Stan & Ollie Review

Stan & Ollie

Release Date: 21st February 2019 - Australia 

Production Companies
Entertainment One (presents)
BBC Films (presents)

Sonesta Films

Fable Pictures

Entertainment One Features (in association with)
Baby Cow Productions (in association with)
Laurel and Hardy Feature Productions

Left Bank Pictures (produced in association with)

S&O

Sierra/Affinty

Distribution
eOne

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Rating: PG

Runtime: 98 minutes


Budget: $10,000,000

Box Office Gross: $29,062,674 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Hollywood's most renowned comic duo of the 1930s and 1940s, were known to audiences worldwide as Laurel & Hardy. Together, they starred in over 100 films.

In the aftermath of the

Second World War, the

ailing Laurel and Hardy

attempt to revive their film

careers by embarking on a

gruelling theatre tour that

would become their final act.

Cast

Steve Coogan - Stan Laurel

John C. Reilly - Oliver Hardy

Shirley Henderson - Lucille Hardy
Nina Arianda - Ida Kitaeva Laurel

Rufus Jones - Bernard Delfont

Danny Huston - Hal Roach

Joseph Balderrama - James Horne

Jon Henshaw - Nobby Cook

Tapiwa Mugweni - Burgess

Keith MacPherson - James Finlayson

Stewart Alexander - Joe Schenck

Kevin Millington - Clapper Loader

Toby Sedgwick - Palladium Manager

Rebecca Yeo - Concierge Savoy

Stephanie Hyam - Mr. Miffin's Receptionist

Kate Okello - Glass Bottle Inn Receptionist

Sanjeev Kohli - Glasgow Empire Manager
Susy Kane - Cynthia Clark
Richard Cant - Harry Langdon
Ashley Robinson - Gordon Douglas

Greg Canestrari - Stan's Lawyer

Roger Ringrose - Doctor at Savoy

Ella Kenion - Holiday Camp Organiser

Susy Kane - Cynthia - Mr. Miffin's

Head of Production

Veronica Clifford - Elderly Woman - Glasgow

Elizabeth Bennett - Lady Warley

Conrad Asquith - Lord Warley

Owen Findlay - Robin Hood

Danny Scheinmann - Jewelry Shop Assistant

Bentley Kalu - Elephant Wrangler

Tom Bates - Scene Hand - Roach Lot

Ella Baird - Ann MacDonald

Josh Connor - Assistant Stage Manager

Josh Alexander - Newspaper Stand Boy

Matt Dunkley - Conductor
Harry Hepple - Wally Brady (Uncredited)

Crew
Director - Jon S. Baird

Inspired by the Book "Laurel & Hardy - The

British Tours"/Consultant: Laurel & Hardy -

A.J. Marriot
Writer/Executive Producer - Jeff Pope
Executive Producers - Kate Fasulo,

Christine Langan, Xavier Marchand,

Nichola Martin, Joe Oppenheimer,

Eugenio Pérez and Gabrielle Tina
Producer - Faye Ward
Co-Producer - Jim Spencer

Consultant: Laurel & Hardy - Ross Owen

Casting Director - Andy Pryor
Production Designer - John Paul Kelly

Supervising Art Director - David Hindle

Set Decorator - Claudia Parker
Costume Designer - Guy Speranza

Prosthetic Makeup Designer - Mark Coulier

Hair & Makeup Designer - Jeremy Woodhead
Director of Photography - Laurie Rose

Unit Production Manager - Louise Killin

Director of Movement and Choreography -

Toby Sedgwick

Stunt Coordinators - Abbi Collins and

James O'Donnell 

Special Effects Supervisor - Chris Reynolds

Visual Effects Supervisor - Mark Michaels

Post-Production Supervisor - Louise Seymour

Editors - Una Ni Dhonghaile and Billy Sneddon

Supervising Sound Editors/Re-Recording Mixers -

Paul Cotterell and James Harrison
Music - Rolfe Kent

Review

In the mid 2000s, I became acquainted with Laurel and Hardy, one of the greatest comic duos. Laurel and Hardy had success through both the silent and sound eras. While the pair were long gone, their brand of slapstick humour and films left audiences a lasting impression. This experience took me back as I watched most of their shorts, along with one of their feature-length movies. These are the reasons I decided to go and see STAN & OLLIE, a biopic about the comic duo in their final years. Their behind-the-scenes story has rarely seen the light of day, until now, with the release of STAN & OLLIE. This moving, dramatic biopic teaches us all there is to know about Laurel and Hardy during a European tour, which they undertook in their final years together. I believe this film should have received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, which it missed out on.

The lead actors, Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly, were uncannily fitting for the famed duo in their performances. This aspect of the film alone deserved recognition at the Oscars.

I feel proud of something that STAN & OLLIE has accomplished. It is a heartfelt tribute to the famed pairing of Laurel and Hardy. As someone discovered Laurel and Hardy in my childhood, I find this feature captures that memory. It's the best film I've seen this year.

Star rating: (10/10) Best Movie Ever

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