Underplayed Gems

Stoogemania (1986)

Stoogemania poster
Directed by
Chuck Workman
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
PG
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man is an obsessive fan of The Three Stooges and starts to lose his grip on what is real. He experiences situations that blend his everyday life with the slapstick world of his heroes.

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What happens

Stoogemania is a 1986 comedy film, directed by Chuck Workman and starring Josh Mostel as a huge fan of The Three Stooges for whom the line between reality and fiction begins to blur. Stoogemania was made in an attempt to cash in on the Three Stooges' resurgence in popularity during the 1980s, thanks to syndication and the hit novelty song "The Curly Shuffle" by Jump 'n the Saddle Band. The film experienced a brief theatrical release and was poorly received by critics. In the United Kingdom, the film was released under the title Party Stooge. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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