Stan & Ollie is a movie directed by Jon S. Baird in 2018 and inspired by the book Laurel & Hardy: The British Tours by A.J. Marriot, first published in 2001. The movie features Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Nina Arianda, Rufus Jones, Danny Huston, and others.
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Storyline
In 1953, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a grueling music hall tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland while struggling to get another film made: a comedic adaptation of Robin Hood. Poor publicity in Britain means the tour begins in almost-empty backstreet theatres with Delfont seeming more interested in his up-and-coming star Norman Wisdom.
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
2001
Pages
544
Book Rate
7.84
S: Goodreads
Book
Laurel & Hardy: The British Tours
Author: A.J. Marriot
Country: UK
First published in: 2001
Length: 544 pages
Genre: Biography
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“I’m always frustrated when somebody makes a movie out of a book and they leave the book behind, or the heart of it.”
SEAN PENN (Actor, Filmmaker)
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