Watch Kook's Tour (1970) Free Online

Release Date: 1970

Cast: Curly Joe DeRita, Moe Howard, Norman Maurer, Don Lamond, Joan Howard, Emil Sitka, Moose the Dog, Larry Fine

Categories: Movies, Comedy, Slapstick

Kook's Tour is the title of an American short comedy film produced in late 1969 and early 1970. It was the final film to star the Three Stooges and originally intended as part of a television series. However, on January 9, 1970, before filming was completed, Larry Fine suffered a severe stroke, paralyzing the left side of his body. When it became clear that Fine was not expected to recover fully from the stroke, production of the series was cancelled and the Kook's Tour pilot film was shelved. The film remained unreleased for several years until its director Norman Maurer arranged for it... MORE

Kook's Tour is the title of an American short comedy film produced in late 1969 and early 1970. It was the final film to star the Three Stooges and originally intended as part of a television series. However, on January 9, 1970, before filming was completed, Larry Fine suffered a severe stroke, paralyzing the left side of his body. When it became clear that Fine was not expected to recover fully from the stroke, production of the series was cancelled and the Kook's Tour pilot film was shelved. The film remained unreleased for several years until its director Norman Maurer arranged for it to be released to the Super 8 home movie market in the mid-1970s. The name is a pun on the term "Cook's Tour", which was popularized by the Thomas Cook travel company. This was also a vehicle to show off the great variety of Chrysler Corporation vehicles. All the vehicles shown in this movie were produced by Chrysler, Chrysler RV, and Chrysler Marine Division. At the end of Kook's Tour, Moe stated that the second episode (ultimately never produced) would have taken place in Japan. Kook's Tour was the third time the Stooges had tried to create a live-action television series, after their first LESS