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The Three Stooges

Name: The Three Stooges
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Released: 2012
Duration: 92 min

Representation Score

1.9/10

Minimal

2012

Director

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Runtime

92 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film is a tribute to classic slapstick comedy, emphasizing physical humor over progressive representation. It sticks to traditional comedic structures without attempting to challenge social hierarchies or systemic norms. The narrative follows a conventional social framework. While the protagonists strive to save their orphanage, the story focuses on their survival within existing institutions rather than questioning their legitimacy. Ultimately, the film relies on established archetypes and lacks efforts to diversify the social landscape or explore non-straight-centered identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Three Stooges have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

There are no visible LGBTQ+ characters or narratives in the film. The story centers around the friendship between the three main characters, excluding any LGBTQ+ themes.

How does The Three Stooges portray gender?

Limited

The story revolves around male characters engaging in slapstick comedy. While the male leads are portrayed as incompetent, female characters play minor roles and have little influence on the plot.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Three Stooges?

Minimal

The cast is predominantly made up of individuals from similar backgrounds, with a focus on the central trio. There is a noticeable lack of diverse casting.

How does The Three Stooges represent religion and culture?

Limited

Themes of institutionalization and socioeconomic struggles are present but are presented through traditional comedy. The film does not offer a structured critique of Western institutions or capitalism.

Does The Three Stooges include disability representation?

Limited

The protagonists' extreme physical clumsiness is used for comedic effect. Although they do not have clinical diagnoses, their 'knucklehead' personas rely on physical ineptitude for slapstick humor.

Present on Screen

Challenges the 'competent male lead' stereotype by depicting the protagonists as physically inept and incompetent.
Uses the characters' unique physicalities strictly for slapstick humor, avoiding inspirational messaging.

Limited or Absent

Does not include any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered narratives.
Features a homogeneous cast with a notable absence of racial and ethnic diversity.
Female characters are limited to minor roles without the ability to drive the plot.
Does not provide a structured critique of the socioeconomic or institutional systems depicted.

Official Synopsis

Left on the doorstep of an orphanage run by nuns, three newborn knuckleheads grow up to be finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking janitors named Larry, Curly and Moe. When they learn that financial problems will soon force the only home they've ever known to close, the trio sets out to raise $830,000 in one month. Out in the world for the very first time, the three innocent bumblers become embroiled in a murder plot and find stardom on a TV reality show.

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