The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in 'For Love or Mummy' (1999)

Bronson Pinchot does a nice job imitating Stan Laurel and Gailard Sartain gives a good appearance as Oliver Hardy, but the imitation does not extend to the original duo's comedy. The silly ... See full summary »

Directors:

John R. Cherry III, Larry Harmon

Writers:

Jeffrey Pillars (screenplay), Joseph Dattorre (screenplay)

Stars:

Bronson Pinchot, Gailard Sartain, F. Murray Abraham

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bronson Pinchot	...	Stanley
Gailard Sartain	...	Oliver Fattius Hardy
F. Murray Abraham	...	Prof. Covington
Philip Godawa	...	Ferouk
Jeffrey Pillars	...	Biker
Rick Rogers	...	Kowalski
Farouk Valley-Omar	...	Habib
Larry Harmon	...	Doomworld owner
Zane Meas	...	High priest
Gordon van Rooyen	...	Party man
Matthew Haldenby	...	Mummy
Jonathan Pienaar	...	Young professor
Josh Cheny	...	Officer Levin
Jeffrey D. Shapiro	...	Desk cop
Peter Spiropoulous	...	Maitre d'

Storyline

Bronson Pinchot does a nice job imitating Stan Laurel and Gailard Sartain gives a good appearance as Oliver Hardy, but the imitation does not extend to the original duo's comedy. The silly story line finds the two trying to protect a professor's daughter from a mummy that has been re-born.

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Plot Keywords:

mummy | laurel and hardy | double act | independent film | character name in title

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Taglines:

Their uncles paved the way for their hijinks...Now all they want is their mummy.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1999 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

A tetszhalott múmia, avagy Stan és Pan új kalandjai

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Coast Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jim Varney was originally cast as Stan Laurel but had to bow out due to ill health.

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Quotes

Hardy: Dream boat... that's what she'll say when she sees me...
Laurel: When I see you, I think tug boat

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Connections

References Kissin' Cousins (1964)

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Soundtracks

"Nothing from Nothing"
Performed by Billy Preston
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film and TV Music

User Reviews

Great tribute to Laurel and Hardy - just good fun!

Diehard devotees may resent a new adventure that features Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy characters, but "For Love or Mummy" is a delightful tribute to these two comedy legends, and fun for the whole family. Gailard Sartain and Bronson Pinchot play lookalike nephews to their namesake uncles Ollie and Stan, and the imitations are nearly perfect - from Oliver's patient but bumbling southern gentleman to Stanley's falsetto shrieks of distress. The action begins when the young Messrs. Laurel and Hardy are chosen by their men's club to guard an ancient mummy, but the mummy has its own agenda, one that includes kidnapping the pretty daughter of the museum curator, whom Ollie has a crush on. There's nothing scary for the kids, but lots of good old-fashioned laughter like the original Laurel & Hardy brought to yesterday's generation of comedy fans.