Bill Murray, born in 1950 in Evanston, Illinois, is renowned for his deadpan humor and offbeat roles in cult cinema. He made a notable impact in Meatballs (1979), where he plays the mischievous camp counselor Tripper, embodying the spirit of summer mischief. His work in Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) further solidified his status, as he portrays the eccentric journalist Hunter S. Thompson, navigating the absurdities of life. With a career that bridges mainstream and independent films, Murray's contributions resonate within the world of cult and exploitation cinema.
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
The film takes place in 1953. Larry Lipinsky is a 22-year old Jewish boy from the Jewish enclave Brownsville in Brooklyn, New York, who has dreams of stardom. He moves to Greenwich Village, much to the chagrin of his extremely over-protective mother. Larry ends up hanging out with an eccentric bunch of characters while waiting for his big break. He has a group of tight-knit friends, which includes a wacky girl named Connie; Anita, an emotionally distraught woman who constantly contemplates suicide; Robert, a young WASP who fancies himself a poet; and Bernstein, an African-American gay man. All the while, he tries to maintain a stormy relationship with Sarah, his girlfriend. This band of outsiders becomes Larry's new family as he struggles as an actor and works toward a break in Hollywood.
