: Skip uses his bull-riding talent as leverage to gain certain "privileges" that are actually secret steps for an escape plan.
: To make some quick cash in Arizona, they take a job as "singing woodpeckers" for a bank promotion.
: To intimidate other inmates, Skip and Harry attempt to act like hardened criminals, leading to the famous "That's right, we bad!" strutting scene. Stir Crazy(1980)
: They are wrongly convicted and sentenced to 125 years in a tough maximum-security prison. Life Behind Bars
: The film was a massive hit, grossing over $100 million and ranking as the third highest-grossing film of 1980, behind only The Empire Strikes Back and 9 to 5 . : Skip uses his bull-riding talent as leverage
: Just as they make their getaway, their lawyer and his assistant (JoBeth Williams) track them down to announce that the real bank robbers have been caught, and they have been officially pardoned. Legacy and Success
: Skip Donahue (Wilder), an aspiring playwright, and Harry Monroe (Pryor), an out-of-work actor, leave New York City for California in search of better luck. : They are wrongly convicted and sentenced to
: They are assigned a cell with Grossberger, a massive, terrifying inmate feared by everyone. In a classic twist, they eventually win him over, discovering he has a beautiful singing voice.