Murray Threatens To Knife PA
Filed under: Celebrities and Controversy, Focus Features, DIY/Filmmaking
While shooting a scene for the recently released Broken Flowers, Bill Murray reportedly threatened to stab a crew member with a knife. According to cast member Pell James, the ruckus began during the flower shop scene when a PA located nearby was chatting up his walkie-talkie a little too loudly.
"Bill Murray and I are doing the scene, and he's like: 'All right. Excuse me one moment,' and he grabs this switchblade on the counter. "Then he runs out the door, up the street, and then we hear him say: 'If you don't shut the f**k up, I'm gonna knife you.'...Then Bill comes back in, casually puts down the knife, and says: 'Where are those flowers?'"
Now that's a deleted scene I'd love to see show up on the DVD. Man, if only we could get that PA to lay down some commentary beside it. Ya know, if his mouth hasn't been forcibly stapled shut by now.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-24-2005 @ 5:29PM
Myron said...
Clearly the PA, whatever that is, should write a book about the incident and sue Bill for several hundred million dollars.
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8-24-2005 @ 6:01PM
Ash said...
PA = Production Assistant. You're kidding right?
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8-24-2005 @ 6:14PM
Film Cynic said...
1. That would be a short book. 2. On what grounds would the lawsuit be?
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8-25-2005 @ 2:06AM
Spytap said...
Yeah, if you've ever worked with Bill Murray before, this doesn't come as much of a surprise.
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8-24-2005 @ 10:40PM
Finished.Law.School said...
Weren't there quite a few rumors that he caused all sorts of troubles for the Charlie's Angels movie? Maybe he did that in an effort to get buzz going so that people would see that. Those poor fools were tricked out of their money...
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8-25-2005 @ 10:55AM
Myron said...
Yes, I was joking. No, I haven't worked with Bill Murray.
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