Stir Crazy (1980)

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Stir Crazy on IMDb 6.8/10 20,714 votes

Released:
1980-12-12

Overview:
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.

Director:
Sidney Poitier

Runtime:
1h 51min

Genre:
Comedy, Crime

  • Cast:
  • 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