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Bill Murray
Bill Murray was born on September 21, 1950 in Wilmette, Illinois. He is the fifth of nine children. He grew up working as a caddy on golf courses with his brothers. He saved his salary so he could attend a private high school – Loyola Academy, which was an all boys’ school. Murray done some sports & acting whilst there.
Bill Murray wanted to be a doctor. While enrolled in Regis College in Denver to study pre-med, he was charged with possession of marijuana, and his plans were changed. He left college and headed off to try his hand at being a comedian. One of his brothers was already a member of Chicago’s Second City Comedy Troupe so Bill signed himself up just like his brother did. He soon found himself on "The National Lampoon Radio Show" along with Gilda Radner, Dan Akroyd, and John Belushi.
In 1977, Murray tried out for a spot on Saturday Night Live. Soon after he was on the show, he became an audience favourite and this lead him to his career in acting. Murray has acted in both serious and comedic roles. He has been in over forty films and has produced several movies. He wrote the movie "The Razor’s Edge" that was a box office hit in 1984. He has also directed one movie as well. Bill has been recognized with numerous Awards and nominations including a Golden Globe award and an Academy Award nomination for Lost In Translation.
On January 24, 1980, he married Margaret Kelly. They had two sons together Homer & Luke and in 1996, they were divorced. Murray married his second wife Jennifer in 1997, with which he has four children Caleb,Jackson,Cooper,Lincoln. Jennifer filed for divorce on May 12th 2008 it was finalized on 13th June 2008.
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McG headbutted by Murray -
4 June 2009
-Director Mcg was once headbutted by actor Bill Murray - in a fight which nearly broke the moviemaker's nose. -
-The director worked with the Ghostbusters star on 2000 film Charlie's Angels but the actor did not return for the subsequent sequel, 2003's Charlie's Ange
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Bill Murray 'may appear in Ghostbusters sequel' -
13 October 2008
Bill Murray has suggested he may appear in the planned Ghostbusters sequel, but only if the script is good enough.-Columbia Pictures recently revealed it has enlisted writers Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg to pen the script for a follow-up to the original 1980s mo
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Bill Murray to star in City of Ember -
11 June 2007
Following his legendary roles in films such as Lost in Translation and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, actor Bill Murray is to star in a new fantasy drama entitled City of Ember.-The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Murray, who also played the cuckolded Raleigh
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City Of Ember - BLU-RAY Version
(2008)
Starring: Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan
Director: Gil Kenan
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MONSTER HOUSE director Gil Kenan takes the helm for this children's fantasy about two young heroes who attempt to solve an ancient mystery in time to prevent their underground city from being swallowed by darkness. The City of Ember was built over 200 year ago, deep below the earth, where the ..read more »
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The City of Ember
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan
Director: Gil Kenan
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For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers in a race against time, must search Ember for clues ..read more »
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62%
from 10,714 members
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The Darjeeling Limited
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson
Director: Wes Anderson
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Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving ..read more »
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Eric Clapton - Crossroads Guitar Festiva...
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Los Lobos
Director: Martyn Atkins
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Recorded live in Chicago on 28th July 2007, CROSSROADS sees the Grammy Award-winning musician jamming with fellow luminaries Steve Winwood, BB King, Willie Nelson, Jeff Beck, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Guy, John Mayer, and many more. The festival, conceived by Clapton, is held in aid of people ..read more »
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The Lost City
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Andy Garcia, Ines Sastre, Dustin Hoffman
Director: Andy Garcia
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The Lost City is set in Havana, where Garcia plays nightclub owner Fico Fellove, whose life revolves around the thriving scene that unfolds there on a nightly basis. But trouble looms when one of his brothers, Luis (Nestor Carbonell), is killed after a violent raid on the presidential palace. ..read more »
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Broken Flowers
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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Winner of the 2005 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, the film tells the story of Don Johnston (Bill Murray), a man overflowing with wealth but void of emotion. On the day that his most recent girlfriend (Julie Delpy) has given up on him for good, he learns, through an anonymous letter, that ..read more »
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett
Director: Wes Anderson
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With a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife (Huston), a journalist (Blanchett), and a man who may or may not be his son (Wilson).
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Garfield
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Bill Murray, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Breckin Meyer
Director: Peter Hewitt
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The long-running, popular comic strip about the fat and lazy cat named Garfield comes to life with this live-action Hollywood comedy. Based on characters created by Jim Davis, the film tells the story of this supremely spoiled pet, who wants the affection of everyone around him, only he wants it on ..read more »
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Coffee And Cigarettes
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Roberto Benigni, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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A comic series of short vignettes built on one another to create a cumulative effect, as characters discuss things as diverse as caffeine popsicles, Paris in the '20s, and the use of nicotine as an insecticide - all the while sitting around sipping coffee and smoking cigarettes. As director Jim ..read more »
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Lost In Translation
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi
Director: Sofia Coppola
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An American film star out to make a commercial in Tokyo meets up with a photographer's wife in a hotel bar. These two people are lonely and having to contend with a foreign language and a new culture. A friendship begins.
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The Royal Tenenbaums
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller
Director: Wes Anderson
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In their youth, the Tenenbaums--an eccentric New York family--were extraordinary. They were all geniuses. Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) was a successful litigator. His wife Etheline (Angelica Huston) raised their children to be ambitious, entrepreneurial, and creative--then published an acclaimed ..read more »
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Osmosis Jones
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne, David Hyde Pierce
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
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With OSMOSIS JONES, triple threat writer-director-producer brothers Bobby and Peter Farrelly (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY) successfully move into the live-action/animation genre. Frank (Bill Murray), a scruffy, overweight zoo keeper, revels in his unhealthy habits much to the chagrin of his young ..read more »
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Charlie's Angels
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu
Director: Joseph McGinty
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Based on the babe-a-licious show from the 1970s, CHARLIE'S ANGELS is a defiantly goofy action movie featuring plenty of comedy and a strong sense of girl power. Three talented young women work for the mysterious Charles Townsend: Natalie (Cameron Diaz), the bubbly blond science expert; Dylan (Drew ..read more »
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Hamlet
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Shepard
Director: Michael Almereyda
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Ethan Hawke stars in this modern update of Shakespeare's classic play. He portrays a young filmmaker in New York City who struggles to gain power of his deceased father's company, even as the new boss (Kyle MacLachlan) manages to take total control of the proceedings. Michael Almereyda's (NADJA) ..read more »
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Wild Things
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell
Director: John McNaughton
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A seemingly virtuous high school guidance counselor, Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon), is accused of raping students Kelly (Denise Richards) and Suzie (Neve Campbell). Ken Bowden (Bill Murray), an oddball attorney, and Detective Ray Duquette (Kevin Bacon) come to Lombardo's aid, unraveling a much larger ..read more »
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Rushmore
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Williams, Bill Murray
Director: Wes Anderson
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Director Wes Anderson's follow-up to the acclaimed BOTTLE ROCKET is a funny, warmhearted, and extremely sharp American response to the English Angry Young Man films of the 1960s, right down to its British Invasion soundtrack. Newcomer Jason Schwartzman creates a classic protagonist in Max Fischer, ..read more »
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Space Jam
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Michael Johnson, Danny De Vito, Bill Murray
Director: Joe Pytka
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Threatened with being kidnapped and taken to Moron Mountain by the Nerdlucks, Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes characters propose a winner-take-all basketball game. Confident that their ringer, NBA mega-star Michael Jordan, will ensure their victory, Bugs & Co. are surprised with their foes' ability ..read more »
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Ed Wood
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker
Director: Tim Burton
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A stranger-than-fiction true story of the early career of Edward D. Wood, Jr., the undisputed "worst movie director of all time," Tim Burton's ED WOOD is nevertheless a delightful, zany, and ultimately moving film. Wood was the auteur behind GLEN OR GLENDA
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Groundhog Day - BLU-RAY Version
(1993)
Starring: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott
Director: Harold Ramis
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Once again, for the fifth year in a row, TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is forced to cover the Groundhog Day ceremonies in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, an assignment he truly despises. But this year something truly bizarre happens after he finishes the report: When he wakes up the next ..read more »
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Due for release on 18th January 2010
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Groundhog Day
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott
Director: Harold Ramis
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Once again, for the fifth year in a row, TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is forced to cover the Groundhog Day ceremonies in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, an assignment he truly despises. But this year something truly bizarre happens after he finishes the report: When he wakes up the next ..read more »
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Mad Dog And Glory
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Bill Murray, Kathy Baker
Director: John McNaughton
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1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen DVD 9 French German Italian Spanish English Region 2 Dolby Digital Surround English French German Italian Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Bulgarian Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Hungarian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Swedish ..read more »
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What About Bob?
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Hagerty
Director: Frank Oz
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Bob, a troubled but loveable therapy patient who fears everything, calls upon a noted psychiatrist who helps him overcome his fears. When the doctor takes a quiet family holiday in New Hampshire Bob, terrified of being alone, keeps popping up un-expectedly at the family's retreat. That's when the ..read more »
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Ghostbusters 2
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Ivan Reitman
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The band of ghost busters are back to save the universe. Having been put out of commission due to a judicial court order, the fearless four pull out all psychic stops to put an end to a demonic river of slime and rescue Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) and her child. In order to achieve this, they ..read more »
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Scrooged
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Bill Murray, John Forsythe, Carol Kane
Director: Richard Donner
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Frank (Bill Murray) is a network TV President and modern-day Scrooge. Always looking out for number one, the stingy, uncaring curmudgeon places everyone else's needs last. But his holiday spirit is about to get a rude awakening when he is visited by three zany ghosts, who force him to re-examine ..read more »
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Little Shop Of Horrors
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin
Director: Frank Oz
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In this dark but goofy and thoroughly fun musical, shy Seymour and bubbly Audrey don't recognize the romance blooming between them, but they do recognize the money-making potential of Seymour's weird plant, discovered after a total eclipse of the sun. Soon money pours in and Seymour becomes a minor ..read more »
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Ghostbusters - BLU-RAY Version
(1984)
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Ivan Reitman
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When Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murrary) and his Columbia University colleagues (Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson) are kicked out of their prestigious academic posts, they start a private practice as professional ghost-catchers. Although the three parascientists are idle for awhile, their ..read more »
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Ghostbusters
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Ivan Reitman
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When Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murrary) and his Columbia University colleagues (Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson) are kicked out of their prestigious academic posts, they start a private practice as professional ghost-catchers. Although the three parascientists are idle for awhile, their ..read more »
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The Razor's Edge
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Bill Murray, James Keach, Theresa Russell
Director: John Byrum
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Based on William Somerset Maugham's novel, THE RAZOR'S EDGE follows a young man's search for identity. After experiencing WWI, veteran Larry Darrell (Bill Murray) seeks spiritual peace and recovery. After leaving his fiancee (Catherine Hicks), he travels to war-torn Europe and finally to the mystic ..read more »
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Tootsie
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr
Director: Sydney Pollack
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When theatrical mastermind Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) finds himself blacklisted by just about every producer in the acting business, he decides to thwart the entertainment industry by disguising himself as an older woman and auditioning for a daytime soap opera. Dorsey arrives for the audition ..read more »
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Stripes
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, John Candy
Director: Ivan Reitman
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John Winger is having a bad day: not only has he lost his job, his car has been repossessed, he's been evicted and his girlfriend has left him. In despair, he and his hapless best friend Russell decide to join the US Army...
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Caddyshack
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight
Director: Harold Ramis
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Harold Ramis's directorial debut is a hysterical farce set at the typically hoity-toity Bushwood County club. A send-up of the typical class struggle, it pits the caddies against the establishment with riotous results. This wacky comedy features insanely funny performances from Bill Murray, as the ..read more »
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Where The Buffalo Roam
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Bill Murray, Peter Boyle
Director: Art Linson
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A zany comedy story of an off-the-wall journalist who tries to fulfil his writing deadlines whilst battling against the effects of powerful self-administered drugs.
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Meatballs
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Chris Makepeace, Harvey Atkin, Kate Lynch
Director: Ivan Reitman
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Bill Murray stars as Tripper, the nutty leader of a motley crew of summer camp counsellors. Tripper's not your typical summer camp counsellor; he's locked in a bitter rivalry with another camp, and in hot pursuit of an attractive female colleague. Yet he still finds the time to take a special ..read more »
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The Lost City
to Watch Now
(2009)
Starring: Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, Bill Murray
Director: Andy Garcia
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Run time: 144 minutes
In 1950's Havana, prominent nightclub owner Fico Fellove devotes his life to his family and his business. Life is idyllic until Cuba is torn apart by the violent uprising of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro. With both of Fico's brothers caught in the middle, he must do everything in his power to keep ..read more »
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Kingpin
to Watch Now
(1996)
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
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Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 113 minutes
In the '70s, Roy Munsen (Woody Harrelson) was a bowling phenomenon. He was none too sharp about picking friends, though, and the champion he had to beat, "Big Ern," takes him under his supposedly friendly wing. Big Ern (Bill Murray) shows him the high-living lifestyle, and induces him to go on the ..read more »
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Scrooged
to Watch Now
(1988)
Starring: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodard
Director: Richard Donner
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Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 100 minutes
A network TV president is perhaps the most cold-hearted man ever, but his holiday spirit is given a painful booster shot by three vengeful ghosts. In this darkly comic updating of Charles Dicken's Christmas classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Bill Murray portrays Frank Cross, an evil, crass, executive who ..read more »
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Comic Classics 8 April 2004
...competition, but apparently to experiment in the ways of the jedi. Then there's Bill Murray's total comic genius as his insane redneck battles it out with the invading gop...
