I thought this new movie was going to be a remake of the original bio pic of them. If so, it is not likely to be too funny, but rather sad, instead. The original bio pic told of how they were screwed by some very unscrupulous men in Hollywood. When the 3 Stooges started to hit the big time on stages, these crooks from Hollywood approached them to sign them up to do movies. Unfortunately, the Stooges were not biz savvy, couldn't understand the legalese of the contract, and didn't have a lawyer of their own helping them. They basically ended up signing away their souls for pennies in return. The crooks over worked them, and kept almost all of the money the Stooges earned, leaving the Stooges to struggle along in poverty, while earning so much for the crooks. Because of the terms of the contract, they were unable to quit and work for another movie outfit, or start their own. Their movies made these crooks rich, but the Stooges stayed poor. I think they did finally get into court over this, and were able to get out of the contract, but were not able to do movies again. They did go back onstage for a while, and make other public appearances, too, without a contractual obligation to those crooks, so they were able to make some money that way, but they were getting old and worn out by that time, and the public's humor tastes were changing, too.
I remember that the guy who played in the TV series The Commish, and later as a convict in another series, played the first bald stooge. He was incredibly well cast. He not only looked and acted the part, but he even managed to sound a whole lot like the guy. The other actors in that original bio pic were pretty good, too. I just wish they had never signed up with those crooks. It was heartbreaking what those thugs put those hard working Stooges through.
In case anyone doubts it was hard work, remember, some of those slap stick stunts could hurt someone if done wrong. They had to be choreographed, and rehearsed, over and over, along with other stuff involved in making the movies. It takes long days of work to get films made, as the support staff gets paid every day, so the fewer days it takes to film a movie or TV show, the less days the support staff have to be paid, and the more money left over for those who reap the profits. So this leads to people being worked very long hours per day, to shorten the number of days it takes to make the program.
Let what happened to the Stooges be a lesson to everyone. If you don't understand a contract don't sign it, unless you get a lawyer of your own to explain it to you. Do not accept "help" from the lawyers of the other parties to the contract, as they are representing the other parties, and not you. Get your OWN attorney!
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