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Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

Comedy • R • 1980 • 1 hr 51 min
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6.5
IMDb
6.7

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.

Starring

Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams, Miguel Ángel Suárez

Directed By

Sidney Poitier

Written By

Bruce Jay Friedman

Attributes

SimpleLightWatch With Friends

Genre

ComedyCrime

Release Date

December 12, 1980

User Reviews

Olitina 🍸
Olitina 🍸
These two freakin’ hilarious! They made a great duo, this is one of their great matchups.
Scott
Scott
One of Wilder & Pryor’s best movies. Every scene they have together is funny and shows what great chemistry they had.
Vincenzo Ridente
Vincenzo Ridente
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor blend well together in this outrageous 80s comedy gem about two friends wrongly put in jail for robbery
Andrew
Andrew
No on can deny how well Wilder and Pryor bounce off each other. Some iconic scenes and overall fun movie.
Old Man
Old Man
Classic comedy duo doing what they do - making you laugh. Watch it.
Megan
Megan
Great chemistry between wilder and Pryor. Ending drags a little bit, but it’s good for a goofy movie night with friends
Scott
Scott
My first introduction to Wilder & Pryor. Very funny buddy comedy
Vinny
Vinny
I LOVE RICHARD PRYOR AND GENE WILDER MOVIES very funny as always
lourens van hoorn
lourens van hoorn
Amazing chemistry between the leads, can't imagine this working without Gene and Richard.
vntgemndae
vntgemndae
Solid, silly comedy that works pretty well even 46 years later. Some of the lines are laugh-out-loud funny! Wilder & Pryor make a great duo.

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Ratings
34 (5%)
133 (20%)
375 (58%)
110 (17%)
6.5 – Based on 652 ratings
Attributes
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67%
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Cast & Crew

Sidney Poitier
Sidney
Poitier
Gene Wilder
Gene
Wilder
Richard Pryor
Richard
Pryor
Georg Stanford Brown
Georg Stanford Brown
JoBeth Williams
JoBeth
Williams
Miguel Ángel Suárez
Miguel Ángel Suárez
Craig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson
Barry Corbin
Barry
Corbin
Charles Weldon
Charles
Weldon
Nicolas Coster
Nicolas
Coster
Joel Brooks
Joel
Brooks
Bruce Jay Friedman
Bruce Jay Friedman

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