wham-bam-slam ! is the 164th short film released by columbia pictures in 1955 starring american slapstick comedy team the three stooges ( moe howard , larry fine and shemp howard ) .

the comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959 .

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this story wham , slam here comes bam : cyms sign kiwi enforcer first appeared on central western daily .
the words “wham bam thank you slam” should feature prominently in the design—in whatever form , caps / lower case , punctuation , etc .
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price : 3000 battle armor makes it harder for enemies to hit slam bam . grants + 40 . .
appearing and destroying the core . slam bam , along with the other skylanders , were then banished from skylands to
unlike the other water skylanders , slam bam and thumpback ' s base actually has two splashes instead of one .
a
wham bam thank - you mam
describes a man taking a fast pleasure without regard for the pleasure of the woman .
the 5 th annual wham ! bam ! poetry slam ! will be held on wednesday , april 5 th , 2017 from 5 : 00–7 : 30 pm at the snite museum of art .
wham - bam - slam ! is the 164th short subject starring american slapstick comedy team the three stooges . the trio made a total of 190 shorts for columbia pictures between 1934 and 1959 .
basic abilities like all water skylanders , slam bam can swim , but uses a surfboard to navigate through the water .
join us for the fifth annual wham ! bam ! poetry slam ! brought to you by the snite museum of art , the creative writing program , the department of english , and spoken word nd .
# theaternow likes a bit of healthy competition , especially when it showcases some talented artists . it is our pleasure to announce the winner of the 2012 wham bam thank you slam competition : sam bertken !
a need for speed : hot pursuit dlc , armed and dangerous , shares the same name as slam bam ' s catchphrase .
his series 1 figure is available only in the empire of ice adventure pack , while his series 2 figure is available in a single pack . slam bam also has a legendary counterpart called legendary slam bam , who is available in a legendary pack with legendary ignitor and legendary jet - vac . he also has a summer counterpart called surfer slam bam who is only available on june 2013 on skylanders : lost islands .
above is a link to a site regarding wwii and a picture of a plane with b . bunny and
wham ! bam ! thank you , ma ' m
now homeless , slam bam drifted on a small floating iceberg . after several days , he hit land , which luckily happened to be master eon ' s island . one serious conversation and several snow cones later , eon suggested slam bam to become a skylander . so he did . [ 2 ]
slam bam has the ability to create ice sculptures to trap his enemies in and slow them down . he can also battle opponents with his powerful four fists .
as the skylanders finished repairing the walls of the eternal archives , slam bam was mentioned as one of the skylanders present during its restoration . gill grunt was about to sing a song about their accomplishment , and slam bam quickly encased himself in a block of ice to muffle the noise of the gillman ' s horrible singing .
the wham ! bam ! poetry slam ! is a poetry competition at the university of notre dame that , although relatively young , was instantly a classic from its onset , among both locals and people from across the u . s . the talent , the emotion and the artistry can only be paralleled with the congenial yet competitive atmosphere that is unique to the wham ! bam ! poetry slam ! in these trying times , come together with your notre dame family and celebrate art , poetry , and the people who make it all come alive .
yeah last night i had sex with this one ugly chick , so i decided to hurry it up , so it was just wham bam thank you ma & apos ; am .
wham bam thank you slam is a series of evenings of cabaret - based performance where different disciplines come together to put on an awesome show . the goal is community building , artistic sharing , fun , and entertainment . we want a logo that will embody the event properly .
the theatre program at georgia southern university kicks off its 2012 - 2013 season with the second installment of “wham , bam , play slam . ” the 24 - hour production event introduces new and returning students to each other and the theatre program , and provides a unique opportunity to showcase their talents .
snowblower ( requires level : 3 ) : summon ice pillar ( x ) , then smash it with ( y ) to send a freezing cloud at slam bam ' s enemies .
slang for a quickie or a really fast - paced sex with someone you barely know or do know but don & apos ; t care about . wham bam thank you maam just means that you bang her and go .
bam bam : orange cyms ' new prop , chris bamford , finds space during his time with the canterbury bulls during last season ' s new zealand provincial premiership . photo : the press , christchurch
slam bam ( スラムバム in japanese ) is a blue , four - armed yeti who is one of the playable skylanders in the skylanders series , first appearing in skylanders : spyro ' s adventure .
, slam bam is the third skylander with four in - game forms ( series 1 , series 2 , legendary and surfer ) . the first is spyro ( series 1 , series 2 , dark and
in his series 2 toy form , slam bam wears silver spiky armor . however , in the game , his armor is translucent blue with a snowflake icon on the front while his toy form doesn ' t .
the use of the word
ram
instead of
slam
is probably a form of comic wordplay , and this implies that the phrase
slam , bam , thank you ma ' am
was known by 1943 . i have not verified this citation on paper . also , the claim of wordplay is not certain .
slam bam can be a little frosty with folks he doesn ' t know , but soon thaws over time . get on his bad side , however , and the polar pugilist will knock you out cold . [ 1 ]
“‘wham , bam … thank you ma’m ' ” we have been looking for this one all over and can’t seem to find out where it came from … ( travelling in a carriage … was one we found … but not a full explanation ) . thanks . ”
wham bam thank you mam comes from an old joke about a nearsighted rabbit . he gets up in the morning and the first thing he sees is a lady rabbit . so he jumps on her and totally tears off a raging one . and he says
wham bam thank you mam
after a while sees another and does the same . and then another . then he sees a big grey rock and jumps on it . not good . so he says
ohhhh ouch damm ! ! ! ! no thank you mam
speed skate ( requires level : 7 ) : summon an ice pillar ( x ) , then sprint ( a ) into it . after smashing through the pillar , slam bam will move faster and damage nearby enemies while he sprints .
vassar college . folk - lore foundation - 1922 - free google ebook - read ( butler ' s . ) annt - y mar - y , hear me tnne tune , wam [ sp ] - bam hoe . aunty mary , hear me tune tune , wam bam hoe ! . . . the men dig by note , raise the stick at
aunty mary
and dig in at
wam bam hoe !
i don’t have a full explanation ( and i’m not sure one is necessary , the meaning of the expression is obvious ) . the earliest occurrence i know of is in the 1948 play mister roberts , where a sailor character says “well there goes the liberty . that was sure a wham - bam - thank - you ma’am ! ”
slam bam lived alone on a floating glacier in a remote region of skylands , where he spent his time ice surfing , eating snow cones , and his only friends were his many beautiful ice sculptures . it was a peaceful life , until kaos destroyed the glacier , stranding slam bam on an iceberg that drifted through the skies for days . he awoke on eon ’s island , where he was taken in and trained to become a skylander . now his ice sculptures serve as a frosty prison for any evil - doer that gets in his way , and provide a key ingredient for delicious snow cones .
while slam bam ' s eyes are yellow in his toy form and his promotional art , his eyes are light blue in the console game of skylanders : spyro ' s adventure and universe , however , he still seems to have yellow eyes in the 3ds version and in every version of skylanders : giants .
once at eon ' s citadel , master eon explained that kaos went back in time using nefarion ' s coin bloodshot stole and was able to change the past . with master eon ' s help , eruptor , grim creeper and slam bam were transported to the distant past when nefarion reigned over skylands to stop kaos .
black rhino ranger = spyro , gill grunt , trigger happy , eruptor , stump smash , wrecking ball , applejack , rarity , spike , dino - rang , narrator , zecora , celestia , kaos , slam bam , terrafin , cyclops slime , bon bon , hydra , monsters , tree rex , derpy , scorpion , alchemist .
i always imagined that what popularized the phrase was a joke that was going around in the 1950s about a rooster who said
wham bam , thank you ma ' m
after servicing each hen . i have a vague memory that then the rooster meets some unfortunate end , but i unfortunately can ' t remember the joke and can ' t seem to find a reference to it .
wham bam thank you ma ' am , whenever i ' ve read the term in context , referred to hasty sex for hire with a prostitute . i somehow think i first read it in helen gurley brown ' s sex and the single girl . it can also mean a fast liaison with someone , leaving the woman unsatisfied , and feeling , well , like a lady of the evening .
every aspect of “wham , bam , play slam” is left to chance , including the teaming of the playwrights , directors and actors . students will arrive at the black box theatre at the university’s center for art and theatre at 7 p . m . on aug . 24 . they introduce themselves to one another – identifying themselves as playwrights , actors or directors – and then take part in theater and improvisation exercises . the playwrights then draw the name of a director and various actors from a hat . the groups introduce themselves and the playwrights spend the rest of the evening working on their scripts .
in fact , i think the slam dunk is far more likely to explode or fizzle out than the project that is put together over a length of time and with significant effort .
dave : hey dude guess who just got lucky last night ! greg : sweet . what & apos ; s her name ? dave : anna , she & apos ; s hot as fuck ! greg : have you called her yet ? dave : i never got her number . . . greg : sounds like a case of wham - bam - thank - you - ma & apos ; am . dave : shit .
land slam ( requires level : 9 ) : press ( y ) , ( y ) , ( y ) , then press ( y ) repeatedly to pummel the ground and damage nearby enemies .
studio interest is keen . there may be a preemptive offer ( a high bid for the property , often with a clock on it , intended to take it off the market and keep the studio out of a biding war situation ) , a bidding war ( when there is interest from multiple buyers and it turns into an auction of sorts , driving the price up ) , or just , “wham , bam , thank you ma’am , ” and a deal is on the table .
a barefoot maiden in a white gown entered bearing a young ram above her head . she deposited the ram in roger ' s lap .
ram , bam , thank you ma ' am
he said .
the film industry slam dunk – the fast , smooth , “nothing but net” project set - up that takes only a day or two from hitting the marketplace to finding a buyer – is the stuff fantasies are made of .
all who want to give up the nice , fat , easy - chair balloons and go back to the old , slam - bang , thank - you - ma ' ams of motoring , stand up ! we thought so .
“last year’s play slam was really successful at getting new students to meet returning students and the plays that were written were hysterical , ” said lisa abbott , assistant professor of theatre at georgia southern and the coordinator of the unique event .
over the course of my career as a development executive , and producer , i’ve savored the slam dunk several times . after pushing boulders uphill on passion projects for months , and even years , it was all i could dream about .
even with all the times i’ve been scooped up , only to be bopped on the head , i still can’t help but fantasize of a slam dunk . who knows , maybe , just this once , the story will have a different ending .
this slam will consist of three rounds , all poets performing in the first and second rounds . the finalists will compete in the final round to become south bend royalty . the winner will be announced at the end of the night , by judges picked at random from the audience .
this four - armed yeti once lived a blissful , solitary life on a floating glacier . here , he surfed the snowy slopes , studied ice sculptures and slurped his way through several squillion sensational snow cones . but an evil eye looked upon his every move . kaos watched jealously for a glimpse of the secret ingredient that made slam bam ' s snow cones so sweet . when that didn ' t work , kaos had the glacier destroyed . little did kaos know that it was a simple peppermint twist that gave the cones their extra kick . if only he ' d thought asking .
the slam dunk kaboom combo is definitely shocking . it takes you from elated to deflated in what seems as fast as zero to 60 . but as painful as it is , the key is to not let it knock you flat , discourage you about your material , or shatter your confidence .
in my experience , slam dunks have a nasty habit of imploding . often it happens right away–so quickly that you can’t even catch your breath . but it may not be for years . don’t let a great beginning lead you to believe that there’s a higher than average chance that you’ll make it to a happy ending .
the deal is about to close – you’re finessing deal points – and it implodes – for reasons that have nothing to do with your project . another project takes a turn for the worse ; confidence is lost at the upper levels , and boom ! you’re going from discussing a seven - figure deal to a $ 10 , 000 option . slam…splat .
in 1925 the barbasol shaving cream company ran an interesting advertisement in the american magazine and the saturday evening post . the phrase
the old , slam - bang , thank - you - ma ' ams
is used to refer to old - fashioned automobile tires which produced a bumpy and jolting ride . the advertisement contrasted these tires with the new balloon tires which allowed for a more comfortable riding experience
slam bam accompanied eruptor and grim creeper as part of a mission to answer a call of help in the frozen seas . after saving an exedition camp from a group of cyclopses lead by bloodshot , he and the two other skylanders came upon a tunnel that lead to what remained of a frozen kingdom . upon seeing another clone of eruptor frozen in ice , master eon appeared and explained that the kingdom belonged to king nefarion , a wicked being who terrorized skylands with the mask of power . the old portal master further explained that eruptor eruptor will eventually go back in time and become frozen in ice . suddenly , strange changes began to occur , as kaos had made his way to the past and began changing history . before their eyes , professor splinters morphed into a servant of kaos , affected by the time change , and master eon quickly teleported them to safety .
aspiring slam poets are invited to register with three original poems . the poetry slam will consist of three separate rounds . each round will decrease in competitors until the final four performers are standing in round three , where only one poet will win first prize . judges will be selected members of the audience . the poems must be original work on any subject and can be in any style . the use of props is strictly prohibited ; only the performer’s body may be used to perform the poem . at the end of the evening , the emcee will announce a winner , and prizes ( first prize $ 100 ; second prize $ 25 ; third prize a selected copy from action books ) will be awarded . to participate as a performing poet , contact choover1 @ urltoken or phone 574 - 631 - 4799 for registration details . for more information see the creative writing website .
as the deal rapidly goes down , it truly is heart - pounding . everyone involved knows where everyone else is at that moment . agent in the office , lawyer in the car , executive on a plane , producer driving to a meeting , me on the table at acupuncture ( yes , the calls on one of my most impressive slam dunks ever were coming in while i was at the acupuncturist . you have to raise the cell phone to your ear very , very carefully ) .
tooth / doorknob routine to help pull out the third stooge ' s bad tooth , moe does the old trick where you tie one end of a string to the person ' s tooth and the other end to a doorknob , then he slam the door shut . but instead of the tooth being pulled out , the doorknok gets pulled off instead and when the third stooge sees the doorknob , he thinks that it ' s his tooth pulled out . also used in : i can hardly wait · pardon my clutch ·
don’t aim for the slam dunk . take consolation in the fact that “slow and steady” often does indeed win the race . that may not be comforting when you’re getting hit with rejection , or taking one step forward and two steps back , but it is the reality more often than you realize . half or more of the sales you read about in the trades , those articles that makes people seem like overnight successes with deals that have magically fallen into place are vastly exaggerated . it makes for good journalism though , eh ?
the deal closes and the project goes into years of “development hell . ” this is the most common cause of project mortality , and while it’s more of a whimper than a bang , it’s important to anticipate this ending . scads of notes , rewrites , and even new writers brought onto “your” project . ironically , the sharpest of “ script doctors ” reads each and every draft and often suggests that the production team go back to the first draft . at some point , everyone involved seems to have lost sight of what they loved about the project in the first place , that element that was so compelling it led to the slam dunk deal .
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be a revelation of sorts , hinting at the comedy gold mine sony has been sitting on for decades yet which remains virtually unseen by anyone for more than half a century . one sincerely hopes this release will help open the floodgates to even more releases , even if in manufactured - on - demand format . did somebody say charley chase ?
these shorts also help put the stooges and their columbia two - reelers into perspective . watching these other , less familiar solo comedies it ' s clear that department head jules white pretty much expected all of his comics to fall into line with
particular brand of broad , sometimes violent slapstick rather than the other way around , regardless of each comedian ' s unique talents and screen personas . viewers may be surprised to see the same tried - and - true routines made famous by the stooges performed by other columbia comedy stars , sometimes word - for - word , gag - for - gag . the better columbia shorts , such as most of the two - reelers made by buster keaton and chase in the late - 1930s / early - ' 40s played to their strengths ( while also adapting to white ' s style to some extent ) but the majority of columbia ' s shorts are definitely on the same comedy wavelength .
this interchangeability undoubtedly saved money , making it easy for an andy clyde short to be remade with , say , shemp in the lead , and then again a few years later with joe besser , with stock footage from the earlier films further cutting costs . but it also forced some talented comedians into material that really wasn ' t suited to their particular screen persona .
the stooges , on the other hand , were lucky . even before joining columbia studios , their brand of slapstick meshed almost perfectly with white ' s , and was even enhanced by his silent movie veteran ' s experience , and columbia ' s sound effects department .
these shorts also make clear why it was so easy for shemp to replace curly , for joe besser to replace shemp , and for joe derita to replace besser . for one thing , white was constantly experimenting , teaming shemp with andy clyde and later tom kennedy , and joe besser with
hawthorne
( as radio personality jim hawthorne was billed ) , to name three examples . transitioning shemp , joe , and joe into curly ' s
third stooge
slot was quite natural when you realize that some of their solo shorts were already remakes of three stooges comedies , in which they essentially play curly ' s old part .
( and in all of these shorts , familiar supporting players like vernon dent and christine mcintyre turn up again and again , often in juicier roles than the stooges shorts usually afforded them . mcintyre especially comes off very well in many of these . )
understandably , those stooge fans that have been buying the two - disc volumes all along are balking at the notion of double dipping on seventeen discs to get three . sources tell us all this material will be made available separately , but not until early next year . however , retailers like amazon are currently offering the big box for around $ 45 , an incredible bargain , especially for those of us who remember buying super - 8 and 16mm copies of these shorts back in the ' 70s and ' 80s . back then a single two - reel comedy could easily set you back that much .
to everything on the three - disc
rare treasures from the columbia pictures vault .
, so be sure to give those a looksee as well . i took a rare vacation when that set was originally released and always regretted not being able to write about those shorts . so , at last , here they are .
casual stooge fan take note : the best of the two - reelers in this collection are unqualified masterpieces of film comedy , among the best short comedies ever made . this will come as a surprise to those who stubbornly insist the three stooges ' trademark lowbrow eye - pokes and head - slaps appeal only to audiences with i . q . s not much higher than the stooges themselves . in one sense the team was a victim of their own longevity . i ' ve always felt that had all three stooges died in an airplane crash around 1937
serious
cinema historians would unquestionably rank them in the pantheon of great film comedians : chaplin , keaton , harold lloyd , w . c . fields , laurel & hardy , the marx bros . instead , the stooges , in their various incarnations , prolifically continued making movies and appearing in other media until about 1970 , long after virtually all their contemporaries had retired or died out .
the team ' s first columbia short is an anomoly directed by archie gottler and written by his son jerome , neither of whom did any other shorts with the stooges . it ' s closer in content and spirit to their earlier shorts with ted healy . told entirely in verse , this
musical novelty
has the team joining a women ' s anonymous fraternal organization , only larry is set to get married and go off on his honeymoon that very night . though more silly than funny , it ' s a strangely endearing little film , due in no small part to the perky charm of top - billed marjorie white , a fireball of betty boop / thelma todd - like energy who died too soon , in an automobile accident shortly after this was made . one of the stooges ' best foils , silent comedy veteran bud jamison , makes his series debut ; indeed it ' s jamison , not moe , who delivers the series ' first
eye - poke .
the real surprise for some will be the uncredited appearance of a rail - thin walter brennan as a train conductor , just two years away from his first oscar - winning performance in
boxing promoter moe finds a heavyweight champ in cafe waiter curly , who goes bananas anytime he hears larry play
pop goes the weasel
on the violin . this is the only short in which the stooges are credited as writers but this is overstated : they sat in on the development of most of their shorts , contributing gags and bits of business , and it ' s seems likely that notoriously stingy studio head harry cohn balked at paying the team twice . in any case this is one of the team ' s all - time best comedies . among the highlights , larry ' s mad chase through the streets of hollywood after his fiddle gets busted , and arthur housman ( who spent the vast majority of his career playing comic drunks ) as a frustrated ringside timekeeper . ( * * * * * )
, remembered today only for its early 3 - strip technicolor photography ) has the team running amuck in the
los arms hospital .
it ' s basically another transitional work , a throwback to a kind of anarchic style of comedy that had been popular in the late - 1920s and early - ' 30s ( best personified by the marx bros . ) , with wild sight gags and weird , surreal moments . jeanie roberts ' gracie allen - esque hiccuping nurse is pretty hard to take , but some of the material is priceless , particularly larry ' s demented behavior throughout . around this time , hal roach and other producers were getting out of the short subjects business , and many veterans from the
lot of fun
turn up in these shorts , in this case laurel & hardy favorite billy gilbert as an insane patient . ( * * * * )
gangster / gamblers ( including tough guy walter long , another laurel & hardy favorite ) recruit moe , larry , and curly as ringers for their private football game , a hilarious companion to the finale of the marx bros . similar
. this short is remembered for lucille ball ' s supporting role as a gangster ' s moll ; she was just 23 at the time and her hair is platinum blonde . ( * * * * )
, curly goes ape - shit every time he sees a mouse , placated only when moe and larry stuff his face with cheese . (
moe , larry , the cheese ! moe , larry , the cheese !
) perennial comic cop and hotel dick fred kelsey appears unbilled as detective hyden zeke , in a surreal bit that finds curly with creepy eyes painted on his eyelids . ( * * * * ½ )
moe , larry , and curly are , respectively , the count of fife , the duke of durham , and the baron of graymatter in this medieval spoof , which features walter brennan as the trio ' s ancient father . another early short made by hands not normally associated with the team , including silent director charles lamont , who later would helm a number of abbott & costello ' s lesser features . ( * * * * )
the stooges are mistaken for art students in this short , memorable for its clay - throwing finale ; it ' s also the first columbia short to find the team as low - brow destructors of high - brow pretentiousness . one of the lesser shorts in this collection , though still quite funny . moe and larry ' s daughters appear unbilled as the girls playing hopscotch . ( * * * ½ )
the stooges go undercover as union spies masquerading as confederate officers in this hilarious civil war comedy , one of their finest . full of laughs and curly ' s wonderfully manic energy , and it includes a routine the team would frequently revive : the old pastries filled with feathers gag ( literally ! ) . highlight : curly ' s attempt to tell a joke :
i got a better one for the colonel . there were three men in three beds , they only had two blankets . how ' d they keep warm ? they turned on the heat ! nyuk nyuk nyuk !
( * * * * * )
watch moe break his ribs ! heralding the end of prohibition , this short finds the stooges whipping up their own special brand of
scotch ,
and later masquerading as scottish whiskey - makers at an upscale party . the real fun , however , is the opening set piece , with the stooges as inept carpenters . in one scene , moe is standing on a table curly saws in half , sending moe crashing to the floor . the gag went wrong and moe broke several ribs and suffered a concussion , but you ' d never know it . in a remarkable bit of the - show - must - go - on dedication , moe gets up , says his line , and manages to slap curly before the take ends . in a bit of yiddish humor , soon to vanish from the shorts , larry toasts a whiskey distributor with
, stooge - style , as a professor tries to fashion three garbage men ( guess who ? ) into
gentlemen .
variations of this theme turned up again and again in the team ' s comedies ; this short was remade at least twice ( as
another of the team ' s all - time best , this great short sets brewery delivery men moe , larry , and curly loose on a golf course where they create all manner of havoc . moe fills the fairway with divots , curly chops down a tree , and larry , trying to pull a pesky root , ruins a green . the swell finish has them running from from beer barrels when they roll off their truck , parked on a steep hill . ( the neighborhood where this was filmed is still much the same , just north of echo park , on the other side of sunset boulevard in los angeles . ) ( * * * * * )
, producer - director jules white ' s brother , and for my money the stooges ' best director . all of his shorts with the team are distinctive and have strong comic pacing , and the humor is a bit wilder and anarchic . this one starts off with a great sight gag : curly grabs a ladder leaning against a telephone pole and , perfectly timed , moments later a utility worker crashes to the ground . the trio play pest exterminators who , for want of business , also provide the pests . the humor here is atypical but uproariously funny nonetheless because the stooges are so gleefully amoral : at an upscale house they unleash a veritable plague of rats , moths , and ants , literally tossing vermin on passersby . ( * * * * ½ )
the stooges may
know nuthin ' about makin ' movies ,
but as moe says ,
there ' s a couple of thousand people in pictures now who know nothin ' about it . three more won ' t make any difference .
alas , this short doesn ' t live up to its potential , though film buffs will enjoy the references to
and the scene where curly tries to emulate john barrymore . charlie chaplin ' s ex - wife mildred harris plays the put upon leading lady . ( * * * )
duped into reenlisting into the army , the stooges become the charge of their sadistic sergeant ( the great stanley blystone ) from their doughboy days . (
where you born in this country ?
asks the enlistment officer .
no ,
larry replies ,
milwaukee .
) the highlight is one of the team ' s all - time funniest set pieces , where they blithely shoot off a big cannon destroying everything in sight . curly highlight : an impromptu ditty about the big gun ,
oh the first shell went in there ; it round and round , wo - o - ah . . . and it goes out there !
( * * * * ½ )
another great
preston black
two - reeler , with the stooges as star witnesses in murder trial . full of hilarious dialogue and wild sight gags , while larry ' s in fine form in one of the team ' s most surreally funny moments : larry grabs a wad of curly ' s chewing gum that ' s landed on moe ' s nose , stomps on it and for no apparent reason lets out a strange victory cry .
you ' re in a court , not in the woods , tarzan !
admonishes moe . look for the howard ' s parents , who appear unbilled as members of the court audience . this is one of a handful of shorts that fell into public domain , but the presentation here is outstanding . ( * * * * * )
somewhat unusual short has the stooges more or less playing themselves , the three stooges , vaudevillians , whose act revolves around a trained monkey , ironically ( in retrospect ) named joe . this is the one set aboard a train in which demanding , hammy actor james c . morton ( a wonderful , bald character comedian always good for a toupee gag ) constantly demands service from
john - son !
( bud jamison ) , who keeps hitting his head on the ceiling of his berth . features one of the series ' best gags , the kind of vaguely politically - incorrect joke that would never be done today : a very jewish - looking booking agent picks up the phone , and in a thick yiddish accent answers ,
goldstien , goldberg , goldblatt & o ' brien . . . o ' brien speaking !
( * * * * ½ )
. lots of great footage of hollywood near columbia ' s studio at sunset and gower . there ' s a funny , extended scene where the trio take their girlfriends for a joy ride in the firechief ' s ( stanley blystone again ) new car , with the expected disastrous results . ( * * * * )
the stooges play crooked gamblers in a frontier town , on the run after their scam is discovered . what follows are some great wilderness gags , including a side - splitting running gag with an impatient , never - satisfied moe using increasingly bigger fish he catches as bait :
go fetch your old man !
moe growls . bud jamison is terrific as a french - canadian trapper duped into
marrying
indian squaw curly . ( * * * ½ )
a straight - faced fashion show , an odd sequence that really seems designed to impress wealthy , sophisticated women , hardly the stooges ' core audience . ) though not quite a pie fight , the cream puff - throwing finale is a highlight , clips from which moe proudly ran as an example of the team ' s comedy on an episode of
in the 1970s . this final short features a different take of their closing theme . ( * * * ½ )
( 1936 ) , in which the sight of a mouse would set curly off :
moe ! larry ! the cheese !
in this short , it ' s wild hyacinth that makes curly go wild , satiated only by the tickling of his feet . that ' s a bit of a stretch even in stoogeville , but this preston black ( i . e . , jack white ) - directed short has a great payoff , a climatic wrestling match that ends with curly madly clubbing everyone in sight with the heavy iron match bell . lots of great gags about alcoholism - alas , a subject no longer politically correct even in slapstick comedy . ( * * * ½ )
) like drug companies pushing their pricey product on administrators . the highlight has moe taking over the hospital ' s pr system :
moe : hello , everybody , we just brought the moon over the mountain .
curly : hello , ma . hello , pa . it wasn ' t much of a fight . i stood like that . but not for long . [
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] : buh - buh - buh - boo . buh - buh - buh - boo . buh - buh . . . [
gagman clyde bruckman , whose collaborators included buster keaton , harold lloyd , and laurel & hardy , penned this unusual short which features curly howard in a dual role , playing his own father , a muttonchops - wearing sugar daddy . pop howard is about to marry gold - digger daisy ( - waisy ) , played by lucille lund , who co - starred with karloff and lugosi in
a few years before . a running gag has various characters repeatedly falling down an elevator shaft , a gag curly didn ' t find quite so funny when some idiot prop man left a big 2 x 4 in the shaft for curly to rip his scalp open on . in the scene immediately before but presumably shot after , curly clearly has a patched - up head he cheats away from the camera . ( * * * * )
the three stooges , puritans ?
shutteth up !
so says moe near the beginning of this gem , the last directed by the much - underrated preston black / jack white . set , vaguely , in the 17th century at the time of the american pilgrims - despite in - jokes anachronistically referencing everything from the wpa to whopper the racehorse - the stooges and their brooklynese accents are banished from britain and head for plymouth rock . faced with starvation , they take their blunderbusses hunting , risking the ire of the local indians , who ' ve claimed the surrounding lands as their own . ( * * * * )
wild bill hiccup ( moe ) , buffalo bilious ( curly ) , and just plain bill ( larry ) are u . s . cavalry scouts on the trail of cattle rustler longhorn pete ( gravelly - voiced stanley blystone , a great foil of the stooges ' early days ) . superb short is arguably the best of the team ' s innumerable westerns comedies ( despite the lowest slap - count of any of the shorts , according to stooge experts ) , with an inspired chase near the end . i ' ve got to admit , as a kid i really thought you could drop an ammunition belt into a hand - cranked meat grinder and get it to fire like a machine gun , and used to dream about getting my hands on one . ( * * * * * )
the stooges , proprietors of the flounder inn , trade in their restaurant for an allegedly prize - winning racehorse , thunderbolt . the filly turns out to be a dud until curly accidentally feeds it super - hot chili pepperinos , with a distant bucket of cool water at the finish line as an irresistible incentive . good short has some funny business with curly at the run - down restaurant , and introduces the surefire gag of customers thinking the cook is butchering dogs back in the kitchen . ( * * * ½ )
( 1920 ) . when prospective father - in - law james c . morton refuses to let the stooges marry daughters florabell ( june gittelson ) , corabell ( betty mack ) , and dorabell ( marcia healy , ex - stooge ringleader ted ' s sister ) , moe , larry , and curly go on a sit - down strike in morton ' s house . when the three suitors ' protest gains nationwide attention in their favor , morton finally gives in , and the stooges are off to build a prefabricated house - a gift from their supporters . but , alas , curly accidentally burned the plans and the end result is beguilingly daliesque . ( * * * * ½ )
, the stooges once again are pest exterminators , though here they ' re mistaken for
college student escorts
to accompany a lonely old maid to a swanky party . a highlight has the stooges at the dinner table - always good for a guffaw or two - prompting all the rich guests to follow their hoi polloi lead . ( * * * )
this okay short casting the stooges as parisian artists ( ! ) joining the french foreign legion was one of many remade years later after shemp howard ( moe and curly ' s real - life brother ) had replaced curly in the
third stooge
slot ; unlike virtually all the remakes , in this instance the shemp version is actually funnier . the original suffers from a herky - jerky telling , much of which has the stooges too far removed from their familiar milieu , though vernon dent is a delight as arab chieftain simitz . one has to wonder what french - born cinematographer andré barlatier made of all this . ( * * * )
along with preston black / jack white , during their first years at columbia the stooges benefited enormously from the contributions of charley chase , who helmed six of their shorts , each memorable in its own way . chase , of course , was one of the great clowns of silent and early talkie comedy . his long association with hal roach had ended amicably when that studio phased out its short subject department and chase wound up at columbia as both a writer - director and star of his own series of shorts until his untimely death in 1940 . though
- this time , tassels make him go bananas - everything else about this comedy is just great . ultra - prolific bit player / extra bess flowers ( who appeared in more best picture winners than any other actress ) is a nouveau riche housewife who mistakes janitor moe for chichi interior designer omay , unwisely inviting the trio to redecorate her home . highlights include a beautifully paced table - painting scene ( the chase / roach influence here is obvious ) and a funny scene where moe vainly tries to teach curly pig latin :
strong comedy from director del lord has the stooges wreaking havoc at the pricy hotel costa plente , after curly wins $ 50 , 000 in a radio contest . their carefree destruction of priceless
is screamingly funny . longtime comic foil james c . morton ( concurrently a regular in laurel & hardy ' s comedies ) is well - cast as the harried hotel manager . highlight : curly thinks he ' s got the dts when a pet monkey ( scouting around on behalf of three gold - digging dames next door ) starts jumping around in larry ' s pants . ( * * * * )
former janitors at super terrific productions , the stooges are off to darkest africa to make a gorilla picture with starlet mirabel mirabel ( jane hamilton ) and harried director herbert ( monte collins ) . once there , they run into witch doctor ba loni sulami ( former boxer john lester johnson ) and naba , a gorilla ( enthusiastically played by ray
crash
corrigan ) . highlights include curly ' s incredible impression of a chicken with its head cut off , and an iconic scene where the sleeping stooges have their feet licked by a playful lion . ( the lion obviously still has its teeth but even if it didn ' t , would
another unusual short courtesy director charley chase and collaborator screenwriter al giebler finds the stooges , working as pet groomers , adopting what they think is an abandoned baby . actually , a contrived series of circumstances resulted in the boy ' s bickering parents ( bess flowers and lane chandler ) leaving the kid unwatched on their doorstep ; they later believe their kid kidnapped . the centerpiece for this short is the trio ' s elaborate automated dog - washer , an elaborate rube goldberg - type contraption . not the funniest short in the world but agreeably unusual , and stooge regulars vernon dent and bud jamison lend fine support as their landlord and neighborhood ( irish ) cop , respectively . ( * * * )
( 1936 ) , the stooges are fireman for a station still using horse - drawn fire engines . the short seems to be chase ' s tribute to the early slapstick silent comedies featuring the keystone cops ; there ' s some frenetic business near the end that ' s straight out of mack sennett , and keystone players chester conklin and heinie conklin ( no relation ) have sizeable roles , especially the former as a the walrus - mustached fire chief . watching this again was a strange experience . i don ' t think i had since it in at least 30 years yet remembered certain lines and sight gags like i had seen it yesterday . weird . ( * * * * )
the funniest thing about this short is its ( deliberately ) hilarious special effects , a miniature of a submarine madly flailing about like a salmon swimming upstream . how the stooges find themselves aboard this runaway sub with a pair of saboteurs ( phyllis barry and harry semels ) is the story of this two - reel delight . it ' s basically a u . s . navy comedy but obviously its setting was changed to a fictional country so as not to offend the real navy , this being released just prior to the outbreak of world war ii . the stooges don ' t make it out of this one alive . abbott & costello ' s
( 1941 ) suspiciously borrows several very specific plot points . ( * * * * )
to the hunt ! to the hunt ! to the hunt - hunt - hunt !
this terrific short ' s early scenes were shot right outside the columbia lot on gower avenue - you can even see the old
hollywoodland
sign in the background . moe , larry , and curly are salesmen for a crooked racket selling memberships to a duck hunting club . michael moore could have saved himself the trouble of making
as a cautionary tale of crazy idiots with guns . classic bit has the trio in a sinking rowboat , into which larry fires his shotgun
to let the water out !
( * * * * )
an okay western comedy , this time with the stooges playing singing waiters at crooked bank robber maxey ' s ( dick curtis ) saloon . the short opens with the stooges and three ingénues ( jean carmen , lola jensen , and suzanne kaaren , the latter mrs . sidney blackmer and
gail tempest
from
) singing perhaps the worst rendition of
red river valley
in screen history . the stooges quit their jobs to go gold prospecting , and in an incredible coincidence , accidentally dig up maxey ' s stolen loot . set in that never - never land of the hollywood west where horse - drawn carriages and ford sedans roamed the prairie . ( * * * ½ )
latin stereotypes abound in this south of the border spoof of central american revolutions , the last stooge short directed by charley chase . salesmen unable to move their stifling winter attire , they switch to selling butt cushions in earthquake - ridden valeska , but get caught up in the revolution after befriending senorita rita ( carmen laroux ) , girlfriend of singapore joe , revolutionary leader ( leroy mason ) . ( * * * )
, the stooges zany doctors at a pet hospital . when socialite mrs . bedford ' s ( isabelle lamal ) ' s beloved standard poodle garçon is dognapped , it ' s up to moe , larry , and curly to rescue the prized pooch . watch curly pluck moe ' s eyebrows like the petals of a daisy (
she loves me ! she loves me not !
) and a mutt ' s amazing spying powers ( how
once again homeless and hungry tramps , the stooges are offered a meal by grandmotherly widow jenkins ( eva mckenzie ) , whose oil - rich land is being swindled away by a trio of crooks . be sure to freeze - frame the shot of moe getting zapped in the eye by a blast of oily goop at a water pump ; his surprised and appalled reaction is very real . several unbilled actors in this went onto bigger and better things : one of the crooks is played by prolific b - western stars james craig , soon featured in
there ' s no money in peace !
declare three greedy capitalists ,
we must find someone stupid enough to do what we tell him !
sound familiar ? paper - hanger moe howard is tapped as the new dictator of moronika in this atypically topical political satire with the stooges as stand - ins for hitler ( moe , who in makeup and costume bears an uncanny resemblance ) , mussolini ( curly ) and josef goebbels ( larry ) . released nine months


happy , texas is a comedy film released in 1999 directed by mark illsley , and starring steve zahn , jeremy northam and william h. macy .

it was a positively reviewed film , and was a box office hit , grossing $ 3.7 million against a $ 1.4 million budget , and is now considered a cult classic .

happy , texas ( film )

happy , texas | film stories | st . louis news and events | riverfront times
& apos ; happy , texas & apos ; : two unlikely candidates to win mr . congeniality
park city , utah — a crowd - pleasing comedy called
happy , texas
has become the talk of the sundance film festival - - but it ' s not exactly happy talk .
tags : film stories , texas , steve zahn , william h . macy , wayne
happy , texas is a comedy film released in 1999 directed by mark illsley , and starring steve zahn , jeremy northam and william h . macy .
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rating :
happy , texas
is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . it includes sexual situations and some strong language .
of the
happy , texas
sale , elwes said his confidentiality agreement prohibited him from talking numbers , but he called it
the best deal that ' s ever been made for an independent film .
a charming fish - out - of - water romantic comedy , the modestly budgeted happy , texas more than makes up in heart what it lacks in splash .
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welcome to happy , texas , the town without a frown . yes , apparently there really is a happy , texas . no , they didn ' t actually shoot the movie there . but director / co - writer mark illsley ' s feature directorial debut is still a fun , funny way to spend an hour - and - a - half of your time .
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a smart , light - hearted romantic comedy , happy , texas uses its well - written script and exceptional cast to prove there ' s still life left in the fish - out - of - water caper genre .
happy , texas is a hoot , a hilarious comedy that ' s smart and caring , yet sexy and ingenious enough that it just might stir up some of that elusive full monty - style box - office appeal .
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happy , texas ,
directed by mark illsley from a screenplay he wrote with ed stone and phil reeves , builds up expectations of a cathartic comic explosion with the staging of the pageant . but when the big moment comes , the movie blows its opportunity . the event ought to be a hilarious catastrophe . but in turning away from the parading little misses to focus on a car chase and a bungled bank robbery ,
happy , texas
abruptly fizzles out .
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. . . if the world is not exactly aching from a lack of fish - out - of - water criminal capers , happy , texas nevertheless pleasingly proves that even a shtick we ' ve seen before can charm when it ' s done well .
the keen eye for the importance of story in film is apparent in every selection by the programming team , and the camaraderie they foster among filmmakers results in a friendly and fun festival that i am happy to call home .
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more than merely a clash of egos , the
happy , texas
furor is a window into the high - stakes world of film marketing , where perception is sometimes more important than fact . is
happy , texas
( which stars william h . macy , steve zahn and jeremy northam ) an 800 - pound gorilla , made by the son of a wealthy california businessman and sold at sundance for a record price ? or is it the little engine that could - - a scrappy labor of love , financed by a santa rosa family that
mortgaged almost everything [ it ] owned
( according to a miramax press release ) and sold for a pittance ?
on a texas chain gang , convict wayne wayne wayne jr picks a fight with the brutal bob maslow , alarming a third felon on the chain , conman harry sawyer . when the van taking them to solitary crashes , maslow takes off . harry and wayne hijack a rundown winnebago and find themselves escorted to the small town of happy , texas , by the local sheriff chappy dent . the van actually belongs to two gay beauty - pageant producers , david and steven , hired to stage a pre - teen pageant in happy . harry and wayne adopt the gay pair ' s identities .
the soundtrack album for happy , texas features a mix of mostly country music by such artists as emmylou harris , alison krauss , lee roy parnell , pam tillis , brad paisley and br5 - 49 . there are also bits of tejano ( flaco jimenez ) and exotica ( yma sumac ) .
i was completely surprised by the scale of aff . apparently , everything is bigger in texas , including the hospitality . if you’ve never been to austin it’s a great time to go . one of the best film festivals you’ll ever experience . ”
comedia / la única esperanza de libertad para dos presos evadidos pasa por asumir la identidad de los propietarios de una destartalada furgoneta que roban en su huida . se tendrán que hacer pasar por una pareja gay de productores de desfiles de belleza a los que se espera en la pequeña población de happy , en mitad de texas . allí serán tratados como reyes , ya que los habitantes de happy están desesperados por lograr que las jovencitas del pueblo consigan clasificarse para optar al título del desfile . happy se convertirá en terrero abonado para los embaucadores . reparto : jeremy northam , steve zahn , ally walker , illeana douglas , william h . macy
meanwhile , cary woods , a producer (
copland
) whose independent pictures has a domestic output deal with new line , said the negotiations on
happy , texas
left him feeling
completely used
by elwes . woods said that despite spending three hours discussing his marketing plans with the filmmakers , he never got a chance to bid on the film , which he compared to
in & out .
as devastating floods continue across houston and along the texas coast , rescue teams have brought hope , heroism and much - needed relief to the stranded .
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sorry to bother you .
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f
happy , texas ,
a risk - free satire that picked up some positive buzz at this year & apos ; s sundance film festival , catches the public & apos ; s fancy , it will be because the nonsensical story of a pair of crooks ducking the law in a small texas town is so soft - hearted it wouldn & apos ; t hurt a fly . almost everybody in this not - so - funny comedy is giddy and cuddlesome with a gosh - oh - gee enthusiasm that is at first engaging but quickly becomes a sign of a desperation to be liked .
but
happy , texas
lacks the audacity and pathos of
priscilla
and the funky drag humor of
wong .
in addressing attitudes toward homosexuality in rural texas , the movie pretends that rabid gay - bashing doesn & apos ; t exist in the area . and one scene , set in a country - and - western bar packed with male couples strutting the texas two - step , suggests that the region has a booming gay culture . the movie & apos ; s portrayal of a children & apos ; s beauty pageant , a juicy target for satire in the age of jonbenet ramsey , is more celebratory than mocking .
summary : two escaped convicts ( steve zahn and jeremy northam ) steal a winnebago from a couple of gay men on their way to happy , texas to choreograph a beauty pageant for little girls . the crooks assume the the gay men ' s identities until the suspicions of the local sherrif ( william h . macy ) are aroused .
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once again , william macy proved that he has incredible talent , and that does not include the wonderful performances of the other actors . the writing was outstanding . this was a fresh and creative plot . this is the type of movie i thoroughly enjoy . the children in the film also did a fine job . it has a lot of twists and turns which add greatly to the movie . happy , texas is a rather fast - paced comedy which holds your attention . even though as film - making goes , this was a low - budget production , that did not in any way detract from the professionalism and filming . all of the actors truly excelled . i highly recommend this film .
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two minutes into happy , texas , one convict clouts another over the head with a dead armadillo . this suggests we ' re in for some undemandingly broad humour in the zucker or farrelly brothers style . but although it reverts to slapstick for its set - piece chase finale , for most of its length mark illsley ' s debut film offers an unexpectedly gentle , even sentimental comedy of sexual identities , a less raucous version of the adventures of priscilla queen of the desert .
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three prisoners escape from a chain gang , and two of them , wayne and harry ( zahn and northam ) run away to happy , texas , where they pose as the gay organizers of a beauty pageant . they put on a show with the small girls of the town while hiding from the law and waiting for the opportunity to rob the local bank .
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premiering to widespread acclaim at this year ' s sundance film festival where steve zahn received a special jury prize for comedic performance , happy , texas follows two escaped prisoners , harry sawyer ( jeremy northam ) and wayne wayne wayne jr . ( steve zahn ) whose only hope to evade the law lies in a most unusual getaway vehicle . . . a beat - up winnebago . now , to hold onto their freedom theyll have to assume the identity of the r / v ' s owners : two beauty pageant . . . full synopsis »
wow ! this film is well written , performed , executed . . you name it , it ' s worth the time to watch . steve zahn has always been a favorite actor of mine . obviously , he can do any role or any dialect , portray any character with credibility , and bring a genuine smile to the spectator ' s face .
happy , texas
is an adorable film , and what a great plot . as usual , william h . macy is the consummate actor as well . well , actually , everyone was good in this film . the movie made me laugh and really gave me an entertaining couple of hours . we need more movies like this ! one thing i did find strange was that steve zahn , who played
david
in the town , was able to sew . now how strange is that ? who cares ? it was a marvelously fun film , and i want to see more of steve zahn in the future ! ! !
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my feeling is that’s exactly what you should do ,
she said .
you should proceed with the things that will make you happy and bring your family and friends together , even in spite of the tragedy .
whether you ' re a good guy or a bad guy , in happy , texas you ' ve got heart . though the plot gets wacky , the
just plain folk
element keeps the craziness in check . it ' s really refreshing to finally see a film with gay characters that aren ' t in drag or snapping their fingers . it is possible to have a funny gay character without being flamboyant . sure , there is a lesson to be learned as in most films , but we care about these characters as they get deeper and deeper into trouble . i had a big smile on my face after watching this film , and it stays with you a while . how many other films give you a gift like that ?
steve zahn ( out of sight ) and jeremy northam ( the winslow boy ) star as wayne wayne wayne jr . and harry sawyer , guests of the texas department of corrections , who are picking up dead armadillos on a lonely stretch of texas highway when a ruckus with another inmate affords them the opportunity to escape . stealing a beat - up winnebago that promptly breaks down , the pair is
rescued
by sheriff chappy dent ( william macy ) , who assumes the two men are the beauty - pageant consultants the town has hired to prepare the contestants of happy for the upcoming little miss squeezed ( as in orange juice ) pageant .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
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as schoellkopf and callaway looked at the guest list for their oct . 7 wedding , they saw that nearly everyone was affected by harvey , which dumped more than 20 trillion gallons of rain across texas and louisiana .
there is a moment early in
happy , texas
when an escaped convict looks at a roomful of 5 - year - old beauty pageant contestants and asks them if they know the words to
ninety - nine bottles of beer on the wall .
they stare at him with curiosity . after all , he is the out - of - town pageant consultant , hired to prepare them for the little miss fresh - squeezed pre - teen beauty pageant .
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ganz , 22 , a behavioral therapist in richmond , texas , was inspired to organize for brides - to - be after meeting an engaged fireman who was helping people affected by harvey while his own home had been ruined .
austin film festival is really about creativity , about trying to help people find their voice . and it’s fun . ” - ron howard , 2009 extraordinary contribution to filmmaking award recipient
here , as in stephan elliott ' s film , most of the comedy derives from the clash of cultures , and from the effect on a backwoods world as its denizens open up , under the influence of the anomalous outsiders , to suppressed aspects of their own sexuality . however , the edge is taken off the humour by the film ' s overall air of benevolence . this is one texas burgh where homophobia is utterly unknown . the people of happy (
the town without a frown
) regard their supposedly gay visitors with nothing more aggressive than bemused curiosity and go out of their way to be tactful . even the macho wayne , initially horrified at the subterfuge , soon starts getting in touch with his feminine side . (
first i gotta make little polka - dotted flowers for the girls ' hats ,
he protests when harry summons him for a heist conference . )
the convict ' s name is wayne wayne wayne jr . ( steve zahn ) . he and harry sawyer ( jeremy northam ) have escaped from an overturned prison van , cut through their handcuffs and stolen an rv at a gas station . what they discover belatedly is that the rv belongs to two gay men who travel around texas consulting on beauty contests .
lots of folks are looking for you ,
says happy ' s sheriff , chappy dent ( william h . macy ) , as he stops them outside town .
motion picture | made - for - tv series . short film ( under 30 minutes ) . julie london as julie . ( personnel on camera ) . motion picture ( form ) .
the movie received a rating of 81 % on rotten tomatoes , based on 83 critics , stating ,
it ' s nothing epic or grand , but it ' s a simple , funny film that kicked off steve zahn ' s career .
roger ebert of the chicago sun - times gave it 3 / 4 . steve zahn won three awards for his performance in the film .
motion picture | made - for - tv series . medium length film ( 30 - 60 minutes ) . julie london as anita . ( personnel on camera ) . motion picture ( form ) .
it was a positively reviewed film , and was a box office hit , grossing $ 3 . 7 million against a $ 1 . 4 million budget , and is now considered a cult classic .
with the exception of a few scenes , the film was shot entirely on location in piru , california . one scene was filmed at oil can harry ' s in studio city , los angeles .
in addition to writing courses , students are encouraged to use their electives to broaden their critical knowledge and filmmaking experience via the department ' s film studies and production offerings . the department strongly encourages collaboration between its student screenwriters and filmmakers , which has resulted in award - winning films screening at major festivals worldwide . an internship in the film industry is required as part of the program of work , and past students have interned both in los angeles ( at such companies as miramax and pixar / disney ) , and locally at the austin film festival and with austin - based filmmakers richard linklater and terrence malick .
the opportunity to work with an instructor who has real world experience in the film industry during summer camp made a real impact on my [ teen ] . he loved everything about his camp experience !
this was not what i expected whatsoever - a thoroughly delightfully funny little film that kept me smiling for a long time after leaving the cinema . two small time criminals skip prison after their transportation vehicle crashes and steal a motor home - however the motor home belongs to a pair of pageant directors , and due to being accosted by the local sheriff they assume their identities . there are several brilliant moments in this film - not the least of which being when the two find out they are supposed to be gay lovers , and that the beauty pageants are for children rather than the models they were expecting . the local sheriff is the star of this film as he comes to terms with his sexuality in red neck land , but this was just a lot of fun all round . definitely a small time film , but one certainly worth watching .
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you ' re my thrill
by sidney clare , jay gorney , performed by billie holiday . ( songs ) . motion picture ( form ) .
it all begins when harry sawyer ( jeremy northam ) and wayne wayne wayne jr . ( steve zahn ) , two convicts on the lam , go through the contents of the winnebago they have just stolen and discover that its owners are a gay male couple who travel around the country producing pageants . stopped by the sheriff , chappy dent ( william h . macy ) , the pair are shocked to find that instead of being arrested , they are escorted to happy , texas , and welcomed as the potential miracle workers who can whip the little miss squeezed pageant into professional enough shape for the town to make the regional finals .
. . . although it reverts to slapstick for its set - piece chase finale , for most of its length mark illsley ' s debut film offers an unexpectedly gentle , even sentimental comedy of sexual identities . . .
our faculty are not only topflight instructors , but are also working screenwriters , having sold screenplays to hbo , warner brothers , new line cinema , walt disney studios , dimension entertainment , mgm , national geographic , paramount pictures , sony entertainment , the disney channel , lionsgate , happy madison productions , gary sanchez , and many other studios and networks .
tony safford , a senior vice president of acquisitions for 20th century fox , alleges that miramax is lying about what it paid for
happy , texas ,
which follows two escaped convicts who evade the law by posing as professional beauty pageant promoters ( who happen to be gay ) . while miramax says it paid only $ 2 . 5 million ( plus substantial first - dollar gross participation for the filmmakers ) , safford said he knows
for a fact
that miramax paid
north of $ 10 million ,
breaking the sundance record held by
the spitfire grill
( which castle rock entertainment bought for $ 10 million in 1996 ) .
“you’re the barb on my wire / the spark in my campfire / there’s no brighter star in all the multiplexes . / i love this state , you know i do / but the best thing in this state is you . ” slaid cleaves sung it right in his “texas love song , ” inspiring the happy bloom and tristan needham to marry true love and color at the white sparrow . this team is eager to see couples embrace color at their weddings , and i love that they didn’t just wish it – they’re sharing with us a way to do it beautifully , one that feels authentic to the hispanic and texan cultures they were inspired by .
as an online archive for some of c . e . chambers ' published interviews , film critiques , and little - known hawaiian historical information . it quickly evolved into a showcase for new material . email address : info @ urltoken
the collection consists primarily of kern ' s show music , some holograph sketches ; most are manuscript full and vocal scores of kern ' s orchestrators and arrangers , especially frank saddler and robert russell bennett . film and . . .
title happy , texas contributor names mark illsley ( director ) peter harris , ( additional ) david feinman , james stemple ( composer ) alan williams ( music _ director _ and / or _ conductor ) alexandra patsavas , emily kaye ( music _ supervisor ) created / published usa . notes - information from :
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gopher mambo
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harvey ' s deadly toll : the victims of texas ' devastating floods : the two - way a small - business owner trying to save his shop , a policeman determined to make it to work , an elderly couple and four great - grandchildren trapped in a van : the high waters in houston have been fatal .
very amateur production ! there is no cause and effect pattern to follow . i have never seen a film that just jumps from scene to scene in such a haphazard fashion . bad direction , bad editing , bad writing . just bad !
for their part , distributors said they cooperated , though one compared the process derisively to
an audition .
ruth vitale , co - president of paramount classics , offered another analogy that seemed fitting , given the film ' s plot line .
we’re winning major awards . our screenwriting students have won the 2017 humanitas prize in screenwriting and the 2010 and 2014 academy nicholls fellowship . they have also placed highly in other prestigious screenwriting competitions , including the austin film festival and hbo access writing fellowship .
jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described . the library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video . to request additional information ask a librarian .
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told that miramax ' s press release said the film , made for $ 1 . 7 million , was
financed by illsley ' s family and friends , who mortgaged almost everything they owned and borrowed heavily to raise the funds ,
rolf illsley shook his head .
making matters even more confusing is the director himself , who took pains in an interview to distance himself from a miramax press release on the film . asked to confirm miramax ' s description of the deal , illsley said ,
that entire statement is not wholly true .
our summer film camp is all about storytelling . in this immersive and creative environment , we encourage campers to find and tell their own stories . then we teach them how to turn those stories into their very own movies with the help of a supportive crew of peers . plus , campers get to participate in panel discussions with inspiring guest speakers that are major hollywood writers , producers , and directors ! and finally , to finish off with a bang , all finished films will premiere at the summer film camp showcase at galaxy highland on sunday , august 6th .
held in the glamorous and historic driskill hotel , the event brings austinites and visitors together to celebrate the film arts and enjoy flowing cocktails and inventive cuisine from some of austin’s most notable chefs . live and silent auctions showcase the very best in luxury items , trips , and experiences .
those who still consider country music to be the aural equivalent of a saddle sore wonít find this sonic country beast a comfortable ride , but it should find appeal beyond the old boundaries of tennessee , texas , tamworth and truck radios . highly recommend to genuine and nascent country music enthusiasts , those
coming out
of the country closet and escaped convicts posing as emmylou harris fans . brad green
from the team : what makes texas so great is its blend of southern tradition and mexican influence . rustic white barns meet stucco and citrus , colliding to make a beauty that no other location can duplicate . while some wedding trends are leaning further and further into the neutral color palette of greens and creams , these two cultures still embrace color , vitality and life… no matter the trend or season !
the program offers kids opportunities to share their creative work with peers , the public , and professional filmmakers and screenwriters . by introducing young people to the film industry , the program hopes to provide them new mediums to express their creativity , improve their communication skills , and benefit the entire arts community .
this film is about 2 straight escaped prisoners having to pose as 2 gay beauty pageant organisers to conceal their identities . this film started a bit slow , but soon afterward it became very funny . steve zahn did very well in his role , and he was very convincing as a rough bandit . his solo performance on doing funny movements and pulling silly faces was fun to watch . i also enjoyed the subplot about the sheriff ( william h macy ) and david ( jeremy northam ) a lot . wiliam h macy gave a fine performance especially in the scene where they went hunting for hares , and in the scene where david refused him to enter the room when they were preparing for the performance . i could relate to sheriff ' s character so much that i felt his pain . my heart ached when i saw the sheriff crying on the hill . i do recommend this film , it is warm and funny !
happy , texas is one of these films that you know from the beginning will end well , where everything work out , eventually , and nobody gets killed . but it sure ain ' t all sweet , as foul language and sex is comic parts of the story , as are two supposedly gay men ( they have stolen a camper belonging to two gay mane , so they , two escaped convicts , have to impersonate these guys for a while ) , a gay sheriff and so on . the acting is nigh perfect , the story ludicrous , and it is all a great saga , but very modern at that . when wayne wayne wayne jr teaches the small girls how to dance on scene is one of the funniest scenes i ' ve seen for a long time , and in all it outshines similar films by quite some distance ! if only stuart little had some of this energy and love of life , sigh ! 8 / 10
the master in fine arts ( m . f . a . ) program in screenwriting is a two - year ( including one summer ) , 45 - hour program designed for creative individuals with a strong commitment to storytelling for the screen . the program provides a foundation of narrative skills that enables writers to succeed in both film and television , in either the hollywood or independent arenas . only seven students are admitted each year , a number that optimizes the workshop environment and makes it possible to provide maximum guidance . students graduate with polished feature film screenplays , original tv pilots , tv spec scripts , and the tools to be a working professional screenwriter .
for his part , illsley says he is thrilled to be working with miramax , whose co - chairman harvey weinstein flew to utah to close the deal . illsley said he felt weinstein truly understood his movie , adding that he felt that the way the film was sold had brought some dignity back into the deal - making process .
my best experience ever at a film festival was in austin . so many festivals are flash over substance , a who’s who of movie stars . here , the creators are the stars . and rightly so . so if you want to write , direct or produce motion pictures and get paid for it , attend this festival . ”
to give away more of the plot would spoil some of the film ' s best surprises and funniest moments . suffice it to say that this is a thoroughly entertaining fish - out - of - water story that never makes fun of its characters and laces its humor with a sweet sense of humanity rather than the expected shot of cynicism .
directed by mark illsley ; written by ed stone , illsley and phil reeves ; director of photography , bruce douglas johnson ; edited by norman buckley ; music by peter harris ; production designer , maurin scarlata ; produced by illsley , rick montgomery and stone ; released by miramax films . running time : 96 minutes . this film is rated pg - 13 .
harry hatches a plan to rob the town bank during the pageant . leaving wayne to coach five small girls for the event , he sets about gaining the confidence of the bank president , josephine ' joe ' mclintock , to whom he becomes attracted . meanwhile chappy finds harry arousing his latent homosexuality . wayne discovers an aptitude for stagecraft and wins the admiration of schoolmistress ms schaefer . when the girls qualify for the semi - finals , she and wayne have sex . on the day of the pageant , harry and wayne decide to abandon their bank heist but maslow reappears and forces them to go through with it . harry summons the texas marshals . chappy , devastated by harry ' s rejection , is wounded while heroically foiling maslow ' s attack on the bank . maslow takes joe hostage , but is captured after a chase . back in jail for a short spell , harry and wayne are visited by joe and ms schaefer , while chappy finds happiness with a texas marshal .
production notes for the film describe illsley as
the son of a corporate ceo who started his own business and grew it into a thriving multinational company .
illsley ' s father , rolf , confirmed that he remains a shareholder in optical coating lab in santa rosa , which makes the pigment used to print u . s . currency , among other things .
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the mfa screenwriting program at ut has made me a better writer . the faculty helped me develop and refine my voice , while also teaching me the ins and outs of feature and television structures . i wouldn ' t have been able to write the scripts i wrote with them on my own . this program really prepares you to write a lot at a high quality . i loved that the screenwriting faculty basically has an open - door policy , and they are always happy to discuss your ideas and stories with you . they are really dedicated to making you a better writer while still letting you find your own voice .
miramax bought the film earlier this week , beating out fox searchlight , paramount classics and new line cinema - - each of which had wooed the first - time director , mark illsley , in two days of frantic meetings with his producers and his parents . given miramax ' s track record making independent films successful at the box office , even the distributors that got beat agreed that illsley ' s choice was understandable .
may 2015 : [ c . e . chambers is diana einarsen ' s pseudonym : please read the
about
section . she worked for a newspaper as an interviewer and as a film critic and has also worked as a paid freelance journalist . she also donates her work on occasion . ] welcome . please check back as more material , old and new , will be added . this website was created in april 2011
our nationally ranked mfa screenwriting programg is one of the most affordable , unique and successful programs of its kind in the country . it is surrounded by a city in love with storytelling — austin , tx , home to great film festivals , some of today’s hottest feature filmmakers , and many of today’s top tv show runners . it’s where you can write the next hollywood blockbuster , original television pilot , or small indie gem .
mark illsley , who produced , directed and co - wrote the script , had his choice of two endings : the big pageant or the bank job . i would have liked more pageant and less of the bank , but the film is so good - humored , it hardly matters . this is one of those comedies that doesn ' t pound us on the head with the obvious , but simply lets us share vast amusement .
real world experience . we facilitate internships in l . a . —for such companies as miramax , uta , mad men , wm / endeavor and scott free productions—as well as in austin—at places such as the austin film festival , detour films and with screenwriter / television producer rob thomas . resident austin filmmakers richard linklater , terrence malick , robert rodriguez , and many others offer our students internships , bridging the worlds of hollywood and independent filmmaking .
this very bad and unfunny comedy is almost salvaged by yet another moving performance by the wonderful william h . macy . two escaped convicts pose as a gay couple in a small texas town in order to evade the law while they bide their time in order to pull off their final big heist . their feigned homosexuality provides the premise for numerous misunderstandings and generally unfunny moments . the more
redneck
con gets roped into having to teach little girls how to dance . the possibilities for humour here exist , but unfortunately are unrealized . there ' s a corny romance that develops between the
good - looking
con and the town ' s attractive banker . this movie was a film without an identity , rotating between an unfunny farce , a cliched romantic comedy , and the more tender and interesting william h . macy subplot of a macho but closeted sheriff coming to terms with his own homosexuality . macy ' s performance alone made me glad i saw this movie , but otherwise it could have been tossed in the rubbish bin .
illsley says he knows some distributors are miffed , but he feels they all got a fair shake . miramax won out , he said , because
they are the godfathers of the indie world .
though he knows weinstein ' s penchant for recutting movies has earned him the nickname
harvey scissorhands ,
illsley said the charismatic executive had promised him final cut and promised not to change a frame . the film is scheduled for an october release .
i saw this film recently , for the second time , with a friend who hadn ' t seen it before . it has a solid cast , with roles all well - played , and all who are just a bit shy of being on hollywood ' s
a
list - but not because of any lacking talent or appeal . there are a lot of previous comments here , so i would just add that it is a thoroughly enjoyable film , all the characters likable ( even the couple of
bad
guys , in their own way ) . you are completely aware of the basic ending of the story from the outset , and can pretty well guess most of the exact details as it moves along . however , this isn ' t meant to be suspenseful , and , as a quiet , modestly - budgeted presentation , it outdoes most of the
a - list ,
super - budget extravaganzas by a mile .
much of the dialogue is laugh - out - loud funny , especially when delivered by zahn , a comic actor with a knack for playing clueless individuals . one particularly funny scene late in the picture finds an overburdened wayne letting loose on harry , complaining that his partner in crime is always off enjoying himself while wayne is left to try to prep the contestants for the beauty pageant . ( the actor received a special jury prize for comedic performance at this year ' s sundance film festival for his role here . )
safford and others believe miramax is downplaying what it paid in order to avoid what some call
the ' spitfire ' syndrome .
industry veterans say that film , which did $ 13 million at the box office , suffered because the huge sales price raised unrealistic expectations . and miramax ' s purchase last year of brad anderson ' s
next stop , wonderland
for $ 6 million is said to have also been hindered by the hype surrounding its sale ( it made only $ 3 . 4 million in theaters ) .
reviewing a soundtrack before seeing the film , it ' s hard to know which tracks were picked by the filmmakers for their resonance with the movie and which were picked by arista for the marketing opportunity . many songs , including titles from randy scruggs , kim richey , brad paisley , alison krauss and abra moore have turned up on releases from the last year or two . other cuts , from cathy fink , lee roy parnell and keb ' mo ' , emmylou harris , pam tillis and shannon brown are making their debuts .
zahn ' s work gets the loud laughs . in the division of labor between the two escaped cons , harry takes over the bank job and wayne ' s task is to pose as a choreographer . completely without a clue , wayne studies videotapes and then tries to teach the same steps to the dutiful little girls , and discovers , amazingly , that he is not without talent at the pageant business . (
i ' m trying to figure out if slip - stitching or basting is the best way to sew on a sparkly heart .
) there ' s boundless good nature in the work by douglas and zahn . and watching jeremy northam is a revelation : here is the slick , urbane british gentleman of
emma ,
the winslow boy
and
an ideal husband ,
playing a texas convict and not missing a beat .
daddy lessons
beyonce gets introspective on this track , seemingly dedicated to her father and one - time manager matthew knowles . in her first country track ever , the texas native sings that her dad warned her about men who , like him , cheat . (
daddy lessons
is also the first song where beyonce talks about her parents ' failed marriage since her 2014 song ,
ring off ,
dedicated to her mother , tina . ) in this song , however , beyonce croons :
he told me when he ' s gone , here ' s what you do / when trouble comes to town , and men like me come around / oh , my daddy said shoot .
in the video , beyonce also slams rumors that her father had never met her daughter , blue ivy . home footage shows the two happily playing .
upon entering the program , students are introduced to the principles of writing for the screen , focusing on characterization , story development and narrative structure . students leave the program with three original feature - length screenplays that have undergone significant revision . students also do extensive work in television , writing specs of existing tv shows as well as original pilots . in addition to their core writing workshops , students enroll in required courses in film history , production for writers , and adaptation . during their final semester , m . f . a . candidates work one - on - one with a senior faculty member on their thesis project , leaving the program with polished work suitable for submission to agents , producers , studios and other financing entities . degree requirements include a written report describing and analyzing the creative development of the thesis script .