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65% Critic Match
Stir Crazy
“Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.”
6.5 / 10• 1980• 1h 51m•R• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
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
Gene Wilder
Skip Donahue
Lead
Richard Pryor
Harry Monroe
Georg Stanford Brown
Rory Schultebrand
JoBeth Williams
Meredith
Miguel Ángel Suárez
Jesus Ramirez
Craig T. Nelson
Deputy Ward Wilson
Barry Corbin
Warden Walter Beatty
Charles Weldon
Blade
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sidney Poitier's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Stir Crazy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
