"Movie Maniacs" is an American 17-minute live action short film in black-and-white and this one came out back in 1936, so it is already over 80 years old. Actually this was the year when the Olympics took place in Nazi Germany, just to show you how old it is. Del Lord and Felix Adler worked on this one and they did on many other Stooges short films. The big names here are the trio of course, but you will also find an ex-wife of Charlie Chaplin and a member of the prestigious Barrymore clan in here. As for the Stooges, it is one of their earlier efforts here and like it could be seen in many cartoons from that period, here we have an example, a pretty old one, of film on film. The Stooges end up being mistaken like so many other times and this time people think they are three high-profile executives, but they actually are just wannabe actors. A big mess ensues as expected as a consequence. All in all, story-wise and comedy-wise I was not too impressed here and definitely think this one's overrated. Then again, I am not the greatest Three Stooges fan and people who like some of their other stuff may end up enjoying this one too. I really wanted to like it more than I did, also because the title certainly applies to me too, by the way not the most typical title for a Three Stooges work. I give it a thumbs-down. Not recommended.
Review of Movie Maniacs
