Stir Crazy

Name: Stir Crazy
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1980-12-12
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams, Miguel Ángel Suárez

1980·Movie·R·111 min·★ 6.5(485)

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“Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.”

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment — they're sent to prison.

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About Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy is a 1980 English-language comedy and crime film directed by Sidney Poitier. The cast is led by Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown. It has a runtime of 1h 51m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Tubi TV.

Stir Crazy was produced by Columbia Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on December 12, 1980, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $10 million, it went on to gross $101 million worldwide.

Director: Sidney Poitier
Writers: Bruce Jay Friedman
Release date: December 12, 1980
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $10 million
Box office: $101 million
Production: Columbia Pictures

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Stir Crazy cast & crew

Stir Crazy was directed by Sidney Poitier and written by Bruce Jay Friedman.

The cast features Gene Wilder as Skip Donahue, Richard Pryor as Harry Monroe, Georg Stanford Brown as Rory Schultebrand, JoBeth Williams as Meredith, Miguel Ángel Suárez as Jesus Ramirez, and Craig T. Nelson as Deputy Ward Wilson.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Tom Scott, cinematography is by Fred Schuler, and it was produced by Hannah Weinstein and Melville Tucker.

Is Stir Crazy worth watching?

Stir Crazy holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 485 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 51m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and crime, Stir Crazy is worth a place on your watchlist.

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