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Larger Than Life

  • 19961996
  • PGPG
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
7.5K
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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
7.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Howard Franklin
  • Writers
    • Roy Blount Jr.(screenplay)
    • Pen Densham(story)
    • Garry Williams(story)
  • Stars
    • Bill Murray
    • Matthew McConaughey
    • Jerry Adler
  • 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
    • 46User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Official Trailer
    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 Corcoran
    Matthew McConaughey
    Matthew McConaughey
    • Tip Tucker
    Jerry Adler
    Jerry Adler
    • Event Coordinator
    Richard Alan Baker
    • Richie
    Richie Allan
    Richie Allan
    • Man in Audience
    Kimberly Thornton
    • Pyramid Woman
    Anita Gillette
    Anita Gillette
    • Mom
    Maureen Mueller
    Maureen Mueller
    • Celeste
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Walter
    Alex Neiwerth
    • Matthew
    Alfa-Betty Olsen
    • Party Guest
    Carrie Houk
    • Receptionist
    Harve Presnell
    Harve Presnell
    • Trowbridge Bowers
    Tai
    • Vera
    Earl Billings
    Earl Billings
    • Cop
    Jeannine Hutchings
    • Outraged Woman
    Roy Blount Jr.
    • Heckler #1
    Teddy Couch
    • Boy with Ice Cream
    • Director
      • Howard Franklin
    • Writers
      • Roy Blount Jr.(screenplay)
      • Pen Densham(story)
      • Garry Williams(story)
    • All cast & crew
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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 walking across the desert, there are multiple sets of elephant tracks in the sand, then on the far shot tracks in the sand from the camera crew.
    • 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 reviews46

    Review
    Review
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    Loved it
    I thought it was Great, as an animal film and as a comedy. I laughed for the bulk of it, and nearly cried at the end (it's nothing near drama, I'm just weird). Perhaps it got a little sappy at times, but never 'so-sappy-you-could-die' and was never vulgar, hurray! I suppose I could go into all the themes and merits of this movie, but I'll just suggest you go see it.
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    • Flameshadow
    • Sep 1, 2003

    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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