Where the Buffalo Roam | 
| Director: Art Linson
Actors: Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Bruno Kirby, Rene Auberjonois, R.g. Armstrong
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  87 reviews
Sales Rank: 2551
Format: Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD23551D
ISBN: 0783291329
UPC: 025192355127
EAN: 9780783291321
ASIN: B0006H32EI
Theatrical Release Date: April 25, 1980
Release Date: February 1, 2005
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Product Description
Gonzo journalist hunter s. Thompson covers nixon and the 1972 super bowl with his manic lawyer lazlo. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/01/2006 Starring: Bill Murray Bruno Kirby Run time: 98 minutes Rating: R Director: Art Linson
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Bill Murray is in his early-career, shambling glory as Hunter S. Thompson, the gonzo journalist with a fondness for Wild Turkey and firearms. While Murray does not do as exact an impersonation of Thompson as Johnny Depp (in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), he does capture Thompson's dazed, anarchic nature. Unfortunately, the movie around him is just anarchic: a series of episodes (true or invented) from Dr. Thompson's career, circa 1968-72. The haphazard structure is probably meant to suggest the spirit of the counterculture or something, but it's just flabby storytelling. Thanks to Murray's blissful delivery, there are scenes that have a stoned giddiness to them: Thompson and his attorney (Peter Boyle) terrifying an unsuspecting hitchhiker, or Thompson alone in a men's room with Richard Nixon. Neil Young contributes some music, and Murray warbles "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" while drunkenly piloting a plane. --Robert Horton
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 Hunter S. Thompson March 17, 2009
Mark Snider, Jr. (Lynchburg, VA)
Here's a writer of a different breed, someone who speaks mind even if it is off topic, he did make it come around again to make both ends meet. The story is great, and Bill Murray does an excellent job portraying Hunter.
Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was another great portrayal of Hunter and both do justice.
" The only difference between the Sane and the Insane, is IN and yet within this world, the Sane have the power to have the Insane locked up." Hunter S. Thompson
Bill Murray or Johnny Depp February 18, 2009
Daniel P. Kustka (South Orange, NJ)
Both actors portray Hunter S. Thompson in different films. Bill Murray shows a much more lively side of Thompson in Where the Buffalo Roam, while Depp shows the drug craved maniac that Thompson was in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
 Truly stinks January 30, 2009
Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having found nothing the slightest bit amusing in the first half hour, I had to hit eject on this one. Dated '70s druggy humor hasn't worn well, I guess. At least for me. This has the mark of a dud written all over it.
Dr. Gonzo at his Finest January 22, 2009
David M. Dembowski (Pittsburgh, PA)
If you are a fan of Hunter S. then this movie is a must. As in the more recent Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas featuring a steller performance by Depp and Del Toro, the characters portrayed in this film are brilliant. Anything with Bill Murray is great, but when you add Peter Boyle...as the Italians say..."FORGET ABOUT IT".
 Cult Comedy December 9, 2008
Danno (NY, NY)
Bill Murray as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson? Amazingly he's not badly cast at all, and it's his performance that makes this movie work as often as it does. Anyone who's ever seen interview footage of HST will testify that Bill Murray does an excellent portrayal of him in his prime. While supposedly based on HST's writings, much of this movie is a lot closer to the stoner comedy of Cheech and Chong and it lacks the paranoid psychotic intensity that made HST one of the funniest satirists around. It does have some hilarious lines scattered here and there, along with some of the most absurd situations in any film comedy. At times, it almost felt like a Marx Brothers update to me. It also feels - largely due to Peter Boyle's extended supporting performance - as if a better, sharper movie lurked just under the surface waiting for a different director to bring it out.
Naturally, there's plenty of flaws in this film besides the disjointed screenplay. While set in the late 1960s/early 1970s, the film comes across as a relic of the early 1980s. Not only in pacing - although if you've watched B-movie comedies from the era you'll know what I mean. The DVD version of the film has much of the original soundtrack wiped in favor of generic rock which half-heartedly tries to sound 60s but really sounds 80s. Also, Peter Boyle and Bill Murray have surprisingly little chemistry considering their characters are fellow anarchists and supposed friends.
I suspect there are some great outtakes (which this DVD doesn't have). Nor does it have any commentary tracks. Still, this is a budget DVD, so you have to ask yourself some tough questions. If you, like I, am a Bill Murray and HST fan you'll probably want to see this movie at least once. Do what I did and opt for a used copy.
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