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Stir Crazy (1980)

R 111 min  -  Comedy | Crime  -   12 December 1980 (USA)
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Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. The two eastern boys are... See full summary »

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Sidney Poitier
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gene Wilder ...
Richard Pryor ...
Georg Stanford Brown Georg Stanford Brown ...
JoBeth Williams ...
Meredith
Miguel Ángel Suárez ...
Jesus Ramirez (as Miguelangel Suarez)
Craig T. Nelson ...
Deputy Ward Wilson
Barry Corbin ...
Charles Weldon Charles Weldon ...
Blade
Nicolas Coster ...
Warden Henry Sampson
Joel Brooks ...
Len Garber
Jonathan Banks ...
Jack Graham
Erland van Lidth Erland van Lidth ...
Grossberger (as Erland Van Lidth De Jeude)
Lewis Van Bergen Lewis Van Bergen ...
Guard #1
Karmin Murcelo Karmin Murcelo ...
Teresa Ramirez
Franklyn Ajaye Franklyn Ajaye ...
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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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Plot Keywords:

Prison | Bank | Rodeo | Bank Robbery | Gay  | See more »

Taglines:

Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Locos de remate See more »

Filming Locations:

Florence, Arizona, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$101,300,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Arizona State Prison officials used the money given to rent out their facilities to construct a rodeo arena of their own. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Skip is thrown from the bronco the first time, he is wearing gloves. As he rolls over on the ground, he is not wearing gloves. When Grossberger picks him up, he is wearing gloves again. See more »

Quotes

Harry Monroe: Yea, that's right! That's right! We bad!
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Soundtracks

"Crazy"
Sung by Gene Wilder
Composed by Michael Masser and Randy Goodrum
Produced by Michael Masser See more »