The razors edge 1946 a stately, dramatic, richly nuanced film about love, true love, and the love of life. Some of the scenes are very good, especially the uncle s deathbed farewell and murray s first attempts to sober up russell. Oct 19, 1984 let s talk, says bill murray as the idealistic young hero of w. Murray began work on a film adaptation of the novel the razors edge. After i had seen this film, i needed time to digest it and decompress. Until this one he was best remembered as a goofball in movies like caddyshack and stripes, or a comedian in ghostbusters. Or the largely forgotten film efforts surrounding somerset maughams story of a young americans quest for enlightenment in the razors edge. In this bill murraydriven remake of the 1946 tyrone power film, murray plays the lead, larry darrel, a world war i survivor who takes off on a foreign trek to. It s a good way to experience this thoughtprovoking story. I welcome this dramatic role for clown bill murray. Bill murrays bathrobe from the movie the razors edge. To see the story told on the screen, this particular version is my choice over the 1946 movie with tyrone power.
For me, the bill murray version of the razor s edge is a different angle on perhaps my favorite book. Murrays first serious movie, he can hardly be accused of bringing an excess of seriousness to its central role. With bill murray, theresa russell, denholm elliott, catherine hicks. Rent the razor s edge 1984 starring bill murray and theresa russell on dvd and bluray.
The razor s edge bill murray version 1984 posted by jack ruby on 22020 at 10. The razors edge 1984 stream and watch online moviefone. The first film was created two years after the book was made, which is in 1946 and directed by edmund goulding. John byrum directed the film, which was cowritten by murray and byrum. Released 1984, the razor s edge stars billmurray, theresarussell, denholmelliott, catherinehicks the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 8. The handsomely mounted 1984 remake of razor s edge managed to be both stubbornly oldfashioned yet ahead of its time, in that audiences werent ready for bill murray in a serious dramatic role and because murray hadnt yet matured into a convincing dramatic actor. The razor s edge, a film adaptation of maughams novel, starring bill murray.
Bill murray stars in this adaptation of the classic novel by w. Somerset maughams larry darrell bill murray goes from world war i to a coal mine to the himalayas seeking inner peace. The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital 4. It tells the story of larry darrell, an american pilot traumatized by his experiences in world war i, who sets off in search of some transcendent meaning in his life. Apropos of memorial day, i was thinking about bill murray s dramatic debut in the razors edge, the film that bred ghostbusters. The razors edge by john byrum bill murray, theresa. His ability to play this profound part and easily cause his audience believe his depth gives insight to his reallife personality beyond comedy. For that alone, its deserves two hours of your time. May 17, 2015 im looking for the bathrobe that was in the movie the razors edge 1984, with bill murray. The razors edge trailer 1984 better quality youtube.
The razor s edge 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jan 12, 2011 a segment from the recent bio profile of bill murray covering his 1984 film the razor s edge. The razor s edge, a film adaptation of maughams novel, starring tyrone power. The book was even more gutwrenching, with many more details to make this film clearer.
Somerset maughans classic novel about a world war 1 veteran played by bill murray who travels the world from tibet to paris in an attempt to find some meaning in his life. And that, im afraid, is the fault of bill murray, who plays the hero as if. This film has a few moments in it that are decent, but for the most part the film seems to always be on the outside of mediocre story telling with the viewer never truly being able to accept the bill of goods that murray s self penned screenwriting wanted to convey, perhaps because he himself as both the writer and lead actor of the film. I loved murray s version, which was the second film adaptation of the book. Written by john byrum and bill murray, based upon the novel of the same name by w. Jan 26, 20 the razor s edge is a 1984 film starring bill murray, theresa russell, catherine hicks, denholm elliott and james keach. This movie is rich with content and is an easy watch at the same time. He talks to a fellow coal miner about reading books, asked if he has ever read the upanishads, he says no, the other miner says you cant learn it out of a book. Somerset maughams 1944 novel of the same name the title comes from an ancient.
Somerset maughan s classic novel about a world war 1 veteran played by bill murray who travels the world from tibet to paris in an attempt to find some meaning in his life. If you know where i can get this bathrobe, a similar bathrobe, or material to make my own please let me know. Its about what matters, and what doesnt, in a high society world george cukor could have filmed, but this is by director edmund goulding, coming off of a series of war films, and with the great grand hotel from 1932 in his trail. Somerset maugham s book of the same name and the original production in film was worthwhile, but there s no doubt that this film doesnt just do justice to the book, but may actually improve on it. The film, which murray cowrote, was his first starring role in a dramatic film. But its the razors edge, which ironically seemed to kill his dramatic career at birth, that laid the blueprint for the older, wiser yet no less impeccably droll bill murray we know today. Particular focus is given to the location shooting in srinagar and ladakh, india in the summerautumn of 1983. The 1946 film starring tyrone power with maugham may have garnered a number of academy award nominations and even one win, but it wasnt a big critical hit. Theresa russell, catherine hicks, denholm elliott, brian doyle murray and james keach also star in the film. I saw it the first time when it first came out on video.
I borrowed a scene from sony pictures the razor s edge to tell my friend goodbye in a way that brian doyle murray said best. Id already seen the tyrone power version of this book, and bill murray s version tells essentially the same story, but with a different pointofview, and selecting different scenes to include. Published in 1944, somerset maughams influential the razors edge was perhaps the first beat novel in the sense that larry darrell stood as the archetypal post world war generation american seeking transcendence outside of. The recording quality is excellent, though it sometimes has problems playing on my computer. The razors edge 1946 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The razor s edge is a 1984 romantic drama film about an american pilot traumatized by his experiences in world war i, who sets off in search of some transcendent meaning in his life. The razors edge then tells a standard story of selfdiscovery in which. Its a good way to experience this thoughtprovoking story. Bill murray stars in this adaptation of the razor s edge, which comes to dvd with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1. Bill murray s lines in this final scene are far more nihilistic than anything found in the original razor s edge by somerset maugham. The razors edge is a drama film starring bill murray.
Somerset maugham s razor s edge as he prepares to tell his fiancee that he wants to postpone the wedding and is not yet. That is, was he either too deadpan or too over the top. The film would be remade in 1984, with bill murray. It was released in 1946, and stars tyrone power, gene tierney, john payne, anne baxter, clifton webb, and herbert marshall, with a supporting cast including lucile watson, frank latimore, and elsa lanchester. That flop, the razors edge, was an adaptation of w. And when i watch both this version and the bill murray remake from 1984, i cant help but think that the filmmakers would have loved another shot at the material. The razor s edge 1946 a stately, dramatic, richly nuanced film about love, true love, and the love of life. Somerset maugham, who appears onscreen in the form of herbert marshall.
For those of us who enjoyed the bill murray version of the movie the razor s edge, this cd is nice to have because we can have most of the music used in the movie without the sounds of dialogue and such. This website is for anyone who enjoyed the film, regardless. For murray the callowness of youth eventually gave way to something infinitely richer and more. The razors edge bill murray biography channel youtube. The razor s edge is bill murray s first serious movie. The razor s edge is a drama film starring bill murray. Lets talk, says bill murray as the idealistic young hero of w. The theatrical trailer for the 1984 bill murray adaptation of the somerset maugham novel.
See more ideas about bill murray, the razors edge and you know where. Somerset maughams razor s edge as he prepares to tell his fiancee that he wants to postpone the wedding and is not yet. The razors edge conceived as a major career departure for comic star bill murray, the razors ed ge emerges as a minimally acceptable adaptation of w. The second one was finished in 1984, directed by john byrum and played with the famous actor that we know, bill murray. Larry darrell bill murray is a young upper class american whose life and soul are deeply changed by his experience of serving as an ambulance driver in the military during world war i. May 25, 2009 apropos of memorial day, i was thinking about bill murrays dramatic debut in the razors edge, the film that bred ghostbusters. The razor s edge the 1984 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. I feel that this is bill murray s finest work, and it s serious. The razors edge 1984 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The razors edge bill murray catherine hicks 1984 movie. He starred in the smash comedy ghostbusters so that columbia pictures would allow him to take his first serious role in the film version of w. Cold but beautiful, thoughtful and unusually calming the razor s edge may have been a pet project for bill murray, but it has feeling, seriousness and a reverence of a david lean film crossed with a modern buddhist examination on a life best lived. May 09, 2015 rolling stone magazine, 16th august 1984 rolling stone s interview with bill murray gives the most detailed insight into the making of the razor s edge. Sep 21, 2015 successful ghostbusters, and also a film that murray both cowrote and starred in.
Bill murray is actually a more authentic larry darrell. The film was a critical and commercial failure on its release in 1984. Bill murray a list of 40 titles created 1 month ago bill murray movies ive seen a list of 47 titles created 12 jul 2014 real romance a list of 40 titles. The film would be remade in 1984, with bill murray in the tyrone power role. He later agreed with columbia pictures to star in ghostbustersin a role originally written for john belushito get financing for the razors edge. The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor s edge. While the timeline, various characters and elements are adapted to make the story work in film, the message of the film is the same as the book. Together, the two films tell the razor s edge in a virtual 3d. Supplemental materials are limited to a theatrical trailer. He breaks off his engagement to isabel catherine hicks. He learned that he had nothing and wanted everything.
The somerset maugham novel should be read by everybody at a certain age say, early twenties, and this 1946 movie adaptation of the razor s edge stays faithful to the books questing spirit. Many book to film transitions loose the soul of the original work. Reviews i find the razor s edge to have many relevant philosophical topics, especially in the genre of existentialism. Thanks to john and karin byrum for his ongoing help with this site. Sep 01, 2018 this is bill murray s finest role, his second would be groundhog day if that tells you anything about my taste in film and philosophy. I didnt feel that the heros attention had been quite focused during his quest for the meaning of life. I loved murray s version, which was the second film adaptation of. The razor s edge, an australian film of 2005 the razor s edge, an episode of the apprentice the razor s edge, an episode of married. I suspect there was a great film to be made from the novel.
Rent the razors edge 1984 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Some of the scenes are very good, especially the uncles deathbed farewell and murray s first attempts to sober up russell. Edge was made a full nine years before his best dramatic role as phil in the superb 1993 film, groundhog day. I didnt feel that the hero s attention had been quite focused during his quest for the meaning of life. Somerset maugham of a world war i veteran disillusioned by jazzage values. In case you did not know, there are two films about the novel the razors edge. I feel that this is bill murray s finest work, and its serious.
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