# Laurel & Hardy script

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 9, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-hardy-script/829237 "2019-02-09T18:36:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![CharlesHugh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@CharlesHugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharlesHugh)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-hardy-script/829237/1 "2019-02-09T18:36:05Z")

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There are frequent mentions in STAN & OLLIE about a script Stan is writing for a movie on Robin Hood.  
Does that script still exist, or did he trash it before he died?

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-hardy-script/829237/2 "2019-02-09T22:37:08Z")

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> [@CharlesHugh](#):
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> There are frequent mentions in STAN & OLLIE about a script Stan is writing for a movie on Robin Hood.  
> Does that script still exist, or did he trash it before he died?

I don’t know, but I’ll bump this by asking, how was the movie? Because from the clips it looks like one of those movies where I’ll sit around thinking to myself, wow, it’s really amazing how much John C. Reilly looks and acts like Oliver Hardy up there! 🙂 You know, rather than losing myself in the actual movie.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-hardy-script/829237/3 "2019-02-10T01:05:37Z")

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If you visit the town of Rock Ridge, you might get a laurel and hearty handshake.

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**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-hardy-script/829237/4 "2019-02-10T02:23:31Z")

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> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#):
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> I don’t know, but I’ll bump this by asking, how was the movie? Because from the clips it looks like one of those movies where I’ll sit around thinking to myself, wow, it’s really amazing how much John C. Reilly looks and acts like Oliver Hardy up there! 🙂 You know, rather than losing myself in the actual movie.

Here’s a link to [my review](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21445522&postcount=25) from the Stan & Ollie thread. My bottom line:

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> I would recommend it, but know going in that while there are some laughs from the comedy routines, overall it is a serious, sad, thoughtful movie.

After the first few minutes, I forgot they were actors and was completely pulled into the story.