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Director:
James Frawley
Writers (WGA):
Michael Fleming (book)
Janet Roach (television story)
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Release Date:
24 April 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
A biography of the Three Stooges, in which their careers and rise to fame is shown throughout the eyes of their leader, Moe. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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Is There an Icon Kirk Ellis Can't Handle?
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A touching look at the men behind the nyuks. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min | Germany:84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Anachronisms: During the first Steadicam shot of Larry, Shemp and Moe at the train station, a Sydney City Rail automated ticket machine can be seen in the background behind the potted plants. These ticket machines were not created until the late 1980s. more
Quotes:
Moe Howard: Is there anything you won't bet on?
Larry Fine: Yeah, a winner.
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Movie Connections:
References They Stooge to Conga (1943) more

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15 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
A touching look at the men behind the nyuks., 25 April 2000
Author: CurtisG-3 from Costa Mesa, CA

It's a fact of life: Men think the Three Stooges are hilarious, and most women just don't get them. But women might want to give them a second chance after seeing this touching biography.

The thing that struck me most about the Three Stooges movie was its tone. This was a film made by people who genuinely cared about the Three Stooges, people who wanted to express their appreciation by giving the world a glimpse of the men behind the laughs. The Stooges were comic geniuses, but they were human and fragile, just like the rest of us. Sure it was sappy at times, and sometimes seemed to gloss over or omit certain events, but hey--you can't show thirty years in two hours without missing something. Especially poignant was the relationship between Moe and his "little" brother Curly.

Told mostly in flashbacks, The Three Stooges follows the boys from their Vaudeville days with Ted Healy to their triumphant return to the stage after the first TV showing of their two-reel shorts. The reality was that Columbia pictures was making a mint off the Stooges films, but their contract cut them out of any profit-sharing. Anxious to get back to the stage and enjoy some of the fame they've earned, Moe, Larry, and Joe "Curly Joe" DeRita agree to make the first of many personal appearances at a TV station. The final scene has Moe, Larry, and Curly Joe taking the stage for the first time in years.

I'm not ashamed to admit it: When the curtain went up and the surviving Stooges looked out at the packed house, I cried. Maybe because the Stooges are a part of my history--a good and happy part--the way they're a part of the history of every kid who grew up watching their antics.

It's not perfect, but it's the best there is. At the very least, it's a good Stooges primer and a stepping stone to further Stooge research. The Stooges will never go away, because let's face it: As long as men are men, the Three Stooges will be their comic heroes.

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