Fantastic Mr. Murray

Fantastic Mr. Murray

52 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Oct. 20, 2019

Bill Murray is considered by many of his fans to be "the coolest man in the world". But how is it that this actor, who for a long time did little more than a few weird performances with strangers and crazy improvisations on TV shows, is now better known than many of his fellow actors with far more impressive filmographies? Although the film "Groundhog Day" was published a quarter of a century ago, the cult surrounding the American improvisational talent has never died down and is now becoming almost irrational. The documentary, peppered with interviews from companions and confidants, follows in Murray's footsteps and tries to fathom where the unique fascination for this man comes from. Starting with the theater in his hometown of Chicago, to the TV shows of the satirical magazine "National Lampoon" and the legendary comedy show "Saturday Night Live" to his checkered film career.

Fantastic Mr. Murray

52 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Oct. 20, 2019

Fantastic Mr. Murray
Bill Murray is considered by many of his fans to be "the coolest man in the world". But how is it that this actor, who for a long time did little more than a few weird performances with strangers and crazy improvisations on TV shows, is now better known than many of his fellow actors with far more impressive filmographies? Although the film "Groundhog Day" was published a quarter of a century ago, the cult surrounding the American improvisational talent has never died down and is now becoming almost irrational. The documentary, peppered with interviews from companions and confidants, follows in Murray's footsteps and tries to fathom where the unique fascination for this man comes from. Starting with the theater in his hometown of Chicago, to the TV shows of the satirical magazine "National Lampoon" and the legendary comedy show "Saturday Night Live" to his checkered film career.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers ARTE, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, PROCIREP, Siècle Productions
Original title Le fantastique Mr Murray
Directors Stéphane Benhamou
Writers Stéphane Benhamou

Cast

Bill Murray

as Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)

Dan Aykroyd

as Self - Interviewee

Stephen Tobolowsky

as Self - Interviewee

Wes Anderson

as Self interviewee (archive footage)

Sofia Coppola

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Ivan Reitman

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Danny Rubin

as Self - Interviewee

Laraine Newman

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Kelly Leonard

as Self - Interviewee

Jeffrey Sweet

as Self - Interviewee

Seth Reiss

as Self - Interviewee

Barack Obama

as Self (archive footage)

Fethi Maayoufi

as Self - French Narrator (voice)

Susanne von Medvey

as Self - German Narrator (voice)

Nancy Gille

as Self - Additional French Voice

Georges Caudron

as Self - Additional French Voice

Alexandre Donders

as Self - Additional French Voice

Michel Elias

as Self - Additional French Voice