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Stir Crazy (1980) 6.8
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Reviews: 49 user | 15 critic | 5 from Metacritic.com Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that Skip has a ... See full summary » Director:Sidney PoitierWriter:Bruce Jay Friedman |
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Len Garber
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Teresa Ramirez
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Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. 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 inter-prison rodeo coming up. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
12 December 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Gross:
$101,500,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Harry: Do you mind? What'd you kill your step-father for anyway?
Rory: Criticizing my new fur jacket... and... slapping my hand.
[Harry puts Rory's hand back on his hand]
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Traditional folk song
'Erland van Lidth' both Sung and Mimed his own pre-recorded track to "down in the valley" for the film.
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One of two 1980 movies featuring a mechanical bull (aka a rodeo bull and bucking bronco). The other was Urban Cowboy (1980). Gene Wilder is even labeled an "Urban Cowboy" in one scene. The same Columbia Pictures studio who made Stir Crazy (1980) would also feature one in their later movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003). See more »Goofs
Bank robbery is not automatically a federal crime. It depends on whether bank is federally insured or not. Also state and feds may agree to allow the state to prosecute depending on circumstances; as an example, state penalty may be more severe than federal. As a retired police detective I've personally investigated numerous bank robberies where the state has been the primary prosecutor. See more »Quotes
[Harry slaps Rory's hand when he touches his hand]Harry: Do you mind? What'd you kill your step-father for anyway?
Rory: Criticizing my new fur jacket... and... slapping my hand.
[Harry puts Rory's hand back on his hand]
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Soundtracks
Down in the ValleyTraditional folk song
'Erland van Lidth' both Sung and Mimed his own pre-recorded track to "down in the valley" for the film.
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Recently i bought a DVD-recorder. As a stunt the shop sold it at a special price, together with a selection of Movies on DVD. One of these DVD's is "Stir Crazy". I watched the film again, this time together with my 13-years old son and a friend of his. The boys were rolling on the floor with laughter, so one can definitely say that this is a timeless comedy, that never ages. The film always leaves me with a good feeling and i have seen that it still works, even with kids these days. The acting is superb, the dialog continually funny, the prison setting convincing and an extra credit should go out to Jobeth Williams' small but heat-warming part. Guaranteed to bring a little sunshine to a rainy day.