Stir Crazy (1980)
Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.
1980 · R · 1h 51m · Comedy, Crime
Genres: Comedy, Crime
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.
Director: Sidney Poitier
Writers: Bruce Jay Friedman
Music by: Tom Scott
Cinematography: Fred Schuler
Editor: Harry Keller
Box office: $101M · Budget: $10M · Rated 6.5/10 by 492 viewers
Cast
Gene Wilder as Skip DonahueRichard Pryor as Harry MonroeGeorg Stanford Brown as Rory SchultebrandJoBeth Williams as MeredithMiguel Ángel Suárez as Jesus RamirezCraig T. Nelson as Deputy Ward WilsonBarry Corbin as Warden Walter BeattyCharles Weldon as BladeNicolas Coster as Warden Henry SampsonJoel Brooks as Len GarberJonathan Banks as Jack GrahamErland van Lidth as GrossbergerMore like this
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