The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze [VHS]
by Norman Maurer
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Actor: Jay Sheffield, Joan Freeman, Joe DeRita, Larry Fine, Moe HowardDirector: Norman Maurer
Cinematographer: Irving Lippman
Producer: Norman Maurer
Writer: Elwood Ullman
Writer: Jules Verne
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Running Time: 94 minutes
Release Date: 1995-05-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Studio: Sony Pictures
VHS Movie Reviews of The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze [VHS]
Movie Review: The Stooges take a hit & miss journey
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze" is a charmingly amusing Stooges excursion as it takes the boys to many exotic locales (although some of them are obviously within the confines of a studio). The opening credits even include an amusing apology to the original author, Jules Vern.
Phileas Fogg III (played with amiable optimism by Jay Sheffield) is challenged to bet his family fortune that he can't make the same journey his ancestor did--the catch being that he cannot spend one single shilling. Unbeknownst to Fogg, his rival is a notorious con artist who plans to frame Fogg for his criminal hi-jinks. So not only is Fogg racing against time to complete his journey in 80 days, he's dodging authorities at every turn.
The Stooges fit into this story as Fogg's faithful servants in London (even Moe has long sideburns at the start!). In spite of the usual Stooge bumblings, they manage to time breakfast, the morning paper & other agendas down to the last second to please their master.
Upon hearing of the bet, they insist on accompanying Fogg on his adventure, where in India, they rescue a kidnapped female (the obligatory leading lady & lovely Joan Freeman). There, the Stooges reprise the old "Rajah" routine--done better with the original Curly many shorts ago than Curly Joe here.
An earlier scene as stowaways on a ship provides some needed laughs as the Stooges cleverly steal food from the Chef, get caught, then turn the tables on their captors.
One of the best moments comes in satire: Held for interrogation by Chinese officials, their "best head-shrinkers" try to brainwash the Stooges. Instead, three Asian men emerge as dead ringers, poking eyes, slapping faces & creating chaos. The moral here: You cannot brainwash the Stooges; they have NO brains to wash!
In Tokyo (and San Francisco), the boys secure transportation by managing Curly Joe in fights against a behemoth of a Japanese wrestler. Again, another Stooges routine is dusted off as Curly Joe goes berserk every time Larry plays "Pop Goes the Weasel"--once again done better by Curly in the early "Punch Drunks" short.
After some false starts riding inside a furniture truck (which takes them off-course to Canada) and finally held at gunpoint by the con artist in England, the boys discover a miscalculation in time; they have just minutes to meet the deadline. A wild ride in a paddy wagon climaxes the film with a crash through a wall and some welcome slaps from Moe to Larry & Curly. The End.
The problem here is that the film comes across too mild in places. The laughs are uneven and the reprising of old routines come across too lumbering & pale compared to the originals.
However, it's a pleasing film throughout. The two romantic leads are appealing. All-in-all, another fun Stooges caper that gives more chuckles than guffaws.
Summary of The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze [VHS]
The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963) has some distinction among the few features made by Moe and Larry with Joe DeRita. Basically a retelling of the Jules Verne classic, the plot has the added twist of Phineas Fogg III having to emulate the experience of his ancestor but without paying a penny in doing so. Again there is a bank robbery that is blamed on Fogg, but this time the culprits actively attempt to stop his progress since the perpetuator is the very villain who made the bet to begin with.A personable Jay Sheffield plays the circumnavigator straight and love interest Joan Freeman does what acting she can, given a stereotyped role. What is interesting is that the Stooges, at least in their opening scenes, try to play English servants, accents and all, but they fall into more familiar patterns as the film progresses. While in India, the three get to reprise the vaudeville routine of the nearly blind Maja who goes "Aha?" (done better by Curly in "Three Little Pirates"). While in San Francisco, they reprise the fight sequence of "Punch Drunks" (again surpassed by Curly in the second Stooges short way back in 1934) in which Curly Joe can win only when driven berserk by the sound of "Pop Goes the Weasel" as played by Larry.
In lieu of the expected chase at the end, there is the wild attempt to get to the club just before midnight to win all the side bets Fogg had placed on his 80-days deadline. Their arrival through a solid wall is a fitting ending to a film that just might induce youngsters to read the original book. A very respectable Three Stooges effort. --Frank Behrens
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