Razors edge bill murray movie

The razor s edge bill murray takes the lead role of larry darrell played by tyrone power in the 1946 original adaptation of somerset maughams tale, an upperclass lad who isnt ready to settle. The razor s edge 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I welcome this dramatic role for clown bill murray. An american wwi vet bill murray undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from paris to nepal to the himalayas and back to his hometown. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Bill murray is a young upper class american whose life and soul are deeply changed by his experience of serving as an ambulance driver in the military during world war i. Bill murray stars in this adaptation of the classic novel by w. Somerset maugham, who appears onscreen in the form of herbert marshall. Bill murray as larry darrell, theresa russell as sophie macdonald, catherine hicks as isabel bradley, denholm elliott as elliott templeton, james keach as gray maturin, peter vaughan as mackenzie, brian doyle murray as piedmont, stephen. Upon his return, he discovers he is not the only one who has changed. Another is that people out in the seats are being bored to tears.

The razors edge was probably not the best choice for a movie at all. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. The 1946 film starring tyrone power with maugham may have garnered a number of academy award nominations and even one win, but it wasnt a big critical hit. E ispirato allomonimo romanzo di william somerset maugham. Theresa russell, catherine hicks, denholm elliott, brian doylemurray and james keach also star in the film. The razor s edge 1984 bill murray live from the second city 1980. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the razor s edge 1984 near you. Thanks to john and karin byrum for his ongoing help with this site. Id already seen the tyrone power version of this book, and bill murray s version tells essentially the same story, but with a different pointofview, and selecting different scenes to include. Its like every rock star who thinks theyre a comedian, and ever comedian who believes theyre a comedian, talent knows no bounds, or any sense. Follow the movie on facebook plot summary somerset maughams larry darrell bill murray goes from world war i to a coal mine to the himalayas seeking inner peace.

The razor s edge quotes showing of 7 youre beginning to dislike me, arent you. Bill murray, catherine hicks, theresa russell, denholm elliott, james keach. Released 1984, the razor s edge stars bill murray, theresa russell, denholm elliott, catherine hicks the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 8 min, and received a. It was released in 1946, and stars tyrone power, gene tierney, john payne, anne baxter, clifton webb, and herbert marshall, with a supporting cast including lucile watson, frank latimore, and elsa lanchester. Like nothing in the world is permanent, and were foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely.

If you know where i can get this bathrobe, a similar bathrobe, or material to make my own please let me know. Larry darrell returns from the battlefields of world war i to america a different person. The razor s edge 1984 this is a golden oldie i used to really love this movie, its a little dated now but if you havent seen it or read any somerset maugham its worth your time. Supplemental materials are limited to a theatrical trailer. A touching score and excellent sets also contribute to the superiority of the film. Audiences hoping to see the wisecracking clown of ghostbusters made after the razors edge but released four months prior simply had no interest in seeing murray read vedantic philosophy on a himalayan mountaintop. The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor s edge. May 17, 2015 im looking for the bathrobe that was in the movie the razor s edge 1984, with bill murray. Bill murray larry darrell, screenwriter theresa russell sophie catherine hicks isabel denholm elliott elliott templeton james keach gray maturin. Some of the scenes are very good, especially the uncles deathbed farewell and murray s first attempts to sober up russell. The the razors edge community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.

That flop, the razors edge, was an adaptation of w. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. The razor s edge the 1984 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. With bill murray, theresa russell, denholm elliott, catherine hicks. The razors edge movie posters from movie poster shop.

Zanuck, who saw the spiritual journey of larry darrell tyrone. The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital 4. And when i watch both this version and the bill murray remake from 1984, i cant help but think that the filmmakers would have loved another shot at the material. Bill murray, theresa russell, catherine hicks, imdb rating. The rolling stone interview the actorcomedian talks about his experience shooting the razor s edge in india just before filming ghostbusters. The handsomely mounted 1984 remake of razor s edge managed to be both stubbornly oldfashioned yet ahead of its time, in that audiences werent ready for bill murray in a serious dramatic role and because murray hadnt yet matured into a convincing dramatic actor. Bill murray stars in this adaptation of the razor s edge, which comes to dvd with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1. The razors edge is a drama film starring bill murray. The razors edge 1984 was one of the first forays by bill murray into the realm of serious filmmaking.

The razor s edge bill murray version 1984 posted by jack ruby on 22020 at 10. Published in 1944, somerset maughams influential the razors edge was perhaps the first beat novel in the sense that larry darrell stood as the archetypal post world war generation american seeking transcendence outside of. Believe it or not, murray made a deal with columbia in which if they agree to let him be in ghostbusters, they would let him make this movie. At times its terribly boring basically the first 20 minutes and then all the parts with the uppity elites from chicago and at times its actually pretty spectacular, especially the tibet and the.

The razors edge 1984 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Apropos of memorial day, i was thinking about bill murray s dramatic debut in the razors edge, the film that bred ghostbusters. I saw it the first time when it first came out on video. Two things are going on in the razor s edge, the second movie adaptation of somerset maughams novel. He learned that he had nothing and wanted everything. The film was a critical and commercial failure on its release in 1984. I didnt feel that the heros attention had been quite focused during his quest for the meaning of life. Buy the razor s edge movie posters from movie poster shop. Coffee and cigarettes bill murray segment delirium. Somerset maughams razor s edge as he prepares to tell his fiancee that he wants to postpone the wedding and is not yet. The razors edge 1946 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Bill murray in the razors edge 1984 tv trailer youtube. Saturday night live presents president bill clintons alltime favorites various. This website is for anyone who enjoyed the film, regardless.

In this bill murraydriven remake of the 1946 tyrone power film, murray plays the lead, larry darrel, a world war i survivor who takes off on a foreign trek to. I suspect there was a great film to be made from the novel. For murray the callowness of youth eventually gave way to something infinitely richer and more. The razors edge nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. Together, the two films tell the razor s edge in a virtual 3d. Rent the razors edge 1984 on dvd and bluray netflix. John byrum directed the film, which was cowritten by murray and byrum. The razors edge bill murray catherine hicks 1984 movie. Rent the razors edge 1984 starring bill murray and theresa russell on dvd and bluray. Bill murray s lines in this final scene are far more nihilistic than anything found in the original razor s edge by somerset maugham. The razors edge 1984 stream and watch online moviefone. The razors edge by john byrum bill murray, theresa. The razor s edge tanked miserably on its release in october of 1984. Or the largely forgotten film efforts surrounding somerset maughams story of a young americans quest for enlightenment in the razor s edge.

Its a good way to experience this thoughtprovoking story. Somerset maughams 1944 novel of the same name the title comes from an ancient. Reviews i find the razor s edge to have many relevant philosophical topics, especially in the genre of existentialism. The razor s edge is an epic poetic drama film, written and directed by john byrum, adapted from the acclaimed 1944 novel by w. The somerset maugham novel should be read by everybody at a certain age say, early twenties, and this 1946 movie adaptation of the razor s edge stays faithful to the books questing spirit. An american wwi vet bill murray undertakes a spiritual quest that takes him from the himalayas and back to his hometown. The film would be remade in 1984, with bill murray. Bill murrays bathrobe from the movie the razors edge. That is, was he either too deadpan or too over the top. One is that bill murray, the comedian, is trying a dramatic role for the first time. The razors edge 1984 full movie bill murray movies youtube. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. It tells the story of larry darrell, played by bill murray, an american pilot traumatized by his experiences in world war i, who journeys through asia in search of some transcendent meaning in his.