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

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	10:30 PM	AMC
Tue. July 14	12:45 PM	AMC

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 refused to wear the woodpecker costume for the bank scene so a double was used in the film but he did wear it for the poster and promotional pictures.

Quotes:

Harry Monroe: [whimpering] Pillow... I want my pillow.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Love

a timeless comedy

Recently i bought a DVD-recorder. As a stunt the shop sold it at a special price, together with a selection of Movies on DVD. One of these DVD's is "Stir Crazy". I watched the film again, this time together with my 13-years old son and a friend of his. The boys were rolling on the floor with laughter, so one can definitely say that this is a timeless comedy, that never ages. The film always leaves me with a good feeling and i have seen that it still works, even with kids these days. The acting is superb, the dialog continually funny, the prison setting convincing and an extra credit should go out to Jobeth Williams' small but heat-warming part. Guaranteed to bring a little sunshine to a rainy day.