They accidentally become involved in a murder plot and eventually find fame on a reality TV show.

Scenes from the Hindi dub—especially Curly saying "Mujhe kyun toda?" (Why did you hit me?) and Moe replying "Teri shakal aisi hai" (Because you have that kind of face)—became reaction memes across Facebook and Twitter.

The film spent over a decade in "development hell". Early casting rumors famously included A-listers like Jim Carrey as Curly and Sean Penn as Larry before the final cast was set.

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