A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.
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Gene Wilder
George Caldwell
Jill Clayburgh
Hildegard 'Hilly' Burns
Richard Pryor
Grover Muldoon
Patrick McGoohan
Roger Devereau
Ned Beatty
Bob Sweet
Clifton James
Sheriff Chauncey
Ray Walston
Mr. Edgar Whiney
Stefan Gierasch
Professor Schreiner & Johnson
Len Birman
Chief
Valerie Curtin
Plain Jane
Director
Arthur Hiller
Tagline
"By train, by plane, by the edge of your seat - It's the most hilarious suspense ride of your life!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$6,500,000
Revenue
$51,100,000
Production
Frank Yablans Presentations, Miller-Milkis Productions, 20th Century Fox
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