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Stir Crazy (1980) 6.7
Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that Skip has a ... See full summary » Director:Sidney PoitierWriter:Bruce Jay Friedman |
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Cast
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| Georg Stanford Brown | ... | ||
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Meredith
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Jesus Ramirez
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Deputy Ward Wilson
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Len Garber
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Jack Graham
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Erland van Lidth | ... |
Grossberger
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Karmin Murcelo | ... |
Teresa Ramirez
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that Skip has a natural talent for riding broncos with the inter-prison rodeo coming up. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor dress up as woodpeckers and get framed for robbing a bank... and when they discover that prison life is for the birds they go... Stir Crazy See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 December 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Locos de remate See more »Box Office
Gross:
$101,500,000 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Sung by Gene Wilder
Composed by Michael Masser and Randy Goodrum
Produced by Michael Masser
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Actor Richard Pryor and director Sidney Poitier had previously worked together on Uptown Saturday Night. See more »Goofs
There are 'civilian' photographers inside the bullring at the rodeo. It seems unlikely that prisoners and non-prisoners would be allowed together. See more »Soundtracks
"Crazy"Sung by Gene Wilder
Composed by Michael Masser and Randy Goodrum
Produced by Michael Masser
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"Thats right,thats right we baaaad.....". That line was probably the most famous that Richard Pryor ever uttered on screen. He and Gene Wilder made a great "buddy" team just like Newman and Redford...only they are a helluva lot funnier! This was one film that critics hated but audiences loved. Wilder's "nice guy" is a perfect match for Pryor's wisecracking. This film has a fine supporting cast as well, George Stanford Brown (although his portrayal of a gay inmate may not seem "politically correct" today, he is hilariously "swishy" though!) Jobeth Williams, Barry Corbin (as the corrupt warden)and Craig T. Nelson (before he became a "Coach"). Sidney Poitier does a wonderful job of directing these two comedy legends I might add. The prison escape in the end kept me on the edge of my seat. I liked Skip and Harry so much that I was just rooting for them all the way! Pryor was burned shortly after this film was completed.