Stir Crazy (film)

Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sidney Poitier
Written by	Bruce Jay Friedman
Produced by	Hannah Weinstein
Starring	Gene Wilder; Richard Pryor;
Cinematography	Fred Schuler
Edited by	Harry Keller
Music by	Tom Scott
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 12, 1980;
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million
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.

[pryor-1] Epstein, Andrew (12 May 1980). "A Pryor Decision Stirs Controversy". Los Angeles Times. p. g5.

[Stir_Crazy-2] "Stir Crazy". TCM database. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 28, 2016.

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