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I fail to understand the hateful low rating comments over this made-for-TV 1970s movie.

It was the 1970's.

A very different era in television and film writing, production, and casting with a war going on amongst other political propaganda of the time.

Television was a severe escape with HBO and Cinemax breaking ground for home video "streaming"

I was just a child. But remember being fascinated by the stars in this movie, especially Tina Louse AKA Gilligan's Island fame. The sexy star-studded redhead we all came to adore as Ginger Grant. Playing a hapless Stewardess in a very good role of depth and character amongst top stars like Peter Graves, Burgess Meredith, Robert Reed, and Martin Milner. Who each played a valued role as pilots and passengers trying to keep the infamous flight going, despite the deadly leak below ship.

Perhaps a few of the characters appeared wishy washy, but that's how they were written for this movie, so no need to bad-mouth performances because of causal writing.

Unfortunately this didn't take, as it was 2012 not 1912, when the Stooges were in their A-game as comedy vaudevillians. Trained performer who did classic pratfalls for audience laughs. Graduating to the big screen by 1930 with their own schtick comedy shorts that made movie headlines and major fame.

Curly the hapless, gangling sidekick. Moe, the leader-straight man who 'whomped' ya. And Larry the peacemaker who was duly good for some screwball laughs. Then later Shemp, who'd replaced Curly (Joe). Together all forming a great improv slap schtick that early audiences loved. Later going television syndicate for small screen audiences.

Well times change. And cinema.

Today's audiences aren't amused by those dated comedy efforts. They just don't work. Something the Farley Bros should have known, from the other lame comedy attempts of like humor such as Hot Shots and Student Bodies. Claiming they'd been developing this script for nearly 8 years... well sorry. 9 years too late. The casting just didn't work, nor the producing. Though Sean Hayes was decent as Larry. Sasso as Curly. And Chris Diamantopoulos as Moe. But Larry King as Sister Mary did not work. Bordering on ick humor only someone like Harvey Korman could have played were he alive. Alas, this was a stinker barely fit for streaming.

Went to see this as a kid, with the grandparents and female cousins. Listening to grandma chitter her low commentary on how adorable it was that two parolees breaking prison, get accused of kidnapping an otherwise saddened lonely child stowaway. Grandma chuckling how the two prisoners made the rundown house up real nice, for that little girl. Befriending her lonesome, sad little person. Just a heartwarming tale of a little girl runaway who 'befriends' a couple of convicts after they find her hiding in the back of their getaway car. Trying not to fall in love with her as they take better care of her, than her otherwise absentee folks busied with their campaign run. Something an only child should never have to experience in a mansion growing up. Bootsie (Donovan Scott) becoming more the instant love-parent sidekick to Alfie's (Mark Miller) straight-narrow dad figure. All very Disney-ish charm that doesn't disappoint. Esp after bath time and playing Pretty Princess.