Product Description: Comedian Shemp Howard's work with the Three Stooges and his extensive solo career is discussed in this touching tribute to the great man. A TOAST TO THE ORIGINAL STOOGE is comprised of a selection of Stooges classics short films feature films and a documentary that speaks to many of the people who knew Shemp intimately.System Requirements:Running Time: 299 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 025493226799 Manufacturer No: PIP-DV2267
Big Time Ripoff I am a huge Stooge fan and really got ripped off on this DVD ... The sound and picture quality of the non-stooge shorts was just awful. The interviews of family and friends were boring and dreadful ... I am hugely disappointed in this DVD ... it is a shame because Shemp deserves better.
A "Stooge" for all seasons! The "3 Stooges", was, one of the best, visually-entertaining ('slapstick') 'menu of comedy', ever to come out of America. The "Little Rascals" was the other. Shemp was a comic genious extraordinaire. No 'modern day' comedian could even begin, to compete with him (with the possible exceptions of Tommy Cooper and Jack Benny) when it all boils down to, merely, appearing on the screen, and, making the viewer wish, that, such an 'appearance' would go on; indefinitely.
Great addition to my collection I had no idea he was as funny without the other Stooges untill I watched this dvd. What a performer!
Shemptastic! I LOVE the Stooges. They never fail to make me laugh, ever. This special salute to Shemp is amazing. The old films are something to be studied, if only for their historic film value. I have NEVER seen these earliest works of Shemps, and am thrilled to have them in my collection now.
Shemps was such a natural. He never seemed to be in character, so much as he WAS the character. He had a smooth approach to his roles that made him seem to glide through his scenes.
The bonus clips, with his family members, is worth it alone. The old photo's, and home movies are fantastic. And the stories are really sweet. Shemp seemed like he was one of the nicest guys in the world.
I love Curly, Moe and Larry too, but a tribute to Shemp is long overdue, and he is most deserving of it. Hopefully there will be more to come.
Any Stooge fan should own this, PERIOD!!
Disappointing Quality I so looked forward to receiving this 2-disc set. The exterior packaging seemed complementary to the sets of 3 Stooges DVDs being released chronologically by another company. BUT - and I rarely bother to write reviews here - I was greatly disappointed with the over-all quality of the films on this disc. Granted, the first two selections on disc 1 are rare, Radio Pictures shorts, and they're choppy and not restored. That I could forgive due the rarity of their availability, but the rest of the material was given no attention at all to clarity of picture- it was as bad in quality as they come. Since most of it is available elsewhere in better condition, I expected that Passport would have restored and refined the prints. Alas, not to be. So disappointing... buyer beware!
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