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Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, written by Bruce Jay Friedman, produced by Hannah Weinstein, [2] and starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as two unemployed friends who are given 125-year prison sentences after getting framed for a bank robbery. While in prison they befriend other prison inmates.
Stir Crazy: Directed by Sidney Poitier. With Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams. Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends are sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. However, no prison cell can keep them locked in a cage.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Sidney Poitier
- 1980-12-12
Stir-crazy is a slang word for being distraught because of prolonged confinement. Learn its origin, usage, and examples from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Stir Crazy - Down in the Valley: Harry (Richard Pryor) and Skip (Gene Wilder) and the other prisoners are joined in song by Grossberger (Erland van Lidth).BU...
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Stir Crazy - New Cellmate: Harry (Richard Pryor) and Skip (Gene Wilder) meet the man with whom they'll be sharing a bunk.BUY THE MOVIE: https://www.fandangon...
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Stir Crazy. With a jailbreak offering them their only way out, a despondent duo rack their brains to figure out a foolproof plan. Fortuitously, one of them discovers an unexpected talent as a...
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Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor star as two out-of-work actors who end up in prison and plan to escape during a rodeo. Roger Ebert praises their comic chemistry but criticizes the movie's plot and tone.