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Stir Crazy (1980)

Poster for Stir Crazy

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Sidney Poitier
  • Profile picture of Gene Wilder
    Skip Donahue Gene Wilder
  • Profile picture of Richard Pryor
    Harry Monroe Richard Pryor
  • Profile picture of Georg Stanford Brown
    Rory Schultebrand Georg Stanford Brown
  • Profile picture of JoBeth Williams
    Meredith JoBeth Williams
  • Profile picture of Miguel Ángel Suárez
    Jesus Ramirez Miguel Ángel Suárez
  • Profile picture of Craig T. Nelson
    Deputy Ward Wilson Craig T. Nelson
  • Profile picture of Barry Corbin
    Warden Walter Beatty Barry Corbin
  • Profile picture of Charles Weldon
    Blade Charles Weldon

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