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Stir Crazy

Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.

Film19801h 51mReleased

ComedyCrime
Not rated

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Details

Director
Sidney Poitier
Language
English
Released
1980-12-12
Runtime
1h 51m

Community score

6.5489 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.5

The story

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment — they're sent to prison.

Cast

  • Gene Wilder
    Gene WilderSkip Donahue
  • Richard Pryor
    Richard PryorHarry Monroe
  • Georg Stanford Brown
    Georg Stanford BrownRory Schultebrand
  • JoBeth Williams
    JoBeth WilliamsMeredith
  • Miguel Ángel Suárez
    Miguel Ángel SuárezJesus Ramirez
  • Craig T. Nelson
    Craig T. NelsonDeputy Ward Wilson
  • Barry Corbin
    Barry CorbinWarden Walter Beatty
  • Charles Weldon
    Charles WeldonBlade
  • Nicolas Coster
    Nicolas CosterWarden Henry Sampson
  • Joel Brooks
    Joel BrooksLen Garber