Underplayed Gems

Stan and Ollie (2018)

Stan and Ollie poster
Original title
Stan & Ollie
Directed by
Jon S. Baird
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 1,139 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows Laurel and Hardy during a music hall tour of the UK and Ireland in 1953. It focuses on their personal relationship and their struggle to make another movie.

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What happens

Stan & Ollie is a 2018 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jon S. Baird. The script, written by Jeff Pope, was inspired by Laurel and Hardy: The British Tours by A.J. Marriot which chronicled the later years of the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy; the film stars Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The film focuses on details of the comedy duo's personal relationship while relating how they embarked on a gruelling music hall tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland during 1953 and struggled to get another film made. The film premiered on 21 October 2018 at the closing night gala of the BFI London Film Festival. It was released in the United States on 28 December 2018 and in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2019. At the 76th Golden Globe Awards, Reilly was nominated for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards the film earned three nominations, including Best British Film and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Coogan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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