A Very Murray Christmas (2015)

Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a terrible snowstorm in New York City.

Director:

Sofia Coppola

Writers:

Sofia Coppola, Mitch Glazer

Stars:

Bill Murray, Paul Shaffer, Michael Cera

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bill Murray	...	Bill Murray
Paul Shaffer	...	Paul Shaffer
Michael Cera	...	Jackie the Talent Agent
George Clooney	...	George Clooney
Miley Cyrus	...	Miley Cyrus
Dimitri Dimitrov	...	Dimitri Dimitrov
David Johansen	...	The Bartender
Rashida Jones	...	The Bride
Jenny Lewis	...	The Waitress
Amy Poehler	...	Liz
Chris Rock	...	Chris Rock
Maya Rudolph	...	The Lounge Singer
Jason Schwartzman	...	Elliott the Groom
Julie White	...	Bev
Thomas Mars	...	Chef (as Phoenix)

Storyline

Murray, playing himself, trying to avoid a Hollywood figure who wants to represent the actor, who famously forgoes having a manager or agent. And somewhere in there will be rooms for Christmas carols to be sung by the actors (everyone is playing themselves) and probably more bits and pieces of holiday cheer.

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Plot Keywords:

actor playing himself | snowstorm | new york city | christmas carol | reenactment | 

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Taglines:

We wish you a Murray Christmas.

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Musical

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Very Murray Christmas

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Zoetrope, South Beach Productions, Departed Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This marks the second time that Sofia Coppola has directed Bill Murray. The first time was in Lost in Translation (2003), for which Murray earned an Oscar nomination.

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Quotes

Paul Shaffer: Bill.
Bill Murray: Paul.
Paul Shaffer: Yeah. Where we going?
Bill Murray: You haven't quit drinking yet, have you?
Paul Shaffer: Should I?
Bill Murray: Good man.

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Connections

References Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999)

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Soundtracks

Fairytale Of New York
Written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan
Performed by David Johansen, Bill Murray, Jenny Lewis, Maya Rudolph, Jason Schwartzman, Rashida Jones and Dimitri Dimitrov

User Reviews

Extremely Disappointing

The description on IMDb is "Comedy, Music, Musical" and that is not correct. It would be better titled "Musical With No Real Plot". The plot that is given here is extremely misleading (Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his T.V. show due to a terrible snow-storm in New York City.). This is only how the show starts. It quickly degrades into one song after another with essentially no plot. It is the only movie (show) that I can remember turning off before it was over (I got about 3/4 of the way through). The only enjoyable thing (for me) was the opening song where Bill Murray sings. I was surprised that his voice was that good. After that, it down-slid from a story with songs into just songs (and the Bill Murray songs were nowhere as good as the opening).

It has also been described (on other sites) as a tribute/re-do of old time variety shows. It is not even close. I'm old and have seen them all (from the 1950's and on). This isn't even close.

I am a Bill Murray admirer (short of a fan). I can't recommend this to anyone unless you want to hear Bill Murray sing (which is why I gave it a 3 of 10.