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Why do people like him?

posted 8 years ago by smithjon21
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He's one of the more likable celebrities out there. People praise him for his off-beat, no ***** given attitude, but if you've even been paying the slightest amount of attention, he's a jerk. An ornery, cruel, miserable, sad little man.

"Oh Bill Murray is going to be a bartender! He's such a man of the people, soooooo funny!"

Honestly, I'd rather stick with a regular bartender. Dude's an ass, plain and simple. Take a look at what his coworkers said about him throughout the years, the spousal abuse he's done, and agreeing to utter trash like gar-field and the ghostbusters reboot, while depriving fans of ghostbusters three. Sure he made some slightly above average comedies in the 80s, but like the movies, not the jackass who played the part.

[–] humanLEG 8 years ago

all it would take is ONE well placed kick to the head to end his pathetic career

good riddance

[–] ruiner420 8 years ago

He's always seemed like a really cool dude to me. It's nice to see someone not caring what everyone thinks of him. Glad to see he didn't cave into the pressure of another Ghostbusters movie. Leave those silly movies in the 80s where they belong.

Don't give up the fight for truly independent cinema!

[–] jarkpart 7 years ago

I find the fandom around him slightly aggravating.

[–] BHt88 7 years ago

I never have probably never will (him & Jim Belushi as well)
nothing in their imdb profile looks good

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[–] cobrn-24298 7 years ago

I haven't liked him since Groundhog Day.. He was ok in Zombieland but meh...

And yah I heard his personality is close to the one he portrayed in Groundhog Day.. Go figure.

If he wasn't so stuck up about Ghostbusters they could have made a great pass the tourch installment into the franchise... No, that's why I don't really like him but meh..

[–] Noelito40 7 years ago

I agree, he seems like a very unpleasant individual who I reckon seems to get pleasure out of taunting and insulting people, no class...

Noel

[–] TMC-4 (19417) 4 years ago

12 Horrible Stories You Haven’t Heard About Bill Murray

https://www.ranker.com/list/horrible-bill-murray-stories/jacob-shelton

No matter what he does, it seems like people will always love Bill Murray. Maybe it’s because most Americans have watched him on screen for decades. Maybe it's the way he busts ghosts and sells Japanese whiskey. Hell, even negative Bill Murray stories somehow reinforce the idea that he’s larger than life. And you don’t have to do much digging to find accounts of the actor being a jerk. For every humorous Bill Murray story, there's another involving a childish spat with a co-star or director.

Some of Bill Murray's alleged behavior is truly indefensible. He isn't just rude to innocent bystanders, he has also reportedly hurt his family and friends while appearing on screen as a lovable grump. We’re all complicated people, and living in the public eye is sure to exacerbate the stresses of day-to-day life.

Have you had any run-ins with America’s favorite drunk uncle? Feel free to tell us about it in the comments, even though we probably won’t believe you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/f15g3g/12_horrible_stories_you_havent_heard_about_bill/

[–] TMC-4 (19417) 6 years ago

https://www.datalounge.com/thread/21817386-photographer-accuses-bill-murray-of-slamming-him-against-a-door-at-martha%E2%80%99s-vineyard-restaurant

I hate that Murray is considered a lovable, quirky character beloved of indie directors. He’s an ass. A friend of mine used to work in the film industry. He told me that Murray was shooting a film and slapped a woman because she told him they’d have to do reshoots and he didn’t want to. Murray has a truly smirky, punchable fave.

—Anonymous

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[–] Jones70 (6195) 5 years ago

6’1 isn’t exactly little