The razors edge 1984 film jump to navigation jump to search. The razors 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. The handsomely mounted 1984 remake of razors 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. Ostrica britve engleski the razors edge americka je drama iz 1984. The razors edge then tells a standard story of selfdiscovery in which the young man drops out, becomes a bohemian in the paris of the 1920s. In this bill murraydriven remake of the 1946 tyrone power film, murray plays the. With tyrone power, gene tierney, john payne, anne baxter. The razor s edge 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film was released in 1984 and stars bill murray, theresa russell, catherine hicks. Jack nitzsche the razors edge the monastery youtube. Welltodo chicagoan, larry darrell, breaks off his engagement to isabel and travels the world seeking enlightenment, eventually finding his guru india. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the razors edge.
The novels title comes from a translation of a verse in the katha upanishad, paraphrased in the books epigraph as. The razors edge is a film directed by john byrum with bill murray, theresa russell, denholm elliott, catherine hicks, year. The man is born into a world of lawn parties, polo ponies, and rich relatives who wave benignly from the shade of a cocktail shaker. 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. Audiences hoping to see the wisecracking clown of ghostbusters made. Bill murray in the razors edge 1984 tv trailer youtube.
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The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razors edge. Wikiproject film rated stubclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Its a nice film to look at, as the period and place production really sucks one. Somerset maughams novel of the same name, but it is also quite flat. The razors edge was probably not the best choice for a movie at all. Theresa russell, catherine hicks, denholm elliott, brian doylemurray and james keach also star in the film.
The razors edge 1984 film academic dictionaries and. Here is the story of a man who can never quite get back to a suburban frame of mind after hes seen world war i. The razors edge is a drama film starring bill murray. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The razors edge bill murray biography channel youtube. Edge was made a full nine years before his best dramatic role as phil in the superb 1993 film, groundhog day. Columbia executives wanted the film to take place in modern times, but murray insisted that the film stay true to the novel, and be a period piece. Until this one he was best remembered as a goofball in movies like caddyshack and stripes, or a comedian in ghostbusters. Download razors edge star wars empire and rebellion book 1 pdf free. The mystery of darrells transformation works well in print, in maughams masterful prose, but it doesnt translate well to the. On the fringe of chicagos social elite, larry serves in a wwi ambulance crew and returns traumatized by his experience. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical.
The film was released in 1984 and stars bill murray, theresa russell. Written by john byrum and bill murray, based upon the novel of. He learned that he had nothing and wanted everything. Somerset maughams the razors edge 1944 was adapted for film in 1946 and 1984. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The razor s edge tells the story of larry darrell, an american pilot traumatized by his experiences in world war i, who sets off. The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor s edge. In other words, this is your standard 1960s hippie drama, moved back in time and adapted from the great novel by somerset maugham. This version stars bill murray who also cowrites, theresa russell, catherine hicks, denholm elliott, brian doylemurray and james keach. Glavne uloge tumace bill murray, theresa russell, catherine hicks i denholm elliott. A segment from the recent bio profile of bill murray covering his 1984 film the razors edge. It was directed and cowritten by john byrum this marked murrays first starring role in a dramatic film. The razors 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 directed by john byrum. The mystery of darrells transformation works well in print, in maughams masterful prose, but it doesnt translate. The book was twice adapted into film, first in 1946 starring tyrone power and gene tierney, and herbert marshall as maugham and anne baxter as sophie, and then a 1984 adaptation starring bill murray. He breaks off his engagement to isabel catherine hicks. After experiencing wwi, veteran larry darrell bill murray seeks spiritual peace and recovery. Based on william somerset maughams novel, the razors edge follows a young mans search for identity. The razors edge 1984 film the razors edge is a drama film starring bill murray.
Somerset maugham of a world war i veteran disillusioned by jazzage values. With bill murray, theresa russell, denholm elliott, catherine hicks. Both films follow the quest of a young man named larry to find lifes meaning. The razors edge, which opens today at the ziegfeld, is slow, overlong and ridiculously overproduced. Then i went through the long, long list of films released that year and was pleasantly surprised at the number of excellent films included therein. A touching score and excellent sets also contribute to the superiority of the film. Semi biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist hunter s. Murray je napisao i scenarij, a film je bio njegov osobni projekt u kojem je znacajno. The razors edge trailer 1984 better quality youtube. Bill murray stars in this adaptation of the classic novel by w. Bill murray in the razors edge 1984 bill murray and theresa russell in the. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to. For murray the callowness of youth eventually gave way to something infinitely richer and more soulful.
The razors edge 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I didnt feel that the heros attention had been quite focused during his quest for the meaning of life. Some of the scenes are very good, especially the uncles deathbed farewell and murrays first attempts to sober up russell. Somerset maughams 1944 novel, following the 1946 film version with tyrone power and gene tierney. Isabel marries gray, and following the crash of 1929, is invited to live in paris with her rich, social climbing, uncle elliot.
The razors edge tanked miserably on its release in october of 1984. In 1984, bill murray was known for things like snl, meatballs, stripes, and the hugely popular ghostbusters. The previous version, made in 1946, starred tyrone power and gene tierney. Overview of razors edge, the, 1984, directed by john byrum, with hugo bower, serge feuillard, denholm elliott, at turner classic movies. It is a major upgrade on the tyrone power film which was pretty good asis. Released 1984, the razors edge stars bill murray, theresa russell, denholm elliott, catherine hicks the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 8 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The razors edge is bill murrays first serious movie. The theatrical trailer for the 1984 bill murray adaptation of the somerset maugham novel.
Murrays first serious movie, he can hardly be accused of. Needless to say, his body of work consisted of comedic performances at that time. The razors edge 1984 when todd over at forgotten films asked me to participate in the 1984athon, my first reaction was. The razors edge 1984 trivia 9 add new larrys eulogy for piedmont was inspired by the death of murrays good friend, john belushi. The razors edge approved 2h 25min drama, romance 25 december 1946 usa an adventuresome young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancee in the process.
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