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Where The Buffalo Roam (1980)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Rene Auberjonois
Peter Boyle
Bruno Kirby
Bill Murray
Movie Details
Genre Comedy
Director Art Linson
Producer Art Linson
Writer John Kaye
Studio Anchor Bay
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 100 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Bill Murray is in his early-career, shambling glory as Hunter S. Thompson, the gonzo journalist with a fondness for Wild Turkey and firearms. While Murray does not do as exact an impersonation of Thompson as Johnny Depp (in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), he does capture Thompson's dazed, anarchic nature. Unfortunately, the movie around him is just anarchic: a series of episodes (true or invented) from Dr. Thompson's career, circa 1968-72. The haphazard structure is probably meant to suggest the spirit of the counterculture or something, but it's just flabby storytelling. Thanks to Murray's blissful delivery, there are scenes that have a stoned giddiness to them: Thompson and his attorney (Peter Boyle) terrifying an unsuspecting hitchhiker, or Thompson alone in a men's room with Richard Nixon. Neil Young contributes some music, and Murray warbles "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" while drunkenly piloting a plane. --Robert Horton
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 292
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
DVD Empire
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
UPC (Barcode) 025192355127
Release Date 2/1/2005
Subtitles Spanish; French
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Features Not Specified