Idiots Deluxe

This was the film in which we first see Moe on trial for trying to murder Curly and Larry. The rest of the film, except for the ending, is a flashback and what led to Moe losing control and trying to murder his buddies.

It's fairly famous for that, and for the scenes with a bear out in the woods, who licks honey from Moe's glass and eventually drives away in their car while signaling for a left turn!! Who can ever forget that? No matter how many times I view those scenes, I laugh out loud. Those bear scenes are true Three Stooges classic moments.

This is one of the top 20 short films, in my opinion, of all time regarding The Three Stooges. It's full of classic slapstick scenes.

Moe is on trial for assaulting his roommates Larry and Curly. Moe testifies in court. He needed peace and quiet. The guys took him into the woods and found themselves facing a bear.

At first, I'm concerned with Moe becoming quiet from his condition. Instead, he just got meaner and that's a good thing for comedic effect. There is one thing I wish they would do for the ending. The bear needs to come into the courtroom and chase the boys around. Moe chasing Larry and Curly takes it to a second level. If the bear shows up at that moment, it would take it to a next level situation.

Not the greatest stooge short, but it still has plenty of laughs. The boys are roommates and Moe has decided to sue the other two because they're literally driving him crazy. The story is told in flashbacks about how Larry and Curly try to soothe Moe's illness while only making it worse.

My favorite bit is when they're in the woods and Larry is giving Curly some rocks to wall up a bear's den, and he decides to play football center and hikes a huge rock to Curly through his legs without looking to see where it goes (it hits Moe in the head, of course). You just can't make people any dumber.

This is the first short where Curly is clearly not himself (he suffered a mild stroke after this short was made). He has a fair amount of energy but his voice rarely gets up into his classic falsetto, and his speech is slightly slurred. Even so, it's easy to enjoy this short as it's another fine example of the stooges doing what they do best.

The Three Stooges has always been some of the many actors that I have loved. I love just about every one of the shorts that they have made. I love all six of the Stooges (Curly, Shemp, Moe, Larry, Joe, and Curly Joe)! All of the shorts are hilarious and also star many other great actors and actresses which a lot of them was in many of the shorts! In My opinion The Three Stooges is some of the greatest actors ever and is the all time funniest comedy team!

This is a really a classic Three Stooges short. Vernon Dent is very good as the Judge. Paul Kruger, Eddie Laughton, and Al Thompson are in this one. I like the great acting by the Stooges especially by Moe. When Curly and Larry are in the car the communication between the two was really good. I recommend this one!

The pillar of The Three Stooges, Curly Howard, was an experienced carouser whose late evening eating and drinking began taking its toll. In the July 1945 release of "Idiots Deluxe," Curly, 42, was clearly showing signs of slowing down from his usual high energy on-screen antics. His voice, purposely forced higher while filming on the set to separate himself from Moe and Larry's lower tonalities, was beginning to lose its falsetto pitch. And his movements weren't as physically adept as in the past. This all was evident shortly before he experienced a series of strokes.

As par for the course, Columbia Pictures didn't release its Stooges' short films until six or more months after they finished filming. In "Idiots Deluxe's" case, its production took place in early October 1944, three months before Curly's first minor stroke. The Jules White-directed movie opens with Moe's nerves shot, prompting Larry and Curly to take him out into the wild countryside for a well-needed rest. Once situated in their rustic rented cabin, a bear lurks nearby, disrupting their intended peaceful vacation. Largely a remake of the Del Lord-directed 1935 Academy Award nominated comedy short 'Oh, My Nerves" starring comedian Monte Collins, "Idiots Deluxe" is famous for the scene showing the vast amount of condiments Larry and Curly slather on their bread while making their sandwiches. Concentrating on preparing their lunch, the two don't notice the bear gulping down the cooked eggs Moe had placed on the table next to an open window. After Moe smacks the heck out of both of them thinking they ate all the eggs, he forces them to cook the breakfast while he prepares his own sandwich. As he pours a ton of honey on the bread saturated in ketchup, Moe gushes, "If there's anything I like better than honey and ketchup, it's bologna and whipped cream-and we haven't got any!" "Idiots Deluxe" is also known for the first time the title of the Stooges film shown over the ancient Greek comic mask of the goddess Thalia, the mythical muse of comedy and poetry. This opening format would remain in the front credits throughout the rest of the Stooges' Columbia series.