The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
{{short description|2018 documentary film directed by Tommy Avallone}}
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| writer = Tommy Avallone
Max Paolucci
| starring =
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- Tommy Avallone
- John Barnhardt
- Christopher Beaumont
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| director = Tommy Avallone
| producer = Raymond Esposito
Max Paolucci
Derrick Kunzer
Kevin Sisti Jr.
| cinematography = Derrick Kunzer
| editing = Tommy Avallone
| music = John Avarese
| studio = Double Windsor Films
Old Lime Productions
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| released = {{Film date|2018|3|10|South by Southwest}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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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
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 or an|{{RT data|score}}}} approval rating based on {{RT data|count}} reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_bill_murray_stories_life_lessons_learned_from_a_mythical_man|title=The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned From a Mythical Man|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}|archive-date=2020-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419075118/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_bill_murray_stories_life_lessons_learned_from_a_mythical_man|url-status=live}} 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."{{cite web |last1=Howell |first1=Peter |title=In documentary The Bill Murray Stories, the star seems happy to do just about anything to make an event happier |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/review/2018/11/08/in-documentary-the-bill-murray-stories-the-star-seems-happy-to-do-just-about-anything-to-make-an-event-happier.html |website=Toronto Star |date=8 November 2018 |accessdate=19 April 2020 |archive-date=12 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512094134/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/review/2018/11/08/in-documentary-the-bill-murray-stories-the-star-seems-happy-to-do-just-about-anything-to-make-an-event-happier.html |url-status=live }} Richard Roeper writing for the Chicago Sun-Times gave "The Bill Murray Stories" 3.5 out of 4 stars.{{cite web |last1=Roeper |first1=Richard |title=The meaning of people's Bill Murray stories, outta nowhere |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/6/22/18382800/the-meaning-of-people-s-bill-murray-stories-outta-nowhere |website=Chicago Sun-Times |date=22 June 2018 |accessdate=19 April 2020 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809102403/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2018/6/22/18382800/the-meaning-of-people-s-bill-murray-stories-outta-nowhere |url-status=live }} John DeFore from The Hollywood Reporter liked the movie but called it "an enjoyable but hardly essential pop-culture exploration".{{cite web |last1=DeFore |first1=John |title=Tommy Avallone's doc talks to some of the lucky bystanders who had close encounters with Bill Murray |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bill-murray-stories-life-lessons-learned-a-mythical-man-1098309 |website=Hollywood Reporter |date=29 March 2018 |accessdate=19 April 2020 |archive-date=15 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415053751/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bill-murray-stories-life-lessons-learned-a-mythical-man-1098309 |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=tt7329810}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|the_bill_murray_stories_life_lessons_learned_from_a_mythical_man}}
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Category:Documentary films about actors