R2D2 is funny, he is cute, and he is a fine fine actor

June 27, 2009 12:21 AM

Raw footage from 1982 of Bill Murray doing takes for "Wired In," a never aired series on modern technological trends and innovations: "People have hands - I think that watches should have hands."

Raw footage of Bill Murray and his brother Brian Doyle-Murray at the 1976 Superbowl: Bill pretends to be a goofy Cowboys fan while Brian interviews him, confusing some fans.

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posted by Item (13 comments total)

The first link killed my browser (Safari 4 on 10.5), Firefox doesn't seem to like it much either but it's better behaved.
posted by doctor_negative at 12:42 AM on June 27

Video here from youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfG3VXaasF0&feature=fvw
posted by FidelDonson at 12:42 AM on June 27

"Wired In"? Some kind of a TV magazine show? Nobody'll ever go for a title like that.
posted by wendell at 1:11 AM on June 27

Had to go to the YouTube link to see the vid...the original just was a test pattern.
posted by GavinR at 1:16 AM on June 27

"I'll try to stay ahead of your shadow here." Bill Murray is a consummate professional who knows how to work with a cameraman.
posted by Lokisbane at 2:07 AM on June 27 [1 favorite has favorites]

Is that a man or a lady reading the paper in the background? My first thought was lady but on further inspection I'm not so sure.
posted by Lokisbane at 2:09 AM on June 27

Video here from youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfG3VXaasF0&feature=fvw

The video I linked to is 10 minutes longer than the youtube version, though it's pretty much more of the same. Personally, I could watch footage of Mr. Murray reading from the Bible & be entertained.

Had to go to the YouTube link to see the vid...the original just was a test pattern.

The test pattern ends after 45 seconds & the footage begins. Patience, virtue, etc.
posted by Item at 2:25 AM on June 27 [2 favorites has favorites]

R2D2 is funny, he is cute, and he is a fine fine actor

No he isn't - he's so foul-mouthed they had to bleep out all of his lines in the movie.
posted by DreamerFi at 3:50 AM on June 27 [7 favorites has favorites]

Patience, virtue, etc.

I see what you ...
posted by srboisvert at 7:04 AM on June 27

I thought Bill Murry was funny?
posted by lemonfridge at 8:59 AM on June 27

It's sort of interesting to see him develop the material, and see how little difference there seems to be between his persona and his personality.
posted by mecran01 at 10:11 AM on June 27

Bill Murray fav. The Whipmaster
posted by acro at 11:59 AM on June 27

I thought Bill Murry was funny?

This looks kinda like when someone thinks you're funny and every time you go out with them they ask you to say something funny on the spot. Slightly pained, slowly refined to mediocrity, captured for all posterity.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 2:46 PM on June 27