Hello everyone. Happy 2008
Mark Riddles has invented my favorite thing of the moment: The 2008 Bill Murray Tournament. It is currently going on our message board. Here is the official Tournament Bracket, it is all his doing:
And here is his official statement attached to the promotional materials:
"16 Bill Murrays come in, only 1 comes out. Who will win it all.
It doesn't get much cooler than Bill Murray so it's easy to know he's top dog. But which rendition of Bill Murray is the best. That is a hard one to answer. So, in celebration of the new millenium, I will pit 16 Bill Murrays against each other and you decide who comes out on top.
Sixteen Bill Murrays, Unbelievable!"
Read the thread here, if you want: (Link). This includes links to youtube videos of Bill guest announcing at a Cubs game, which is one of the Murray's in the running.
Here are my votes!
1. GHOSTBUSTERS vs GARFIELD
I think I'm going with Ghostbusters no contest. In Ghost Busters we get to see Murray do what he does best. He tangles with authority and tells a dude hes got no dick. He gets very sexy with a lady and makes all her dreams come true. He tells everyone that ghosts are bullshit and then busts every single one of them. At least here we get to see him bust some ghosts, instead of bust Odie's chops! What did Odie ever do to Garfield that made him so sour anyway? (or as Garfield would say, so "MEOW-ER")
2. CADDYSHACK vs. THE SWEET SPOT
So, I really have to explain this one. The way I'm voting is I'm pitting Murray against Murray, not Movie against Movie. I was actually one of a few who actually liked The Sweet Spot, but I barely remember it. Caddyshack was a movie I never was into as a boy, but recently was sat down to rewatch it at Andrew's urging. I actually really love it now. But Bill Murray isn't what makes me LOVE it. For me, Caddyshack is all about Dangerfield and Ted Knight. Also just as much it's about young Danny, and his desire to go to college and have sex with girls. Sure, Chevy and Bill brought in the kids and they do a good job. But Caddyshack wouldn't have suffered much in terms of quality if Bill wasn't there. I'm not saying they could do better, I'm just saying the groundskeeper stuff isn't what I watch Caddyshack for. Now the Sweet Spot, imagine how dead in the water they'd be without Bill. Shit, they HAD Bill, and it was already cancelled before it was ever on the air pretty much. But I guess that's what I liked about Sweet Spot. It clearly had no future, and nobody cared. So it's just four brothers goofin' off (and golfin' off!). Good for them, I hope they had fun!
3. LOST IN TRANSLATION vs. SCROOGED
I might be the biggest fan of Lost in Translation here. I think it's a great movie! But in the game of Murray vs. Murray, I have to give it to famous dickhead Scroonge Murray. I even like the scarey movie art! Murray's face looks like it's doing an impression of Bobcat's on the Hot to Trot poster, a gutsy move considering he could raise the ire of Mr. Hot-to-Trot himself Bobcan Goldthwait, who famously guest starred as a guest role in this movie. Scrooged gets thumbs up from me.
4. GROUNDHOG DAY vs WHAT ABOUT BOB
Man I love both of these movies, and I even disagree about Richard Dreyfus ruining. Groundhog Day is such a classic great Murray though. He's a real jerk and with Chris Elliott on his team, he's no slouch. I remember my dad laughing like the dickens at What About Bob every time when the house exploded. One time I bought Groundhog Day. It came out the Tuesday before Groundhog Day, but my local Target wasn't carrying it it seemed. I was very excited and went the day it came out to buy it. As fate would have it, I wound up at Target the very next day, which was Groundhog Day (the holiday) and they had it! I guess they just forgot to put it out! So I buy it and the guy at the counter is all snotty, and hes like "oh you're buying Groundhogs day on Groundhogs day. I get it." (why would you be snotty at me for this anyway??) I remember getting mad at him all LOOK BUDDY THIS CAME OUT YESTERDAY AND YOU FORGOT TO PUT IT ON THE SHELVES YOU ARE NOT DOING YOUR JOB VERY WELL I COULD GET YOU FIRED and also I did not even realize it was Groundhog Day. 
5. SNL vs. THE LIFE AQUATIC
HONESTLY, I struggle to think of SNL Murray that really gets me pumped to vote for him over Life Aquatic Murray. And I've seen plenty of SNL stuff with him. I think Life Aquatic is an awesome movie, it used to be my least favorite of the Wesly Anderson movies and now it is my favorite. In this movie he gets called a faggot for wearing an earring and gets pissed, then he shoots a bunch of dudes who try to invade his boat. He cries after seeing a beautiful shark that ate his friend. If that is not a real man I do not know what is. I'm not putting down stuff he did on SNL, I honestly think Life Aquatic is more memorable.
6. THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS vs. CUBS
I love Royal Tenebaums, I love Murray. But he kinda feels jammed into this movie. I mean, he has a small part, which maybe isn't a bad thing… I mean life is full of people who have small parts in it right? He's not a pointless character. But as a character Raleigh St. Clair just seems like he has better stuff to do than to be in this movie. Sure he's sad about his special lady boning a dude that would go looney tunes and drive into some rocks later, but I consider him to be a mostly happy character. He's got that dweeboid to hang around with. He does not need to be voted for. Cubs Murray is a real treat to watch and it just reminds us all how much of a wonderful and talented man he is. He is a man not afraid to chow down on live TV with the most ding-dong lookin' food around, and that says a lot about his own feelings of masculine security. And that is so classic Murray.
7. STRIPES vs MEATBALLS
Wow a real tough one! I actually own Meatballs, but I do not own Stripes, but I've always meant to own Stripes. But Murray is a lot more brash and saucy in Stripes than he is in Meatballs, and the stakes are much higher since this is the army and not summer camp! Sure I'd rather be at Summer Camp too, drinking Kool-Aids and losing my virginity, but if I could handle myself in a war the same way Murray did I'd consider myself a real Murray and that is what this contest is all about.
8. RUSHMORE vs. KINGPIN
Kingpin is a real nostalgic favorite of mine. I used to fucking love it. There was probably a time when I considered it my favorite movie. I used to have a boner for Vanessa Angel too. Yeah, I can see now she's not that great, but when I was 6 or however old I was in 1996 she was a babe. I still like it a lot. I love the road aspect of it. I love what an ugly, weird loser Woody Harrelson is, and he's the actually the "hero" of the movie. I think Randy Quaid is pretty great playing what basically looks like a sketch comedy character for an entire movie. But I think Murray is fucking phenomenal in this movie. Seriously he isn't in this movie a whole lot, but every moment he's on screen is a fucking scream. Remember when and how he ran away after Woody Harrelson punched him? And the goofy hair is fucking awesome. Anyway, I like Rushmore, but nothing about Murray's turn as an unhappy old dude can really sway my vote from the king of all pins, Kingpin Doyle Murray
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