Spats is perhaps a little out of the box compared to the other villains mentioned here, but he is no less integral to the plot of the movie. When this category was assigned, my mind immediately went with the multitude of villains in recent comedies, but ultimately my choice was from a classic one (and one of my favorite movies of all-time): Spats Colombo from Some Like It Hot. Mark’s Pick –Spats Colombo, Some Like it Hot And that combover, dear God that combover.
It seems that no matter what type of role you give to Murray he pulls it off and makes it seem natural, and to that point it was the only time that I can remember Bill actually playing a villain. The scene that gets me every time is the commercial he shoots for “Big Ern Sponsoring A Fatherless Family”, which was totally ad-libbed and is the greatest ad-libbing of all time according to a stat that I found in my head just now. Playing the antagonist to Woody Harrelson’s character Roy Munson, Murray steals every scene he’s in (which he has be known to do from time to time). Even when he’s being a total douche he still comes off as the guy you want to win. The first time I ever saw Kingpin, I was just a little lad who had no idea about what any of the sexual innuendos meant or who most of the actors were in the movie, all save one…Bill Fuckin’ Murray. So this week, along with an added entry from Lynn, we will pick our favorite villains from the comedy genre. The sibling filmmaking team was soaring after the wild success of their 1994 debut, Dumb & Dumber, and when it came time to follow it up two years later with Kingpin, Murray was on board for fun.When you talk about movie villains, the first ones that come to mind are the serial killers and madmen of thrillers and horror films, but there are plenty of comedies that rely on a great antagonist to push the story along. At the same time, Murray stayed true to his wilder comedic roots, which brought him into contact with the Farrelly Brothers. There were less slapstick or screwball type efforts, and he began to work with the likes of Wes Anderson – a filmmaker whose work would do wonders to help endear Murray’s talents to a new generation. But by the late 1990s, he began to reinvent his approach to comedy. As a well-known comedic talent throughout the 1980s, he starred in some of the biggest comedies of all time, including Caddyshack and the Ghostbustersfilms. It’s safe to say that few actors have enjoyed the career Murray has created for himself. In fact, the star’s off-camera antics are almost as legendary as his on-screen ones. From his early days on SNL, Murray has grown into something far greater than a comedian or actor to his dedicated fanbase. Bill Murray shared an awkward story about watching his 1996 comedy Kingpin with his then 10-year-old son.
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