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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:33 PM
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Poll question: Best Bill Murray Movie
You know him, you love him. Now pick his best flick...

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LTR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:33 PM
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1. Well, I'll bite
Gotta be Caddyshack!
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:34 PM
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2. Rushmore wasn't on there...
...so I picked Royal Tannenbaums
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regnaD kciN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 02:18 PM
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18. That's what...
...the "other" choice is for, and why I picked it.
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mark0rama Donating Member (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 05:00 PM
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32. Royal T'baums was my favorite of the flicks listed.
But there are Bill Murray movies (i.e., star vehicles), and then there are movies with Bill Murray in the ensemble. Royal T'baums is definitely the latter.

And the best dysfunctional family comedy I've ever seen.
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Dogmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:35 PM
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3. Rushmore
The high spot in another otherwise trendy-boo movie.

--bkl
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zekeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:35 PM
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4. Groundhog Day got my vote
but its hard with all the great choices. I also really like the Man Who Knew Too little.
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Raenelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 02:41 PM
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20. Groundhog Day is one of my favorite movies of all time.
Of course, so are so many other Bill Murray movies. What About Bob? Fucking hilarious. I LOL just recalling it. I luhoooove Bill Murray.
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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:35 PM
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5. The Razor's Edge.
"Isn't it true that it is easy to be a holy man on a mountain?"
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:44 PM
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14. That's my choice, too...
I've used that quote for years. Thanks, TD. :-)
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:45 PM
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15. Excellent Choice!
I've loved it for a long time. Second would probably be Groundhog Day.
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 03:53 PM
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25. Good pick!
Excellent movie!
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seventhson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 04:23 PM
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31. Razor's Edge - Somerset Maugham
Murray made this film as part of a package where he made a comedy (stripes or something) and they financed Razor's edge. -- a fairly serious and tragic but wonderful and spiritual and sexy movie based on the Maugham experience among the spiritual monks of the himalayas
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:35 PM
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6. Actually, I heard his new movie is suppose to be spectacular
Edited on Mon Sep-22-03 01:36 PM by LynneSin
Lost in Translation did over 2million in business last weekend and it was only in 183 theaters. Most mainstream movies do about 2000-3000 opening weekend. But the movie has rave reviews and Oscar buzz and it's starring - Bill Murray

Go Figure

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335266/combined

And you don't have Rushmore on there? GEez, what kind of poll is this one???
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Caution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:35 PM
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7. I picked Groundhog day
But Scrooged should be on this list!
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catzies Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 02:39 PM
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19. SCROOGED!
Gets my vote.

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Paragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:36 PM
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8. Judging by the reviews and box office recipts...
...it may be his new one, "Lost In Translation". Can't wait til it comes to my town.
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:36 PM
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9. Yup, Rushmore Beats Ghostbusters
but you should add his new one "Lost in Translation." It's supposed to be excellent.
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GainesT1958 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:38 PM
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10. I voted for "Stripes", but...
To me it's really a three-way tie between that one, "Caddyshack", and "Ghostbusters". :D

And, hey...wait a minute, NONE of THOSE guys look like Bill Murray!:eyes:

B-)
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GOPFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:39 PM
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11. Groundhog Day
One of my all time favorites (along with about 149 others!)
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Wolfman 11 Donating Member (444 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:42 PM
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12. I like Ghosbusters one and two
equally
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Ohio Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:42 PM
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13. It's sorta stupid, but I though The Man who Knew too Little was funny.
It was funny in a stupid sort of way, if you know what I mean.
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 04:12 PM
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29. I liked that movie too
Unfortunately, my husband didn't. Maybe, I'll rent it again sometime that he won't be around.
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Fight_n_back Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:46 PM
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16. The fact that What about Bob has
the same number of votes as Caddyshack shows why the Democratic Party is doomed.
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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 01:50 PM
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17. Toss up between Groundhog Day and What About Bob
GD was in the lead so I voted for WAB
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Spirochete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 03:31 PM
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21. Where the Buffalo Roam
He was a better Hunter Thompson than Johnny Depp, I thought.
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zekeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 04:01 PM
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27. Forgot about that one
which I can't believe I did! excellent
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trogdor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 03:35 PM
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22. Quick Change
"What kind of clown are you?"

"The crying on the inside kind, I guess."
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 11:23 PM
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39. Absoultely HI-larious.....love love love loved it......
....always love his movied though...always loved him since his beginnings on SNL when I was a wee lass....just seeing him makes me LOL!! :D :D
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 03:40 PM
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23. "Lost in Translation"
I saw it last week and LOVED it! Can't wait to get the DVD! It's a definitely different movie for him. There's funny stuff in it, but it's not a comedy (in spite of the commercials). Bill Murray has proven that he is an ACTOR. Pretty damn good for an SNL alumnus.
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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 03:52 PM
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24. Rushmore
Great sad/funny performance.
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Emboldened Chimp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 03:55 PM
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26. Scrooged!
A perfect vehicle for him.
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Scurrilous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 04:12 PM
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28. I voted for ...
...Caddyshack. Kingpin is a close second.
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VermontDem2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 04:18 PM
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30. I nominate the Man Who Knew Too Little
What about Bob was also hillarious.
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 05:13 PM
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33. "these are "OR" scrubs"...
..."O, R they?"

Rushmore, hands down.

I also liked him in Razor's Edge. Good movie based on the Maughm novel, but not marketed very well.
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 05:13 PM
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34. "these are "OR" scrubs"...
..."O, R they?"

Rushmore, hands down.

I also liked him in Razor's Edge. Good movie based on the Maughm novel, but not marketed very well.
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toddzilla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 06:03 PM
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35. what about quick change?
i found that movie pretty funny, although it doesn't hold a candle to groundhog day. not much does..
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 06:22 PM
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36. What, nobody but nobody likes "Meatballs"?!
Just kidding!

Early 80s summer camp movies. :eyes:
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 07:10 PM
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37.  SCROOGED! SCROOGED! SCROOGED!
But most of the credit goes to the supporting cast--especially Carol Kane.
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Southsideirish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 07:21 PM
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38. 'Guess I'm the only person in the world that can't stand Bill Murray.
He was funny on the old SNL but ever since he went into movies he just has this same sort of sarcastic "aint' I cool" droll persona that drives me crazy. He's the same in every movie - sometimes more active than others but, basically, the same. I thought Rushmore was the worst movie I ever saw and walked out which I never do but it was so rotten - well, I walked out.
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Nevernose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-03 11:26 PM
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40. Where the Buffalo Roam
It wasn't as good as "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," but I thought Bill did a great job as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.

Oh, and ditto on the Ghostbusters thing -- heck of an oversight there.
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