A.)?
shareShe didn't expect he had experience milking cows, she said being a grown man he's had a SIMILAR experience. It was a breast joke.
BTW, if you were being facetious, you got me.
I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a pre-frontal lobotomy.
Ah, not being facetious just not paying attention. Although upon reflection (and having the experience of milking a cow), I think Rita meant a different activity. I don't think a woman would appreciate that kind of motion.
shareOMG, I think you're right, I didn't think of that. And here I thought I was schooling you...
I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a pre-frontal lobotomy.