Bill Murray Gave ‘McG’ The Headbutt To The Face You’ve Been Longing To Give Him

@Midwesterner in NYC: Yeah, the surprise over the fact that Murray got physical is baffling to me. This is completely within character. And count me in with those who still love him anyway.

Who else could have done Groundhog Day or Lost in Translation at the time? The man may be a reluctant artist, but he is an artist.

@TryThisAtHome: Who said anything about O'Hare?

@chip: Suntory IS WHISKY!

nirreskeya

Has anyone read "Tom Shales' Live From New York? The guy decked Chevy Chase backstage. Again, perhaps something that should be applauded, but at the same time, this news should not be too surprising.

First of all, It's O'Hare not O'Hara airport....
Secondly, regarding the annoying name of McG:
From Wikipedia (and I think I read this in the LA Times):
Regarding his name, McG has stated that:

It's fun to hate a guy called McG. In my humble opinion it's sheer fucking lunacy because it's just short for McGinty - fucking get past it. My name is Joseph McGinty Nichol. My mother's maiden name is McGinty. My uncle is Joe, my grandfather was Joe. I was called McG since the day I was born because we were broke and there were three Joes in the house. There's no Hollywood, 'I think I'll give myself a nickname' bullshit. It just is. And at some point I would be a sell-out punk if I rolled over and said, 'Well, call me Joe.' [...] I can only sigh and move forward.

TryThisAtHome

always have and always will love bill. but have heard from friends who've both worked and played with him that he's...let's say 'eccentric'. not an asshole, not a douchebag, just a little odd, very unpredictable, easily bored and surely doesn't suffer fools. so head-butting the likes of mcg would seem to be par for the course. cause i bet (he even sounds like he's admitting it here) mcgeewhiz kinda deserved it.

He should headbutt that twit again for good measure after the crap film that was Terminator: Salvation.

the_illmatic

@The Cajun Boy: sloppy sloppy sloppy. you're giving the cajuns (and i count my self as one) a bad name.

chip

Bill Murray is our Jean Reno. How about remake of The Professional?

(Don't thank me. Thank The Recasting Couch. OK, that's me.)

Two tears ago BM showed up at my local for drinks with a few former college buddies (BM dropped out of Regis after getting caught trying to fly out of O'Hara with weed). He was very gracious & cool to everybody, I tried to *discretely* buy a round for his table, he wound up buying me a drink instead.

ElSwell

@chip: I know that, but I don't care, because I see Bill sipping cognac, dangit!

@chip: That's my bad. I read that it was opening this week, but that's in the UK. I hardly noticed it's US opening (obviously).

@skahammer: Hell, he's my hero even more now because of this. Headbutt for justice!

Aidan_

@DoctorEcks: McHee!

My only Bill Murray story told to me many, many years ago by a FOAF:

BM was dining at FOAF's friend's home. BM said he needed to use the bathroom and asked where it was. BM was given directions to the bathroom, got up and walked into a closet and closed the door behind him. BM emerged a minute later, zipping up his pants and saying how much better he felt.

Kitten_Witawip

@wilma23: I've heard good and bad things about him. I think he can be a bit grumpy at times, but for the most part, I think he's supposed one of the good guys. As this story proves.

The-Littlest-Hobo

Ring a ding ding.

@wilma23: I once saw him snap at a kid for asking for an autograph. Granted it was at his son's basketball game, and he was trying to watch, but it was middle school basketball and it was only one kid, not a whole crowd.

And yet, I still love him.

czecher

Bill Murray is my schlumpy hero and you'll never change my mind about this.

@chip: don't think the...

Krashstar

@chip: I don't the opening weekend was quite as boomtacular as hoped for, and weekend #2 was it's own special form of headbutt.

So now, they're just trying to pretend none of that ever happened, and are reopening it this weekend!

Marketing genius, right?

Krashstar

@wilma23: Yep. He sure does.

not to geek out about this but if "sipping cognac and playfully flirting with younger women in hotel bars" is a reference to Lost in Translation, Suntory was WHISKEY!

chip

@MoeGolden:
no one is ever going to believe you.

@chip:
I was wondering about that myself. Maybe they sent a T1 to deliver the item personally and it ended up governing California first.

rudi_freude

was this written in the past and somehow sent to now and then no one checked to see if it was all still up to date? t4 opened last week.

chip

@wilma23: Really? I thought he actually had a pretty good reputation. I've heard that he can be a bit of a recluse in Hollywood-type situations, but never an asshole.

For what its worth, Bill Murray stories have become a meme of their own - and that 2003 gawker story seems to be the source.

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MoeGolden

I thought Bill Murray had a long-standing reputation for being a colossal asshole. Not that it matters much, because you would be hard-pressed to convince me that McG didn't deserve to have his ass handed to him.

wilma23

Nyeh....who gives a McF about McG.

DoctorEcks

@Midwesterner in NYC: I saw in an interview/behind the scenes on Caddyshack that Bill Murray and Chevy Chase REALLY didn't get along. The scene with the two of them talking in Murray's character's shack was filled with a lot of real-life animosity.

spincast

Joe McGinty Nichol makes incredibly unwatchable films, so I'm not surprised if some of the dramatic talent he cons into appearing in his catastrophes want to do him physical harm. He's an eyesore.

bmoreDLJ

@TryThisAtHome: McG: I WON'T fucking get past it, heavenly-white-fade-to-your-dumbass-nick... TOOL!

You're an idiot, and your FAMILY's an idiot. If there's three Joes, you have Joe, Joey, and Joseph.

Hell, I was one of three Davids, and we were all called fucking David. Any confusion would be cleared up in, oh, about FOUR FUCKING SECONDS.

bmoreDLJ

Looks like he stole one of Phil Spector's wigs.

@dandles: I seriously don't think Bill Murray would survive Lucy Liu's honest wrath.

@The Cajun Boy: Someone above mentioned it in a FOAF story...."fly out of O'Hara w/ weed." yada yada.

I loves the Bill Murray - I'd love to play a round of golf with him. And I hate golf.

@DorothyBarker: Yes. VERY moody is how I'd put it. All stars are impossible, though, and he's one of the more interesting (in a good way).

Edward Lionheart

Wasn't there stories about how he fought with Lucy Liu? Like, physically? Hard to fault Bill for headbutting McG, though.

@GoneElsewhere: i'm glad someone brought it up. Any work environment can be a volatile place, especially movie sets where people are encouraged to show emotion but this incident is not at all surprising given his history.

rahelio

@wilma23: I have had 2 experiences with him and he was wonderful both times. Funny, down to earth, respectful. He's odd, but who isn't really. Everyone has an off day I guess.

@The-Littlest-Hobo:

Well there was the whole spousal abuse thing last year.

@nirreskeya: +1 scotch (meh)vs. Irish(yay)

Goethewritesdrivel

@TryThisAtHome: Dude has a fascinating definition of "sell-out punk."
Signifier, signified, whatever.