Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Steve Coogan And John C. Reilly Talk New Film ‘Stan And Ollie’ | TODAY

>>> THE NEW FILM "STAN AND

>>> THE NEW FILM "STAN AND OLLIE" IS THE STORY OF TWO

OLLIE" IS THE STORY OF TWO ICONS, THE LATE GREAT COMEDY

ICONS, THE LATE GREAT COMEDY DUO, LAUREL AND HARDY.

DUO, LAUREL AND HARDY. STEVE COOGAN PLAYS LAUREL, AND

STEVE COOGAN PLAYS LAUREL, AND JOHN C. REILLY PLAYS HARDY.

JOHN C. REILLY PLAYS HARDY. >> THE FILM FOLLOWS THEM IN

>> THE FILM FOLLOWS THEM IN THEIR LATER YEARS EMBARKING ON A

THEIR LATER YEARS EMBARKING ON A TOUR IN GREAT BRITAIN IN THE

TOUR IN GREAT BRITAIN IN THE 1950s.

1950s. OUR HEARTS ENTWINE

OUR HEARTS ENTWINE WHERE SHE CARVED HER NAME

WHERE SHE CARVED HER NAME AND I CARVED MINE

AND I CARVED MINE OH, JUNE

OH, JUNE JUST LIKE THE MOUNTAINS ARE

JUST LIKE THE MOUNTAINS ARE BLUE

BLUE LIKE THE PINE

LIKE THE PINE I AM LONESOME FOR YOU

I AM LONESOME FOR YOU ON THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME

ON THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE

PINE >> STEVE AND JOHN, GOOD MORNING.

>> STEVE AND JOHN, GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.

>> GOOD MORNING. >> GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS.

>> GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS. THIS IS SUCH A TERRIFIC FILM.

THIS IS SUCH A TERRIFIC FILM. WEVE GOTTEN A CHANCE TO SEE IT.

WEVE GOTTEN A CHANCE TO SEE IT. WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT IT,

WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT IT, FIRST OF ALL, ITS THIS

FIRST OF ALL, ITS THIS WONDERFUL LOVE STORY BETWEEN

WONDERFUL LOVE STORY BETWEEN THESE TWO GUYS.

THESE TWO GUYS. BUT IT TAKES PLACE IN A SPECIFIC

BUT IT TAKES PLACE IN A SPECIFIC TIME, ALMOST IN THE TWILIGHT OF

TIME, ALMOST IN THE TWILIGHT OF THEIR CAREERS.

THEIR CAREERS. WHY THEN?

WHY THEN? >> WELL, TOWARDS THE LATTER PART

>> WELL, TOWARDS THE LATTER PART OF THEIR CAREERS, THEY COULDNT

OF THEIR CAREERS, THEY COULDNT REALLY GET MOVIE WORK ANYMORE.

REALLY GET MOVIE WORK ANYMORE. THEY WENT BACK TO WHAT THEY

THEY WENT BACK TO WHAT THEY KNEW, WHICH WAS VAUDEVILLE AND

KNEW, WHICH WAS VAUDEVILLE AND MUSIC HALL.

MUSIC HALL. AND THEY DID TOURS IN ENGLAND

AND THEY DID TOURS IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND TO MAKE MONEY.

AND SCOTLAND TO MAKE MONEY. OUR FILM FOCUSES ON THE LAST

OUR FILM FOCUSES ON THE LAST TOUR THEY TOOK IN 1953.

TOUR THEY TOOK IN 1953. ITS A PERFECT SETTING TO LOOK

ITS A PERFECT SETTING TO LOOK BACK ON THEIR LIVES, YOU KNOW?

BACK ON THEIR LIVES, YOU KNOW? ITS A GREAT WAY FOR US TO

ITS A GREAT WAY FOR US TO EXPLORE A PART OF THE

EXPLORE A PART OF THE RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU MIGHT NOT

RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW FROM THEIR FILMS.

KNOW FROM THEIR FILMS. >> THE THING I FOUND FASCINATING

>> THE THING I FOUND FASCINATING WHEN I WAS WATCHING THIS MOVIE,

WHEN I WAS WATCHING THIS MOVIE, I DIDNT REALIZE, LIKE, MY BRAIN

I DIDNT REALIZE, LIKE, MY BRAIN TURNED OFF THAT YOU TWO WERE

TURNED OFF THAT YOU TWO WERE ACTING IN THIS MOVIE.

ACTING IN THIS MOVIE. AND I FELT LIKE I WAS WATCHING

AND I FELT LIKE I WAS WATCHING LAUREL AND HARDY.

LAUREL AND HARDY. WHEN YOU WERENT DOING

WHEN YOU WERENT DOING PERFORMANCES, IT WAS LIKE YOU

PERFORMANCES, IT WAS LIKE YOU WERE PERFORMING.

WERE PERFORMING. YOU EMBRACED THESE CHARACTERS.

YOU EMBRACED THESE CHARACTERS. >> WHEN JOHN AND I CAME

>> WHEN JOHN AND I CAME TOGETHER, WE HAD THREE WEEKS

TOGETHER, WE HAD THREE WEEKS REHEARSAL, WHERE WE LEARNED THE

REHEARSAL, WHERE WE LEARNED THE DANCE ROUTINES AND THE SKETCHES.

DANCE ROUTINES AND THE SKETCHES. THATS SIMILAR TO WHAT LAUREL

THATS SIMILAR TO WHAT LAUREL AND HARDY WOULD HAVE DONE.

AND HARDY WOULD HAVE DONE. THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO REHEARSE

THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO REHEARSE THEIR ROUTINES.

THEIR ROUTINES. IT GAVE US A CHANCE TO BOND.

IT GAVE US A CHANCE TO BOND. THE CLOSER FRIENDS WE BECAME,

THE CLOSER FRIENDS WE BECAME, THE MORE AUTHENTIC THE

THE MORE AUTHENTIC THE RELATIONSHIP OF LAUREL AND HARDY

RELATIONSHIP OF LAUREL AND HARDY APPEARED ON SCREEN.

APPEARED ON SCREEN. >> YOU DIDNT KNOW EACH OTHER

>> YOU DIDNT KNOW EACH OTHER BEFORE THIS.

BEFORE THIS. YOU HAVE BECOME GOOD FRIENDS.

YOU HAVE BECOME GOOD FRIENDS. >> SO FAR.

>> SO FAR. >> PROSTHETICS.

>> PROSTHETICS. YOU WORE A FAT SUIT, WHICH IS

YOU WORE A FAT SUIT, WHICH IS THE PROPER WAY TO SAY IT, THAT

THE PROPER WAY TO SAY IT, THAT YOU WERE HOT IN, I HEARD.

YOU WERE HOT IN, I HEARD. >> YOU HAD A SURGEON ON HERE

>> YOU HAD A SURGEON ON HERE BEFORE WE CAME OUT.

BEFORE WE CAME OUT. THEY DEVELOP THESE THINGS FOR

THEY DEVELOP THESE THINGS FOR SURGEONS, THE SHIRTS THAT HAVE

SURGEONS, THE SHIRTS THAT HAVE TUBES THAT GO ALL OVER THEM,

TUBES THAT GO ALL OVER THEM, THAT PUMP COLD WATER AROUND YOUR

THAT PUMP COLD WATER AROUND YOUR BODY.

BODY. >> OH, GOODNESS.

>> OH, GOODNESS. WE USED ONE OF THE SURGEON

WE USED ONE OF THE SURGEON COOLING SUITS UNDERNEATH MY FAT

COOLING SUITS UNDERNEATH MY FAT SUIT OTHERWISE, YOU WOULD GET

SUIT OTHERWISE, YOU WOULD GET HEAT STROKE AND DIE.

HEAT STROKE AND DIE. >> WE WOULD DO A DANCE ROUTINE

>> WE WOULD DO A DANCE ROUTINE AND JOHN WOULD SIT DOWN AND THEY

AND JOHN WOULD SIT DOWN AND THEY WOULD PLUG HIM IN.

WOULD PLUG HIM IN. >> I HAVE NEVER DONE HARD DRUGS,

>> I HAVE NEVER DONE HARD DRUGS, BUT I HAVE A FEELING IT FELT

BUT I HAVE A FEELING IT FELT LIKE THE COOLING SUIT COMING ON.

LIKE THE COOLING SUIT COMING ON. >> DID YOU KEEP THE COOLING

>> DID YOU KEEP THE COOLING SUIT?

SUIT? >> NO.

>> NO. ITS NOT NECESSARY UNLESS YOURE

ITS NOT NECESSARY UNLESS YOURE WEARING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WEARING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> THE PHYSICALITY OF THESE

>> THE PHYSICALITY OF THESE ROLES.

ROLES. >> WE HAVE A VIDEO,

>> WE HAVE A VIDEO, SIDE-BY-SIDE, FROM THE MOVIE,

SIDE-BY-SIDE, FROM THE MOVIE, WAY OUT WEST WHEN THEY

WAY OUT WEST WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY DID THIS.

ORIGINALLY DID THIS. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE TO INHABIT

WHAT WAS THAT LIKE TO INHABIT THESE GUYS?

THESE GUYS? >> IT WAS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY,

>> IT WAS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY, ACTUALLY.

ACTUALLY. FOR STEVE AND I, THESE WERE

FOR STEVE AND I, THESE WERE IMPORTANT ACTORS COMING UP.

IMPORTANT ACTORS COMING UP. THEY FIGURE EDD OUT SECRETS TO

THEY FIGURE EDD OUT SECRETS TO COMEDY.

COMEDY. THATS THE COOL THING ABOUT

THATS THE COOL THING ABOUT AUDIENCES THAT MIGHT NOT BE

AUDIENCES THAT MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF LAUREL AND HARDY, YOU

AWARE OF LAUREL AND HARDY, YOU CAN WATCH THEIR FILMS NOW AND

CAN WATCH THEIR FILMS NOW AND LAUGH OUT LOUD.

LAUGH OUT LOUD. THEYRE STILL THAT GOOD.

THEYRE STILL THAT GOOD. IT WAS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY FOR

IT WAS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY FOR STEVE AND I TO INHABIT THESE

STEVE AND I TO INHABIT THESE PEOPLE.

PEOPLE. WE HAD AN AMAZING VISUAL RECORD

WE HAD AN AMAZING VISUAL RECORD OF THEIR WORK TO WORK OFF OF.

OF THEIR WORK TO WORK OFF OF. >> SURE.

>> SURE. THE CURSE OF MAKING REALLY GREAT

THE CURSE OF MAKING REALLY GREAT COMEDY, AND WE LEARNED THIS FROM

COMEDY, AND WE LEARNED THIS FROM MAKING THE MOVIE, IS THE EASIER

MAKING THE MOVIE, IS THE EASIER SOMETHING LOOKS OR THE MORE

SOMETHING LOOKS OR THE MORE RANDOM OR JUST CRAZY SOMETHING

RANDOM OR JUST CRAZY SOMETHING IT LOOKS --

IT LOOKS -- >> NONCHALANT.

>> NONCHALANT. >> THE NATURE OF THE COMEDY,

>> THE NATURE OF THE COMEDY, THAT BAD STUFF HAPPENS TO THEM,

THAT BAD STUFF HAPPENS TO THEM, THAT MORE HARD WORK HAS GONE

THAT MORE HARD WORK HAS GONE INTO PREPARATION AND THE CRAFT

INTO PREPARATION AND THE CRAFT BEHIND IT.

BEHIND IT. >> THATS WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE

>> THATS WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE FIRST DANCE SCENE IN THE

FIRST DANCE SCENE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE MOVIE.

BEGINNING OF THE MOVIE. IM SITTING THERE, AND IM NOT

IM SITTING THERE, AND IM NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH LAUREL AND

THAT FAMILIAR WITH LAUREL AND HARDY FROM BACK IN THE DAY.

HARDY FROM BACK IN THE DAY. AND WATCHING YOU, AND SITTING

AND WATCHING YOU, AND SITTING THERE WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE,

THERE WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE, AS YOURE DOING THIS, JUST WACKY

AS YOURE DOING THIS, JUST WACKY LITTLE DANCE.

LITTLE DANCE. I SAID, I CAN SEE WHY THIS WAS

I SAID, I CAN SEE WHY THIS WAS SO ENJOYABLE TO PEOPLE WATCHING

SO ENJOYABLE TO PEOPLE WATCHING THEM BACK IN THE DAY.

THEM BACK IN THE DAY. YOU GUYS REALLY JUST CAPTURED

YOU GUYS REALLY JUST CAPTURED THAT.

THAT. >> ITS FUNNY, WHEN WE LEARNED

>> ITS FUNNY, WHEN WE LEARNED THE ROUTINE, WE HAD TO LEARN --

THE ROUTINE, WE HAD TO LEARN -- THEY HAD MISTAKES WHEN THEY DID

THEY HAD MISTAKES WHEN THEY DID THAT DANCE ROUTINE.

THAT DANCE ROUTINE. WE HAD TO LEARN THE MISTAKES.

WE HAD TO LEARN THE MISTAKES. >> IM GLAD YOU LIKED THE MOVIE.

>> IM GLAD YOU LIKED THE MOVIE. THATS SOMETHING THAT AUDIENCES

THATS SOMETHING THAT AUDIENCES HAVE BEEN SAYING TO US ABOUT IT.

HAVE BEEN SAYING TO US ABOUT IT. ITS NOT JUST AN INTERESTING

ITS NOT JUST AN INTERESTING MOVIE ABOUT TWO PERFORMERS.

MOVIE ABOUT TWO PERFORMERS. THE FILM ITSELF IS ABOUT ETCHMPA

THE FILM ITSELF IS ABOUT ETCHMPA AND FRIENDS WORKING THROUGH

AND FRIENDS WORKING THROUGH THEIR FRIENDSHIP.

THEIR FRIENDSHIP. YOU FEEL A LOT OF LOVE IN THE

YOU FEEL A LOT OF LOVE IN THE FILM, TOO.

FILM, TOO. AT THIS TIME WITH CRAZY NEWS IN

AT THIS TIME WITH CRAZY NEWS IN THE WORLD, IT FEELS GOOD TO

THE WORLD, IT FEELS GOOD TO WATCH THIS MOVIE.

WATCH THIS MOVIE. >> SOMETHING THAT BRINGS

>> SOMETHING THAT BRINGS EVERYBODY JOY.

EVERYBODY JOY. >> LAUREL AND HARDY WERE FAMOUS

>> LAUREL AND HARDY WERE FAMOUS IN THE 1930s, IN THE GREAT

IN THE 1930s, IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

DEPRESSION. IT SHOWS PEOPLE IN BAD TIMES

IT SHOWS PEOPLE IN BAD TIMES THEY NEED A SOLACE AND ESCAPE

THEY NEED A SOLACE AND ESCAPE FROM SOMETHING WITH A FEW

FROM SOMETHING WITH A FEW LAUGHS.

LAUGHS. >> THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE

>> THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAUREL AND HARDY AND

BETWEEN LAUREL AND HARDY AND ABBOTT AND COSTELLO.

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO. >> "STAN & OLLIE" HITS SELECT