The Three Stooges

Trivia: Caroline Scott, who plays one of the nuns at the beginning of the movie, is the great grand-daughter of Moe Howard, one of the original Stooges.

Trivia: Jim Carrey was originally offered the role of Curly, but turned it down because he didn't want to wear a fat suit, and felt he was too old to gain the necessary weight without risking his health.

Trivia: The orphanage in the movie is shown to have been established in 1934. This is the same year the Three Stooges began making shorts for Columbia Pictures.

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Trivia: All of the slapstick sound effects were taken from the original Three Stooges shorts.

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Trivia: When Curly and Larry go to Teddy's father, to ask him if he'll give them the money to save the orphanage, the law offices they pass are puns related to their specialties. Ditcher, Quick, and Hyde ("Ditch her quick and hide") are divorce attorneys, and Kickham, Harter, and Indagroin ("Kick 'em harder and in the groin") are personal injury attorneys.

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Trivia: Simple words like "work" are frequently misspelled. These were trademarks of the original shorts and illustrated the Stooges' low class.

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Trivia: In the scene where Larry hitches up the gangbanger's pants, one of the gangbanger's friends is played by Bobby Farrelly's son Jesse, who died of a drug overdose a few months before the film's release.

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Trivia: At the beginning of episode 2, the motel we see is called "The Filander Inn" (philandering). Philandering means to have illicit sex, usual with someone other than a spouse. The proprietor is "I.C. Nuttin" (I see nothing).

Bishop73

Plot hole: When Larry and Curley reunite with Moe on the Jersey Shore set, the producer who got Moe on the show is surprised to see there are three of them, conveniently forgetting he was watching all three together on stage before Larry and Curley walked off and he gave Moe the part.

Rydersriot87

More mistakes in The Three Stooges

Head Nurse: Can't you read? Visiting hours are over.
Curly: Even for family?
Head Nurse: You're related?
Curly: Yeah.
Head Nurse: How?
Curly: His mother and my mother were both mothers.

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Question: I don't remember if it was mentioned in the movie, but are the three stooges brothers or friends?

Rydersriot87

Chosen answer: The original Three Stooges was comprised of two brothers, Moe Howard and Curly Howard, and also Larry Fine, who was unrelated. After Curley suffered a debilitating stroke in the 1950s, his brother, Shemp Howard, took over as the third Stooge. In this movie they're just friends.

raywest

Answer: In the film, they grow up as friends, but it is a bit misleading, considering they were all babies put on the doorstep together. That WOULD make one confused as to the answer to that question.

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