The Three Stooges (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

James Frawley

Writers (WGA):

Michael Fleming (book)
Janet Roach (television story)

Release Date:

24 April 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A biography of the Three Stooges, in which their careers and rise to fame is shown throughout the eyes of their leader, Moe.

Plot Keywords:

Slapstick | Vaudeville | Comedy Team | Stroke | Comedian

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Paul Ben-Victor	...	Moe Howard
Evan Handler	...	Larry Fine
John Kassir	...	Shemp Howard
Michael Chiklis	...	Jerome 'Curly' Howard
Rachael Blake	...	Helen Howard
Anna Lise Phillips	...	Mabel Fine (as Anna-Lise Phillips)
Jeanette Cronin	...	Gertrude Howard
Joel Edgerton	...	Tom Cosgrove
Marton Csokas	...	Ted Healy
Linal Haft	...	Harry Cohn
Brandon Burke	...	Harry Romm
Lewis Fitz-Gerald	...	Jules White (as Lewis Fitzgerald)
Peter Callan	...	Joe DeRita
Laurence Coy	...	Joe Besser
Phillip Hinton	...	Judge

Runtime:

88 min | Germany:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Comedy III Productions Inc.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Curly Howard did not suffer his career ending stroke during the filming of a scene of Half-Wits Holiday (1947). It happened while he was offstage waiting for the scene to begin. He didn't respond when called, and Moe found him with his head slumped to his chest, unable to speak.

Quotes:

[from Ants in The Pantry]
Larry Fine: Oooh I can't see I can't see.
Moe Howard: WHAT'S THE MATTER?
Larry Fine: I've got my eyes closed.
[Moe eye pokes Larry again]

Movie Connections:

References They Stooge to Conga (1943)

A LABOR OF LOVE FOR MEL GIBSON

In all the comments I have read before this one, not one mention of the man responsible for the production was Australian actor, Mel Gibson. Gibson, a life-long fan of the Stooges, was the executive Producer of the Film and put up most of the money for the production.(He even did a Stooges routine in the opening scene of Lethal Weapon). And it was filmed entirely in Australia. It is a shame that no American Studio thought enough of them to make the film.

The film was a wonderful tribute to the Stooges and the portrayals were magnificent. Here it is two years later and the movie is still not available on Video. How fortunate I was to tape the movie (less commercials), so that I have enjoyed it time and again since I first saw it. I do hope ABC will repeat it or Cable will pick it up to screen on the TRUE Channel.

JohnnyReb