Outer Space Jitters
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This is one of the funnier shorts made by the latter day Three Stooges lineup of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe Besser. The boys are assistants to Professor Jones (Emil Sitka) and they have traveled from Earth to the planet Sunev (which a title informs us is "Venus" spelled backwards). The planet's leader greets them cordially enough, but he has secret plans to bring prehistoric men to life and take over the earth. Jones finds out about the evil scheme and is promptly tied up. Meanwhile, the Stooges are making time with some Sunevian girls. Unfortunately, the girls are charged with "atomic electricity," which makes smooching a bit difficult. At dinner, the alien leader informs them that they are about to die, so they make a mad dash to escape. Getting the aliens out of the way is easy enough -- they short circuit their "atomic electricity" with Joe's hot water bottles (he thought it was going to be cold on Sunev). They have a much harder time getting rid of a prehistoric man (Bonanza's Dan Blocker), but they manage to free Jones and they begin to destroy all the equipment that would have brought doom to the Earth. It turns out that all this is a story the boys were telling their kids (played by the Stooges in baby bonnets). But then the baby-sitter shows up -- and she's got the same caveman face as the monster in their tale. The boys panic and leap out the window. ~ Janiss Garza, RoviCast
Joe Besser - Joe; Dan Blocker; Diana Darrin; Larry Fine - Larry; Moe Howard - Moe; Gene Roth; Emil Sitka; Philip Van Zandt; Joe PalmaCredit
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Jack White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Joe Besser Philip Van Zandt Emil Sitka Dan Blocker Gene Roth Harriette Tarler Diana Darrin Arline Hunter Joe Palma |
| Cinematography | William Bradford |
| Editing by | Harold White |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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| Running time | 16' 17" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Outer Space Jitters is the 182nd short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The five (Larry Fine; Moe, Shemp, Curly Howard; and Joe Besser) made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
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The Stooges tells their infant sons (also the Stooges) a story about the time they blasted to outer space. In this story, the Stooges are assistants to Professor Jones (Emil Sitka) who travel to the planet Sunev (Venus spelled backwards). The planet's leader, the Grand Slitz of Sunev (Gene Roth) greets them cordially enough, but it soon becomes apparent that he has plans to bring prehistoric men to life and take over the planet Earth. No sooner does Professor Jones catch onto the Grand Slitz's plan does he end up being tied up.
In the interim, the Stooges engage in some flirtatious activity with several Sunevian girls (Harriette Tarler, Diana Darrin, and Arline Hunter). At dinner, an alien leader, known officially as The High Mucky Muck (Philip Van Zandt) tells the Stooges to eat heartily and enjoy their meal, for it will be their last. The trio make a quick dash for the space ship, but not before encountering a prehistoric goon (Dan Blocker). The boys manage to free Professor Jones and destroy the equipment that would have conquered the Earth.
Notes
Outer Space Jitters features Moe and Larry's more "gentlemanly" haircuts, first suggested by Joe Besser. These had to be used sparingly, as most of the shorts with Besser were remakes of earlier films, and new footage had to be matched with old. In Outer Space Jitters, however, Larry's frizz is combed back, while Moe retained his sugarbowl bangs. This seeming inconsistency (which would occur in future films) accommodated the gag of a frightened Moe with hair standing on end.[1]
References
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff; Howard Maurer, Joan; Lenburg, Greg; (1982). The Three Stooges Scrapbook, p. 264, Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-0946-5
External links
- Outer Space Jitters at the Internet Movie Database
- Outer Space Jitters at AllRovi
- Outer Space Jitters at threestooges.net
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