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Overview
Release Date:
12 December 1980 (USA) moreTagline:
Only these two pigeons could dress up as woodpeckers... morePlot:
Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robery and end up in a western prison. The two eastern boys are... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Memorable only for the comedic genius of Pryor and Wilder. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gene Wilder | ... | Skip Donahue | |
| Richard Pryor | ... | Harry Monroe | |
| Georg Stanford Brown | ... | Rory Schultebrand | |
| JoBeth Williams | ... | Meredith | |
| Miguel Ángel Suárez | ... | Jesus Ramirez (as Miguelangel Suarez) | |
| 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 (as Erland Van Lidth De Jeude) | |
| Lewis Van Bergen | ... | Guard #1 | |
| Karmin Murcelo | ... | Teresa Ramirez | |
| Franklyn Ajaye | ... | Young Man in Hospital |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
108 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:MG6 | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:A (Nova Scotia)MOVIEmeter: 
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Arizona State Prison officials used the money given to rent out their facilities to construct a rodeo arena of their own. moreQuotes:
Skip Donahue: I want a bigger cell! With better ventilation!Deputy Ward Wilson: Why? Grossberger been fartin' on ya?
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bill Murray/Delbert McClinton (#6.12)" (1981) moreSoundtrack:
Eat Your Heart Out moreFAQ
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This film is memorable for one reason and one reason only:Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor,together as a unit.They had a chemistry that was undeniable,and they are in full force here.The script is flawed,the supporting cast,at least for the most part,forgettable,and I'm not knocking Sidney Poitier as a director,but I always considered him to be much better in front of the camera than behind it.Much of the dialog and interaction between the two main stars was no doubt improvised,and they probably needed no instruction from Poitier whatsoever.As funny as the two men were separately,there was just something special about them on screen together.They were just knock down,drag out funny,and if you were to just put them on an empty stage with no sets,props or even a script,put a movie camera in front them and just said "action!",the result would most likely be priceless.See Stir Crazy for the unbelievable talent that was Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor.Without them,the film would have been forgotten,and very quickly.