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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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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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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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Harry Monroe: Man, I don't fucking believe you!
Skip Donahue: "Man, I don't fucking believe you!" Fabulous!
Harry Monroe: You don't get it do you, Skip. You think this is The Count Of Monte Cristo or something. We're in deep trouble. This is the real deal. We're in deep shit.
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After the box-office success of this picture, the film's principals, director Sidney Poitier and actors Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor were meant to re-team for Hanky Panky. That movie re-teamed star Wilder and Poitier for their second and final collaboration. It was suppose to be another Wilder/Pryor teaming, but Pryor didn't do the film. According to 'DVD Verdict', "For some reason, Pryor backed out and his part was rewritten into a female lead, for...Gilda Radner". See more »Goofs
The amount of beer in Harry's glass changes before and after Nancy visits the table. See more »Quotes
Skip Donahue: This filthy, roach-ridden reality is inspiring... what did that second policeman say to you when he grabbed you by the throat?Harry Monroe: Man, I don't fucking believe you!
Skip Donahue: "Man, I don't fucking believe you!" Fabulous!
Harry Monroe: You don't get it do you, Skip. You think this is The Count Of Monte Cristo or something. We're in deep trouble. This is the real deal. We're in deep shit.
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This film was okay and mildly amusing, however I prefer "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" and "Silver Streak" as far as movies I have seen with both of them in it. This one just seems like it could have been really funny, but it simply took the wrong direction for my tastes. The movie is about two men who do a little act at a local bank. They perform this act while wearing bird costumes and they really entertain the crowd. Unfortunately, two other men dressed exactly the same go into the bank and proceed to rob it. Of course, Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder's characters get the blame and proceed to have a super fast trial and are sent to prison. Soon after they arrive Gene's character gets on a mechanical bull and the whole film takes the wrong turn. I so would have rather seen these two innocent men adjusting to prison life rather than having the whole prison rodeo thing. Not saying it was bad, just not what I expected. There are some funny scenes as the warden does things to try and make Gene's character agree to ride during this rodeo, but Gene tries to hold out so he can make a few demands of his own so that he and his prison buds can plan an escape. Like I said some humor in the film, but I think it could have been much better.