Release Date: Oct 19, 1999 Region: 1 Runtime: 109 mins Studio: Universal Studios Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
Video:
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles: [None] Packaging: Keep Case Rating: R Features:
Spotlight on Location Feature Commentary with Director Ted Demme Outtakes / Director's Edits Rock Land / Interscope Soundtrack presentation with K-Ci & Jo Jo and Maxwell music videos Universal Showcase Production Notes Cast and Filmmakers Theatrical Trailer Plus! DVD-ROM Features
Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy play it surprisingly straight in this film by director Ted Demme. Though there are laughs to be had, this is a story about perseverance in the face of a life of disappointment (yet the film was sold as a prison comedy). But Stir Crazy this isn't. Rather, Lawrence and Murphy play a couple of New Yorkers making a moonshine run from New York to Mississippi during the Prohibition who find themselves framed for murder and sentenced for life to a prison chain gang. As they age, the two become close friends, although the strait-laced Lawrence always resents the freewheeling Murphy for getting him into the situation in the first place. Ultimately, these two men learn to find meaning where they can, taking value from friendship and their limited ability to affect the lives of others. At times preachy, it ends on an upbeat note; the film's biggest laughs are reserved for the final section, in which Lawrence and Murphy don age makeup and play octogenarians. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com
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