New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment — they're sent to prison.
Directed by Sidney Poitier
mistaken identity
prison escape
fish out of water
wrongful imprisonment
buddy
buddy comedy
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Gene Wilder
Skip Donahue
Richard Pryor
Harry Monroe
Georg Stanford Brown
Rory Schultebrand
JoBeth Williams
Meredith
Miguel Ángel Suárez
Jesus Ramirez
Craig T. Nelson
Deputy Ward Wilson
Barry Corbin
Warden Walter Beatty
Charles Weldon
Blade
Nicolas Coster
Warden Henry Sampson
Joel Brooks
Len Garber
Jonathan Banks
Jack Graham
Erland van Lidth
Grossberger
Crew
Sidney Poitier
Director
Bruce Jay Friedman
Writer
Dennis Smith
Camera Operator
François De Menil
Associate Producer
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Popular Reviews
57 reviews
Jack
6.0★ · 03/22/26
Really well-balanced film, gently amusing with a very solid plot line, the final act was low-key pretty slick and gripping. Classic wilder fun.
Really well-balanced film, gently amusing with a very solid plot line, the final act was low-key pretty slick and gripping. Classic wilder fun.
Casey
8.0★ · 01/24/26
Gross burger is so cute and chill like there’s no way he killed his entire family. Such a funny film icl
Gross burger is so cute and chill like there’s no way he killed his entire family. Such a funny film icl
Jada
8.0★ · 12/28/25
SUCHHHHH a feel good
SUCHHHHH a feel good
Bruce Bates
5.0★ · 10/13/25
Richard is funny ig.
Richard is funny ig.
Oscar Thompson
8.0★ · 08/20/25
This is a great movie, I love all of gene wilder and Richard Pryors movies. I don’t know why they randomly added PowerPoint transitions but it was hilarious nevertheless
This is a great movie, I love all of gene wilder and Richard Pryors movies. I don’t know why they randomly added PowerPoint transitions but it was hilarious nevertheless
