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1980 • R • 1h 51m • Comedy, Crime • Columbia Pictures

Two jailbirds who just want out of the cage.

🍅 69% 75% MC 56 LB 3.29 IMDb 6.7

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$8.70M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$101.30M
Final
Domestic legs11.7x
1980 rank#3
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Cast & crew

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Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier Director Gene Wilder Gene Wilder Starring Richard Pryor Richard Pryor Starring JoBeth Williams JoBeth Williams Starring Craig T. Nelson Craig T. Nelson Starring
ScreenplayBruce Jay Friedman Produced byHannah Weinstein CinematographyFred Schuler MusicTom Scott Prod. DesignAlfred Sweeney StudioColumbia Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Dec 12-14 1 $8.7M — 813 $10,691 $8.7M

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