Three Stooges on the Move
Filed under: Comedy, Deals, Fandom, Scripts, Remakes and Sequels
The idea of a new Three Stooges movie has been floating around various studios for years now -- most recently accompanied by a Farrelly brothers script which has apparently impressed at least some of the people at C3 Entertainment, the rights holding company. At some point in the not too distant past, Warner Bros. had an option on the project, and in probably the wisest move made by the studio in decades, they let it drop. This means, however, the Stooges film went back on the market, where it was quickly snapped up by the eager First Look Studios. First Look says they plan to stay true to the "original flavor" of the studios, and C3 Entertainment is said to still be impressed with the contemporary script penned by the Farrellys.Look, I loved the Stooges growing up. I'm not picking on this film idea because of any sense of ill will towards the old boys -- I just fear the results of a "contemporary" Stooges film written by the guys who brought us Stuck on You. I can see nothing but great evil emerging from such a deal. However, maybe I'm just a cynic. What say you, Stooge fans? Are you glad to see your old buddies finally getting some attention from studios again, or is it sacrilege to replace the iconic actors?
Cinematical Flashback: Another Stooges Movie?
Harrison Ford Returning for 'Indiana Jones 5'?
A Trailer for Gyllenhaal and Maguire's 'Brothers'
Ron Weaseley Has Swine Flu
Quick List: Romance for Boys
Christian Bale's Rollercoaster Career
_thumbnail.jpg){kind=spacer}
_thumbnail.jpg)
_thumbnail.jpg){kind=spacer}
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 9)
10-12-2006 @ 3:16PM
Vince said...
Wasn't "Dumb and Dumber" a Stooge movie?
Yuk Yuk Yuk...
If they could find the right guys, Artie Lange maybe?
Reply
10-12-2006 @ 11:07PM
CommanderCasca said...
Leave the stooges alone!
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:10PM
shemp said...
There is no improving on the classics...This is sacred territory...It will only make a few guys rich and the rest of us repulsed...hmmmmm. sounds familiar.
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:16PM
mack neubig said...
Does any one remember dumb and dumberer, the son of the mask, dukes of hazard, bewitched,and so on now there trying to ruin classic great movies like the 3 stooges, revenge of the nerds and so on movies that made you laugh and now they are going to ruin them as well by doing sequals with stars that cant hold a candle to the originals STOP RUINING OUR MOVIES AND TV SHOWS
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:17PM
butch said...
i think that they would be hard pressed,,to find three actors,,that could effectivley portray larry-moe-& curly joe.
but good luck on that one.......
I loved the stooges when I was a lad...
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:22PM
Kevin said...
Let them rest in peace. They can't be replaced. Why make a cheep mockery of true talant for it's time.
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:24PM
Charles Sovyak said...
I'm a guy and I love the stooges. Everything I know about home repairs I learned from them. Their shorts were great but their full-length movies left a lot to be desired. They just weren't funny when there was too much of a plot and were made out to be as human as their co-stars. So a Stooges movie when the original movies weren't any good can spell...uhhh...spell it however you like but you won't see me as one of the investors. The best stooges came in 20 minutes doses.
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:25PM
stevec said...
somethings can't be improved on...like my memory. i almost couldn't take it when they contunued on without Curley-leave the stooges alone.
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:26PM
Julius said...
THE STUDIO WILL MAKE HISTORY IF THEY RELEASE A STOOGES MOVIE: IT MAY BE THE WORST MOVIE EVER TO BE RELEASED, THE BIGGEST FLOP EVER, AND THE WORST IDEA EVER. RELEASING THIS MOVIE WOULD RUIN THE LEGACY THAT IS THE 3 STOOGES AND WHENEVER PEOPLE SEE OR HEAR THE 3 STOOGES, THEY WILL THINK OF THE HORRIBLE MOVIE INSTEAD OF THE CLASSIC TV SERIES.
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:26PM
Rick said...
I say it's worth a shot.....you don't have to put a lot of $$$$$ into it....get some no name actors (who are hungry to get into the business) and get a good script....I think we need some new "Stooges" stuff....this could be great! Plus we need some "New" Marx Bros. movies as well..or something along that line!
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:35PM
Ric Roe said...
I say let em make the movie....big and expensive, then when the movie flops there will be one less studio to turn bad ideas into worse movie projects.
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:36PM
Julia said...
I'm in agreement with the comments here. There isn't a way to do a Stooges movie properly; let them be and don't ruin them for us. I *did* think the made-for-TV docudrama about them that came out a few years ago was decent, but let's just leave it at that, please.
And Charles? You and my husband both on the home repair...
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:37PM
Renee said...
Why not. The finest form of flattery is imitation whether it be good or poor. I will never tire of the Stooges (yes a woman that actually likes them)
my son watches the stooges cartoons on Boomerang too.
I was not happy about some remakes...or "takes" on tv shows, for example... Miami Vice with No Miami Vice themsesong?? come on now.
And Daisy Duke was NOT blonde. Still waiting for the Magnum PI movie.
Yup, bring on the cheese.
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:38PM
Farris said...
Three Stooges should never be touched by anyone else the rest of eternity. I have no problem with some remakes, but their are a few, such as the Stooges, that you just don't mess with...
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:43PM
Kevin said...
You can't catch lightning in a bottle.Do I need to remind anyone of The Little Rascals movie? What a piece of crap! When they tried to recreate Woodstock at Altamont, somone ended up dying.Let the Stooges rest in peace!!
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:45PM
SKIP said...
IT AMAZES ME WHEN PEOPLE START TALKING ABOUT "THE THREE STOOGES" AND THEIR FILMS AS IF THEY WERE REFERING TO THE HOLY GRAIL OF ALL FILMDOM. THE STOGES DID WHAT THEY DID BEST......BE STOOGES. IT'S NOT DEEP CINEMATOGRAPHY OR EVEN GOOD ACTING. IT'S "THE STOOGES". IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE IT WAS THEM, NOT BECAUSE IT WAS GREAT MOVIEMAKING. GET REAL. GET A GRIP. AND ANYTHING MADE NOW WOULD BE A VERY PALE COPY INDEED. I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT WE'VE PROGRESSED AS A SOCIETY, RATHER THAN BACKSLIDING TO TRY AND RECAPTURE HUMOR THAT IS NO LONG RELEVANT OR CURRENT. SEQUELS ARE ONE THING, NOSTALGIA IS ANOTHER, AND A NEW STOOGES MOVIE WOULD BE.....?
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:46PM
jersey adams said...
Please don't mess with the stooges!! If they do it no one should go see it!
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:48PM
Bek D Corbin said...
The real problem is, that the Stooges were the last great practitioners of the now-lost art of Vaudville slapstick. Like stage fencing, you can see the lack of real masters, in the slapstick versions of modern productions of Shakespeare. Part of the thing that made the Stooges great, was that they were dedicated professionals who PRACTICED their craft, the way that martial artists practice. The speed and fluidity of their routines was a direct product of that skill and discipline; you can only take an eye-poke that way when you really TRUST the other guy. Adam West, who co-starred with the Stooges in their last picture, relates that the left side of Larry Fine's face was _callused_ from constantly being slapped.
Dude, you can't fake that with CGI or wires!
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:49PM
Steve B. said...
I just have to say one thing about this movie. In one of the 'shorts' they had a sign on their truck/business (don't rightly recall which) that read "F. N. Miracle Co. If it works, it's an F. N. Miracle." Need I say more?
Reply
10-18-2006 @ 2:49PM
Vernon Brookins said...
Hey, wasn't "The 3 Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze" a great Stooges movie? I do not believe any Stooges movie could be better.
Reply