Stir Crazy is a 1980 English-language Comedy Crime movie written by Bruce Jay Friedman and Charles Blackwell. The movie is directed by Sidney Poitier and produced by Hannah Weinstein under the banner of Columbia Pictures. Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends will be sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit, however, no prison cell could keep them locked in. Stir crazy features Gene Wilder in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown, Jobeth Williams, Miguel Ángel Suárez, Craig T. Nelson and Barry Corbin. The music was composed by Tom Scott. Cinematography was done by Fred Schuler and editing by Harry Keller. The film has a running time of 111 minutes. It was released on 12th December 1980. The Film was successful at box office. Stir Crazy was made on a budget of $10 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $101 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Columbia Pictures.