Three Wise Guys (TV 2005)

Director:

Robert Iscove

Writers:

Lloyd 'Lucky' Gold (teleplay), Damon Runyon (story)

Stars:

Eddie McClintock, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Judd Nelson

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie McClintock	...	Joey
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	...	Mary Ann Davidson
Judd Nelson	...	George
Nicholas Turturro	...	Vincent (as Nick Turturro)
Roddy Piper	...	Pastor Roberts (as 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper)
Arye Gross	...	Leo
Tom Arnold	...	Murray Crown
Katey Sagal	...	Shirley Crown
Josh Berry	...	Jake Marley
Katherine Willis	...	Ruth Roberts
Kathy Lamkin	...	Nurse
Arron Shiver	...	Wayne (as Aaron Shiver)
Nakotah LaRance	...	Shepherd Boy
Frank Bond	...	Dr. Ames
Genia Michaela	...	Nina

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | las vegas nevada | pregnant | title spoken by character | number in title

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Taglines:

She's No Virgin...and They're No Wise Men [dvd]

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Balfék gengszterek

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When George gets the CD back, he says it's a read-only so it can't be copied. Whether it's a read-only or a read/write has nothing to do with it able to be copied - they all can be copied.

User Reviews

A Little Cliché Goes A Long Way

So "Three Wise Guys" is a little trite. What post-"Home Alone 1" Christmas movie isn't? The point is, this makes trite very enjoyable, though it's a far cry from the best Christmas entertainment ever.

When I first saw this on USA, I knew I'd found another 25-December tradition. It reworks the pivotal nativity story into a modern world that involves three brash hit men, a tricky pregnant girl, and a "little drummer boy" named Jake Marley. Tom Arnold is the modern-day King Herod.

Katey Sagal, Arnold, and two of the three wise guys give fantastic performances. The weak link is Judd Nelson, whose delivery is almost always like he's reading from cue cards or just trying to get out of dodge.

And maybe a TV movie isn't exactly going to be four-star cinema (contrary to the vivid impression left by Hallmark's stunning "Merlin"), but this is definitely a lot better than even some theatrical Christmas excursions ("Christmas with the Kranks," for instance, or "The Santa Clause").