A local reporter interviewed Bill Murray at the U.S. Open, and Bill Murray just launched into his Carl Spackler character from Caddyshack, seemingly just for the entertainment of the reporter, or out of boredom. It’s awesome:

(Via The A/V Club.) This is completely in line with all those stories of Bill Murray showing up at people’s parties and whispering in their ears on the subway.

... Quotes by Bill Murray, Playing Carl Spackler in Caddyshack Movie
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Bill Murray as Carl Spackler in Caddyshack (1980)
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Comments (23)
  1. I fucking love Bill Murray.

  2. that’s pretty great.

  3. Chadsky  |   Posted on Jun 25th, 2009

    1-800-VICTIM2

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  5. He rules my world. The man is The Best.
    “yeah I was a caddy for the Dalai Lama once. He didn’t tip me, and he says, ‘Oh, uh, there won’t be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.’ So I got that goin’ for me, which is nice. “

  6. Lindsay, saying “Bill Murray wins” is like saying “Bears shit in the woods.”

  7. If Bill Murray ever steals your hot dog, don’t tell anybody about it. Noone will ever believe you.

  8. Someone I know said that Bill Murray came up to her and whispered in her ear: “No one will ever believe you.”

  9. Bill Murray actually held a benefit for my aunt, who was his neighbor at the time, after her husband died of cancer and left her with toddlers to care for. Bill Murray is my hero. Wouldn’t normally post that but I am feeling sad about the world after MJ, Farah, and McMahon dying.

  10. Grinchy Paws  |   Posted on Jun 25th, 2009

    Awesome. Always a class act.

  11. Bill Murray stories always make me happy.

  12. What is this reporter thinking? “Omg, it’s comedic genius Bill Murray! I’m going to ask him some in-depth questions about the weather.”

  13. Everyone wins.

  14. Jake  |   Posted on Jun 26th, 2009

    He couldn’t throw us a “I don’t think the heavy stuff’s gonna come down for a while now”? But @HB – word – Bill Murray? And you talk to him about the weather?!

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