Stir Crazy (1980)

Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.

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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.

Release Date: December 12, 1980
Runtime: 1h 51m
Rating: 6.5/10 (482 votes)

Director: Sidney Poitier

Cast: Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams, Miguel Ángel Suárez, Craig T. Nelson, Barry Corbin, Charles Weldon

Production: Columbia Pictures

mistaken identity prison escape fish out of water wrongful imprisonment buddy

Budget: $10M
Revenue: $101M

Full Cast (63 people)

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
Craig T. Nelson as Deputy Ward Wilson
Barry Corbin as Warden Walter Beatty
Charles Weldon as Blade
Nicolas Coster as Warden Henry Sampson
Joel Brooks as Len Garber
Jonathan Banks as Jack Graham
Erland van Lidth as Grossberger
Lewis van Bergen as Guard #1
Karmin Murcelo as Teresa Ramirez
Franklyn Ajaye as Young Man in Hospital
Estelle Omens as Mrs. R.H. Broache
Peter Looney as Kicker #1
Cedrick Hardman as Big Mean
Doug Johnson as Guard #2
Henry Kingi as Ramon
Joe Massengale as Caesar Geronimo
Herman Poppe as Alex
Luis Ávalos as Chico
Esther Sutherland as Sissie
Pamela Poitier as Cook's Helper
James Oscar Lee as Kicker #2
Rod McCary as Minister
Claudia Cron as Joy
Bill Bailey as Announcer
Donna Kei Benz as Nancy

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Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.

111 min

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.

Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.

111 min

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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Production Info

Original LanguageEnglish

Budget$10,000,000

Revenue$101,300,000

Release Date12/12/1980

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Columbia Pictures

Keywords

mistaken identity

fish out of water

wrongful imprisonment

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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

Craig T. Nelson

as Deputy Ward Wilson

Barry Corbin

as Warden Walter Beatty

Charles Weldon

as Blade

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Stir Crazy about?▾

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 b…

How long is Stir Crazy?▾

1h 51m

When was Stir Crazy released?▾

December 12, 1980

Who directed Stir Crazy?▾

Sidney Poitier

Who stars in Stir Crazy?▾

Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown

What genre is Stir Crazy?▾

Comedy, Crime

What is Stir Crazy rated?▾

R