Poitiers career has included multiple breakout moments. Richard franklin lennox thomas pryor december 1, 1940 december 10, 2005 was an american standup comedian, actor, and writer. It is an american comedy film directed by sidney poitier. Details include the date it was added to uk netflix, any known expiry dates and new episodesseasons, the ratings and cast etc. Stir crazy 1980 were in prison scene 310 movieclips. Stircrazy definition of stircrazy by merriamwebster. Stircrazy definition, restless or frantic because of confinement, routine, etc i was stircrazy after just two months of keeping house. What attracted me to this movie was richard pryor and gene wilder. Harry richard pryor and skip gene wilder try their hardest to stay tough while in lockup. See the full list of stir crazy cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. One of their jobs in arizona requires that they dress in chicken. Stir crazy soundtrack from 1980, composed by various artists, tom scott. The original soundtrack from the motion picture stir crazy.
Movie 3 of 1980 and 73 overall in my journey through films of my lifetime. Pryor and gene wilder are two losers from new york who decide to drive to california to. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in stir crazy 1980. Released by posse in 1981 containing music from stir crazy 1980. However, sidney poitiers 1980 comedy sold more tickets in north america than the fate of the furious, or any other film by a black director. Get stir crazy dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats.
Skip wilder and harry pryor have both been fired from their jobs, so they take off in their van for california to seek fame and fortune, but somewhere along the way the van conks out and theyre broke and. I liked both richard pryor and gene wilder in it, both of whom looked like they were have a good time. Gene wilder, richard pryor, jobeth williams, craig t. Stir crazy definition, restless or frantic because of confinement, routine, etc i was stir crazy after just two months of keeping house. Information page about stir crazy starring gene wilder, richard. Stir crazy was based on the hit 1980 film of the same name.
The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that skip has a natural talent for riding broncos with the interprison rodeo coming up. While in prison they befriend other prison inmates. Episode 10 stir crazy, the muppets, crying in films. Post the definition of stircrazy to facebook share the definition of stircrazy on twitter. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is. Stir crazy 1980 kiss the baby scene 210 movieclips. Stir crazy 1980 sir sidney poitier was pictured on the set of the film stir crazy 1980.
Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends will be sent to prison for a crime they didnt commit. Skip and harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. It gives them crazy things to do, like working as performing chickens, but it also gives them interesting characters. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employmenttheyre sent to prison. Stir crazy teams two of the most brilliant and zany comic performers today. Stir crazy is an american sitcom that aired on cbs as part of its 1985 fall lineup. Is stir crazy 1980 available to watch on uk netflix. Rent stir crazy 1980 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Stir crazy 1980 upcoming movies movie database joblo. Trailer for stir crazy skip and harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. It tells the story of two socially awkward friends, harry. Why 1980s stir crazy remained significant film stories.
Find similar and related movies for stir crazy 1980 sidney poitier on allmovie. Stir crazy was the third boxoffice hit barry had starred in in his film debut year 1980. Stir crazy seems to change its mind, halfway through, about the kind of movie it wants to be. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Its a comedy that teams up, once again, gene wilder and richard pryor, who were the best things in the big 1977 hit silver streak.
Reviewed in the united states on february 12, 2020. Sir sidney poitier was pictured on the set of the film stir crazy 1980. Fleeing new york for hollywood, outofwork actor harry richard pryor and writer skip gene wilder improvise when their van breaks down in a western town, early in stir crazy, 1980. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. This page was last edited on 2 february 2020, at 06. Sidney poitiers directorial debut stir crazy 1980 is simultaneously a ridiculous farce and a biting satire on the prison industrial complex. Stircrazy definition is distraught because of prolonged confinement. I wasnt alone in that sentiment as, clearly, the producers of stir crazy felt the same way.
Stir crazy is nothing to get too excited about, but overall its a pleasant and funny comedy. Skip and harry are framed for a bank robery and end up in a western prison. Stir crazy is a situation comedy aired in the united states on cbs as part of its 1985 fall lineup. He had previously appeared in urban cowboy and any which way you can. Stir crazy was based on the 1980 film of the same name. One of the looniest pictures to come along in some time.
The theme song was stir it up by patti labelle synopsis. The original soundtrack from the motion picture stir. 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. Many times the comedy comes from turning the camera on the duo and letting them do their thing. In the history of black filmmaking, stir crazy is rarely cited as a groundbreaker or an enduring high point.
Video archive for the film stir crazy, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1980. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential standup. Stir crazy wasnt the first film sidney poitier directed. The mess never really works itself out, suggesting that perhaps the stars had a stir crazy ii lurking in the recesses of their minds. The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that skip has a natural. After a concerted and hilarious effort to make the best of things in stir, wilder and pryor break out of jail, hoping to track down the genuine thieves.
Stir crazy 1980 comedy, crime full movie hd richard pryor, gene wilder. Financial analysis of stir crazy 1980 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. An essentially empty script is made palatable by richard pryors ability to be funnier than his material. Stir crazy is a 1980 american prison buddy comedy film directed by sidney poitier, produced by hannah weinstein and written by bruce jay friedman. Taking a job as promoters in a bank they get falsely accused of bank robbery and are sent to a tough jail where they form unlikely friendships and they find themselves in the prison rodeo. Gene wilder and richard pryor play downontheirluck friends who are given 125year prison sentences after being framed for a bank robbery. May 12, 2017 in the history of black filmmaking, stir crazy is rarely cited as a groundbreaker or an enduring high point.
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