The Three Stooges (2012)

Directors:

Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly

Writers:

Mike Cerrone (written by) and
Bobby Farrelly (written by) ...
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Release Date:

13 April 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Just Say Moe.

Plot:

While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry, and Curly inadvertently stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality TV show.

Plot Keywords:

Orphanage | Nun | Reality TV Show | The Three Stooges | Seat Belt

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Sean Hayes	...	Larry
Will Sasso	...	Curly
Chris Diamantopoulos	...	Moe
Jane Lynch	...	Mother Superior
Sofía Vergara	...	Lydia
Jennifer Hudson	...	Sister Rosemary
Craig Bierko	...	Mac
Stephen Collins	...	Mr. Harter
Larry David	...	Sister Mary-Mengele
Kirby Heyborne	...	Teddy
Carly Craig	...	Mrs. Harter
Kate Upton	...	Sister Bernice
Marianne Leone	...	Sister Ricarda
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Monsignor Ratliffe
Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino	...	The Situation (as Michael Sorrentino)
Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi	...	Snooki (as Nicole Polizzi)
Jenni 'Jwoww' Farley	...	JWoww (as Jenni 'JWoww' Farley)
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro	...	Ronnie (as Ronnie Magro)
Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola	...	Sammi (as Samantha Giancola)
Avalon Robbins	...	Murph
Max Charles	...	Peezer
Jake Peck	...	Young Teddy
Patty Ross	...	Head Nurse
Lee Armstrong	...	Officer Armstrong
Emy Coligado	...	Ling
Ray Collins	...	Carbunkle
Isaiah Mustafa	...	Moe's Hip Executive
Mark Kogan	...	Executive
Michael D'Allessio	...	Moe's Audition Staff
Donna D'Allessio	...	Moe's Audition Staff
Bob Kocsis	...	Child #1
Apple Kocsis	...	Child #2
Jackie Flynn	...	Golf Superintendent Dave Lamson
Sandra Dorsey	...	Heavyset Woman
Vince Canlas	...	Japanese Chef
Ric Reitz	...	Jon Hamm
Caryl West	...	Maid
Sayed Badreya	...	Orderly
Johnny Seal	...	Production Security Guard
Debbie Walker	...	Terrified Nun
Michael L. Kuhn	...	Tour Guide
Pam Smith	...	Woman Reporter
Lucy Thomas	...	Orphan Brady
Charlie Thomas	...	Young Boy at Party
Skyler Gisondo	...	Young Moe
Lance Chantiles-Wertz	...	Young Larry
Robert Capron	...	Young Curly
Danny Smith	...	French Chef
Kyla Kenedy	...	Balloon Girl (as Kyla Kennedy White)
Erin Allin O'Reilly	...	Nun
Caitlin Colford	...	Nun
Caroline Kimberly Scott	...	Nun (as Caroline Scott)
Mariann Neary	...	Nun
Jesse Farrelly	...	Gang Banger
Jerod Mayo	...	Gang Banger
Troy Brown	...	Gang Banger
Patricia French	...	Laundry Worker
Roy Jenkins	...	Officer Mycroft
Barry Guy	...	Staple in Hat Guy
Matthew L. Collins	...	Policeman #3
William F. Scannell	...	Handsome Security Guard
Jonathan S. Kennedy	...	Party Security
Lin Shaye	...	Nurse Crotchet
Steve Tyler	...	Camera Man
Myron Parker Jr.	...	Orphan
J.R. Fondessy	...	Orphan
Reid Meadows	...	Weezer
Dwight Howard	...	Himself
Dallas Hobbs	...	Basketball Player
Carter Haden	...	Baby Moe
Cooper Callihan	...	Baby Curly
Kieran Vine	...	Baby Larry
Antonio Sabato Jr.	...	Handsome Guy #1
Justin Lopez	...	Handsome Guy #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Ladd	...	Party Dancer
Jes Sanchez	...	Party Dancer
Marvin West	...	Party Guest
Jeremy Ambler	...	Zoo Protester (uncredited)
Chance Bartels	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Tim Blanchard	...	Valet (uncredited)
William R. Brock	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Brett Lee Clark	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
John Collier	...	Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Greg Crews	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Abby Goldberg	...	Broadway Orphan (uncredited)
Landon Hoffman	...	Orphan (uncredited)
Abbey Kochman	...	Modern Day Orphan (uncredited)
Andrew Kochman	...	Modern Day Orphan (uncredited)
Addy Miller	...	Modern Day Orphan (uncredited)
Katherine Neslund	...	Woman on Street (uncredited)
Joel Rogers	...	Upscale Party Guy (uncredited)
Timothy Scott	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Richard Tavernaro	...	Doorman (uncredited)

Directed by
Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly

Writing credits
Mike Cerrone		(written by) and
Bobby Farrelly		(written by) and
Peter Farrelly		(written by)

Produced by
Earl M. Benjamin	....	executive producer
Robert Benjamin	....	executive producer
Ellen Dumouchel	....	associate producer
Bobby Farrelly	....	producer
Peter Farrelly	....	producer
Marc S. Fischer	....	executive producer
Adam McCarthy	....	co-producer
George Paige	....	co-executive producer
J.B. Rogers	....	co-producer
Bradley Thomas	....	producer
Charles B. Wessler	....	producer

Original Music by
John Debney		(music by)

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sam Seig		(edited by)

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Rick Montgomery
Paul Schnee

Production Design by
Arlan Jay Vetter

Art Direction by
Amy Lee Wheeler

Set Decoration by
Cindy Carr

Costume Design by
Denise Wingate

Makeup Department
Maurice Beaman	....	hair stylist
Char Coats-Crump	....	makeup artist (as Char Coats)
Veronica Cox	....	assistant makeup artist
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup designer
Kimberly Greene	....	makeup department head
Bill Johnson	....	makeup artist
Micah Laine	....	makeup artist
Kelly Muldoon	....	department head hair
Travis Pates	....	key makeup artist
Carol Rasheed	....	makeup artist
Shunika Terry	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Adam McCarthy	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Bonaccorse	....	second second assistant director
Greg Guzik	....	first assistant director: second unit
Spencer Jarvis	....	second assistant director: second unit
Dawn Massaro	....	second assistant director
J.B. Rogers	....	assistant director
Mark Steilen	....	second unit director

Art Department
Christopher Amerson	....	painter
Rebecca Brown	....	buyer
Wes Campbell	....	scenic artist
Sandi Cook	....	greens foreman
Jessica Cornwall	....	props
Ryan Falkner	....	storyboard artist
Carol Francoso	....	scenic gang boss
Shawn M. Gray	....	assistant property master
R. Barry Green	....	prop master: second unit
Rob Hamby	....	propmaker
Ron Hammond	....	art department assistant
Trent Hevener	....	prop maker
Fred Holloway	....	construction toolman
Chris Hunter	....	graphic consultant
Mark Keever	....	set dresser
Solomon King	....	propmaker
Rich Koll	....	gang boss
Rich Koll	....	on set carpenter
Ryan Kutch	....	set dresser
Jessica Lang	....	set dresser
Konrad Lewis	....	on-set dresser
Karl J. Martin	....	set designer
Stacie McKinnon	....	art department coordinator
Ruth Mitchell	....	scenic artist
Swift Moseley	....	key greens
David H. Nash	....	carpenter
Sheila Nash	....	draftsperson
Javed Noorullah	....	set dresser
Shane Reed	....	leadman
Andy Rusk	....	set dresser
Michael Sabo	....	property master
Todd Sargent	....	greensman
Mike Sullivan	....	charge scenic artist (as Michael C. Sullivan)
Katie Weaver	....	set dec co-ordinator
Jay Womer	....	construction coordinator
Rose Ashikyan	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Bolt	....	sound re-recording mixer
David V. Butler	....	supervising dialogue editor
Steve Cantamessa	....	sound mixer
Michael P. Clark	....	sound mixer: second unit
Smokey Cloud	....	first assistant sound editor
Ryan Cole	....	sound recordist
Blake Collins	....	foley mixer
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
John Guentner	....	foley mixer
R.J. Kizer	....	key adr editor
Scott La Rue	....	boom operator
Tom Lalley	....	sound re-recording engineer
Wayne Lemmer	....	sound designer
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Erin Michael Rettig	....	sound engineering
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charleen Richards-Steeves)
Ric Schnupp	....	adr recordist
Aron Siegel	....	epk sound mixer
Thomas W. Small	....	foley editor
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Hank Atterbury	....	special effects crew
Roland Blancaflor	....	special effects technician
Peter A. Chevako	....	puppeteer
Jackie Giovinco	....	special effects technician
Timothy Huizing	....	project supervisor
Timothy Huizing	....	puppeteer
Eric A. Martin	....	special effects technician
Clayton Martinez	....	special effects technician
Brendan McHale	....	special effects technician
Kevin McTurk	....	special effects makeup: Alterian Studios
Gary Pilkinton	....	special effects foreman
Elizabeth Ralston	....	special effects technician
Ken Reid	....	special effects technician
Reggie Rizzo	....	fabricator/hair specialist
Matthew Scurry	....	special effects technician
John Shea	....	hair technician
Patrick Tantalo	....	mold shop foreman
Kathleen Tonkin	....	special effects foreman
Robert Vazquez	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
James Albiez	....	visual effects artist
Jason Arrieta	....	digital compositor: RotoFactory
Eric D. Christensen	....	visual effects supervisor
Eric D. Christensen	....	visual effects supervisor: RotoFactory
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Christine Cram	....	digital paint artist
Erin M. Cullen	....	roto artist
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
Rachel Faith Hanson	....	visual effects coordinator
David Lingenfelser	....	executive visual effects supervisor: Furious Fx
Allan Magled	....	visual effects supervisor: Soho VFX
Mitch Paulson	....	supervising digital colorist
Mark Shoaf	....	CG supervisor: Furious FX
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects artist
Ryan Stafford	....	visual effects producer
Sarah Swick	....	visual effects producer: Soho VFX
Radley Teruel	....	digital artist
Stephen A. Gall	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Kevin Abercrombie	....	utility stunts
Eddie Braun	....	stunts
Ben Bray	....	utility stunts
Emily Brobst	....	stunt double
Daniel Brule	....	stunt double
Elizabeth Davidovich	....	stunt driver
Philip Dido	....	stunt double: Larry David
Philip Dido	....	stunts
Derek Graf	....	stunt double: Will Sasso
Joel Kramer	....	stunt bus driver
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts
Larry Mainland	....	stunts
Tom McComas	....	stunt double: Jon Hamm
Rene Mousseux	....	stunt double: Craig Bierko
David Andrew Nash	....	stunt performer
Eric Norris	....	stunt coordinator: 2nd unit
Eric Norris	....	stunt double: Moe
Natasha Paul	....	stunts
Sarah Reagin	....	stunts
Frank Torres	....	utility stunts
Michael Trisler	....	stunt double: Sean Hayes
Dain Turner	....	stunts
Madison Turner	....	stunts
Tierre Turner	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Adams	....	electrician
Ben Bardin	....	rigging key grip
Kenneth Bolton	....	grip
Kelly R. Borisy	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Hugh Braselton	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Dwight O. Campbell	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Marc Casey	....	loader
Jeffrey N. Civa	....	first assistant camera: b camera
Dan Cornwall	....	gaffer
Jeff W. Curtis	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Juvonn Daves	....	grip: second unit
Marc Dobiecki	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Rusty Edmonson	....	lamp operator
Tom Fendley	....	rigging gaffer
Terry Fitzpatrick	....	video playback
Dale Fowler	....	best boy electric
Donny Fowler	....	electrician
Brian Gunter	....	additional camera operator
Jimmy Hendrix	....	grip
Kevin Hightower	....	electrician
Nathaniel Hurtsellers	....	additional electrician
Peter Iovino	....	still photographer
Kevin Jackson	....	best boy rigging grip
Scott Jolliff	....	lighting technician
Justin Yardley Jones	....	rigging grip
Jacques Jouffret	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jacques Jouffret	....	steadicam operator
John Lally	....	rigging electrician
Jason Lerczak	....	rigging electrician
Greg Morse	....	video assist
Greg Morse	....	video playback operator
Gary Oldknow	....	grip
Derek Page	....	lighting console programmer
Derek Page	....	stage rigging gaffer
Jerry Parker	....	electrician
C. Alan Rawlins	....	key grip
Kerry Rawlins	....	grip
Patrick Redmond	....	libra head operator
Kenny Rivenbark	....	libra operator
Mackie Roberts	....	grip
Pete Romano	....	underwater director of photography
Mark Santoni	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Riko Schatke	....	grip best boy
Art Schultz	....	best boy rigging electric
Greg Still	....	lighting technician
Trey Twitty	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Alan B. Wright	....	video playback operator
Jason Younger	....	grip
Cory Zapatka	....	camera intern

Casting Department
Janella Bersabal	....	extras casting
Shannon Cain	....	casting assistant
Nick Cotton	....	casting associate
Susan Deming	....	additional casting associate
Allison Estrin	....	casting associate
Michael Fredlund	....	casting assistant
Johnny Gidcomb	....	adr voice casting
Kimberly Helms Stewart	....	casting assistant
Jason James	....	casting associate
Trey Wilson	....	extras casting assistant
Nathan Wright	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
English Benning	....	costumer
Sandra Collier	....	key costumer
Sarah Downer	....	costumer
Kate Duke	....	key set costumer
Mirren Gordon-Crozier	....	costume assistant
Elizabeth McEntire Williams	....	key costumer
Cylinda Nesmith	....	seamstress
Hope Slepak	....	costume supervisor
Kenya Ware	....	set costumer
Sally Wilkerson	....	set costumer
Keith Hudson	....	costume ager/dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Eileen Godoy	....	digital intermediate producer
Laura Holeman	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Les Morgan	....	production assistant
Jim Passon	....	color timer
John Petersen	....	colorist: dailies
David Raymond	....	first assistant editor
Ryan Reeves	....	post-production assistant
Charlie B. Spaht	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Fernand Bos	....	music editor
Jeff Carson	....	music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
George Doering	....	musician
J.R. Fondessy	....	singer
Nancy Gassner-Clayton	....	singer
Tom Hardisty	....	scoring recordist
Kevin Kaska	....	supervising orchestrator
Jonathan Leahy	....	music coordinator
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Manish Raval	....	music supervisor
Fletcher Sheridan	....	playback singer
Karen Whipple	....	featured vocalist
Tom Wolfe	....	music supervisor
Gina Zimmitti	....	music contractor

Transportation Department
Tim Barker	....	driver
Arthur C. Chesser	....	driver
Robert Foster Jr.	....	transportation coordinator
Pamela Hovies	....	driver
Michael McMahan	....	driver
Matt Neel	....	driver
Vickie Raynor Robison	....	cast & crew driver
Jonathan L. Scott	....	special effects driver
Wayne Short	....	transportation captain
David G. Todd	....	transportation
Hank Van Apeldoorn	....	driver: grip truck
Susan Van Apeldoorn	....	driver: cast
Thomas Van Schaick	....	unit driver
Rob Verdery	....	dot supervisor
J. Dennis Wilson	....	driver: cast
Jack Dennis Wilson	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Jp Author	....	production assistant
Shane Baumel	....	adr voice
Paul Bednarz	....	set medic: second unit
Stephanie Beman	....	key craft service: second unit
Gena Berry	....	food stylist
Norman Bielowicz	....	location manager
Daniel Booko	....	voice actor
Sean Patrick Burke	....	assistant to producer
Alex Comery	....	production staff
Rob Crowe	....	stand-in
Jessie Daniel	....	production assistant
Shelby Davis	....	additional craft services
Stephen Dirkes	....	key assistant location manager
Ethan D. Firestone	....	production assistant
Jeremy Fischer	....	assistant to producer
Clint Fumanti	....	construction accountant
Corey Gilbert	....	location staff assistant
Larry Gilbert	....	police security
Adam Hamilton	....	stand-in
Paula Holt	....	accounting clerk: post-production
Bill Johnson	....	puppet technician
Kenyea Johnson	....	producer asst
Zach Kane	....	key craft service
Amir R. Khan	....	set production assistant (as Amir Khan)
Danielle King	....	set production assistant
Andrew C. Kirk	....	location assistant
Jennifer Klatt	....	first assistant accountant
Miles Logan	....	craft service
Ernie Malik	....	unit publicist
Ilana McAllister	....	production accountant
Trevor McNure	....	set production assistant: second unit
Dexter W. Mills	....	accounting clerk
Kelly Mokris	....	travel secretary
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher
Ryan Nesset	....	stand-in
Kevin O'Connor	....	set production assistant
Stephanie Paull	....	production secretary
Day Permuy	....	production coordinator
Kevin Posnanski	....	mastering coordinator: deluxe digital cinema
Jon Privett	....	craft service: second unit
Reggie Rizzo	....	puppeteer
Brian Russell	....	production assistant
Chad Sanborn	....	photo double
Trevor Schliefer	....	additional on-set production assistant
Robert Severance	....	police security
Kirsten Short	....	payroll accountant
Michael C. Smith	....	security coordinator
Robin Spears	....	production assistant
Stephen Stumberg	....	assistant to cast
Stan Swofford	....	medic coordinator
Danny Teeson	....	choreographer
Eric W. Thompson	....	production lawyer
Greg Tresan	....	animal coordinator
Tom Tresemer	....	set production assistant: second unit
Pablo Velez Jr.	....	assistant to the producers
Star Victoria	....	location assistant
Amy Greene Vines	....	production supervisor: Los Angeles
Chrisoula Vlassopoulos	....	key second assistant accountant
Debbie Walters	....	additional script supervisor
Thomas Ward	....	production secretary
Jen Willis	....	production assistant
Erica Young	....	set production assistant

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Twentieth Century Fox)
• Conundrum Entertainment
• Wessler Entertainment (as Charles B. Wessler Entertainment)
• C3 Entertainment Inc. (in association with)
• Dune Entertainment (made in association with)
• Dune Entertainment III (copyright holder) (as Dune Entrtainment III LLC)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Forum Cinemas (2012) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2012) (Belarus) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2012) (Kazakhstan) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2012) (Russia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through Warner Bros.)
• 20th Century Fox (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Venezuela (2012) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2013) (Japan) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sea Movies (2012) (worldwide) (all media) (ships)

Special Effects

• Alterian (animatronic and prosthetic effects)
• East Coast Films
• Framework Studio (main titles and graphics)
• Furious FX (visual effects and animation)
• RotoFactory
• Soho VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cablecam International  aerial camera system
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• EMS Payroll  extras payroll services
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Movie Movers  hair and makeup trailers
• Otto Nemenz International  cameras and lenses (as Otto Nemenz)
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Road Rebel  production travel
• Scarlet Letters  end crawl
• Scenechronize  production management software
• Sixteen19  Avid support
• Sixteen19  post production services
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for slapstick action violence, some rude and suggestive humor including language

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Datasat

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #47282) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Malaysia:PG-13 | UK:PG (cut) (cinema release) | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG13 | Australia:PG | New Zealand:PG | South Africa:PG | Mexico:A | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:12 (video release) (uncut)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Jerod Mayo and Troy Brown of the New England Patriots play the two "gang bangers" whose pants are falling down. The Farrelly Brothers often include New England sports stars in their movies.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Moe hits Larry over the head with the hammer early in the movie, you can clearly see the rubber hammer head fold up, even at regular speed.

Quotes:

Murph:Who won the poker game last night?
Moe:Eh, Peezer wiped us out.
Murph:Peezer? But he's 7.
Larry:Yeah but he wears those dark sunglasses, so you can't tell what he's thinking.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.125" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Any Day Now

Good, harmless Stooge fun. A faithful tribute.

As a big fan of The Three Stooges since childhood, I wasn't sure how to feel about this movie. Was Hollywood selling out a beloved franchise, or was it actually attempting a faithful, big- screen tribute to one of the greatest comedy acts of all time?

This film was everything I had hoped it'd be and more. When we get to see the Moe, Larry and Curly that we all know and love, it feels like running into a couple of old friends that we haven't seen in awhile. While the appearances aren't dead on with the original Stooges, Sasso, Hayes and Diamantopolous manage to capture the very essence and mannerisms behind the original Stooges.

There's some very interesting character development for the character of Moe, something I didn't expect to find in this film. There's also an emotional depth and a light-hearted silliness that are present throughout the film, something which made the originals so great. There's a few questionable scenes here or there that don't quite feel like they fit in the film, but somehow we get the impression that if the Stooges could have gotten away with it back then they would have done the exact same thing.

The eye pokes, slaps and head bonks are all the same as you remember. They look authentic and when they are mixed with the original sound effects, you'll find yourself laughing like you were a 10 year old kid again. The Farrelly's obviously put a lot of work and research into the film, and if their goal was to make a film that the original Stooges would be proud of and that would inspire a new generation of Stooge lovers, then they have succeeded.

Don't go into this film expecting it to top the originals. No one will ever come close to them, and the makers of this film understand that. Moe Howard was a man who always believed that the show must go on. When Curly was replaced by Shemp, naturally the shorts wouldn't be as good as the Curly ones, but they were still great on their own levels. The same thing could be said when Shemp was replaced by Joe Besser, and eventually Joe DeRita. Moe knew that the golden age of the Stooges was the Moe, Larry and Curly era. That didn't stop him though, he always continued the act, because he knew people needed the Stooges. Don't think of this film as an attempt to top the originals, that's just never gonna happen. Look at it was a faithful love letter to the boys, and sit back relax and get ready to laugh like a kid again.