- Release Date: 1984
- Runtime: 128 min
- Genre: Drama, Romance, War
- Starring: Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, Denholm Elliott ... see all
- Director: John Byrum
- Plot: Larry Darrell returns from the battlefields of World War I to America a different person. His fiance (Isabel) resigns herself to a delay in the wedding plans when Larry heads... Read more
User Reviews
A truly epic film - that flopped at the box office
May 15, 2005
pschlehr - imdb.com
May 15, 2005pschlehr - imdb.com
This is one of my favorite films of all-time. Bill Murray is excellent as the lead in a dramatic movie, much to my surprise. I think his performance in this film is every bit as good as his work in... Full review
I have to disagree
Mar 23, 2005
rshendri - imdb.com
Mar 23, 2005rshendri - imdb.com
I have to say that the first time I saw the movie, I was about five years old and saw it in a movie theatre. But as young as I was, it had a deep impression on me. I could... Full review
A Dreamer's Story
Apr 27, 2004
kbean66 - imdb.com
Apr 27, 2004kbean66 - imdb.com
I saw this movie when it was released in 1984. Being a big Bill Murray fan drew me to it and the story did the rest. It was my first year in college and I dreamed of running away with... Full review
now this acting job by bill m was worth and oscar
Mar 10, 2004
ball830 - yahoo.com
Mar 10, 2004ball830 - yahoo.com
i saw this movie a few yrs after it came out and i thought for a comedy actor bill murry acted his ass off i was impressed but i guess the wrong people didnot is it... Full review
One of my all-time faves
Mar 03, 2004
Rick Berger - imdb.com
Mar 03, 2004Rick Berger - imdb.com
I was prepared to hate this movie, when I first rented it. It was a 'curiosity pick': I liked the title, I didn't have anything else in mind, and my thought was, of course, "Bill Murray!?"It turned out to be... Full review
not your typical hollywood
Jan 29, 2004
geop90 - yahoo.com
Jan 29, 2004geop90 - yahoo.com
It was great! Bill Murray takes an otherwise interesting, but slow storyline and mixes it all up with his sense of humor. Watch it.... Full review
Excellent in many ways
Dec 10, 2003
mstrider80 - yahoo.com
Dec 10, 2003mstrider80 - yahoo.com
This film is a great adaptation of Maugham's novel. Bill Murray proves over and over that he has incredibly versatile acting skills. He also adds his own unique perspective on Larry's character, helping develop Maugham's creation by showing us emotions that... Full review
thanks bill
Nov 26, 2003
gideons301 - yahoo.com
Nov 26, 2003gideons301 - yahoo.com
this valuble film shows what mr murray can dish out. it rates a's across as a good periodic piece and speaks to anyone in any kind of recovery to life.... Full review
Thought-provoking
Oct 25, 2003
queenlilypad - yahoo.com
Oct 25, 2003queenlilypad - yahoo.com
Great movie. Lots of interesting issues. Started off as a school project but ending in a great discussion about the human mind. Bill murray was excellent. Movie transcends time, culture, and religion.... Full review
Beautifully done
Jul 10, 2003
Marie-62 - imdb.com
Jul 10, 2003Marie-62 - imdb.com
"The Razor's Edge" has to be one of the best movies ever made. It's real, it's beautiful, and it's deep. Bill Murray is terrific in this movie, adding his humor along with his dramatic character. Along side of him is... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Nov 08, 2002CultureCartel.com
The film gets better in its final sceneswhen Murray finally allows himself to change his expression a tiny bitbut not before it gets a lot worse.
The Razor's Edge suffers from the very same wanderlust as its protagonist.
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| Aug 26, 2002DVD Talk
While not a bad movie, it just doesn't have the epic scope or emotional intimacy that it needs.
The moment in Rushmore when he realizes that Max's father is a barber - and everything that that implies - is more moving and meaningful than two hours of The Razor's Edge.
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Chicago Sun-Times
THE RAZOR'S EDGE is far from being a bad movie.
Murray, who is usually such a superb actor, has taken the wrong path in this performance, giving us moments when everybody in the film and in the audience is moved, except Murray.
... Full Review
News
The Razor's Edge (1984)
nytimes.com –
1984-10-19
''LET'S talk,'' says Bill Murray as the idealistic young hero of W. Somerset Maugham's ''Razor's Edge'' as he prepares to tell his fiancee that he wants to postpone the wedding and is not yet ready to settle down. ... Full Article
One of the best-documented cases of the art/moolah mambo is Murray's agreement to play wiseacre parapsychologist Peter Venkman in ' Ghostbusters ' on the proviso that Columbia Pictures would greenlight his pet project 'The Razor's Edge'. ... Full Article
Based on the celebrated novel by W. Somerset Maugham, this marks the second cinematic adaptation (the first came in 1946 and starred Tyrone Power) of the material and I'm hard pressed to discover why this one was knocked so mercilessly... ... Full Article

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