Production Information
Title: Stoogemania
Studio: Paramount
Release Date: June 01, 1986
Running Time: 83 min. (Feature Film)
Short Take
The story of Howard F. Howard (Josh Mostel), an overweight everyguy. Engaged to the beautiful Beverly (Melanie Chartoff), Howard has one problem… an overactive fixation on The Three Stooges. Everywhere Howard goes, and in his dreams, he sees Moe, Larry, Shemp and Curly intruding in his life. Determined to overcome his “habit,” Howard and Beverly prepare for their wedding. But on his way to the ceremony, Howard descends into a Stooge-dementia and finds himself walking the city streets with other Stoogeaholics. His only hope is commitment to Stooge Hills Stoogetarium, under the care of Dr. Fixyer Mindyer (Sid Caesar), until the inmates take over the asylum on graduation day.
Cast & Crew
| Directed by | Chuck Workman |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Michael Rosenblatt James Ruxin Chuck Workman |
| Written by | Jim Geogha Chuck Workman |
| Starring | Josh Mostel Melanie Chartoff Sid Caesar Paul Garner Mark Holton |
| Cinematography | Christopher Tufty |
| Edited by | James Ruxin |
Production Notes
The film was not endorsed by Columbia Pictures or the Three Stooges trademark holders. Only four shorts are shown through the film, all of which are in the public domain: Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947), Malice in the Palace (1949), Brideless Groom (1947) and Disorder in the Court (1936).
Victoria Jackson played a nurse at the fictional Stooge Hills. Additionally, the local arcade owner is played by Paul “Mousie” Garner, who was one of Ted Healy‘s stooges and a member of the “New Three Stooges” in the 1970s.
