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Stir Crazy

1980 film directed by Sidney Poitier
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Stir Crazy

Summary

Stir Crazy is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,103 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stir Crazy's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Stir Crazy was directed by Sidney Poitier[4].
  • Bruce Jay Friedman wrote the screenplay for Stir Crazy[5].
  • Stir Crazy's composer is recorded as Tom Scott[6].
  • Stir Crazy's genre is buddy film[7].
  • Stir Crazy's genre is prison film[8].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Gene Wilder[9].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Richard Pryor[10].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Georg Stanford Brown[11].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was JoBeth Williams[12].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Craig T. Nelson[13].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Barry Corbin[14].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Joel Brooks[15].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Jonathan Banks[16].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Erland van Lidth[17].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Bill Bailey[18].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Franklyn Ajaye[19].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Henry Kingi[20].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Nicolas Coster[21].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Grand L. Bush[22].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Mickey Jones[23].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Lee Purcell[24].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Tony Burton[25].
  • A cast member of Stir Crazy was Madison Arnold[26].
  • Stir Crazy was produced by Hannah Weinstein[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Stir Crazy was produced by Hannah Weinstein[27]. It was directed by Sidney Poitier[4]. Bruce Jay Friedman wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Gene Wilder[9], Richard Pryor[10], Georg Stanford Brown[11], JoBeth Williams[12], Craig T. Nelson[13], and Barry Corbin[14].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1980[28] and September 3, 1981[29]. The original language of Stir Crazy was English[30]. Genres include buddy film[7] and prison film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 6.6/10[31], 56/100[32], and 69%[33].

Why It Matters

Stir Crazy ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,103 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Arizona Bill Bailey California Craig T. Nelson Erland van Lidth film Gene Wilder JoBeth Williams Jonathan Banks Richard Pryor Sidney Poitier United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 81562
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 81562, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 2114
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 2114, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1980-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1981-09-03T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Bruce Jay Friedman
    Duration → {'amount': '+108'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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