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Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.

19806.51h 51m

Overview

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.

Directed by Sidney Poitier
Written by Bruce Jay Friedman
Produced by Hannah Weinstein
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $101.3M

Top Cast

Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder

Skip Donahue

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Harry Monroe

Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown

Rory Schultebrand

JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Meredith

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Jesus Ramirez

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Deputy Ward Wilson

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

Warden Walter Beatty

Charles Weldon

Charles Weldon

Blade

Nicolas Coster

Nicolas Coster

Warden Henry Sampson

Joel Brooks

Joel Brooks

Len Garber

Themes & Keywords

mistaken identityprison escapefish out of waterwrongful imprisonmentbuddy

About Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy is a comedy, crime film released in 1980 exploring themes of mistaken identity, prison escape, fish out of water, wrongful imprisonment, buddy. Directed by Sidney Poitier, it stars Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown. 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.

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