Stir Crazy (1980)
Een toneelschrijver en een acteur raken op dezelfde dag hun baan kwijt. Ze besluiten om hun geluk elders te zoeken en komen in een kleine plaats terecht. Voor een bank doen ze een reclamestunt, verkleed als spechten. Terwijl ze lunchen worden de kostuums misbruikt door bankrovers en zij worden tot 125 jaar gevangenisstraf veroordeeld. Terwijl hun advocaat zoekt naar de echte daders proberen zij te overleven in de gevangenis. Omdat één van hen geen probleem heeft met de mechanische stier wil de directeur van de gevangenis dat ze aan de gevangenisrodeo meedoen. De rodeo is hun gelegenheid om te ontsnappen.
Regiseur: Sidney Poitier
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Gene Wilder as Skip Donahue |
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Richard Pryor as Harry Monroe |
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Georg Stanford Brown as Rory Schultebrand |
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JoBeth Williams as Meredith |
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Miguel Ángel Suárez as Jesus Ramirez |
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Craig T. Nelson as Deputy Ward Wilson |
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Barry Corbin as Warden Walter Beatty |
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Charles Weldon as Blade |
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Nicolas Coster as Warden Henry Sampson |
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Joel Brooks as Len Garber |
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Jonathan Banks as Jack Graham |
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Erland van Lidth as Grossberger |
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Lewis van Bergen as Guard #1 |
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Karmin Murcelo as Teresa Ramirez |
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Franklyn Ajaye as Young Man in Hospital |
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Estelle Omens as Mrs. R.H. Broache |
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Peter Looney as Kicker #1 |
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Cedrick Hardman as Big Mean |
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Doug Johnson as Guard #2 |
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Henry Kingi as Ramon |
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Joe Massengale as Caesar Geronimo |
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Herman Poppe as Alex |
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Luis Ávalos as Chico |
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Esther Sutherland as Sissie |
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Pamela Poitier as Cook's Helper |
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James Oscar Lee as Kicker #2 |
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Rod McCary as Minister |
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Claudia Cron as Joy |
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Bill Bailey as Announcer |
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Donna Kei Benz as Nancy |
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Grand L. Bush as Big Mean's Sidekick |
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Alvin Ing as Korean Doctor |
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Thomas Moore as Judge |
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Danna Hansen as Mrs. Sampson |
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Gwen Van Dam as Mrs. Beatty |
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Herb Armstrong as County Jail Guard |
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Herbert Hirschman as Man at Dinner Party |
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Don Circle as Bank Teller |
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Madison Arnold as Guard #3 |
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Gene Earl as Sheriff |
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Mickey Jones as Guard #8 |
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Tracy Lee Rowe as Little Girl |
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Essex Smith as Blade's Friend |
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Kenneth Menard as Repairman |
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Billy Beck as Flycatching Prisoner |
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Lee Purcell as Susan |
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Rush Adams as Deputy (uncredited) |
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Rocky Beach as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Tony Burton as Guy who Punches Big Mean (uncredited) |
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Raven Grey Eagle as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Jim Henry as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Drasha Meyer as Lady in a Restaurant (uncredited) |
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Cliff Owens as Son-Visiting Inmate (uncredited) |
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Erik Owens as Inmate's Son (uncredited) |
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Scott Perry as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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John Richard Petersen as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited) |
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Stan Rodarte as Strip Bar Customer (uncredited) |
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Al Silvani as Inmate (uncredited) |
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Earl W. Smith as Jack Graham's Enforcer (uncredited) |
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Brien Varady as Inmate (uncredited) |
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David Lautrec as Inmate (uncredited) |
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David Moskowitz as Rodeo Spectator (uncredited) |
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Bob Yanez as Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sidney Poitier | Director |
| Camera | Dennis Smith | Camera Operator |
| Production | Claire MacTague | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Mickey Gilbert | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Daniel McCauley | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Don Wilkerson | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Glenn E. Anderson | Sound |
| Sound | Wayne Artman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tom Beckert | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Jiron | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Cliff Kohlweck | Music Editor |
| Camera | Joe R. Marquette Jr. | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Dustin Blauvelt | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Donald B. Nunley | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Cobos | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lola Kemp | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Larry L. Fuentes | Special Effects |
| Lighting | Richard Martens | Gaffer |
| Camera | Robert Moore | Key Grip |
| Art | Harold Broner | Construction Coordinator |
| Writing | Bruce Jay Friedman | Writer |
| Camera | Fred Schuler | Director of Photography |
| Production | Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Production | Hannah Weinstein | Producer |
| Editing | Harry Keller | Editor |
| Art | Alfred Sweeney | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Edwards | Costume Design |
| Art | Arthur Jeph Parker | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Tom Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Production | François De Menil | Associate Producer |
| Production | Melville Tucker | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Sidney Ray Baldwin | Still Photographer |
| Production | Ronald L. Carr | Location Manager |