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The Outlaws Is Coming (1965)

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
A beautiful mockery of traditional westerns, 25 March 2000

Author: courtad6 from michigan

This is one of my favorite Three Stooges movies. Plus, Adam West is great in his non-Batman role.

There really isn't much to analyze here. It's just meant to be a fun romp through the old west. And fun it is. Pretty much every gunslinger and bandit from historical westerns makes an appearance, and the climatic gun fight at the end is classic comedy. And of course, there's a great pie fight.

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The Outlaws Is Coming is The Three Stooges Last film & Their Funniest!, 23 December 2001
Author: stanbabe143

In Their last feature film.The Three Stooges:Moe,Larry & Curly Joe De Rita are sent to Casper ,Wy. to stop The American Buffalo from being killed off and also to halt a Native American Uprising.Aided by A pre "Batman:Adam West and Nancy Kovacs.The boys,Mr.West and Ms.Kovacs stumble into a barrage

of sight gags,topical references,pies,and brawling.As they try to foil the evil scheame of western gandleader:"Rance Rodin"(Don Lamond)and his henchmen:"Trigger Mortis"(Played by former Perry Mason Show Cop:Mort Mills)and "The Sunstroke Kid"(Rex Holman)from killing off the Buffalo and aiding the indians in a war that could destroy the White American and Native American Races.The film also features some wonderful performances from former "Stooge Foils"Harold(Tiny)Brauer as a wisecracking bartender,Murray Alper as a gruff old Indian Chief and Emil Sitka.Who totally surpasses' himself by playing three Roles"Mr.Abernathy"The boys and Mr.West's not too understanding Boss,A Indian Medicine Man and a pompus US Calvery Officer.There is also a brief but memorable cameo from Henry Gibson(Yes! That zany poet.Who three years later would go onto tv fame as the hip bard on NBC TV's:Rowan & Martin's Laugh In!)as a hip Young Brave.And Nine of The USA's Most popular Kids tv hosts/performers Sally Starr,Paul Shannon,Wayne Mack,Hal Fryer,Bruce Seadley,Ed T.McDonnell,Johnny Ginger,Bill Camfield,and "Officer Joe"Bolton play The film's Nine Outlaws.Putting all of these element together.This is The Three Stooges Best Feature Film.

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"Geronimo and All That Jazz", 5 November 2005
Author: slymusic from Tucson, AZ

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Produced and directed by Moe Howard's son-in-law Norman Maurer, "The Outlaws Is Coming" is by no means the Three Stooges' greatest Western; that honor is reserved for some of their earlier shorts such as "Goofs and Saddles" (1937) and "Punchy Cowpunchers" (1950). Yet, "Outlaws" is still quite an entertaining comedy Western. The Stooges apparently wanted to make this final feature film as a tribute to the TV kid show hosts around the country who aired the Three Stooges shorts on their programs. So these hosts appear in this picture as special guests who portray all the assorted famous bandits from Bat Masterson (Ed T. McDonnell) to Billy the Kid (Johnny Ginger). Even Larry Fine's son-in-law Don Lamond, who portrays a prominent villain named Rance Roden, was a sportscaster who at one time hosted his own television show that aired the Stooge shorts. (Wait until after you see "The Outlaws Is Coming" before you read the next few paragraphs.)

One of the funniest aspects of this Western is that it is rife with sixties jokes. Some examples are: 1.) a skunk named Elvis and an Indian maiden named Zsa Zsa; 2.) Larry's "Cleveland Indians" reference; 3.) Rance Roden selling a gigantic tank wagon to the Indians, guaranteed for 12,000 soldiers or 12,000 miles, whichever occurs first; 4.) sixties twist music coming from Curly-Joe's hunting horn; and 5.) the sign indicating parking hours for horses (8 to 6 except Sundays, Holidays & Hangings).

Here are some other highlights from "The Outlaws Is Coming." The Stooges' Indian disguises (especially Curly-Joe's) fall apart as they attempt to dance. On two occasions the Stooges attempt to take a picture with their accordion camera, but they use too much flash powder and blow up everything in sight. Larry and Curly-Joe discover they're in the wrong hotel room while they are searching for the outlaws' guns. When Moe lectures the outlaws, he does an amusing take-off of the "Ya Got Trouble" number from "The Music Man" (1962). When Larry chats with the bartender (Harold "Tiny" Brauer), some of their words are cuckooed out. Moe accidentally sits in a puddle of glue, forcing Larry and Curly-Joe to engage in some hilarious ways of setting him free. And finally, Charlie Horse (Henry Gibson), an Indian with a southern drawl, expresses his disgust with the stereotypical Hollywood pidgin of Indians.

To close, here are a couple of interesting tidbits about "The Outlaws Is Coming." First, I have never heard Moe shout any louder than he does at various junctures in this film. And second, when the Cavalry arrives at the end, Moe says, "Here they come, late as usual," which is an inside joke referring to the earlier Three Stooges short "Out West" (1947), in which the Cavalry also arrives late.

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Don't avoid this one, 22 April 2008

Author: SeventyFiveYearOldGuy from United States

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Sure, this isn't their best. It's true that Joe DeRita isn't Curly and therefore the gags just did not come out the same. However, this isn't really a bad film at all. I would place it at least on the high side of mediocre and expect you to get enough laughs out of it to be worth your time and money. Adam West, before he became famous as Batman, was more than adequate, and I quite liked how Annie Oakley was portrayed.

I was disturbed a bit by the way such figures who we used to consider good guys like Wild Bill Hickock and Bat Masterson were portrayed as bad guys. The anachronistic humor with a skunk named Elvis, parking signs and marking of the horse's legs and the like was well done. And the tank wagon sold to the Native-Americans was absolutely great.

It worked well enough as a western parody. So sure, shorts like "Goofs And Saddles" and "Phony Express" were better, and the Stooges' humor, especially without Curly, does eventually wear thin over a 90 minute feature length. Be that as it may, there's still sufficient in this to make it quite worthwhile for any Stooge fan.

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A really modern Stooge film, 8 June 2008

Author: Timothy Forbes (catfan@stny.rr.com) from Upstate New York

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I am not disappointed by this film. For a Stooge movie, it seems very much a product of its time, very modern in its tone. For one, you have Sixties icons Adam West and Henry Gibson, the latter playing a Native American educated at the University of Alabama, complete with Southern drawl! And Mr. Gibson is smarter than the dumb outlaws he is dealing with, to boot! Oh, and Curly Joe is funny in this scene, too! Watch also for at least two Beatles references, as well as references to the environment. Maybe the Stooges were slowing down by 1965, but they are still a joy to watch. And there are certainly many funny sequences as well. Definitely fun to watch!

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Oh well, they tried., 8 December 2005

Author: maxcellus46 from United States

To paraphrase the previous reviewer's comments, if you're a Stooges fan, avoid this one at all costs! My basic question is, being the experienced troopers of comedy that Moe and Larry were, why did they insist on attempting to continue the act when it was so obvious that their home studio, Columbia, was so clearly not interested in giving them serious writers and veteran comedy directors? This movie plays like someone who's giving a pale imitation of the trio and you can see how very hard Moe and Larry are working to make every little bit of slapstick relevant. Joe De Rita, despite his background in vaudeville is just not up to the job as a replacement for Curly, Shemp, or even Joe Besser. If that's who Moe and Larry had left to pick from, they should have just closed up shop and enjoy their retirement years. Leaving us fans with better memories of far better films they had done earlier. Always leave them laughing is the motto for comedy and always quit while you're on top. Hence Seinfeld's leaving the sitcom while right up there, instead of sticking around for the inevitable decline.

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Pretty good for a western, but not the best stooge movie, 19 June 2001
Author: bozotheripper from Cadogan,PA U.S.A.

I thought it was a good stooge movie with Curly Joe, but their westerns have always been my least favorite of their shorts or movies. This movies funnier than any Besser short at least. This is still the best western comedy I've ever seen. I think the movie would be more entertaining and make less sense if Adam West was Batman in this movie. If you are a stooges fan then you'll love this movie.

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