The Three Stooges (2000 film)

The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges poster
Based on	From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons: The Three Stooges by Michael Fleming
Written by	Janet Roach Kirk Ellis
Directed by	James Frawley
Starring	Paul Ben-Victor Evan Handler John Kassir Michael Chiklis
Theme music composer	Patrick Williams
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Jim Lemley, Mel Gibson
Cinematography	Robert Draper
Editor(s)	Scott Vickrey
Running time	92 minutes
Production company(s)	Columbia TriStar Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	American Broadcasting Company
Original release	April 24, 2000

The Three Stooges is an American biographical TV movie about the slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It was broadcast on ABC on April 24, 2000.^[1]

Plot

The film is a biography of the Three Stooges following their careers and rise to fame as shown through the eyes of their leader, Moe Howard. This movie breaks away from the traditionally humorous Three Stooges format and has more of a serious undertone throughout.

Cast

• Paul Ben-Victor as Moe Howard
• Evan Handler as Larry Fine
• Michael Chiklis as Curly Howard
• John Kassir as Shemp Howard
• Marton Csokas as Ted Healy
• Joel Edgerton as Tom Cosgrove
• Laurence Coy as Joe Besser
• Peter Callan as Joe DeRita

Trivia

Among the shorts that were re-shot for the film are the following:

• They Stooge to Conga (1943)
• Men in Black (1934)
• Ants in the Pantry (1936)
• Uncivil Warriors (1935)
• Dutiful But Dumb (1941)
• Disorder in the Court (1936)
• You Nazty Spy! (1940)
• Half-Wits Holiday (1947)
• Fright Night (1947)
• Pies and Guys (1958)

References

1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214698/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ov_inf

External links

• The Three Stooges at the Internet Movie Database