Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song: a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song: a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song: a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.
- Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
- 6 wins & 30 nominations total
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- TriviaA Laurel & Hardy museum, which contains many artifacts of Stan Laurel's career, is located in his birthplace, Ulverston, Cumbria. Laurel occasionally dropped by to visit his parents. When he and Oliver Hardy visited the town as part of their 1953 UK tour, a huge crowd welcomed them. A bronze statue of the duo is outside the town hall.
- GoofsAt the beginning, Stan and Ollie are playing to very small audiences in what look like run down theaters. They actually played to packed houses in major cities.
- Quotes
Stan Laurel: I'm never getting married again. I'm just going to find a woman I don't like and buy her a house.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits include a montage of photographs of the real Laurel and Hardy at events depicted in the movie.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Granada Reports: 1 October 2018: Lunchtime Bulletin (2018)
- SoundtracksDance of the Cuckoos
Written by Marvin Hatley
Published by Chester Music Ltd
Trading as Campbell Connelly & Co
Featured review
Heart rendering beauty
Steve Coogan has catapulted himself into a different class in this film, John C Riley, well you kind of expect and he never disappoints, solid and dependable.
With such distinguished and recognisable cast, you kind of expect to see the familiar characters of the actors themselves playing parts that you cannot suspend disbelief. Clint Eastwood for example, you see a Clint Eastwood film, you have no idea who he's playing, it's just Clint Eastwood. But here, Steve Coogan disappears from the screen and becomes Stan Laurel, you are aware there are some slight physical appearance which make you know it's not quite right, but you are not seeing Steve Coogan, that's for sure. The film is engaging, enlightening into the real people that existed behind the alter egos of Laurel and Hardy, and is a beautiful dip into their personal relationship without portraying any dirty dark revelations that a sensationalist may be tempted to put into a film.
Instead it remains for the most, a journey you take with the boys, and their struggle to remain relevant in a fast changing world after some not so good decisions in hindsight, and decisions which were presented well enough for you to subscribe to the reasoning of each possibility and probably make the same mistakes yourself. What im trying to say is that some films will present such bad career decisions as painfully obvious to the viewer, but this film left you taking both sides with equal validity.
But most of all, the film presents their deep and loving friendship. I wept, I wiped the tears and weaped some more. The kind of tear when you are simply moved by such genuine love. The film seemed to be over too quickly, I could've stayed another hour and half. Well done all concerned.
Now this, this is award winning stuff.
But most of all, the film presents their deep and loving friendship. I wept, I wiped the tears and weaped some more. The kind of tear when you are simply moved by such genuine love. The film seemed to be over too quickly, I could've stayed another hour and half. Well done all concerned.
Now this, this is award winning stuff.
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- Jan 12, 2019
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- Also known as
- Stan and Ollie
- Filming locations
- Black Country Museum, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK(Bottle & Glass Inn - Newcastle, Fish & Chip shop, some exterior street scenes)
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,470,235
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $78,104
- Dec 30, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $24,420,923
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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