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?
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?
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10-12-2006 @ 11:07PM
CommanderCasca said...
Leave the stooges alone!
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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.
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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
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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...
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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.
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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.
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10-18-2006 @ 3:32PM
Email Sitka said...
Ugh....another bad idea from Comedy III productions, the partners of lawyers who have succeeded in alienating fans of The Three Stooges. Warner Bros. let the concept of a new trio of Stooges die because they were wise.
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10-26-2006 @ 11:04AM
Jamie said...
I just hope that if they do make it they film it in black and white, or at least do it partly in black and white.
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10-18-2006 @ 3:07PM
STAN said...
If as they say it would be true to the original, then why do it? You cannot improve on them. Every Stooges short is a classic! why mess with the masters? When they redid spanky and our gang that was bad enough. Please don't.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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10-19-2006 @ 12:18AM
Charlie said...
The Stooges were truly great physical comedians. Outside of their work, their personal lives had little or no drama. A movie about then would be about as funny as a movie about Gracie Allen and George Burns on their days off.
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10-19-2006 @ 11:27AM
Amy said...
I watched the Stoogies when I was young too, but as reruns on TBS. Not that long ago they came out with a Stooges, behind the story movie or something with that guy from the Shield as Curly (Screw Shemp and Curly Joe) and that movie was on tv like once and never to be seen again. As a stooge fan I don't think I would even pay to go see this movie, you can't top the originals...it's something I look forward to showing my kids in several years.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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!!
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