March 19, 2018
This permanent A list mostly movie actor, as part of his rider, required the hotel bar where he was staying to be open 24/7 for his convenience. So, after last call, it was all his for the night and he had it to himself and a few dozen of his friends and people he met during the day. Apparently, he drank through the most expensive stuff first costing the movie production to the tune of $20K just the first night.
Bill Murray
This permanent A list mostly movie actor, as part of his rider, required the hotel bar where he was staying to be open 24/7 for his convenience. So, after last call, it was all his for the night and he had it to himself and a few dozen of his friends and people he met during the day. Apparently, he drank through the most expensive stuff first costing the movie production to the tune of $20K just the first night.
Bill Murray
Isle of Dogs is a 2018 American stop-motion animated film written, produced and directed by Wes Anderson, produced by Indian Paintbrush and Anderson's American Empirical Pictures. It features an ensemble voice cast, consisting of Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Courtney B. Vance, Fisher Stevens, Harvey Keitel, Liev Schreiber, Bob Balaban, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, F. Murray Abraham, Frank Wood and Yoko Ono. Set in the near-future of Japan, the film follows a young boy who goes in search for his dog after all of the species is banished to an island due to an illness outbreak.
ReplyDeleteWasn't this the plot of Lost in Translation?
ReplyDeleteCuto! Cuto! Cuto! 🎬
DeleteIt was Santori time!
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DeleteEveryone guessed Affleck, lol
ReplyDeleteThe fact that this is Murray kinda makes it funny now
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DeleteAn open bar is a kindness blind.
ReplyDeleteWhy? It's not like it's a hardship to spend someone else's money. He didn't pay for a thing.
DeleteWell, you always drink the most expensive stuff first so you can savor it. If you get too blotto, it's wasted.
ReplyDelete"People he met throughout the day" = total Bill Murray move.
ReplyDeleteThis makes me adore the man even more- sharing the perks. Love Bill.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great party.
ReplyDeletePretty sure he doesn't drink himself
ReplyDeleteEveryone guessed Affleck and Depp, lol!
ReplyDeleteParty down, but I don't consider him permanent A list.
ReplyDeleteMy Bill Murray Story
ReplyDeleteI lived in Charleston, SC for 17 years and lots of locals have had run-ins with Bill Murray who has a house and spends a lot of time there. A few years ago, I was at a Thai restaurant ordering takeout shortly before Christmas. Next door was a Christmas tree lot, and I walked over to browse the little gift shack attached to the lot. A kid was tying a tree to the top of a black Mercedes station wagon as I walked inside. I saw a shelf with gallon glass jars of small batch apple cider, so I grabbed a couple bottles to give to my father. Walking up to the register, I catch Bill Murray milling about. As I set the cider down at the register and before I can react to Mr. Murray, the proprietor comes up to me and literally places a small, fluffy bunny rabbit into my arms. "Hey, we're looking for homes for these little bunnies," said the lot owner. "They make great pets, are really cute and aren't too much trouble to care for!" I looked down at the round eyes and twitching nose of the little bunny in my arms before replying, "That's all well and good, but what do they taste like?" Tears of laughter erupted behind me while the shop owner gave me a horrified look. Bill Murray walked up beside me, giggling, and said, "They should include a recipe book when you adopt!" After handing the rabbit back, I told Mr. Murray I was a fan. Motioning toward the unfiltered apple cider, I told him it was supposed to be medicinal. "Well, its got to be good," said Bill as he pointed to the label on the bottles which read "Murray's Apple Cider" [side note: just a coincidence; he's not bottling cider]. After a brief exchange of pleasantries and wishes of Merry Christmas, I walked back over to the restaurant and he got into the black Mercedes as we went our separate ways, but I will always be able to say that I made Bill Murray explode with laughter.
Great story!!!
DeleteYou are evil.
DeleteI love it. 🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰
This is awesome. And I don’t remember anyone guessing Bill!
ReplyDeleteernie, even better is you know bill told everyone that story over christmas. about the funny guy he met while buying a tree. YOU. that's pretty cool. (and what you said was really funny too.)
ReplyDeleteThanks, @nancer! There are tons of funny Bill Murray interactions posted online. He likes to crash parties at restaurants and other public places, ha ha!
DeleteOkay not exactly who I was expecting, but kinda cool anyway.
ReplyDeleteHe looked like he was having a great time in Austin during SXSW.
He's been doing poetry all over the place as well which is also cool in my book.
Ha we were all wayyyyyy off on this one.
ReplyDeleteBill Murray is definitely permanent A list- he's probably due at least A+ or A++
ReplyDelete@ Ernie thanks for sharing your story. It put a smile on my face.
ReplyDelete"small batch apple cider" is the most hipster thing I heard in a long time. And I live 15 minutes from the hipster shithole epicenter of the world, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
ReplyDeleteHi neighbor
DeleteBill Murray was in my town for a golf tournament last year, and stayed in a local family owned hotel, not a fancy hotel or private house. That is pretty cool in my book.
ReplyDeleteAbout 35 years ago my sister was on an elevator and when the door opened Bill Murray got on. They were the only ones on the elevator. She said he had the most awful skin she had ever seen.
ReplyDeleteso Murray gets a pass on DV?
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty kick ass!
ReplyDeleteI find this odd. Most of the hotels have a bar that is open as long as you are drinking and if you have been there a few nights and they have got to know you they will set you up with what you need and go to bed, leaving you in the bar. It's not like the night manager is far away.
ReplyDeleteAnd what's with Americans and what they call 'cider'? There is only one kind of cider. It originates from the south west of England and it will get you falling on your ass shitfaced in no time. Everything else is apple juice.
Probably drinking because the movie is absolute Isle of Dog Shit
ReplyDeleteBill Murray is, was and ALWAYS will be permanent A list.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this guy. The random run-ins... the fact that he guest-bartended for a weekend at his kid's bar in BK... the way he cried when his team won the world Series. Love it. Not fake and gives none of the f*cks.
ReplyDeleteIf you're gonna give someone leeway to have ryders... then by all means, put in ridiculous requests and see what you can get. It's like having someone give you a shell of a car and saying... which perks do you want? Add them here. Of course you're getting the heated seats and the power mirrors!