STIR CRAZY (1980) – Official Trailer

Check out the trailer for the 1980 buddy comedy Stir Crazy.

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This film was selected by AAFCA member, Ed Adams, as part of the series, Sony Pictures Action Presents: A Roundtable Discussion with the African American Film Critics Association. Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLtS3b7EJCpf

STIR CRAZY REVIEW BY ED ADAMS
The plot – two down-on-their-luck artists portrayed by Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor are arrested for a bank robbery they did not commit and sentenced to serve over 100 years in prison. How they survive prison and pursue their freedom make up the slapstick antics that ripple through “Stir Crazy”, the second of several Pryor and Wilder collaborations. As basic as the plot may seem the comedic duo cleverly lampoons the country’s criminal justice system, and prisons. As the story progresses within the prison, its where the duo craft some of their best work. The setups from Wilder and the nervous, understated punchlines from Pryor land every time. It’s improvisation at its very best. Wilder’s character Skip is steeped in optimism yet illustrates the blindness to injustices his entitlement affords him. Conversely, Pryor’s Harry is practical and often cynical. His presence is the splash of bitter reality of systemic issues the two constantly find themselves in. And yet it works – it’s the two sides of the coin that makes the prison break film turned comedy so good. Directed by Sidney Poitier from a script penned by Bruce Jay Friedman, it is apparent Poitier allowed the story to breathe and give his principles the space to pull humor from behind bars. It's undeniable the chemistry between the two comedic actors and a talented supporting cast including Georg Stanford Brown, Charles Weldon, JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, and Barry Corbin that makes “Stir Crazy” one of the duo’s best films.

ABOUT STIR CRAZY
One of the looniest pictures to come along in some time! STIR CRAZY teams two of the most brilliant and zany comic performers today: Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. Skip (Wilder) and Harry (Pryor) have both been fired from their jobs, so they take off in their van for California to seek fame and fortune, but somewhere along the way the van conks out and they're broke and...well, they have to eat, right? So they land a gig as singing and dancing woodpeckers to promote a bank opening. When two bank robbers steal their costumes and stick up the bank, guess who gets the blame? Skip and Harry are carted off to the state pen for 125 years. They try to keep their sanity and their lives amidst a sadistic warden, a hulking mass-murderer, and an inter-prison rodeo - all with great hilarity.

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