Skip and Harry are framed for a bank robery and end up in a western prison. The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that Skip has a natural tallent for riding broncos with the inter-prison rodeo coming up.

The film stars Gene Wilder as Skip Donahue, Richard Pryor as Harry Monroe, Georg Stanford Brown as Rory Schultebrand and JoBeth Williams as Meredith.

Fabulously directed by Sidney Poitier, this movie is hysterical and is one of the best comedy ever.