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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 did 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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Bill Murray uncomfortable in spotlight following film release -
25 May 2012
-Bill Murray hides away every time he makes a big movie, insisting the public eyes him with a "strange hunger".-The actor has appeared in a host of major Hollywood films, including Ghostbusters and Lost in Translation, but he still finds it uncomfortable when he's re
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Aykroyd: 'Murray won't be a part of Ghostbusters sequel' -
29 February 2012
-Actor Dan Aykroyd has given up all hope of trying to persuade Bill Murray to reprise his Ghostbusters character for a third movie, insisting the film will have to be made without the funnyman.-Aykroyd, co-star Harold Ramis and director Ivan Reitman have been waiting
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Murray teams up with another Coppola -
1 November 2011
-Bill Murray is hoping to replicate the success of his hit 2003 movie Lost In Translation by teaming up with another member of the Coppola directing dynasty.-The Ghostbusters star was the toast of the awards season following the release of Sofia Coppola's film, which
Bill Murray - what members say
review by from Surrey, UK
One of the funniest movies of the 90s 7 September 2004
review by from CHELTENHAM
21 March 2004
review by from Lancs
Excellent 18 September 2005
Bill Murray - filmography
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Ghostbusters 3
(2010)
Starring: Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd
Director: Ivan Reitman
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When the University downsized the para-psychology department, Doctors Venkman (Bill Murray), Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Spengler (Harold Ramis) make the leap from scientist to Ghostbusters, investigators and exterminators of paranormal pests! The bewitching Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) discovers ..read more »
 
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Get Low
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Lori Edgeman, Linds Edwards, Chandler Riggs
Director: Aaron Schneider
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Inspired by the true story of Tennessee recluse Felix 'Bush' Breazeale, who planned his funeral while he was still alive, director Aaron Schneider's dramatic period thriller stars Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek, and Lewis Black. Few folks have spoken with Felix Bush (Duvall) since he ..read more »
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from 1,486 member
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The Fantastic Mr. Fox
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep
Director: Wes Anderson
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A wily fox uses his formidable cunning to outsmart three feeble-minded farmers who resort to extreme tactics to protect their chickens in director Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of the popular Roald Dahl children's book. George Clooney supplies the voice for Mr. Fox, with Meryl Streep, Bill ..read more »
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The Fantastic Mr. Fox - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep
Director: Wes Anderson
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A wily fox uses his formidable cunning to outsmart three feeble-minded farmers who resort to extreme tactics to protect their chickens in director Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of the popular Roald Dahl children's book. George Clooney supplies the voice for Mr. Fox, with Meryl Streep, Bill ..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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The City Of Ember - Blu-ray
(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 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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from 35,757 members
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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
(2005)
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, Brea Frazier
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 - The Movie
(2004)
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Breckin Meyer, Bill Murray
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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from 13,841 members
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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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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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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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Charlie's Angels - Blu-ray
(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
(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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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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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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Wild Things
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Daphne Rubin-Ve, Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon
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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from 8,170 members
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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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from 2,760 members
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Ed Wood
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Vincent D'Onofrio
Director: Tim Burton
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Hollywood visionary Tim Burton pays homage to another Hollywood visionary, albeit a less successful one, in this unusual fictionalized biography. The film follows Wood (Johnny Depp) in his quest for film greatness as he writes and directs turkey after turkey, cross-dresses, and surrounds himself ..read more »
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Groundhog Day - Blu-ray
(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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Groundhog Day
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Stephen Tobolowsky, Marita Geraghty, Robin Duke
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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from 54,202 members
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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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Chicago evidence detective Wayne Dobie (De Niro) is a shy, soft-spoken man who hasn't drawn his gun in fifteen years. His fellow cops have jokingly nicknamed him "Mad Dog" for his lack of guts. But when Dobie inadvertently saves the life of Frank Milo (Murray), a local gangster and loan shark who ..read more »
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from 1,683 member
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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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from 17,285 members
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Scrooged
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodard
Director: Richard Donner
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A darkly comic and surreal contemporization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, this effects-heavy Bill Murray holiday vehicle from 1988 sees the former SNL funnyman assuming the role of television executive Frank Cross, the meanest and most depraved man on earth. Cross will stoop to unheard of ..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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Seymour Krelborn works and lives in a rundown flower shop on Skid Row. While his boss, Gravis Mushnick, struggles to keep the shop open, Seymour seeks a way of bringing the shop--and himself--fame and fortune. He purchases an exotic plant from an oriental street vendor, naming the plant Audrey II, ..read more »
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The Razor's Edge
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Bill Murray, James Keach, Peter Vaughan
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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Ghostbusters
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Ivan Reitman
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Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson star as a quartet of Manhattan-based paranormal investigators. When their government grants run out, the former three go into business as The Ghostbusters, later hiring Hudson on. Armed with electronic paraphernalia, the team is spectacularly ..read more »
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Ghostbusters - Blu-ray
(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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from 3,206 members
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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, Warren Oates
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 - Blu-ray
(1980)
Starring: Scott Colomby, Cindy Morgan, Brian Doyle Murray
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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Caddyshack
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Scott Colomby, Cindy Morgan, Brian Doyle Murray
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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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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...) and tries to coach him to world series glory against his old rival (played by Bill Murray). Along the way, they pick up the battered girlfriend of a sleazy gangster and...
