The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man

I don't remember how I stumbled on this documentary. It probably seemed like something cool to watch. I'm an absolute ignorant when it is about celebrities, I know the faces and names from movies I watched, but I don't know anything about their life style or whatever they might be up to. So before watching this well made documentary I had no clue about Bill Murray besides him being a funny and good actor. The documentary shows a man that just wants to fit in without making a big deal out of it, a man that understands he makes people happy just by his presence and openness. For most of celebrities it's a hassle, for Bill Murray it's a thing he just likes to do, making people smile and making him being a regular guy. A regular guy, but still a stranger other than his celebrity by the way, that starts to do your dishes while you party. For Bill Murray it feels like something anybody could do, but let's be honest we would allow Bill to do the same at our house but I'm pretty sure that we wouldn't let any other stranger in withou being at least a bit cautious. The documentary is easy and pleasant to watch, showing Bill Murray as a guy everybody likes to be around. I think it's not even about him being famous, people that would not recognize him would still have a fun moment with Bill Murray. Bill Murray is just a nice guy, and that I won't forget the next time I see his face on tv.

This documentary must have been as satisfying to make as it was to watch. It's genuinely evident that the film maker not only learned the most important lesson about Bill Murray, but an even more important lesson about why Bill Murray is what he is: A genuinely great, and thus rare kind of person. The same philosophy applies to this film within it's genre. Genuinely great, and like a perfect steak, it's quite rare.

Ok I DON'T think BILL has ever made a Bad MOVIE. He is ONE of my Favorite MOVIE STARS. Just Imagine BILL MURRAY BEING at your Party. JUST hearing his voice seeing him live on T.V. I Believe everything they say about him why? Just hearing his Voice seeing his Face, His SMILES, everything, He would be the Guy to Show up. Love you BILL YOU ALWAYS make me happy. I am homeless now because of a House FIRE. But it's your MOVIE'S your Entertainment that gets me threw the Bad days MR. MURRAY. Whever people ask me how do you get threw your Bad Days WHEELER. I ALWAYS say "IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER"

Just a load of opinions about 'celebrity'. Mostly from deranged, deluded hipsters/beard babies. Which for some reason foam themselves into a lather when a man doesn't behave like a robot.

The film really makes me wonder how many people are out there having never given any thought on the meaning of life? If they had, when Bill showed up, they probably wouldn't have to photograph him as some kind of rare living specimen, eagerly upload a video to Facebook, proudly prove the disbelieving friends wrong, and draw some shallow life lesson to forcefully make a big story out of a charming encounter.

The director shows Murray's performance as himself in Coffee & Cigarettes as if it's some sort of turning point for the Bill Murray mythos while completely flossing over the fact that he played himself YEARS EARLIER IN SPACE JAM!!! And what does Bill do? Drink coffee and chit chat? NO! HE FRICKEN HELPS MICHALE JORDAN SAVE EARTH FEOM THE MONSTARS! This is truly the beginning of Bill Murray's epic private life and the direct(to video)ors decision not to mention it is bridging on conspiracy. No wonder Bill didn't want to meet with him. Some simple thank yous for protecting us from THE MONSTARS would have sufficed and Bill would have co-directed this flick. BILL simply goes around from town to town, party TO PARTY, so that he can get the proper thanks he deserves for saving ours and Jordan's ass. FMVP my ass. Bill didn't even know Space Jam was being filmed (it's a documentary) he just knew he had to ball.

I watched this on Netflix, accidentally finding it hidden after hundreds of other recommended shows. I don't think Netflix really knows me as well as it thinks it does. Bill Murray was someone who grew on me. The first time I saw him on SNL I was not really impressed. But I grew to appreciate him and have enjoyed many of his movies. We watch Groundhog Day every Groundhog Day we can and I never get tired of it. When the Cubs won the World Series, there was an article about Bill Murray's excitement over the win on Vulture.com which had a quote it would have been good to have been included in the show--"Strive to be the Bill Murray this world needs." The documentary showed how true that it is--Bill Murray is what the world needs, and he helps the world one person at a time. There are a lot of things that just don't matter, but watching this is not one of them. Beware of the "F" bombs if watching it with kids. There were some who reacted as did Woody Harrelson's character in Zombieland when seeing Bill Murray or even reflecting on seeing him.