The beginning of "Unknown Army" explains that John, played by Bill Murray, made a mess of life, owed debts, fell in love, lost his job, and wanted to join the army. Shape yourself. He urged his friend Russell, the guy played by Harold Remis to join the army. On the way to sign up, Remis complained, "If I were killed (on the battlefield), your hands would be stained with my blood." "Guess what Murray said-"Just don't get my shoes on, okay?" In the words of director Ivan Reitman, the relationship between the two characters in this film is that Murray and Remis For the model, the guys who became acquainted with a radio show in 1974 have a similarly terrifying sense of humor. They were asked by the recruiting office officer "Are you gay?" After the two looked at each other expressionlessly, Remis said, " We are not, but we are willing to learn." Murray pursed his mouth vigorously, and nodded slightly in a serious manner. With such a seamless singing and harmony, the members of the crew said that this degree of tacit understanding was really rare while laughing and crying!
The cold humor of the two continued in the barracks. Murray's disobedience to discipline quickly made him a thorn in the eye of the instructor. He also fleeed by plane with Remis and broke into the chief's house to pick up girls. It feels so refreshing to see them messing around: if it's just Murray himself, how crazy it is just to entertain himself, but with Remis, Murray knows that his jokes are understood, that his heroic deeds are witnessed, and the tricks are even more important. It's exciting. Putting these two live treasures in the most restrictive barracks is not to show the spirit of resistance, but to make you feel that these two are just like this. They can make everything funny, as if this is their mission in life. This is also very similar to the style of the two actors outside the film. In the film, actress PJ Sols recalled that when he first met Remis in the audition, he was amused and laughed. Murray is regarded by the crew as the "most difficult factor to control". He always comes up with new ideas just before filming. He performs various on-site performances and the effect is particularly good. Even the on-site staff laughed endlessly. Remis also asked Murray to try whatever he wanted to start, and for this he proudly called himself "Murray's Muse."
The supporting actors of this crew are also very good. In this boot camp, there are fat guys who join the army to lose weight, there are simple rural youths, and there are neurotic guys who are determined not to allow others to touch themselves. They make a big noise in the strip club and sing under the leadership of Murray. In a pop tune, the military parade report was transformed into a wonderful and funny queue performance. Looking at this group of people, you will feel that ordinary comedy just puts ordinary people in an unusual environment, while the more funny comedy is like "Unknown Army", which puts a group of unusual people in an ordinary environment. , Showing a variety of wonderful chemical reactions. Many of these young actors started their acting careers after starring in this debut, and many of them have continued their acting careers to this day.
"Miscellaneous Army" is just a purely funny comedy with no deep meaning, but it has been recognized by many fans for many years. Some actors have said that they have still met fans telling them that this is their favorite comedy. The famous film critic Roger • Ebert gave this film a fairly high 3.5 out of 4 stars! When Remis recalled the film, this was the first time he played with Murray, which proved that not only could he write the script for him, but the two could also trust each other in front of the camera. For the audience, it is not necessarily ridiculous to watch a person go crazy. It is ridiculous to see the person who is watching him go crazy next to a madman. Remis, who knows Murray best, has become a watcher, actor or director. The person from the perspective.
With the cornerstone of "Unknown Army" and later "Groundhog Day" and "Ghostbusters", Murray became a star and Remis became a famous screenwriter and director. However, their friendship broke down in 1993. Although they reunited after many years, they failed to cooperate again. Maybe people and life in reality are much more fragile than movie stories; maybe only in movies, the people who act in movies and watch movies can have a thicker and more unscrupulous skin. So, thank Remis, thank you comedy, tell us-life is short, hurry up and show your eyes.
Published in the 9th issue of "Xinmin Weekly" in 2014, with slight changes at the time of publication
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