The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
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| Directed by | Tommy Avallone |
| Written by | Tommy Avallone Max Paolucci |
| Produced by | Raymond Esposito Max Paolucci Derrick Kunzer Kevin Sisti Jr. |
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| Cinematography | Derrick Kunzer |
| Edited by | Tommy Avallone |
| Music by | John Avarese |
Production companies | Double Windsor Films Old Lime Productions |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man is a 2018 American documentary film written, edited and directed by Tommy Avallone.
Plot
[edit]The film explores and investigates several "urban legends" surrounding American actor and comedian Bill Murray.
Cast
[edit]- Tommy Avallone as himself
- John Barnhardt as himself
- Christopher Beaumont as himself
Release
[edit]Reception
[edit]The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 95% approval rating based on 21 reviews.[1] Peter Howell from the Canadian daily newspaper Toronto Star gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, stating: "The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned From a Mythical Man addresses the very real title star’s amusingly bizarre habit of casually barging into regular lives."[2] Richard Roeper writing for the Chicago Sun-Times gave "The Bill Murray Stories" 3.5 out of 4 stars.[3] John DeFore from The Hollywood Reporter liked the movie but called it "an enjoyable but hardly essential pop-culture exploration".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned From a Mythical Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 2020-04-19. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Howell, Peter (8 November 2018). "In documentary The Bill Murray Stories, the star seems happy to do just about anything to make an event happier". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Roeper, Richard (22 June 2018). "The meaning of people's Bill Murray stories, outta nowhere". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ DeFore, John (29 March 2018). "Tommy Avallone's doc talks to some of the lucky bystanders who had close encounters with Bill Murray". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.