| Stir Crazy | |
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| Directed by | Sidney Poitier |
| Written by | Bruce Jay Friedman |
| Produced by | Hannah Weinstein |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Fred Schuler |
| Edited by | Harry Keller |
| Music by | Tom Scott |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[1] |
| Box office | $101 million (USA) |
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. The film reunited Wilder and Pryor, who had appeared previously in the 1976 comedy thriller film Silver Streak. The film was released in the United States on December 12, 1980 to mixed reviews, and was a major financial success.
- ^ Epstein, Andrew (12 May 1980). "A Pryor Decision Stirs Controversy". Los Angeles Times. p. g5.
- ^ "Stir Crazy". TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 28, 2016.