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Synopsis: New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe are wrongfully accused and convicted of a bank robbery in Arizona. When the warden discovers Skip has a natural talent for riding bulls, the two friends and some of their fellow inmates come up with a plan to escape during the prison's upcoming rodeo. Who's in it?  The movie stars Gene Wilder , Richard Pryor , JoBeth Williams , Craig T. Nelson , Barry Corbin and Erland van Lidth. You can read my review here:  Movie Review: Stir Crazy (1980) ___________________________________________________________ Here are some reviews of other 1980s comedies: Movie Review: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) Movie Review: Teen Wolf (1985) Movie Review: Clue (1985) Movie Review: Back to School (1986)

Synopsis: When Gus Gorman is caught using his computer skills to skim money from his company, he avoids going to prison by helping his employer, Ross Webster, with his own criminal activity. There's just one person standing in Webster's way, Superman. Fortunately for the villain, an artificially created kryptonite has turned Superman into a bad guy. Who's in it? The movie stars Christopher Reeve , Richard Pryor , Robert Vaughn , Annie Ross and Annette O'Toole . Review: I was flipping channels this morning and came across Superman III. Since it has been a while since I've watched this film, I decided to give it a try again. Overall, it was about what I remembered it to be - a movie that is often criticized but isn't too terrible if you look at it from a different point of view. OK, to be clear, as a Superman movie, this film leaves a lot to be desired. Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor is noticeably absent with Ross Webster (Vaughn) clearly just a Lex Luthor rip-...

Synopsis: In 1944, Capt. Beau Carter is given the task of taking and holding a German-occupied bridge. The important mission is made more difficult when the racist Carter learns he will need to rely on an all-black squad that has never seen combat. Who's in it? The movie stars Stephen Boyd , Robert Hooks , Billy Dee Williams , Richard Pryor and Roosevelt Grier . Review: I came across this movie on Epix under the title The Black Brigade . Even though I wasn't overly interested in a war movie, I saw the film had quite a few recognizable names and decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, it wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. While the premise was an intriguing one, I felt like the movie failed to fully capitalize on what it was trying to do. Ultimately, it ended up being an OK film but not one that I would describe as particularly memorable. One of my biggest complaints about this movie was, for a war picture, it really didn't have a whole lot of action. In fa...