The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze | 
 enlarge | Director: Norman Maurer
Actors: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Derita, Jay Sheffield, Joan Freeman
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: COLD01002D
ISBN: 1404932208
UPC: 043396010024
EAN: 9781404932203
ASIN: B00008R9MB
Theatrical Release Date: August 21, 1963
Release Date: May 13, 2003
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Product Description
Phineas fogg iii great grandson of the original phineas fogg accepts a bet to duplicate his great grandfathers famous trip around the world in response to a challenge made by randolph stuart iii the descendant of the original foggs nemesis. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/25/2007 Starring: Moe Howard Joe Derita Run time: 94 minutes Rating: Nr
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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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 The Stooges take a hit & miss journey January 30, 2008
Randy E. Halford (Boise, ID)
"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.
 Not that bad, not that great August 30, 2007
Anyechka (Rensselaer, NY United States)
Though my expectations for any film from the DeRita era are slim to none, this film did a pretty solid job at holding my interest in spite of some boring scenes and the excess length. A modern adaptation of the Jules Verne classic 'Around the World in 80 Days,' the story starts in London and goes on to Turkey, India, China, Japan, California, Ontario, and finally full circle back to London. Along the way are a couple of scenes that are (in my opinion kind of pale) reworkings of earlier classic routines, such as the near-sighted Maharajah and playing "Pop Goes the Weasel" in the boxing ring. And while it does start out a bit slowly, after a promising early scene of the Stooges making Phileas Fogg III his breakfast and then getting him the steamer trunks for the journey, it does seem to get faster and better towards the end. A feature-length film starring slapstick comedians should be more consistently fast-paced, with a lot more comedy instead of concentrating on a rather involved plot. They just seem funnier in short subjects, when there's no time to waste with a complex plot and the funny stuff is packed in to the fullest extent. While I didn't really laugh at all, in spite of maybe a dozen amusing scenes and moments, there are some pretty good scenes in it, such as the sumo wrestling match, the high-speed drive through the streets of London near the end, the scene with the Chinese interrogators, and the big fight in the dark with the bad guys in London. It doesn't come anywhere close to matching their classic output from their golden era in the Thirties, Forties, and even early Fifties, but for one of their feature films, it is pretty decent, solid, and respectable considering it's from the DeRita era. I didn't hate or dislike it, but I didn't love it or even really like it either.
Late career respectable effort June 25, 2007
Phil S. (USA)
There haven't been many completely successful (in the artistic sense) feature length slapstick or broad comedies starring legendary comics such as the Three Stooges, and here's another one which should have been much funnier - opportunities fall by the wayside as the director, writer, and editor seem to forget what makes this kind of humor work - it's got to move fast, there's got to be quotable funny lines, etc.
In all fairness, you could count on two hands the collective feature-length *classics* by Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, and others. Jerry Lewis has two classics ("The Errand Boy" and "The Nutty Professor") but the point is that 80-90 minutes is too long for this genre.
This film is definitely one of their best, however; the story, based upon Jules Verne's Around The World In 80 Days, and, in a way, foreshadowing "Smokey And The Bandit" - don't look at me like that! - has a nice flow, and the supporting actors are fine. Joan Freeman is an exotic beauty who also did a good job on Elvis Presley's "Roustabout", not long after this entry.
But if you're looking at this movie critically (by the way, it runs too long and should have been shot in color) then perhaps you're in the wrong spirit: it was wonderful that older comedians were finally making a few bucks and getting some long overdue attention. And more significantly, their timing and ad-lib talent was intact.
This has got to be their second best April 5, 2007
K. Cheshire
If I had to line up the films from good to worst, I would have to start with Snoe White meets The Tree Stooges, then The Three Stogees Around The world in a Daze, thenThe Three Stooges meet Hercules.
The Three Stooges in Orbit and Stop Look and Laugh do not even rate a true mentioning. Any othere that may exist, I do not believe I have seen.
 If only Jules Verne could see this! March 25, 2007
PATRICK J.POWERS (Duncombe,IA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Believe me I enjoyed the Three Stooges films of the early 60's and this is one of the best! An hour and a half of good slapstick with a tale from one of the classics of all time. I laughed out loud at the misadventures of our boys. Go buy this you numbskul!
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