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==Plot==
==Plot==
After 50 years of comic mayhem, the Stooges have retired and are traveling the world with their dog, Moose, motor home, and motor boat...which is transported from place to place via a cargo plane. The Stooges explore the wilderness of the western United States, including areas of Wyoming and Idaho. In the meantime, Larry keeps getting snubbed when trying to catch a fish and getting a picture of a deer. Eventually Larry, in frustration, throws his hat into the water and fish bite on the fishing hooks attached to it. Larry starts to get excited about catching some fish, but Curly Joe counts the fish and says "One for me, one for Moe, and one for....Moose!"
After decades of comedic escapades, the Stooges enter a phase of retirement, embarking on a global journey accompanied by their dog, Moose, and equipped with a motor home and motor boat, the latter transported by cargo plane between destinations. Their travels take them across the vast wilderness of the western United States, spanning regions of Wyoming and Idaho.


Throughout their excursion, Larry repeatedly encounters disappointment in his attempts to catch fish and capture a photograph of a deer. His frustration reaches a peak when, in a moment of exasperation, he tosses his hat into the water, only to discover fish eagerly biting at the fishing hooks attached to it. However, Larry's elation is short-lived when Curly-Joe reveals that the fish caught are to be distributed among the trio, with an additional share reserved for Moose.
In an [[epilogue]], Moe is sitting in an office, discussing the trip and stating that their next destination would be Japan.

In the epilogue, Moe reflects on their journey from the confines of an office, contemplating their next destination, Japan, thereby concluding their adventure in the American wilderness.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 04:36, 28 February 2024

Kook's Tour
1975 Niles Film Products Super 8 Sound cover
Directed byNorman Maurer
Written byNorman Maurer
Produced byNorman Maurer
Starring
Cinematography
  • James T. Flocker
  • Michael Maurer
Edited byPat Somerset
Distributed byNormandy Productions
Running time
51 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Kook's Tour is an American comedy television film produced in late 1969 and early 1970. It was the final film to star the Three Stooges and was originally intended as the pilot for a television series. However, on January 9, 1970, before filming was completed, Larry Fine suffered a severe stroke, paralyzing the left side of his body. When it became clear that Fine was not expected to recover fully from the stroke, production of the series was cancelled and the Kook's Tour pilot film was shelved.[1]

Kook's Tour was conceived by Moe Howard's son-in-law, frequent Three Stooges collaborator Norman Maurer, as a weekly television series that would have mixed the Stooges' brand of farce comedy with a documentary travelogue format.

Plot

After decades of comedic escapades, the Stooges enter a phase of retirement, embarking on a global journey accompanied by their dog, Moose, and equipped with a motor home and motor boat, the latter transported by cargo plane between destinations. Their travels take them across the vast wilderness of the western United States, spanning regions of Wyoming and Idaho.

Throughout their excursion, Larry repeatedly encounters disappointment in his attempts to catch fish and capture a photograph of a deer. His frustration reaches a peak when, in a moment of exasperation, he tosses his hat into the water, only to discover fish eagerly biting at the fishing hooks attached to it. However, Larry's elation is short-lived when Curly-Joe reveals that the fish caught are to be distributed among the trio, with an additional share reserved for Moose.

In the epilogue, Moe reflects on their journey from the confines of an office, contemplating their next destination, Japan, thereby concluding their adventure in the American wilderness.

Cast

  • Moe Howard as Moe (final film)
  • Larry Fine as Larry (final film)
  • Joe DeRita as Curly Joe (final film)
  • Moose the Dog as himself
  • Norman Maurer as camper
  • Jeffrey Scott as young camper
  • Michael Maurer as man carrying suitcases
  • Lois Goleman as Littering woman
  • Emil Sitka (archive footage)
  • John Cliff (archive footage)
  • Annie Smith as Woman
  • Roger Thompson as Man

Production notes

Kook's Tour was the third time the Stooges had tried to create a live-action television series, after their first attempt with Jerks of All Trades in 1949, and then The Three Stooges Scrapbook in 1960.[1]

Kook's Tour was actually their fourth attempt for a TV series. "Gold Raiders" (1951) was an independently produced theatrical feature also intended to become a television series, with Moe, Larry and Shemp. The film was unsuccessful and a TV series was aborted.

The name is a pun on the term "Cook's Tour", which was popularized by the Thomas Cook travel company. The film also served as a promotional vehicle for the Chrysler Corporation. All the vehicles shown in this movie were produced by Chrysler, Chrysler RV, and Chrysler Marine Division.[1]

Following Larry's stroke and the cancellation of Kook's Tour, the film remained unreleased for several years. Director Norman Maurer eventually edited all usable footage into a 52-minute film and released it through Niles Film Products in Super 8 Sound home movie format in 1975.[2]: 126  It has since been released in VHS and DVD formats. Kook's Tour was also sold through Blackhawk Films of Davenport, Iowa. There was only one additional day of filming planned for Kook's Tour, at a park in LA, mainly for close-ups.

There is only one known 16mm original master print of Kook's Tour, belonging to a private owner in Florida. This film was purchased with documentation, through Chrysler Corp. who sponsored the movie. The film was shot in no-fade Kodachrome color with optical soundtrack. This 16mm original proves beyond all doubt that super 8 prints are not the only version and that the original 16mm film exists. This historical print was made widely available to purchase. However, there was no legitimate offer. [citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. pp. 546–549. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff; Howard Maurer, Joan; Lenburg, Greg (1 April 2012) [1982]. The Three Stooges Scrapbook. Foreword by Joe Besser (Updated ed.). Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-61374-074-3. LCCN 2011046838. OCLC 867774493. OL 25110042M – via Internet Archive.
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