Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Georg Stanford Brown
Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robery and end up in a western prison. The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that Skip has a natural tallent ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001
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September 9, 2009One of the funniest, definitely the unlikeliest and certainly one of my favourite comedy pairings ever. This is Wilder and Pryor's best film together that has me in tears every time I watch it. The scene where they first enter prison is comedy perfection! Brilliant!
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May 22, 2009This has to be the best Wilder and Pryor combo. It loses it at the end but the start and middle sections are gold. Wilder trying not to snap in prison is dynamite lol Poitier directs perfectly, its pretty much near perfect.
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April 7, 2009Two bumbling suburbanites are framed for bank robbery and sentenced to 125 years in a tough western penitentiary. This mildly amusing prison comedy certainly has some funny moments, especially during their initial incarceration and when the wardens turn the screws to bend them to...( read more)
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August 15, 2007A classic prison comedy with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. There are some great scenes of them adjusting to jail life. These two clowns make it a fun stay in a harsh environment.
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October 25, 2009Classic... and i love the name of this movie in portuguese: De medico e louco todo mundo tem um pouco... And Gene Wilder is awsome....
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October 24, 2009Ah this film. I love this film. So so funny- purely through talented acting. My favourite Gene Wilder film!! Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder are matched PERFECTLY as a comedy pair. Would recommend seeing this on a rainy day :D Classic.
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August 10, 2009It was pretty damned funny to me at the theater but it's a few years later before Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams zoomed to popularity in "House". Pryor and Wilder were an unlikely but perfect pair. Too bad the script wasn't a bit stronger.
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