The Razor’s Edge is a 1984 American drama film directed and co-written by John Byrum starring Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, Denholm Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, and James Keach. The film is an adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham’s 1944 novel The Razor’s Edge.
This marked Murray’s first starring role in a dramatic film, though he did inject some of his dry wit into the script. The book’s epigraph is dramatized as advice from the Katha Upanishad: “The path to salvation is narrow and as difficult to walk as a razor’s edge.”
Thanks for this. It’s all subjective, isn’t it? I agree with everything you said, except for, “his style was definitely not suited for this role”. Somehow, his charisma saved it for me.
E.g., the way he carries himself in the second half of the story, how he saves his friend from migraines, how he handles the death near the end. His character has changed, due to the years he was away from Chicago.
I get what you’re saying though. Was it this movie or Meatballs where he chanted, “It just doesn’t matter”?
No, I have documented sources and signed affidavits by the crew…of course it’s all subjective! 🤣 🤣 🤣 Then again, film critics and the public were unanimous in their opinion and the film flopped, soooooo there’s that.
And with this, sarcastic or sincere, you’ve proved my point. Murray, at this point in his career, was more famous for leading the chant “it just doesn’t matter” (Meatballs) or for goading John Candy to mudwrestle, “You’re a lean…mean…FIGHTING…MACHINE!” (Stripes)
And to think, he did Ghostbusters just to get financing for this vanity project. Hey, we all like what we like and later make up reasons for it. Cheers!