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Larger Than Life

  • 19961996
  • PGPG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
7.4K
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Bill Murray, Howard Franklin, and Tai in Larger Than Life (1996)
A motivational speaker discovers that the inheritance his father left for him is in the form of an elephant.
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A motivational speaker discovers that the inheritance his father left for him is in the form of an elephant.A motivational speaker discovers that the inheritance his father left for him is in the form of an elephant.A motivational speaker discovers that the inheritance his father left for him is in the form of an elephant.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
7.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Howard Franklin
  • Writers
    • Roy Blount Jr.(screenplay)
    • Pen Densham(story)
    • Garry Williams(story)
  • Stars
    • Bill Murray
    • Matthew McConaughey
    • Jerry Adler
Top credits
  • Director
    • Howard Franklin
  • Writers
    • Roy Blount Jr.(screenplay)
    • Pen Densham(story)
    • Garry Williams(story)
  • Stars
    • Bill Murray
    • Matthew McConaughey
    • Jerry Adler
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
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  • Videos1

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    Trailer 2:31
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    Photos33

    Bill Murray and Tai in Larger Than Life (1996)
    Howard Franklin in Larger Than Life (1996)
    Bill Murray and Jeremy Piven in Larger Than Life (1996)
    Bill Murray in Larger Than Life (1996)
    Bill Murray, Pat Hingle, Lois Smith, and Tai in Larger Than Life (1996)
    Janeane Garofalo in Larger Than Life (1996)
    Bill Murray in Larger Than Life (1996)
    Matthew McConaughey and Bill Murray in Larger Than Life (1996)
    Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo, and Tai in Larger Than Life (1996)
    Bill Murray in Larger Than Life (1996)
    Bill Murray in Larger Than Life (1996)
    Bill Murray and Howard Franklin in Larger Than Life (1996)

    Top cast

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    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Jack Corcoranas Jack Corcoran
    Matthew McConaughey
    Matthew McConaughey
    • Tip Tuckeras Tip Tucker
    Jerry Adler
    Jerry Adler
    • Event Coordinatoras Event Coordinator
    Richard Alan Baker
    • Richieas Richie
    Richie Allan
    Richie Allan
    • Man in Audienceas Man in Audience
    Kimberly Thornton
    • Pyramid Womanas Pyramid Woman
    Anita Gillette
    Anita Gillette
    • Momas Mom
    Maureen Mueller
    Maureen Mueller
    • Celesteas Celeste
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Walteras Walter
    Alex Neiwerth
    • Matthewas Matthew
    Alfa-Betty Olsen
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    Carrie Houk
    • Receptionistas Receptionist
    Harve Presnell
    Harve Presnell
    • Trowbridge Bowersas Trowbridge Bowers
    Tai
    • Veraas Vera
    Earl Billings
    Earl Billings
    • Copas Cop
    Jeannine Hutchings
    • Outraged Womanas Outraged Woman
    Roy Blount Jr.
    • Heckler #1as Heckler #1
    Teddy Couch
    • Boy with Ice Creamas Boy with Ice Cream
    • Director
      • Howard Franklin
    • Writers
      • Roy Blount Jr.(screenplay)
      • Pen Densham(story)
      • Garry Williams(story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The airport scene was filmed in the San José, California airport.
    • Goofs
      As they are hitch-hiking, a truck pulls over and you can Bill have to step over the track for the camera dolly.
    • Quotes

      Jack Corcoran: You know, they say an elephant never forgets. But what they don't tell you is that you never forget an elephant.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Larger Than Life/Unhook the Stars/Romeo+Juliet/Dear God/Vertigo (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      After You've Gone
      Written by Henry Creamer and Turner Layton

    User reviews45

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    a misfire that works
    This could have been a stupid, idiotic film. Well, actually, it /is/ a stupid, idiotic film. But it works, mostly because of Bill Murray's performance.

    A man who has to unload his father's trained elephant does not make for a promising story, comic or dramatic. What makes this film work is Murray's generally laid-back performance. His character -- a motivational instructor who teaches patient and thoughtful behavior -- displays such. He rarely gets badly upset, and there's little of the frantic slapstick one would expect from other actors. (I suspect Roy Blount was consciously writing such a story.) When a reviewer states that the film misses the obvious sight gags its premise suggests -- well, that's the point of it, right?

    This isn't a film that demands a second viewing. But it's far better than you might expect, and its refusal to assault the viewer is welcome. It's a perfect film when you don't want to watch anything demanding.

    PS: I just love the parents who say this (and other films) are good family films because they lack sex, violence, adult language, etc. Unfortunately, most such films are garbage that pervert a child's taste.
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    • Mar 7, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Large as Life
    • Filming locations
      • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    • Production companies
      • United Artists Pictures
      • Trilogy Entertainment Group
      • RCS
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,315,693
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,779,504
      • Nov 3, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,315,693
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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