#11 - THREE LITTLE BEERS (1935)

[Lunkhead]

"I just hired three new men"... Not good news for a company employing this trio, but for fans it's music to our ears.
BEERS is one of the all time greats.

While working for the Panther Brewing Company, the boys discover the prize for an upcoming company golf tournament is $100. Deciding to practice, they head for a local course and madness soon follows. After annoying other golfers while hopelessly trying to learn the game, they begin to wreck the green by chopping down a tree, pulling up roots, and creating tons of divots. The stooges beat a hasty retreat, but then their truck unleashes a load of beer barrels resulting in one of the funniest endings ever.



"What do we have to do?"..."Shoot golf."


"Well Jasper, what did you shoot yesterday?"


"Did you pick up the gentleman's ball?"


"Oh, a wiseguy, a head-clunker eh?"


"Oh, a washing machine!"


"I'm gettin better, see? The pieces are gettin smaller."


"Nyaaaa!!!!"


The barrels is coming!


"Whoaaaaaa!!!"


Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide.


OMAGOSH!!!


"Can't get it out? Sure? NYAAAA!"

[DangerkittyToTheRescue]

One of my all time favorites! Lots of great lines in this short.

Curly,,,,"Chumps?!" "He don't even know our names."

Gentleman,,,,"Are you members of the press"?
Curly,,,,,"I used to be,,,but I didn't do any pressing, I went through the pockets, sorta like a dry cleaning".

Manager,,,,"I just hired three new men..."

Curly,,,,"What do we have to do?"
Moe,,,,"Shoot golf."
Curly,,,,"Ooooooooh hunting, how are we gonna shoot golfs without guns?"
Moe,,,,"C'mon buffalo breath"

Moe,,,,"Press."
Larry,,,,"Press."
Curly,,,,"Pull."

Curly,,,,"I shot a seven but they wouldn't give me the money."

[Afa Dollah]

This is one of my favorites as well. I've found that a lot of people who don't really know much about the Stooges remember "the golf one." And with good reason, it is hilarious.

As a person who has never broken 100 and still plays with wooden woods (not much of a golfer, but I have my moments...I might do better if I played more than a couple of times a year!) I love the idea of just entering a tournament to win $100 bucks. Or a keg of beer. I mean, how hard can it be? Just head out onto the course and whack away! An excellent concept for a short, which also plays onto the Stooges counterpoint to the well to do.

Some of my favorite moments:

"GIMME TICKEE WASHEE SHIRTEE!" Larry's line when Curly is doing his laundry in the ball washer.

Moe making a million divots. "Look, I'm getting better. The pieces are smaller."

Larry pulling a little thread on the green and tearing out the irrigation system.

"Press. Press. Pull."

And instead of ending the short being chased off the golf course, we get treated to the excellent beer keg polka.

Overall, I would have to say this is one of my top five favorite Stooge shorts.

[Xenorama]

no question, this is a classic. one that should be required viewing.

David

[Umday]

Great selection of shots to go with the thread Lunkhead.


...even if the thread is about hunting.

[jamiemark]

The flying barrel knocking Larry out of the tree is tremendous, you just can't get that effect with CGI.....

[Lunkhead]

Welcome Jamie! Glad you could join us here.

The flying barrel knocking Larry out of the tree is tremendous, you just can't get that effect with CGI.....

Totally agree. I sure do love the old effects. With CGI there's no guess work - we know it's all done on computers. It's more fun trying to discover how they achieved effects in the glory days of Hollywood.

[Wilytank]

EXTREMELY FUNNY! A 9 out of 10.
P.S. I shot a seven but they wouldn't give me the money.

[Xenorama]

i love this one, as i said earlier. the new DVD lets you see all sorts of interesting process shots and things, wires- almost too crisp and clean for our viewing!

David