Comments on: Bill Murray Divorces, Fulfills Star Sign Destiny http://blog.spout.com/2008/05/29/bill-murray-divorces-fulfills-star-sign-destiny/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:00:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: John http://blog.spout.com/2008/05/29/bill-murray-divorces-fulfills-star-sign-destiny/#comment-101550 John Thu, 29 May 2008 16:59:17 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=3013#comment-101550 Great post. What you surmised seems feasible, but at the same time, frankly, assuming that Jarmusch, Anderson and Coppola all utilized Murray because they're nostalgic is too reductive. They probably all had legitimate reasons for casting Murray in their films. When I was a kid, I was a huge fan of Ghostbusters, but I think Murray's current screen persona is, in-of-itself, genuinely interesting. And where does Groundhog Day fit into this? That's Murray's highest regarded star vehicle, and with good reason. Can Murray redeem himself the same way Phil redeemed himself at the end of GD? Great post. What you surmised seems feasible, but at the same time, frankly, assuming that Jarmusch, Anderson and Coppola all utilized Murray because they’re nostalgic is too reductive. They probably all had legitimate reasons for casting Murray in their films.

When I was a kid, I was a huge fan of Ghostbusters, but I think Murray’s current screen persona is, in-of-itself, genuinely interesting.

And where does Groundhog Day fit into this? That’s Murray’s highest regarded star vehicle, and with good reason. Can Murray redeem himself the same way Phil redeemed himself at the end of GD?

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