How to Be an Adult: Gene Wilder in Silver Streak

Look! A new segment for special segment Friday. "How to Be an Adult" owes its existence from noticing truly amazing characters who are completely grounded in reality. These characters offer a class and dignity in how to deal with certain everyday actions. They give us actions we as people need to try and emulate in order to make this world full of bounce and vigor. First up: the impeccable Gene Wilder in the beautifully shot, scored, and executed Silver Streak.

This is from the beginning of the movie. Before things get crazier. When we just know that he is a publisher. The everyday interaction this mild mannered man comes to face is how to talk to a beautiful women. It's a tough assignment. But Gene Wilder's George Caldwell is seemlessly calm and collected. He talks about himself. He asks about her. He shows that he is listening. It's not very churning cinema, but its real, and its charming. It hits a sweet note, without coming off as cute. The "I know what goes where"s. "I like this song, if I ever hear it again it will be hard not to think of you" is a line every man should have thought of but they aren't that debonair. Gene Wilder shows us how to get a girl by simply being himself and conscious. That's a great life lesson from a great person to get great things from. Recap:

How to Be an Adult (Silver Streak)

-Remember what a women you talk to says

-Jokes should be thought out and informative. Don't be coy, and add the appropriate amount of innuendo. Tip: Play jokes as bits, but not schtick.

-Read signals and go for them! Mask aggression with magnetism.

-If you're ganna drink- handle it! Drinking makes things easier, but you need to stay in control.

-Talking what you know about can turn a women on.