Stir Crazy
“Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.”
Director
Sidney Poitier
Screenplay
Bruce Jay Friedman
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.
Release
Dec 12, 1980
Budget
$10M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$101M
Cast
Gene Wilder
Skip Donahue
Richard Pryor
Harry Monroe
Georg Stanford Brown
Rory Schultebrand
JoBeth Williams
Meredith
Miguel Ángel Suárez
Jesus Ramirez
Craig T. Nelson
Deputy Ward Wilson
Barry Corbin
Warden Walter Beatty
Charles Weldon
Blade
Nicolas Coster
Warden Henry Sampson
Joel Brooks
Len Garber
Jonathan Banks
Jack Graham
Erland van Lidth
Grossberger
Lewis van Bergen
Guard #1
Karmin Murcelo
Teresa Ramirez
Franklyn Ajaye
Young Man in Hospital
Peter Looney
Kicker #1
Henry Kingi
Ramon
Luis Ávalos
Chico
Rod McCary
Minister
Donna Kei Benz
Nancy
Grand L. Bush
Big Mean's Sidekick
Alvin Ing
Korean Doctor
Gwen Van Dam
Mrs. Beatty
Herb Armstrong
County Jail Guard
Herbert Hirschman
Man at Dinner Party
Reviews
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6.5/10
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