Stir Crazy (1980)

Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment — they're sent to prison.

Cast (63)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Gene Wilder

Skip Donahue

Richard Pryor

Harry Monroe

Georg Stanford Brown

Rory Schultebrand

JoBeth Williams

Meredith

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Jesus Ramirez

Craig T. Nelson

Deputy Ward Wilson

Barry Corbin

Warden Walter Beatty

Charles Weldon

Blade

Nicolas Coster

Warden Henry Sampson

Joel Brooks

Len Garber

Jonathan Banks

Jack Graham

Erland van Lidth

Grossberger

Lewis van Bergen

Guard #1

Karmin Murcelo

Teresa Ramirez

Franklyn Ajaye

Young Man in Hospital

E

Estelle Omens

Mrs. R.H. Broache

Peter Looney

Kicker #1

C

Cedrick Hardman

Big Mean

D

Doug Johnson

Guard #2

Henry Kingi

Ramon

J

Joe Massengale

Caesar Geronimo

H

Herman Poppe

Alex

Luis Ávalos

Chico

E

Esther Sutherland

Sissie

P

Pamela Poitier

Cook's Helper

J

James Oscar Lee

Kicker #2

Rod McCary

Minister

C

Claudia Cron

Joy

B

Bill Bailey

Announcer

Donna Kei Benz

Nancy

Grand L. Bush

Big Mean's Sidekick

Alvin Ing

Korean Doctor

T

Thomas Moore

Judge

D

Danna Hansen

Mrs. Sampson

Gwen Van Dam

Mrs. Beatty

Herb Armstrong

County Jail Guard

Herbert Hirschman

Man at Dinner Party

D

Don Circle

Bank Teller

Madison Arnold

Guard #3

G

Gene Earl

Sheriff

Mickey Jones

Guard #8

T

Tracy Lee Rowe

Little Girl

E

Essex Smith

Blade's Friend

K

Kenneth Menard

Repairman

Billy Beck

Flycatching Prisoner

Lee Purcell

Susan

R

Rush Adams

Deputy (uncredited)

R

Rocky Beach

Prisoner (uncredited)

Tony Burton

Guy who Punches Big Mean (uncredited)

R

Raven Grey Eagle

Spectator (uncredited)

Jim Henry

Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

D

Drasha Meyer

Lady in a Restaurant (uncredited)

C

Cliff Owens

Son-Visiting Inmate (uncredited)

E

Erik Owens

Inmate's Son (uncredited)

S

Scott Perry

Prisoner (uncredited)

John Richard Petersen

Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

Stan Rodarte

Strip Bar Customer (uncredited)

Al Silvani

Inmate (uncredited)

E

Earl W. Smith

Jack Graham's Enforcer (uncredited)

Brien Varady

Inmate (uncredited)

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