Now, before we get into the key details of how you can watch 'Stir Crazy' right now, here are some specifics about the Columbia Pictures comedy flick. Stir Crazy starring Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, JoBeth Williams has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min. The release date of the movie is December 12th, 1980. The movie received a user score of 65/100 on TMDb, which reflects reviews from 464 verified users.
Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "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."
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'Stir Crazy' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on December 12th, 1980
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
June 29th, 1999
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