gents without cents is the 81st short film released by columbia pictures in 1944 starring american slapstick comedy team the three stooges ( moe howard , larry fine and curly howard ) .

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

gents without cents

gents without cents is the eighty - first columbia pictures short subject starring the three stooges .
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gents without cents is the 81st 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 .
gents without cents is the 81st short subject starring the american slapstick comedy team the three stooges . the trio made a total of 190 shorts for columbia pictures between 1934 and 1959 .
gents without cents ' costars lindsay , laverne & betty were special guests of the 2003 three stooges fan club meeting . an interview with them during that event celebration was published in the three stooges journal # 107 ( fall 2003 ) .
the stooges filmed the
niagara falls
routine in 1943 for the feature film good luck , mr . yates , but the scene was cut at the last minute . instead of wasting the footage , columbia built gents without cents around it . filming commenced on june 14–16 , 1944 .
era . the title is a play on
without sense .
other parodies include the
noazark
(
gents without cents
is another funny three stooges short film featuring the three stooges at their very best . the three stooges were at their best when moe , larry , and curly were together ( i never cared much for the films featuring shemp or any of the other stooges that starred opposite moe and larry ) . curly was the real deal in these three stooges short subjects , and
gents without cents
is living proof of that . here , the stooges play actors who act like burlesque comedians trying to find a job . they do find a job , along with three female dancers ( and gymnasts ) , and are forced to put on a show . uh oh , did curly just say niagara falls ?
niagara falls
was actually filmed one year earlier on april 16 , 1943 on stage 6 for the columbia feature film good luck , mr . yates ( 1943 ) . cut from the final release version of that film , jules white retained the footage and produced gents without cents around it , as discussed in the three stooges journal # 99 ( fall 2001 ) . interestingly , white ' s final gents shooting script does not include
niagara falls
. . . in its place is an
army induction
skit that was dropped from gents and later filmed for 1946 ' s rhythm and weep .
gents without cents ( 1944 ) * * ( out of 4 ) moe , larry and curly are practicing their act when the people above them keep making stuff from the ceiling fall . the boys go up there for a fight but are happy when they see that it ' s three women doing a dance act . soon the six are trying to get on a talent show . gents without cents has to be the least entertaining stooges short up to this point . throughout the running time there are a few slaps , punches and eye - pokes but there ' s really not too many scenes that even attempt for laughs . the majority of the running time is devoted to a
show
that the boys put on and there certainly aren ' t any laughs here . then you ' ve got the girl ' s act , which is the most entertaining thing here .
what would a three stooges short be without a spittoon ? the three engage in some refined merriment in
hoi polloi
( 1935 ) .
gents without cents is the first stooge film to employ a syncopated , jazzy version of
three blind mice
as the stooges ' theme song . the new version is in the key of f , while the key of g was previously utilized . this syncopated version would be used briefly after the next film , no dough boys . this version was revamped during the shemp howard and joe besser era . the title is a play on
without sense .
other parodies , include the noazark ( noah ' s ark ) shipbuilding company and show headliners , the castor and earl ( castor oil ) revue .
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gents premieres a swing rendition of
three blind mice
as the stooges ' theme music . like the two versions heard from 1938 - 1944 , this arrangement is by leigh harline and ben oakland ; see the three stooges journal # 91 ( fall 1999 ) .
in gents without cents the three stooges play three vaudeville entertainers who were trying to rehearse some new material when they keep getting interrupted by falling plaster . upon investigation moe , larry , and curly find there are three hoofers rehearsing their act named flo , mary , and shirley . with that kind of coincidence you know they ' ll hit it off . before long they ' re doing their act as the girls do their ' s in front of a shipyard audience . it ' s all for the war effort as long dead vaudeville acts actually did find war workers needing some entertainment on their lunch hours here and in real life . the women , lindsay bourquin , laverne thompson , and betty phares actually do a nice combination of acrobatics and dancing . and the guys get to do the famous
nigara falls
. . . .
slowly i turned
routine adapted for three . it ' s all quite nice and a salute to the vaudeville origins of all these guys though not as an act .
smooth and never fails to step up and do whatever is needed . he is an accomplished technician of many hats and capable of running sound , lights , stage and coordinating all . too smooth reunions happen because del delivers . they ( reunion shows ) would not happen without him ! details upon details , set up , pick up and first class execution is what del always does . taking off that portion of responsibility and pressure from me is my reliable
ahhh
factor . what a stylish job he did with the lighting friday - it was unbelievable ! of course he spent days in prep and setting up so it would be a night to remember .
yep , after a few weeks of lesser stooge shorts , we are back to primo moe , larry and curly . i don ' t have a problem with musical numbers or singing and dancing - - provided that ' s it ' s entertaining . unlike some of the early a & c features , the singing and dancing found within gents is highly entertaining . maybe it ' s because all the singing is done by the stooges - - but the team of lindsay , laverne and betty hold my interest as well . i don ' t find myself looking at my watch whenever they are on . and i think by this point in the stooge shorts , the sound crew finally found a good sound effect for the eye poke . overall , i rate this a 8 . 5 out of 10 pokes . . . .
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then there are the really long - distance cornerstones to all of this ! two men who are now like brothers to me and to each other . two diverse talents who came together via internet and a common objective - too smooth must be heard ! no words or praise will ever be enough to appropriately thank jerry worrell and sid hagan for their gigantic role in too smooth music available in the 21st century . they can tell the story better than i . but when the stars began aligning and these gents found each other , dean ' s youtube videos , and then me - well the relentless pursuit of sid & jerry to give you , me our children the music that was such a huge part of who we all are , was underway . they gathered cassettes , reel tapes , acetates , etc . and converted to digital for re - mastering . what a team ! jerry converted and tweaked , sent to sid ( originally in virginia , then and now paris , france ) who re - mastered again and again until we got what you now have . all out of love for the music !
sid hagan ' s story of his first exposure to too smooth , to his relentless search for
where ' s too smooth ?
thereafter is a picture of fate . without sid and his drive to undo the injustice dealt too smooth by the music / record business of the 70 ' s , none of this resurgence - i repeat , none of this resurgence of too smooth would have happened . dean ' s release of
timeless
& sid re - mastered the music from what little was there from a condenser mike video recording . sid believes that the music is worthy and should be heard and set out on a mission to convince me that we could re - master old recordings and give 100 ' s if not 1000 ' s of people what they ' ve always wanted and deserved - a pristine recording of songs from the huge repertoire of too smooth recordings from the 70 ' s . what an unselfish endeavor of love of the music sid has . so sidward ( yea i ' ve got lots of pet names for my brother from another mother ) has not only ramrodded , and spent years re - mastering the songs for this ultimate endeavor , but also introduced recordings to internet dee jays who have embraced and played the medley cut from ' live & kickin
. all who are appreciative for theses cd ' s owe a huge thanks to sid & jerry ! sid refuses to wear tight pants and pointed shoes like the parisian men , and his taste in music is also impeccable !
exploring the film settings of one of the most popular comedy teams in american history , the three stooges : hollywood filming locations documents the sites of the stooges ' most famous columbia pictures short films made in and around hollywood between 1934 and 1958 .
these famous and hilarious shorts are covered in detail through a wealth of archival photographs , many of which are rare and previously unpublished . also included are candid shots , vintage publicity stills , screen captures from films , contemporary photographs , aerial views , and maps detailing the various filming locations .
is a recognized expert on the three stooges filming locations , having written articles on the subject since 2001 for the three stooges journal , a publication by the three stooges fan club . pauley has also presented on this topic at the hollywood heritage museum and the stoogeum , a three stooges museum in pennsylvania . pauley lives in philadelphia .
“the ‘stooges steps , ’ as seen in the 1941 ‘an ache in every stake , ’ has come to be known as the holy grail of three stooges filming locations , so what a thrill it must have been to discover it in l . a . ’s silver lake neighborhood . ” booklist
“it’s an actual grown - up book , chock full of careful research and hundreds of black - and - white photos documenting almost every cinematic move the stooges made from 1934 to 1958—suitable for your coffee table , so long as you’re willing to put your low - brow taste right out there for the world to see . ” los angeles times
“loaded with rarely seen photos , this one is for stooges completists . ” new york post
“if you are a stooges fan , then this book is a must - have to show hollywood’s cinematic history and the legacy of these comedic geniuses . ” urltoken
“it took eleven years and several dog - eared editions of the thomas guide map books of los angeles , but jim pauley , a self - described lifelong three stooges fan , has pulled off a remarkable feat . ” urltoken
“the photos are nothing short of brilliant , with stills from the columbia ranch , the warner brothers ranch , and various southern california locales . it’s all in this beautifully rendered and covered book and makes the best gift for any stooges fan . ” urltoken
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the stooges are salesman selling a weight reducing machine . they have no luck until they show up at the house of an eccentric inventor where they are hired as caretakers . when the scientist . . . see full summary »
set in the old west , the stooges become marshals in a town with a high death rate for lawmen . the boys set out prevent a marriage between the villain blackie and the heroine nell , who ' s . . . see full summary »
rejected by the armed services , the stooges decide to
do their bit
by becoming farmers . after paying $ 1000 and throwing in their car , the boys are owners of a run down farm , which lacks . . . see full summary »
the stooges are three inventors trying to a get a patent on their preposterous fly catching invention . when they learn they ' ll have to catch 100 , 000 flies to earn enough to get a patent , . . . see full summary »
three bumbling sailors from a garbage scow are marooned on an island where the anachronistic inhabitants seem trapped in the 17th century .
to inherit a fortune , voice teacher shemp must marry before six o ' clock , but no girl will accept his proposal . finally one of his repulsive students agrees to marry him , just in the nick of . . . see full summary »
the stooges are actors who can ' t seem to find a job , so they decide to jump off a high building and end it all . on the roof top they meet three girl dancers with the same idea . before they . . . see full summary »
curly learns that he is named in the will of his rich uncle , so the boys head for the uncle ' s mansion to attend the reading of the will . they arrive on a dark and stormy night only to find . . . see full summary »
moe is on trial for assaulting curly and larry with an ax . moe relates how curly and larry took him on a hunting trip for his nerves . out in the woods they confronted a bear which curly and . . . see full summary »
the stooges are working as bellboys in a large hotel when a side show promoter shows up with ' lupe ' , a wild wolfman who promptly escapes . the stooges try to capture the wolfman by playing . . . see full summary »
to save their debt - ridden diner , the stooges enter a cow milking contest .
the stooges are discharged from the army and go to see their fiancée , but find they have been dispossessed and the wedding is off until they find a home . the boys have trouble finding a . . . see full summary »
the stooges are three small time actors looking for a job . they meet three girl dancers in the situation and get a small part in a big producers show at the shipyard . when the rest of the cast doesn ' t show up , the stooges and the girls must put on the whole show themselves . the show is a hit and the stooges marry the girls and head to niagara falls for their honeymoon .
in the beginning of the short , curly swings a bat backwards and only hits moe in the face . however , larry also grabs his face in pain even though the bat never comes near to hitting him .
: niagara falls ! slowly i turn . . . step by step . . . inch by inch . . .
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hey stooge fans i thought i ' d take the
niagara falls ! ! !
parts of the episode and put them into one . i numbered each time they did it . guess how many times they did
niagara falls ! ! !
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the stooges play actors hoping to make it big with their
niagara falls
routine , but always slip up when they get to the
inch by inch
line . they soon meet three dancers flo , mary and shirley and land a job performing at a shipyard . the stooges ' act is a success and , after another routine , the boys marry the girls . the film ends with the couples going on a honeymoon in ( where else ? ) niagara falls .
niagara falls ! slowly i turned , step by step , inch by inch . . . !
( moe & larry )
i don ' t understand it . every time we get to that inch by inch part something always happens .
( larry )
boom mike in the shot when the stooges are doing the niagara falls routine in manny weeks ' office , as curly falls over the chair you can see the shadow of a boom mike on the wall .
camera shadow you can see a shadow of the camera when it zooms into the banners that read ã¢â‚¬å
moe , larry , and curly in : at the frontã¢â‚¬ .
curly ' s hands when curly begins rotating his head as he watches the record playing , both of his hands are to his side . then the camera shows a closer shot of him and his left hand is suddenly on the record player . then when it goes back to a farther shot , both of his hands are to his side again .
early preparation when the plaster is falling from the ceiling , you can see curly looking up to position himself under the light fixture for when it ' s supposed to fall and smash on his head in the next shot .
forgotten words as larry is beating curly up on stage the first time for saying ã¢â‚¬å
niagara fallsã¢â‚¬ , instead of saying ã¢â‚¬å
i grabbed him , i smashed him . . . etc . . . ã¢â‚¬ like moe did when he was beating up curly , larry just mumbles gibberish and ã¢â‚¬å
thereã¢â‚¬¦there ! ã¢â‚¬ , possibly because he forgot exactly what to say .
line flub when moe and larry are doing the niagara falls routine together on stage , when they both are supposed to say ã¢â‚¬å
step by stepã¢â‚¬ together , larry accidentally says ã¢â‚¬å
inch by inchã¢â‚¬ . then you can hear him whisper ã¢â‚¬å
step by stepã¢â‚¬ to himself afterwards in embarrassment .
line that never happened during the niagara falls play on - stage , after the first time moe beats up curly , curly says ã¢â‚¬å
just because i said ã¢â‚¬ëœniagara falls ' . . . ã¢â‚¬ , but he never actually said ã¢â‚¬å
niagara fallsã¢â‚¬ before then .
overdubbed line after moe yells ã¢â‚¬å
niagara falls ! ã¢â‚¬ the second time on stage , we hear curly woo - wooing , yet he ' s clearly yelling ã¢â‚¬å
don ' t do that ! ã¢â‚¬ at the same time . the woo - wooing was dubbed in .
overdubbed line after moe says ã¢â‚¬å
it ' s that woman , i ' ll kill her . . . ã¢â‚¬ , the camera cuts to the next shot and we hear moe continue ã¢â‚¬å
. . . and him ! ã¢â‚¬ , but he ' s really saying something else .
reaction to hit at the start , when curly hits moe and larry with the baseball bat , he clearly misses larry . however larry reacts to being hit despite it being way off .
sliched ? when curly is supposed to say ã¢â‚¬å
i couldn ' t help it , i slipped ! ã¢â‚¬ , it sounds like he messes up and says ã¢â‚¬å
slichedã¢â‚¬ instead of ã¢â‚¬å
slippedã¢â‚¬ .
unintentional hit during the bath scene , larry accidentally splashes water right in curly ' s eyes .
taking a bath with clothes on after the stooges accidentally fall in an already - filled bathtub or by water sprinklers , they decide to make the best of it by taking a bath on the spot - with their clothes still on . also used in : so long mr . chumps · three dark horses · studio stoops
this short starts off with larry , moe , and curly in their apartment room quarters holding their script sheets as they have their backs to the camera and are getting ready to rehearse their lines .
as moe and larry are crouched over rehearsing their lines with looks of puzzlement on their faces as curly is walking backwards , ( his part of the script ) , with a look of mischievous pain on his face .
we now hear some people dancing in the apartment room quarters above them , and are loosining the plaster on curly , larry , and moe ' s ceiling . curly , larry , and moe are now mad as they are throwing their script sheets to the floor .
larry to moe and curly : ( as larry is using hand gestures to support madness as he has a mad look on his face says ) :
the minute we get to that inch by inch line , something always happens .
we now see curly getting hit in the head as the hanging lamp fixture comes crashing down from the impact of the dancing .
we now see curly picking up a baseball bat and is swinging it in madness as he has now hit moe hard in the face and moe is jumping back in pain . larry is also standing there with his hand on his face as he also has a hurt look on his face .
curly to moe and larry : ( in a full state of madness ) :
while i ' ll get up there and give them the . . . . . . and i ' ll . . . . . .
larry is standing behind moe with a really hurtful look on his face as moe is now staggering and regaining his balance as moe is now approaching curly with a mad look on his face as moe is taking the baseball bat from curly .
curly is now looking at moe ' s fist as moe hits curly hard on the forehead with the baseball bat .
curly is now jumping back and is rubbing his head in pain and is saying , ' eeem , eeem , eeem , eeem , eeem , eeem ' .
we now see larry falling backwards as he is rubbing his face in pain as well with curly who is also rubbing his face in pain . moe is now in a state of madness is turning curly around as he is shoving both larry and curly to the door .
we now see larry , moe , and curly exiting their apartment room quarters and are on their way to have a tit - for - tat with the ' gentlemen ' upstairs . as curly was exiting he had hit his face on the doorway well .
curly to larry and moe : ( as curly is now rubbing his face once again in pain and is shouting to larry and moe ) :
oh , where are ya , hey wait for me .
we now see larry , curly , and moe in the hallway , in front of the apartment room quarters of the ' dancers ' that have been interrupting their act .
larry to curly and moe : ( as larry is now in a full state of madness as he is stepping in front of curly states ) :
let me at them .
moe to curly and larry : ( as moe is giving both of them looks of madness says ) :
quiet ! i ' ll handle this , i ' ll break their necks , i ' ll bash their noses in , and if there ' s a big , muscular guy in there you handle him !
( moe was looking at curly when he said that ) .
curly to moe : ( in response to moe ' s statement ) :
' unhn , unhn , unhn , unhn , unhn , unhn ' .
we now see moe opening their apartment room quarters door in madness as curly and larry are following in .
larry , curly , and moe are now in the apartment room quarters of the ' dancers ' as they are giving each other looks of dismay .
we now see the ' dancers ' who are three very pretty young ladies instead of three burly and mean gentlemen .
we are now back on larry , curly , and moe as we see them smiling in glee as they have now discovered that the ' tap dancers ' are beautiful ladies . the ladies are doing a chorse line style of a tap dance , where we see the middle lady being supported by the other two ladies as she is doing a forward cartwheel .
as the ladies are doing their dance we now see curly , larry , and moe standing in the entrance way to their apartment room quarters with looks of happiness on their faces as they are swaying to and fro in the rhythm to the music and the dance steps .
curly is now at the phonograph record player as he is spinning his head in circles trying to read the name of the record . curly is now approaching moe still spinning his head in a state of dizziness as moe is spinning his hand in circles and then he hits curly on the head . then moe is now taking his fingers and is spinning them around in circles trying to pose them at curly ' s eyes which he has as moe is now giving curly an eyepoke . moe is now grabbing curly by the shoulders and is pinning him up against their door as moe gives curly ' s coconut one last konk before moe exits .
the ladies are now completing their dancing act as they are now clapping their hands and are dancing backwards and doing in unison a forward cartwheel . the ladies are now coming to an abrupt hault in their dancing practice as they back up a tad and say in fright .
hah !
the ladies are now standing in front of larry , curly , and moe with their hands on their waists and are giving them looks of madness .
we now see the ladies pushing up their shirt sleeves in madness as they are getting ready to brawl with larry , curly , and moe .
moe to the ladies : ( as moe is looking at them in a carrying state as he is politely explaining to them about their rude break in to their apartment room quarters ) :
you see , we live in the room below , we were rehearsin ' our act but you were dancing and . . . . . .
we now see the ladies with looks of apology on their faces as larry has given moe a quick glance of dismay as larry has now turned and is looking at curly in a hurtful state .
the ladies now have looks of happiness on their faces as they are smiling happily at larry , curly , and moe . larry , curly , and moe are now smiling happily back at the ladies .
moe : ( laughing as he is pointing to himself says ) :
ha , ha , i ' m moe .
larry : ( as he is also smiling in glee and is holding his hands says ) :
i ' m larry .
curly : ( as he is standing there smiling from ear to ear as he is rubbing his head says joyfully as he is now clapping his hands and snapping his fingers on his chin ) :
i ' m curly .
the ladies are now laughing and smiling with glee at larry , curly , and moe . the middle lady is now introducing them to moe , larry , and curly .
middle lady to moe , curly , and larry : ( in a happy manner says ) :
moe , larry , and curly , meet mary , ( she is now pointing to the brunette lady on her right ) , shirley , ( she is pointing to the blonde lady on her right ) , and flo which is herself .
curly is now holding shirley ' s arm and is patting it in a loving and gentle manner as he is looking at her with loving and carrying eyes as she is now looking back at curly with a really sweet and loving look on her face .
we now see curly with shirley , larry with flo , and moe with mary as they are looking at on another with ' goo - goo ' eyes and sweet and carrying looks on their faces .
we now see moe , larry , and curly standing their with their combs and are primping up themselves as the girls are now smiling sweetly at them . curly has now finished combing his ' hair ' as he has now ' barked ' at his comb and shirley has finished straightening up curly ' s tie .
we now see larry , curly , and moe taking their script sheets from their back trousers pockets as they are now getting ready to show the ladies a portion of their act . the ladies are now watching moe , curly , and larry in happiness .
moe , larry , and curly are now holding their script sheets as they are looking at them and are standing in front of the ladies bathing room quarters .
as larry and moe are doing their walking routine to go with their lines , curly is now slowly backing up as his part , but curly has now backed up too far and has fallen into the bathing tub full of water .
we now see moe and larry joining curly in the ladies bathing tub fully clothed as they are taking some bathing scrub brushes off the wall and are happiling singing and bathing .
larry to moe : ( in a happy state ) :
yeah , we ' ll all take a bath .
moe to larry : ( in a state of happy mischief says ) :
get on the other side .
larry to moe : ( in a state of mischief and is mumbling ) :
oh , all right , all right .
curly to moe : ( in a happy state ) :
here you are .
moe to larry : ( as moe is singing gleefully and has just soaped up his brush and says to larry ) :
ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , ha , give me the other brush .
larry to curly and moe : ( as larry is sitting there happy says as he is soaping his sleeve ) :
yeah , yeah , yeah , full sleeve .
curly , moe , and larry are now in a state of full enjoyment as they are sitting in the ladies bathing tub with their scrubbing brushes and are happily bathing .
moe to curly : ( as curly is singing happily and moe is approaching curly and is now scrubbing curly ' s head says ) :
come over here .
larry to moe : ( in a serious but yet slightly mischievous manner as larry is washing his arms says ) :
wanna scrub my back please , my whole back .
larry to moe : ( in a slight state of madness ) :
the back , the back , not the head , the back .
we now see larry , curly , and moe sitting in the bathing tub totally happy . curly is singing as he is wiping down his head and face with his hands . larry has a bathing sponge in his hand and is happily washing his face with it and is squirting some water up the wall with it . moe has his bathing scrub brush and is happily scrubbing his backe and head and then he reaches over and gives larry ' s back a few more good scrubbings , and then moe reaches over and gives curly ' s head a few more final scrubbings .
larry to curly and moe : ( in a state of happiness as he is bathing ) ;
yeah , yeah , gotcha , gotcha .
we are now inside of mr . weeks office where we see mr . weeks sitting at his desk and flo , mary , and shirley sitting on a davenport . curly , moe , and larry are standing in front of mr . weeks desked dressed in suits and bow ties with straw hats and are holding canes as they are singing in unison :
we didn ' t come to borrow any money .
( they are now patting their hands on their pockets ) .
we didn ' t come to borrow any dough .
( the are now rubbing their fingers together ) .
we didn ' t come to borrow any trouble .
( they now have their hands in fists ) .
we just dropped in to say hello .
( curly :
oh
moe :
oh
larry :
oh
) .
( we now see curly , larry , and moe with their hands on each others shoulders as they are doing a shuffle style of a dance ) .
moe , larry , and curly : ( singing in unison ) :
hello to you mr . manny , please don ' t think that we are hammy , we just dropped in from alabamy .
we just dropped in to say hello !
( we now see larry , curly and moe taking off their hats and are bowing forward to mr . weeks ) .
curly : ( in a state of happiness ) :
oh , boy , you said it !
( moe and larry are giving curly looks of madness ) .
( right here larry , curly , and moe are skipping in place as they are bowing forward and extending their hats out once again ) .
( again here we see larry and moe giving curly mad looks . they are finishing off by skipping in place in front of mr . weeks desk as they are singing in unison ) :
we just dropped in to say hello !
( right here we see moe and larry with looks of madness on their faces as they are putting their hands on curly ' s mouth to shut him up before curly gets his line in ) .
all the while that curly , larry , and moe were doing their song and dance routine we saw flo , mar , and shirley sitting on the davenport with looks of disagreement on their faces as mr . weeks was sitting at his desk with a look of disagreement also on his face as he was shaking his head to and fro in saying i dont like this .
mr . weeks to curly , moe , and larry : ( as mr . weeks has a disgusted look on his face and is waving his hand at them in disagreement shouts ) :
good - bye !
we now see larry , curly , and moe approaching mr . manny weeks in attempt to save their act .
moe to mr . manny weeks : ( as moe is using hand gestures to help explain himself and is saying in a serious manner ) :
now , don ' t be hasty mr . manny weeks , the best is yet to come !
moe is now cueing up the piano player to start playing . we now see larry , curly , and moe standing in front of mr . weeks desk once again . curly is looking at mr . weeks with a mischievous smile on his face . larry is looking at moe with a look of dismay on his face . moe has a look of seriousness on his face as moe is starting to sing :
moe : ( singing and using hand gestures to support himself ) :
this is a sad , sad story .
moe : ( singing with a look of mischief on his face as curly is standing there with his head cocked and larry is looking at moe in dumbfoundedness ) :
he could . . . . . .
( we now see larry pointing his finger at moe for moe ' s cue to do his line ) .
( as moe , larry , and curly are still singing ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee !
ouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , we see larry slightly bent over and dancing to and fro while curly is dancing forwards and backwards in circles waving his fingers in rhythm to the music as moe is shuffling in the background ) .
( as larry , curly , and moe are happily dancing and singing ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee .
we now see mr . manny weeks swaying to and from with the rhytmn of the music and is smiling in agreement as flo , shirley , and mary are smiling at one another in agreement to the boys routine ) .
( larry , curly , and moe are now really into the music as they are happily dancing to and fro sideways still singing ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee , ratatouille dee - dee . larry and curly are now standing in front of each other bending forward and backward while moe is standing there shuffling sideways and backwards in a shuffle dance style all are smiling and waving their fingers to the music ) .
( curly has now accidentally hit larry in the stomach causing larry to fall onto the davenport and yells in pain , ' oooh , oooh , oooh , oooh .
( moe is standing there with one arm slightly bent and a look of mischievous madness on his face as larry is standing directly behind moe with a worried look on his face as curly is standing several paces behind larry and moe with his hands raised and in fists as he has a look of hurt on his face ) .
we now see curly falling over backwards on a davenport and is getting his arm caught in a metal flower pot .
curly to larry and moe : ( as he is looking at moe and larry with a mischievous , sheepish look on his face and is waving a hand at them says ) :
i fall down , hee - hee - hee - hee - hee .
we now see larry and moe running over to curly in a state of madness as they are grabbing curly by his suit jacket and pulling him up madly .
moe to curly : ( in a state of madness as he is yelling at curly with larry standing there with a mad look on his face as curly is shaking the metal flower pot on his hand ) :
you idiot you , now you have to grab the act .
we now see curly standing there fighting feriously with the metal flower pot , shaking it , putting it betwixt his legs and pulling hard at it trying to get it off .
curly to moe : ( as curly is still fighting with the pot to get it off ) :
i couldn ' t help it , i slitched .
moe to mr . manny weeks : ( with an apologetic look on his face says ) :
look , we ' re sorry mr . manny !
as moe is now apologizing to mr . manny weeks we now see curly hitting moe hard in the face with the metal flower pot and moe is now bending over and grabbing his face in pain . larry is also standing there with his hand on his mouth as he is looking at moe in a very deep state of hurt .
moe who is now beyond feriously mad at curly is now taking his fist and hitting curly hard in the nose with it as moe is also twisting curly ' s ears .
moe to curly : ( as moe is now outrageously mad at curly as moe has now made his hand into a fist says ) :
see this ? , why you , i ' ll strangle you .
mr . weeks to moe , curly , and larry : ( as mr . manny weeks is sitting at his desk in madness is shouting at them madly ) :
hey , break it up , breakit up !
moe to mr . manny weeks : ( as moe is now approaching mr . manny weeks with a very worried and apologetic look on his face and is using an apologetic tone of voice says ) :
we ' re sorry mr . weeks , you see everytime this dummy . . . . . .
secretary to mr . weeks : ( as she has a very professional look on her face and says to him in a professional tone of voice ) :
mr . weeks , your show goes on in half an hour at the ship yards , we ' ll have to hurry if we ' re gonna make it !
mr . weeks to curly , moe , and larry : ( as we now see curly , moe , and larry standing there with looks of sadness on their faces as flo , mary , and shirley are standing behind them with looks of sadness on their faces as mr . weeks says ) :
sorry boys , i have to hurry down to the ship yards , better see me some other time .
moe to mr . manny weeks : ( with a look of begging on his face as he is extending a hand out to mr . weeks and is trying one last feebile time to get into the act says ) :
say , mr . weeks , why can ' t we go into that show of yours at the ship yards ? we ' ll slay ' em !
we now see larry , moe , curly , shirley , flo , and mary all standing there giving mr . manny weeks giant smiles of thank - you and saying we are good .
as the stooges and the ladies are marching out of mr . manny weeks office like a train both mr . manny weeks and the piano player are grinning from ear to ear in likeness of them being a train . we now see curly putting a lantern on the back of his suit jacket to represent a caboose light as they are now exiting mr . manny weeks office .
curly to mr . manny weeks : ( as curly turns around and waves his hand at mr . manny weeks happily as he is pulling his hand up and down like he is pulling the cord on a train whistle and is saying ) :
bye , woo - woo !
moe to curly : ( shouting to curly in a state of madness as we see curly with his arm over his face and is diving through through mr . manny weeks glass door ) :
come on !
curly now turns around and gives one last train whistle and pull of the cord as curly is now being dragged by moe .
we are now on the stage it is a beautiful spring day the sun is shining and we hear boat whistles in the background while we see the audience sitting around the stage . on the stage we see a ten piece band and flags representing several different countries .
we now see curly who is dressed in a baggy black suit , long length jacket , sloppily tied bow tie and full length trousers holding a closed umbrella . we also see moe who is dressed in a dirty plaid suit jacket that is two sizes two large for him , plus he has on a dirty white under wear shirt , beige trousers that are dirty and a size to large for him that are tucked in knee length boots , unclean appearance and is holding an open umbrella .
moe and curly are now walking up to another at a rapid pace as they have now passed one another . we see them putting their hands out to see if it is raining or not . moe has now closed his umbrella while curly has now opened his umbrella . we now see curly looking at moe with a happy look on his face and is waving his hand at moe who has a very mad look on his face .
moe to curly : ( as moe is standing there with a demented and mean look on his face and demented madness in his voice says ) :
ah , but it wasn ' t always thus , i can look back to the days of yourn when i was a very happy married man . then one day , that rat came and destroyed forever the happiness i ever known . i ' ll never forget that day , i just came home from the grave yard shift , and there was a note on a pillow .
( we now see moe with one hand on his forehead and the other one extended forward in hurt ) :
dear moe :
i am running away with larry . i was obsessed with the idea that i must find them . the trail led me to pittsburgh , i found i missed them by three days when i got there . and swore right there in pittsburgh that i ' d find him and have my revenge , and now on with the chase . miami , dallas , new orleans .
( moe is using hand gestures to support himself as he is slightly swaying to and fro with a deep look of demented madness on his face all the while that curly was standing there with a scared , but yet tenative look on his face with his hand raised ) .
and then i came face to face with the rat that ruined my life , it was in ' niagara falls ' , ' niagara falls ' .


zero tolerance is a 2015 thai-american action film directed by wych kaosayananda and starring dustin nguyen , gary daniels and scott adkins .

the film premiered on february 10 , 2015 at the thailand international film destination festival .

zero tolerance ( 2015 film )

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sweden is seen as the toughest zero - tolerance state with regards to drugs in western europe .
director wych kaosayananda and his cast were in the same boat as the audience on tuesday night at the thailand international film destination festival . it was the world premiere of “zero tolerance” and no one had actually seen the movie before .
“if i’d seen [ ‘zero tolerance’ ] 10 years ago , it would have upset me . but sitting back there just now , i enjoyed it . ”
it wasn’t the first time wych has had his original vision of a film changed .
districts from los angeles to new york city are experimenting with new policies designed to eliminate zero - tolerance discipline . but the reality is often a lot different than the idea .
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zero tolerance is one of those films that’s going to leave you beyond disappointed , with the terrible story and underuse of the talents of the martial arts actors here in the film . sure i shouldn’t have spoiled much of the details , but i don’t feel bad about it either since zero tolerance is just terrible . if you wanted to bore yourself out with something , or get a good glimpse of a movie with plenty sex and / or nudity , then i’ll recommend it . otherwise , just don’t even bother with it .
viewers who have only seen “ballistic” might also enjoy “zero tolerance” , with its relative coherance and zippiness being an eye - opener – a more - accurate representation of what the passionate and savvy kaos is capable of accomplishing .
i’ll say this . at the end of the film , when what happened to angel is finally disclosed , it’s not what you would expect , but is most likely closer to the truth and reality of what really happens in that world . honestly , for me , that is probably the saving grace of the film because i usually have zero tolerance for movies that cop out on the action and the use of its fighters . but i’d still watch this again .
dustin nguyen’s wife bebe pham made a cameo appearance as a madame of a strip club at the end of the film .
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japan has the toughest drug laws in the developed world . its pharmaceutical affairs law bans the production and sale of 68 types of drugs and has a zero - tolerance policy . criminal sanctions are tougher than in the uk and relatively few people seek treatment .
die action ist wenn sie dann mal kommt nett und knackig . . . . . . mehr bietet der film dann aber auch nicht .
“zero tolerance” also led to nguyen meeting his wife , vietnamese actress and model bebe pham , who portrays the madame of a high - end sex club and , eventually , one of the many people nguyen’s character kills in what is ultimately a fruitless quest for revenge .
i thought i was watching an adkins film but that is not the case here . he is in it but not much and is certainty not in a leading role , despite being featured on the cover . zero tolerance is a crime drama centering on a prostitution service in asia . the film had it ' s good parts but the story got lost somewhere . i found this on the roku channel . the film was mostly in english but had some foreign language parts and a lot of
accent
. it made it hard to understand . i turned on the cc but the words appeared a good 20 seconds before they spoke and it made it nearly impossible to follow . a hard copy would certainly…
consumer advocates have been calling for zero tolerance of dangerous types of salmonella in poultry in order to cut down on the number of people who get sick from the bacteria each year . those in the chicken business , though , say doing so would be too expensive and very difficult .
made in 2011 , the bangkok - set crime drama has vietnamese superstar dustin nguyen as a former cia agent on a murderous , vengeance - filled quest to find his daughter’s killer . co - led by rising thai actor sahajak “pu” boonthanakit as a bangkok police detective and former cia cohort of nguyen’s , the film was originally called “angels” and was more of a “slow burn , character - driven” affair than the swifter - paced , nudity - laced action - packed romp that became “zero tolerance” .
works as a romantic drama so don ' t expect lots of comedy here . guy pearce is really great in the lead role , his character is desperately flawed with self meditation and can ' t show real emotions . the film drags alot and corrington is under used but the film works and is well acted . another great indie surprise for 2016
judging on the film ' s description and the fact that it stars scott adkins and a few other martial artists , i was expecting an action packed revenge film about an estranged father looking for his daughter ' s killer . in reality it was slow , boring , there is only one ( rubbish ) fight and it turns out she was just a slut .
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“now i’m over all that . when i started my first professional job , i was 23 . now i’m in my 40s . so , perspective , ” he said . “i’ve done three movies that i consider my own – ‘fah’ , ‘ballistic’ and ‘zero tolerance’ . and ironically , the world has only seen one my movies that is my version , and that’s ‘fah’ .
i highly recommend skipping this film , and because of this , i’ll go ahead and spoil the ending in this paragraph . you’ve been warned . in the end , and i mean the very end , we’re treated to a video which solves the mystery as to what actually happened to angel . this is the part i referenced earlier when she’s all sexualized for her final moment . her death , mind you . as it turns out , she simply died of an apparent drug overdose mixed with a swimming pool drowning , while surrounded by her best friends who she was partying with and vaguely making out with . she wasn’t murdered at all . so while this makes the point of the film somewhat clearer , that johnny was , in fact , a huge prick for murdering all these people who didn’t kill his daughter in the first place , it doesn’t retroactively make any of the rest of the film more compelling . there’s some commentary on the futility of revenge , i guess , and that’s fine . but there’s still a fetishization of whatever badass gun violence the film did display , as well as a seedy sexualization of most of the female leads in the film . i don’t mind sex and violence in movies , but zero tolerance culminates with a “twist” condemnation of all the killing and sex that has gone on , while still spending the runtime of the film seducing you with those very things . well , those things and a whole bunch of conversations around a table of some kind about a girl we don’t care about .
this neo - noir revenge tale holds endless promise , but prepare yourself for a mean case of cinematic blue balls . zero tolerance assembles a stellar line - up of modern fight favorites—nguyen , scott adkins , gary daniels , kane kosugi—and then proceeds to basically wander the neon - lit streets of bangkok for 85 minutes . if not for a pair of unfortunately brief shoot - outs and one…
her plans begin unraveling , however , when pryce states a newfound zero - tolerance for expanding oil production and then collapse completely with the anonymous public release of closed - circuit tv footage revealing pryce romancing a very attractive , very married cheerleading coach . the ensuing media firestorm presents the prospect of complete career meltdown for pryce , who inevitably returns to the bottle after nearly two decades of sobriety .
“we cannot meet a zero - tolerance standard today with salmonella , ” says mike robach , vice president for food safety at the meat and poultry giant cargill , which overhauled its salmonella control efforts after a major outbreak of the bacteria from ground turkey in 2011 . “if you declared salmonella … an adulterant , we would have a really difficult time getting fresh meat out to the marketplace . ”
a rich man employs a personal trainer whose complex relationship with her boss thwarts his affections . the plot of this film unfolds slowly , and the characters ' motivations are muddy . none has a clear , consistent objective that s / he pursues throughout the film , and while these shifting objectives might add to the film ' s verisimilitude , there isn ' t a strong enough narrative hand to guide the audience through the film ' s shifts . when the plot all begins to resolve , one story ends predictably , and the other resolution is so slap - dash that i couldn ' t believe the film would really end on that note . i suspect that all of the performances were directed to be subtext - driven , but if it ' s trying to be a rom - com , then i think stifling the natural energy of cobie smulders and guy pearce was a mistake . their performances were like looking at a light through a dark curtain . overall , the result of results is less than its ambitions .
i’m going to be upfront about this . i like ballistic : ecks vs sever and tekken 2 : kazuya’s revenge . i thought they were decent stories with some well done action , especially the latter . i’ve been waiting patiently for zero tolerance to finally come out because i was more than willing to give it a chance , regardless of what the overall viewing audience may think of kaosayananda’s previous efforts .
for nguyen , “zero tolerance” was born out of the friendship he began with kaos when the two were young asians struggling to make it in hollywood . a vietnam war refugee who grew up in the us , nguyen got his big break starring alongside johnny depp in the 1980s tv series “21 jump street” . after gaining acclaim for roles in oliver stone’s “heaven and earth” ( nguyen’s first experience filming in thailand ) and 2005’s drugs drama “little fish” with cate blanchett , he returned to vietnam and alongside other vietnamese - americans who grew up in hollywood , he jump - started the country’s newly emergent and fast - growing commercial film industry .
paparazzi photographer mickey dane is obsessed with elusive pop singer chelsea , and his attempts to capture her on film often land him in trouble . he jumps at the chance to photograph a . . . see full summary »
his serviceable directing neglects opportunities to incorporate any number of evocative katrina - or bp - impacted locations that might have helped underline the film’s theme of political capitulation , a perspective ultimately conveyed by the simplistic and supremely cynical conclusion .
dan losen , of the civil rights project , sees this approach—a shift away from zero tolerance toward constructive tactics that focus on encouraging kids to stay in school and reflect on their actions—taking hold in a growing number of school jurisdictions and states . the reason becomes more obvious as the numbers sink in : according to u . s . department of education civil - rights data , america’s children lost almost 18 million days of instruction due to suspensions .
famously a tourist hot - spot for people seeking cannabis from countries with stricter controls substances defined as “soft” drugs , including cannabis , have been effectively decriminalised . possession remains illegal here but police and courts operate a policy of tolerance .
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but the buyers , unsure of the international appeal of the two asian leads , wanted something more . so there were reshoots that brought in yet another british action star , scott adkins , as a drug - dealing westerner . up - and - coming japanese - american martial - arts actor kosugi was added in a brief cameo that was just long enough to get his name on the poster . now , “zero tolerance” is set for release in the uk in september .
the film , which marks the directorial debut of singer - turned - actor luke goss , is currently in post - production . also starring goss , alongside robert davi and patricia de leon , it tells the . . . see full summary »
starting this school year , miami - dade county public schools eliminated out - of - school suspensions as part of an effort to redirect its discipline policies , a move that losen said is “huge” and has high potential . other locations he’s watching include maryland , where extensive changes to the state’s discipline policies are underway , and denver , whose leading role in the elimination of exclusionary discipline makes it a key guidepost for other districts striving to do away with zero - tolerance tactics .
the film was produced in 2011 and was originally titled angels . it was initially conceived as more of a slow burn , character - driven affair before becoming a swift - paced action drama . dustin nguyen ' s wife , bebe pham , took the role of the madam of a high - end sex club .
there are some hilarious early opportunities for elle to vent her foul - mouthed irascibility and zero tolerance for
assholes ,
notably with an uptight barista ( john cho ) in a coffee shop that was formerly a free women ' s health center , and at a cafe where she tries to sell some first editions to the flinty owner ( the late elizabeth pena in one of her final roles ) . sage stands by dumbstruck while grandma hurls invective , and though the girl is no dummy , she does think the feminine mystique is an x - men character , amusingly underlining the canyon - wide generation gap .
sahajak has a leading role in “zero tolerance” , turning in an emotional performance that takes its cues from the brooding and intense nguyen , whom sahajak says he idolised on “21 jump street” . if he looks familiar , it’s because the english - fluent sahajak is a much in - demand actor for foreign productions , usually donning a policeman’s or prison guard’s uniform for such movies as “only god forgives” or “brokedown palace” . he’s been featured in seemingly endless array of other entries of the past three editions of the thailand international fine destination festival , with credits that include “the lost medallion” , “the mark : redemption” , “the lady” and “elephant white” .
where the film really kicks in and gains emotional weight , however , is in a beautiful scene with karl ( sam elliott , just perfection ) , a mellow old romantic with four ex - wives and a tribe of grandchildren , who hasn ' t seen elle in 30 years . he agrees to lend her the money , but their painful unresolved history gets in the way before the deal is done .
wych , popularly known by his nickname “kaos” , had set out to make an asian - led film with his longtime friend nguyen , and they thought they had succeeded when “angels” screened in vietnam in 2012 . originally , it had nguyen and sahajak tangling with a sleazy bar owner played by british action star gary daniels . rapper prinya “way thaitanium” intachai appears as a hip - hop partner to sahajak’s slick plainclothes cop .
the resulting feature , “ballistic : ecks vs sever” , was taken away from him and re - edited by the studio . it was a dull and incomprehensible mess ( and still is ) . starring antonio banderas and lucy liu , the spy thriller became infamous as one of the first entries on the rotten tomatoes movie - review website to receive the rock - bottom zero - per - cent score .
anyone still anticipating a nic cage career comeback will be forced to wait even longer following the runner , a middling southern political drama that can’t manage to match , or even adequately contextualize , the real human tragedy of the deepwater horizon oil spill that forms the film’s backdrop . unlikely to raise much interest in theatrical release , cage’s latest excuse to pick up a paycheck can at least fall back on vod surfers in an attempt make up the difference .
human trafficking , human trafficking with minor ' s consent , human trafficking with a heart condition . the hero ' s daughter is a hoe . he watches the tapes and is unable to take his eyes off the screen or that bland expression to go away . director wych kaosayanada tries to sprinkle his film with ideas explored in films like
the world of kanako , 2014
and
the man from nowhere , 2010
, however it does not work .
the key has been a focused effort to reduce salmonella in birds starting on the farm , before they enter the processing facility . the reasoning is simple : processing plants can do a lot to reduce salmonella with rinses and cleaning , but they can’t always eliminate it . if the birds come into the plants with much less — or zero — salmonella , those interventions will be more effective and ultimately translate into a safer product for consumers .
the film makes a sweet joke about lesbians and their wind chimes by having elle ' s made out of the pieces of her cut - up credit cards . her strapped financial state means she has to call in favors to raise the cash , and her sour nature means there are few friends to whom she can turn . even when bridges haven ' t been burned , like with transgender tattooist deathy ( laverne cox ) , the latter ' s economic pinch limits how much she can help out .
the story is slowly evolved , which isn’t necessarily bad . the film is full of garish nightclub scenes and fast - paced , vibrating dance music , which seems to underscore the core fact of the sex trade industry : it’s on , and then it’s on to the next john . the characters that appear also underline another theme - they’re adept at using people , and in turn are used themselves . and none of them like it . but without fail , they all claim to like or love angel , and none demonstrates a motive for killing her .
and though the termination of a pregnancy is what drives the plot , that sorrowful step is treated with the gravity it warrants in a story that ' s also about the many imperfect paths of motherhood . grandma is not as self - congratulatory and in - your - face as the recent obvious child about its evolved position on abortion as a regrettable but necessary option in many young women ' s lives . but there ' s admirable frankness , intelligence and sensitivity here . additionally , the film is a thoughtful , funny reflection on the gains and losses of growing old .
competent but ultimately dull action thriller . the action bits are pretty decent when you get them but the pacing is jacked . scott adkins is in this movie . so is gary daniels . the movie presents solid reasons for why their characters would hate each other but they share zero screen time , which means no daniels / adkins throwdown . the red herrings come fast and furious only to ultimately present an anticlimactic reveal for who actually killed angel . it ' s a shame , really . i think there ' s a solid flick buried under all the incessant talking .
this has a promising ( if standard ) plot with good action , lots of shooting , chases etc . definitely has a 1990 ' s feel to it and the quality of the film is not the best , almost feels like it was videotaped but it could be the streaming provider ' s issue . but terrible acting on average . its cool to see some actors that will later in their careers appear in much better films and / or tv ( e . g . titus welliver ) ; also interesting to see mick fleetwood in here and a couple of other guys that i recognized , mostly general casting types . overall i would say that if it is a couple of hours of mindless action that you seek this would fit the bill .
“we couldn’t sell it , ” said wych during a panel talk after the movie , alongside nguyen , sahajak and cast members bebe pham and kane kosugi .
after making his debut at the age of 24 with the 1998 thai action drama “fah” , wych headed to hollywood and secured his place in history as one of the first thais to direct a feature there . but it was an achievement clouded by devastating failure .
it was a huge setback for wych , who has spent the past decade clawing himself back from the brink of infamy .
“what happened with ‘ballistic’ really pretty much broke me , ” wych told the audience . “i didn’t want to make films for a while . i turned to music videos and commercials . i worked on other people’s films .
production in bangkok was problematic because of the 2011 floods , but an old house alongside bangkok noi canal was a prime location and the crew even used movie magic to level the place with a bomb , a rarity in budget - conscious thai films these days . the house still stands , by the way .
“i think we blew something up in every movie i’ve been involved with . it’s second nature by now , ” wych said .
and when it came to time to direct his first movie , an “eastern western” called “once upon a time in vietnam” , nguyen recruited kaos as his cinematographer .
“i think that’s the best way – make movies with your friends , ” nguyen said . “because there’s a lot of difficult people out there , and making a movie is a difficult job , so it’s always better to do it with your friends . ”
wych , meanwhile , has found that moving forward always helps . this year , he plans to make an action movie in bangkok called “maxx” that will star kosugi . he says it will be a romantic comedy . “probably the closest thing to a romantic comedy i will ever do . ”
kosugi isn’t so sure . “there’s no comedy , ” he retorted with a laugh .
but as with most of kaos’ films so far , things are likely to change along the way .
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johnny and peter , former paramilitary operatives , search bangkok - leaving carnage in their wake - to find the men who killed johnny ' s daughter , angel .
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two former paramilitary operatives , johnny and peter , search bangkok to find the killers of johnny ' s daughter , angel . but when angel turns out to be a high - level call girl , johnny and peter shoot their way through pimps , drug cartels , and anyone that comes between them and the truth .
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two military operative ( dustin nguyen and scott adkins ) take matters into their own hands when one of their daughters is mysteriously murdered . when the clues of the murder begin to come into focus , they ' ll stop at nothing to exact revenge .
some brutally efficient fight scenes . . . i just wish there were more of them .
also , if you have scott adkins and gary daniels in your movie it ' s considered bad form not to include a scene with the two of them fighting each other .
the title montage is filled with nude women , pole dancing while their nipples glow in the dark , nice ; but then the flashes start to repeat themselves and the letter ' b ' becomes significant .
dustin nguyen or johnny is the grieving angry dad and ex - black water . he teams up with…
first of all , this is not a scott adkins movie . second , the lack of action director shows for the action is slow and not too creative . the acting is horrendous but that goes without saying in these type of movies .
ah , the old dtv bait and switch . i was promised scott adkins and gary daniels . i was given a boring thriller from the maker of the widely - reviled ballistic : ecks vs sever , who seems to specialise in terrible movies where the finished products do not live up to the promise of the great cast . i see a lot of bad movies , but it ' s been a while since i ' ve seen one this incompetently filmed and edited . even basic stuff like continuity of eyelines within scenes are ignored freely—actors ' axes are crossed so often within scenes it ' s impossible to follow even the most basic dialogue . there are many other problems with this movie , but if you can ' t even get the easy stuff right , why bother going through the whole thing ?
learning the bound body of his daughter has washed up in central thailand , ex - paramilitary pro johnny ( dustin nguyen ) returns home to investigate the murder – off the record , of course . finding she thrived in the illegal sex trade , his quest for answers leads him through the city’s underworld of pimps , pushers and possible police corruption .
combines asia and sleaze for a cheap thrill . and not a good one either .
scott adkins und gary daniels werden verschenkt . gerade bei daniels schade da der bock hat zu spielen . adkins muss sich dafür zurückhalten damit der held nicht schlecht dasteht .
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i got suckered . i’d like to think it happens to us all sometimes , but then again , “all” of us don’t show interest when a movie stars not just scott adkins , but also 21 jump street ’s dustin nguyen , gary daniels , and kane kosugi .
it isn’t so much that i got suckered into watching this because i thought ( or at least hoped ) that it was indeed a scott adkins movie ( it isn’t ) , but rather that i thought , based on the aforementioned cast , that this would be an action movie . it isn’t . instead it’s a boring slog through urban underbellies , looking for the killers of a dead girl that everyone seems to have loved , but which the audience has no connection to at all .
this is the kind of movie where angel , the dead daughter / prostitute who we’re supposed to care about because every conversation in the movie is about how great she was , is never seen onscreen until the final reveal , in which she’s featured all naked and stuff . there’s this weird dynamic where the movie is trying to titillate you with revenge violence and nudity while also attempting to put you in the shoes of a grieving father who’s mourning the sad life his daughter supposedly ended up living .
and about those conversations . there are so many . i can’t believe how much of this movie was simply johnny and peter sitting down at a table somewhere and talking about angel . who was she ? who was last seen with her ? which of the various scumbags we’re spending copious screentime with might have ultimately been the one who did her in ? there’s no sense of thrill or excitement as the mystery begins to unravel . there are some shoot outs and set pieces that might be considered “action movie - like” . but there are so many more boring conversations , sitting around some table somewhere .
i’m coming off super harsh , but i just have to be honest . there’s nothing my man scott adkins or any of the other actors could have done to rescue this script . tighter direction and editing could have made the story snap and pop a little more , but ultimately all that is here is a boring mystery surrounding a dead girl that culminates in a none - too - shocking reveal which , while providing a suitable gut punch to our lead characters , doesn’t have much weight for the audience .
there’s absolutely nothing to this dvd release . no trailer , no commentary , no bonus features . that’s actually a plus as i didn’t want to spend much more time in this world than i already had . there is a digital ultraviolet code for watching on devices , though !
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two former para - military operatives , johnny and his police detective friend peter , search bangkok to find the killers of johnny ' s beautiful daughter angel - leaving carnage and retribution throughout city .
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when johnny learns of the death of his estranged daughter angel , he heads to thailand to seek revenge , killing anyone who had anything to do with her death .
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high - school students attend a circle session at restorative justice class at the augustus f . hawkins high school in los angeles , which recently reformed its discipline policies .
policymakers and educators , among others , are beginning to question the harsh discipline policies and practices that have in recent decades became popular in certain districts , too . research shows that the reliance on punitive school discipline like suspensions , expulsions , and school arrests—“school pushout”—deprives students of learning time and takes the greatest toll on nonwhite students , students with disabilities , lgbt youth and other vulnerable student groups . suspensions can even harm the education of non - misbehaving students , according to some research .
the leadership team’s 10 - point plan , released this july , includes reforms such as reducing racial disparities in suspensions and more transparent data collection . looking ahead , the team’s recommendations leave rodriguez cautiously optimistic .
resources are also a central theme in los angeles , where its relatively new and widely publicized discipline policy is causing consternation among some school staff . in 2013 los angeles unified school district banned all suspensions for “willful defiance” – an ambiguous category , presumably similar to “insubordination , ” used for everything from dress - code violations to eating and talking in class . as in new york , this catch - all category of minor offenses accounted for a significant percentage of all student suspensions in california and some of the largest racial disparities in discipline .
morales , whose school is very small and reports few to no suspensions and expulsions , pointed to a misunderstanding of what willful defiance is , poor implementation of the new policy , inadequate training , and a shared commitment to the philosophy behind the ban as the source of most staff dissatisfaction . “it was like , ‘here’s our new policy’ . . . [ teachers ] still have their same biases , and now they’re extra angry because their one method was to kick [ insubordinate students ] out , and there’s just extra hostility” because they’re banned from using it . and morales said that one of the key tools she finds most effective is missing in the l . a . plan : student input . “when teachers are resistant my fallback is to bring in student voice . how they ( students ) feel when they’re having a bad day and acting a little weird and feel disrespected . ” she said it’s really helpful for teachers to hear students’ perspectives to “rethink it . ”
developing a school culture in which suspension is the last resort rather than the first is achievable , said morales , using her own school—which serves a low - income , mostly latino student population—as a prime example . “you can find other ways of addressing the problem with the same students everyone else teaches , ” she stressed . at garfield high school in east los angeles the same thinking applies , where graduation rates and academic outcomes appear to have improved as out - of - school suspensions declined . the garfield school team took suspensions “off the table” and transitioned to restorative conflict resolution , recognizing and rewarding positive student behaviors , and stronger ties with parents and the community .
trends like these make youth activists like rodriguez hopeful . “suspensions are the easy way out . all you have to do is suspend a student and they’ll be gone for up to a week , ” she said . “but that doesn’t tackle the root of the problem . when a teacher takes a student out and talks to us , it shows us they care . it shows community . ”
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two former para - military operatives , johnny ( nguyen ) and his police detective friend peter ( boonthanakit ) search bangkok to find the killers of johnny ' s young daughter angel ( paosut ) and deliver retribution .
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the films directed by wych kaosayananda are very hit and miss with people . but it seems they are mainly a miss , and so is this one . i wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that his name actually contains an alternate spelling of the word ‘chaos’ ?
dustin nguyen stars as johnny , a semi - retired black ops operative , trained by the cia in the us . it so happens that a former cia associate of his , named peter ( sahajak boonthanakit ) , is now a police officer in bangkok , thailand , who works in the sex crimes division . when the dead body of young woman is found floating in the river , peter is called in . he immediately recognizes her to be angel , the daughter of his friend . he makes a hasty trip to china to relate what has happened , even telling his friend to give him a few days to investigate just what happened , and then johnny can do what he needs to . when johnny arrives , he , peter , and karn , peter’s partner , set out to run down the leads they have in order to discover the truth behind angel’s demise , and who might have murdered her .
johnny hasn’t had any contact with his daughter in years , as she was taken away when her mother left her father . what johnny soon discovers is that his daughter willingly went into the sex trade industry , and that all her clientele loved her . specifically among those are her former pimp sammy ( gary daniels ) , and newly enamored boyfriend steven ( scott adkins ) . he learns that angel was considered too smart for her own good , being quite adept at manipulating men . all of this is discovered through peter and karn taking him into the seedy sex trade districts of bangkok . some of the information is found out by talking with friends and coworkers ; some through coercion .
nguyen plays johnny as a father whose anger and desire for vengeance is always right below the surface . he’s a professional , and he keeps his emotions in check for the most part , but just barely . his friend peter only wants to help johnny get to the truth , and even allow him his revenge , as long as it’s kept on the down - low . unfortunately , that doesn’t happen , and peter loses his position as a police officer . it tests their relationship , but doesn’t break it .
i know what you’re thinking : you mean none of these guys face off against one another ? well , there’s one . in the last action sequence , johnny comes face to face with his daughter’s ‘boyfriend’ , steven , and asks him if he knows what happened to angel . johnny has been methodically gunning down every male in the club , to which steven responds , “why don’t you put your gun down , and see if you can beat it out of me ? ” so it’s on , right ? the one moment i’d hope for , to justify the expense of this dvd , is actually about to take place . yes ! …sort of . there are some nice exchanges that start to hopefully build up to more involved choreography . adkins lets loose with a couple of kicks , nguyen takes out his knee , and it’s over . wait , what ? yep . it might have lasted 90 seconds .
so , what’s the verdict ? well , i can’t encourage you to spend your hard earned money on this . however , i do think it’s worth seeing or renting . this movie has a lot going for it , but fails to deliver in many regards , especially the action . the plot is good , the acting is good , and the action is good , but there’s not enough of it . and i don’t mean there’s a lack of martial arts action , even though there is . there’s just a lack of steady action . the fact that the story has a slow build is fine , but that would still work with a couple of more action pieces building to a greater intensity at the end . i’ve always been a fan of dustin nguyen , and at times in this he just seethes as a man trying to keep a tight rein on himself . he has great presence , is a good actor , and i was hoping to see him showcase his martial arts skills the way he did in the rebel against johnny tri - nguyen . sadly , that didn’t happen . and what a waste to have fighting talent like kosugi , daniels , adkins , and nguyen , and then not utilize them .
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