The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man is a 2018 American documentary film written, edited and directed by Tommy Avallone.
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Directed by | Tommy Avallone |
Produced by | Raymond Esposito Max Paolucci Derrick Kunzer Kevin Sisti Jr. |
Written by | Tommy Avallone Max Paolucci |
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Music by | John Avarese |
Cinematography | Derrick Kunzer |
Edited by | Tommy Avallone |
Production company | Double Windsor Films Old Lime Productions |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
The film explores and investigates several "urban legends" surrounding American actor and comedian Bill Murray.
Cast
- Tommy Avallone as himself
- John Barnhardt as himself
- Christopher Beaumont as himself
Release
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 95% approval rating based on 20 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
- "The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- Howell, Peter. "In documentary The Bill Murray Stories, the star seems happy to do just about anything to make an event happier". Toronto Star. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- Roeper, Richard. "The meaning of people's Bill Murray stories, outta nowhere". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- DeFore, John. "Tommy Avallone's doc talks to some of the lucky bystanders who had close encounters with Bill Murray". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 April 2020.