Stir Crazy
Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.
1980 | 111m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Sidney Poitier |
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| Writer: | Bruce Jay Friedman |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Dec 12, 1980 |
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| Director: | Sidney Poitier |
| Writer: | Bruce Jay Friedman |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | fish out of water, prison escape, buddy, mistaken identity, wrongful imprisonment |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $101,300,000
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gene Wilder | Skip Donahue |
| 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 |
| Nicolas Coster | Warden Henry Sampson |
| Joel Brooks | Len Garber |
| Jonathan Banks | Jack Graham |
| Erland van Lidth | Grossberger |
| Lewis van Bergen | Guard #1 |
| Karmin Murcelo | Teresa Ramirez |
| Franklyn Ajaye | Young Man in Hospital |
| Estelle Omens | Mrs. R.H. Broache |
| Peter Looney | Kicker #1 |
| Cedrick Hardman | Big Mean |
| Doug Johnson | Guard #2 |
| Henry Kingi | Ramon |
| Joe Massengale | Caesar Geronimo |
| Herman Poppe | Alex |
| Luis Ávalos | Chico |
| Esther Sutherland | Sissie |
| Pamela Poitier | Cook's Helper |
| James Oscar Lee | Kicker #2 |
| Rod McCary | Minister |
| Claudia Cron | Joy |
| Bill Bailey | Announcer |
| Donna Kei Benz | Nancy |
| Grand L. Bush | Big Mean's Sidekick |
| Alvin Ing | Korean Doctor |
| Thomas Moore | Judge |
| Danna Hansen | Mrs. Sampson |
| Gwen Van Dam | Mrs. Beatty |
| Herb Armstrong | County Jail Guard |
| Herbert Hirschman | Man at Dinner Party |
| Don Circle | Bank Teller |
| Madison Arnold | Guard #3 |
| Gene Earl | Sheriff |
| Mickey Jones | Guard #8 |
| Tracy Lee Rowe | Little Girl |
| Essex Smith | Blade's Friend |
| Kenneth Menard | Repairman |
| Billy Beck | Flycatching Prisoner |
| Lee Purcell | Susan |
| Rush Adams | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Rocky Beach | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Tony Burton | Guy who Punches Big Mean (uncredited) |
| Raven Grey Eagle | Spectator (uncredited) |
| Jim Henry | Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited) |
| Drasha Meyer | Lady in a Restaurant (uncredited) |
| Cliff Owens | Son-Visiting Inmate (uncredited) |
| Erik Owens | Inmate's Son (uncredited) |
| Scott Perry | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| John Richard Petersen | Rodeo Spectator (uncredited) |
| Stan Rodarte | Strip Bar Customer (uncredited) |
| Al Silvani | Inmate (uncredited) |
| Earl W. Smith | Jack Graham's Enforcer (uncredited) |
| Brien Varady | Inmate (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Patricia Edwards | Costume Design |
| Fred Schuler | Director of Photography |
| Harry Keller | Editor |
| Arthur Jeph Parker | Set Decoration |
| Tom Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Sidney Ray Baldwin | Still Photographer |
| Mickey Gilbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Don Wilkerson | Second Assistant Director |
| Wayne Artman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Jiron | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Joe R. Marquette Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Sidney Poitier | Director |
| Alfred Sweeney | Production Design |
| Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Claire MacTague | Production Coordinator |
| Daniel McCauley | First Assistant Director |
| Glenn E. Anderson | Sound |
| Tom Beckert | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Cliff Kohlweck | Music Editor |
| Dustin Blauvelt | First Assistant Camera |
| Richard Cobos | Makeup Artist |
| Larry L. Fuentes | Special Effects |
| Robert Moore | Key Grip |
| Donald B. Nunley | Property Master |
| Lola Kemp | Hairstylist |
| Richard Martens | Gaffer |
| Harold Broner | Construction Coordinator |
| Ronald L. Carr | Location Manager |
| Bruce Jay Friedman | Writer |
| Dennis Smith | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hannah Weinstein | Producer |
| François De Menil | Associate Producer |
| Melville Tucker | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 25 | 42 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 29 | 65 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 16 |
| 2024 | 7 | 25 | 50 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 30 | 83 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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