Product Details

• Actors: Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams, Miguel Ángel Suárez
• Directors: Sidney Poitier
• Writers: Bruce Jay Friedman
• Producers: François De Menil, Hannah Weinstein, Melville Tucker
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: January 27, 1998
• Run Time: 111 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0800104730
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,360 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Sidney Poitier directed--without much distinction, sorry to say--this 1980 comedy teaming Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as New York knuckleheads who try their luck in California and are accused of robbing a bank. Most of the laughs concern their survival strategies in prison (at one point, Wilder decides to "reach out and talk" to some hulking murderer) and their plans to escape. Both performers are so brilliant in any situation that they give this film plenty of funny moments (one or two of which became instantly classic), but this is not exactly a film for the ages. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Yeah, that's right, we bad...", April 3, 2001

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John J. Henderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stir Crazy (DVD)

In my opinion, there has never been a greater comedy duo than Richard Pryor/Gene Wilder. They are two comic geniuses who mesh perfectly when they come together.

In STIR CRAZY, their best film in my opinion, the two play an actor and a playwright from New York who decide to head out west to look for work. However, along the way, their plans are put on hold as they get framed for bank robbery and find themselves in a Texas penitentiary. They then go through a series of adventures attempting to prove their innocence, escape from prison, and stay alive.

The movie does not contain a very original plot, but the viewer can expect many laughs watching two of the greatest comedians of all time at their best!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars That's right we're bad!!!, December 10, 2005

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B. Brock "B. Brock" (Franklin, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stir Crazy (DVD)

This movie is a true classic, Pryor and Wilder at their best. In my opinion, you can't go wrong with this one in your collection. Also, we will miss you Richard...my condolences to his family. Rest in Peace.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Left me in stitches., March 16, 2006

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Gigi76 "bookie" (Hattiesburg, MS) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stir Crazy (DVD)

This movie is a great representation of the comedic chemistry shared by Pryor and Wilder. My favorite movie by the duo. Don't miss it!