Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.
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.
Made in US
6.5/10
1980
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Cast
Gene Wilder
As Skip Donahue
Richard Pryor
As Harry Monroe
Georg Stanford Brown
As Rory Schultebrand
JoBeth Williams
As Meredith
Miguel Ángel Suárez
As Jesus Ramirez
Craig T. Nelson
As Deputy Ward Wilson
Barry Corbin
As Warden Walter Beatty
Charles Weldon
As Blade
Nicolas Coster
As Warden Henry Sampson
Joel Brooks
As Len Garber
Jonathan Banks
As Jack Graham
Erland van Lidth
As Grossberger
Lewis van Bergen
As Guard #1
Karmin Murcelo
As Teresa Ramirez
Franklyn Ajaye
As Young Man in Hospital
Estelle Omens
As Mrs. R.H. Broache
Peter Looney
As Kicker #1
Cedrick Hardman
As Big Mean
Doug Johnson
As Guard #2
Henry Kingi
As Ramon
Joe Massengale
As Caesar Geronimo
Herman Poppe
As Alex
Luis Ávalos
As Chico
Esther Sutherland
As Sissie
Pamela Poitier
As Cook's Helper
James Oscar Lee
As Kicker #2
Rod McCary
As Minister
Claudia Cron
As Joy
Bill Bailey
As Announcer
Donna Kei Benz
As Nancy
Grand L. Bush
As Big Mean's Sidekick
Alvin Ing
As Korean Doctor
Thomas Moore
As Judge
Danna Hansen
As Mrs. Sampson
Gwen Van Dam
As Mrs. Beatty
Herb Armstrong
As County Jail Guard
Herbert Hirschman
As Man at Dinner Party
Don Circle
As Bank Teller
Madison Arnold
As Guard #3
Gene Earl
As Sheriff
Mickey Jones
As Guard #8
Tracy Lee Rowe
As Little Girl
Essex Smith
As Blade's Friend
Kenneth Menard
As Repairman
Billy Beck
As Flycatching Prisoner
Lee Purcell
As Susan
Rush Adams
As Deputy (uncredited)
Rocky Beach
As Prisoner (uncredited)
Tony Burton
As Guy who Punches Big Mean (uncredited)
Raven Grey Eagle
As Spectator (uncredited)
Jim Henry
As Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
Drasha Meyer
As Lady in a Restaurant (uncredited)
Cliff Owens
As Son-Visiting Inmate (uncredited)
Erik Owens
As Inmate's Son (uncredited)
Scott Perry
As Prisoner (uncredited)
John Richard Petersen
As Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Stan Rodarte
As Strip Bar Customer (uncredited)
Al Silvani
As Inmate (uncredited)
Earl W. Smith
As Jack Graham's Enforcer (uncredited)
Brien Varady
As Inmate (uncredited)
David Lautrec
As Inmate (uncredited)
David Moskowitz
As Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Bob Yanez
As Prisoner (uncredited)
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