The Three Stooges (2000) (TV)

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:

Errors in geography: At the 'Soup to Nuts' premiere at the State Theatre, an outdoor close-up of Moe reveals a blue neon 'Allianz' logo in the background, at the top right corner of the screen. This was the Allianz building in Sydney.

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)

Affectionate biography of the slapstick masters

Some of the classic Three Stooges routines are lovingly and precisely recreated in this story of the real life Moe, Larry, Curly, Shemp, and Joe. The sad ups and downs of the master slapstick clowns are well portrayed by the cast.

Getting the timing of the comic bits down was craft enough, but we also get the heart and soul that made these people so enduring as artists. The finale is touching considering the terrible misuse and abuse that they suffered from greedy people seeking to get rich off their work. The final victory belongs to the Stooges who still reign as some of the great comic kings of America.