Stir Crazy (1980)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Sidney Poitier

Writer:

Bruce Jay Friedman (written by)

Release Date:

12 December 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Only these two pigeons could dress up as woodpeckers...

Plot:

Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robery and end up in a western prison. The two eastern boys are...

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Rodeo | Prison | Horse Riding | Horse

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:MG6 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:A (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

Florence, Arizona, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder improvised many of their scenes together.

Quotes:

Skip Donahue: I want a bigger cell! With better ventilation!
Deputy Ward Wilson: Why? Grossberger been fartin' on ya?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bill Murray/Delbert McClinton (#6.12)" (1981)

Soundtrack:

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

Great Comedy

Enjoyed this film starring Gene Wilder, (Skip Donahue) and Richard Pryor, (Harry Monroe) who are arrested and sent to prison for a bank robbery which they did not commit. Skip & Harry are from the East and are sent to a prison in the Western part of the country and they have to face some very difficult situations in the prison and just can't seem to adjust to prison life. One day the warden of the prison finds out that Skip has a great deal of experience in riding broncos in rodeo's and asks him to participate in a Western rodeo which is going to be presented to the prisoners and general public. There is some romance which goes on between a girl named Meredith, (Jo Beth Williams) who is attracted to Skip Donahue and obtains a lawyer for him to be able to investigate this false prison sentence and get him free. There is plenty of action with Skip & Harry trying to run away from bulls who are out to attack them and lots of great comedy.