Well, it is according to Channel 4 televison here in the UK. They broadcast a programme this week with a rundown of the top 50 comedy films of all time, and Stir Crazy made number 37.
For full details see here:
http://www.channel4.com/film/newsfeatures/microsites/G/greatest-comedyfilms/
*beep* a legendary film like this should be number 1, shaun of the dead was third, anybody that can possibly think shaun of the dead is funnier than stir crazy needs their head testing
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Nice to see the Brits appreciating American comedy! Though, this list is sort of lame and the reviews are a bit short & siplistic, like so:
37. Stir Crazy, 1980
A pleasantly ludicrous prison comedy starring two great comedians, Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, at the peak of their powers. Hapless buddies Harry (Pryor) and Skip (Wilder) find that putting on a giant woodpecker costume at the wrong moment can get you a 125-year prison sentence with no hope of remission. Stir Crazy can probably boast of featuring cinema's funniest ever chicken impression. < That is hardly a funny scene, but whatever. And I don't think they did much 'drugs' in Animal House, either. Lot of drinking though. Cheers!
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Okay PatB, I looked at your psuedo-news site - not bad, mate! Cheers!
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Well then again, this WAS a list compiled by Brits, so their take on humour is a little different than ours in America!
"The Film in which you are about to see is an account of a tragedy that befell a group of 5 youths"
Here's one that should be on it - check my new thread/board out!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084412/board/nest/37546101?d=37547202#37547202
Stir Crazy is good - but, is Night Shift on there too?
Check these quotes!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084412/board/nest/37546101?d=37547202#37547202
I suspect when the Richard Pryor biography movie comes out, this movie will be discovered by a whole new generation. It's really a funny movie, I'm surprised at how little exposure it's gotten over the years!
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All of the Pryor/Wilder films are underrated. This is easily in my top 10 comedies. With a list like this you can't really complain about where it comes, just be glad it got the recognition to be on there at all.
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A boxed set of their comedies is long overdue!
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A big hats off to Sidney Poitier. Didn't think he could direct such a zany comedy like this!
shareI think this is pretty, pretty funny film. It really makes me laugh, my favorite comedy. Gene Wilder did a really nice job, he is so funny.
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