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The Razor's Edge (1984)
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19 October 1984 (USA)
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The story of one man's search for himself.
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He had everything and wanted nothing. He learned that he had nothing and wanted everything. He saved the world and then it shattered. The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor's edge. full summary | add synopsis
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A truly epic film - that flopped at the box office
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Bill Murray | ... | Larry Darrell | |
| Theresa Russell | ... | Sophie MacDonald | |
| Catherine Hicks | ... | Isabel Bradley | |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Elliott Templeton | |
| James Keach | ... | Gray Maturin | |
| Peter Vaughan | ... | Mackenzie | |
| Brian Doyle-Murray | ... | Piedmont | |
| Stephen Davies | ... | Malcolm | |
| Saeed Jaffrey | ... | Raaz | |
| Faith Brook | ... | Louisa Bradley (Isabel's mother) | |
| André Maranne | ... | Joseph, the Butler (as Andre Maranne) | |
| Bruce Boa | ... | Henry Maturin | |
| Serge Feuillard | ... | Coco | |
| Joris Stuyck | ... | Bob MacDonald | |
| Helen Horton | ... | Red Cross lady |
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128 min
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Color (Rankcolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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Dolby (35 mm prints) |
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
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Argentina:13 |
Iceland:14 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 |
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While filming in India, the entire crew became sick with food poisoning from eating chicken. John Byrum lost 25 pounds and directed much of the film with an IV in his arm.
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Tibetan Monk:
The pathway to salvation is as narrow and as difficult to walk as a razor's edge.
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Remake of The Razor's Edge (1946)
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This is one of my favorite films of all-time. Bill Murray is excellent as the lead in a dramatic movie, much to my surprise. I think his performance in this film is every bit as good as his work in "Lost in Translation." Murray is far more flexible as an actor than he usually demonstrates or is given credit for. He is more than just a comedian.
The failure of this movie at the box office rests squarely on the shoulders of Paramount. They gave this movie so little support or advertising money that it was almost doomed to fail. To be honest, if they internet and IMDb had existed back then, the coast to coast word of mouth that could have been generated might have made this movie a winner at the box office.
There is a story about this movie that I once heard. Murrary had read the book and the script by Byrum, who also directed. Murrary approached the studio and told them he wanted to make this movie. The story goes that they respond with, "Sure, Bill, we'll make The Razor's Edge for you if you will make this little movie called Ghostbusters for us. He agreed and Paramount technically stuck to the deal, but they put no money into its promotion and it dead an untimely death.
This is one of the great films of all-time and it is just a shame that more people have not seen it.