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Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, written by Bruce Jay Friedman, produced by Hannah Weinstein, [2] and starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as two unemployed friends who are given 125-year prison sentences after getting framed for a bank robbery. While in prison they befriend other prison inmates.
Dec 12, 1980 · Stir Crazy: Directed by Sidney Poitier. With Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams. Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends are sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. However, no prison cell can keep them locked in a cage.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Sidney Poitier
- 1980-12-12
Rent Stir Crazy on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. With a jailbreak offering them their only way out, a despondent duo rack their brains to figure out...
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- Sidney Poitier
- R
- Gene Wilder
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Life in a maximum-security prison proves difficult for both Skip and Harry. After a failed attempt at faking insanity, they make friends with Jesus Ramirez (Miguel Ángel Suárez), a real bank robber, and Rory Schultebrand (Georg Stanford Brown), a gay man who killed his stepfather.
Roger Ebert December 15, 1980. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Stir Crazy" seems to change its mind, halfway through, about the kind of movie it wants to be. It starts strong: It's a comedy that teams up, once again, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, who were the best things in the big 1977 hit "Silver Streak."
R 12/12/1980 (US) Comedy 1h 51m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage. 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.
