Stir Crazy
Taste attributes: comedycrimeunsavourylightsimplelinearenclosedemotionally undemandingfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage."
Boxlist takeA breezy comedy, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
