Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'

120 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 5, 2003

'Three's Company', the comedy centered on two attractive, young women who made the rent on their Santa Monica beach-side apartment by taking in a third roommate - a male forced to pretend he's gay to fool the landlords and the girls' parents. The series rocketed in the ratings as an instant hit - despite the outcry of critics and moralists - who objected to the double-entendres and quasi-sexual hijinks on the show. However, the true behind-the-scenes story of 'Three's Company' will expose a once idyllic workplace that deteriorated into a battleground beset by business dealings, contact disputes, cast rivalries, clashes between producers and network executives and finally, a round of cast replacements which hastened the demise of the show.

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'

120 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 5, 2003

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
'Three's Company', the comedy centered on two attractive, young women who made the rent on their Santa Monica beach-side apartment by taking in a third roommate - a male forced to pretend he's gay to fool the landlords and the girls' parents. The series rocketed in the ratings as an instant hit - despite the outcry of critics and moralists - who objected to the double-entendres and quasi-sexual hijinks on the show. However, the true behind-the-scenes story of 'Three's Company' will expose a once idyllic workplace that deteriorated into a battleground beset by business dealings, contact disputes, cast rivalries, clashes between producers and network executives and finally, a round of cast replacements which hastened the demise of the show.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Once Upon a Time Films, NBC Studios, Nitelite Entertainment, ZIFF Productions
Original title Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company'
Directors Jason Ensler
Writers Elisa Bell

Cast

Melanie Paxson

as Joyce DeWitt

Bret Anthony

as John Ritter

Jud Tylor

as Suzanne Somers

Brian Dennehy

as Fred Silverman

Daniel Roebuck

as Ted Bergman

Michael David Simms

as Don Taffner

Gregg Binkley

as Don Knotts

Joyce DeWitt

as Herself - Host

Christopher Shyer

as Alan Hamel

Gary Hudson

as Tony Thomopolous

David Lewis

as Ira Denmark

Jason Schombing

as Jeff Kline