Richard Dreyfuss on doubting 'Jaws,' dealing with Bill Murray on 'What About Bob?' and more 

Thank you for telling your story! You are a true friend. And above all, thank you for your service. It is people like you and Richard Dreyfus that keep me going. Truly an amazing actor and now I’ve learned a stand up human being. May God bless you for serving our country.

Great story.. one of those "God things" Thank you Cap'n SIR..! 🇺🇸🏅🎖️💪🇺🇲

@@jonjeffries3265 🇺🇸

I'm grateful to you for sharing this and I believe that is definitely no coincidence. My thought's are with you brother 🤝👊🤞

This made my day, thank you sir, and God Bless you. BTW, I met him at the Plaza Classic Film Festival before the screening of Jaws, and he is incredibly approachable and so nice.

Murray can be pretty bipolar. For whatever reason he treated Lucy Liu so badly that Drew Barrymore recast his role for the sequel (she was the film producer). He can be a total jerk on a whim.

doesnt every teenage googlite sae this

poor frank oz

same with the conflict between dreyfus and robert shaw on jaws

I agree.

Richard Dreyfuss took it hard when he did not get the Oscar for Mr. Holland. The very best acting I have ever seen was the scene where Olympia presents him with the compass.

I was doing TV commercial work around that time, and Joe Pytka (the director if LIR) was considered an A-Hole by all the other A-Holes in town! Great to here Dreyfuss was the glue that held it together. Loved that movie, and so sorry to hear your mother passed.

I'm sorry to read that your mother had passed after doing 1 of Mr Dreyfuss' movie My Heart & Prayers goes to you & your family Mr Hugh Lambert!

Thank you for sharin. I never met Richard Dreyfuss but I believe he is a kind man. Very talented actor love him. Stay safe.

I rented the movie on VHS and watched it .

Those scenes are masterful aren't they.

"You got city hands, Mr. Hooper. You been countin' money all your life."

Yeah. Why can't we have more movies in the 2000s that are this special? Most of them are such crap.

@@damienholland9244 To be fair, there were probably a lot of crappy films that got released back in the day, we just didn't have an easily accessable platform to bitch about it on.

@@applescruff1969 True. But if I think about films that will become classics from 2000 onward it just seems like there are less than, say, the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. It's like after 2000 the amount of bad movies got higher.

Holy shit I forgot that one. Another forgotten gem: Ruthless People.

Don't forget Little Richard!!!😁

Damn right!!!

You mean the last time midler was relevant???

@Simulation algorithm yes! I remember that😂 George's shining moment😂😂😂

Yeah, f*ck Stephen King and his award-winning writing

Last time I looked he is a human being

That's right, Daniel, it's just that not all celebrities behave like human beings should behave.

Met many? @@4orrcountry

Haha, I also saw that by accident! The local pool in 1979 was showing Superman so everyone went. They showed Goodbye Girl instead. So you'll understand if this movie brings up trust issues with my therapist. lol!

He's horrible, and that is very, very well known throughout Hollywood. I met him once, briefly, and he lived up to his reputation in that very short time.

He's also a bit arrogant and self absorbed. Jeez if you see some of his interviews...his quib at the beginning was for real.

Duality Of Man I was just on a plane from Sicily to Rome and he was in first class!

A legend. In his own mind.

@@flybeep1661 Many actors are. It's no surprise. However, Richard admits it.

He's 137 years old.

I agree. All the laughs are in watching this successful doctor, who has fashioned a perfect life for himself, gradually come apart at the seams. Funny, funny movie.

I don't know I would call it a tie they were both hilarious. One of my absolute favorite comedies.

Perfect pairing. 50% of the laughs are from Bill, 50% of the laughs from Dreyfuss. One of my favorite comedies. Trying to wake Bob up before his big interview kills me every time.

Agreed!!

BILL IS WORSE THEN DREYFUSS KNOWS. Bill is 1000% insane!!! He's wacked...and OUT OF HIS MIND! Back in late 90's early 2000's for a few years I rented a place in Malibu on Malibu Rd behind the Ralph's Mkt next to The Colony outside of the gates. Bill was next-door yet hardly there. Yet he lent this place out (a lot) to crew members (grips, AD's, art department, construction, electricians, etc) from various projects I assume he was working on. Always blue collar types. Every now and then his younger brother would stay there for weeks at a time. So I was accustomed to random people going in and out of there. You would see Bill maybe four, five, six times a year for 3-4 days at a time. Always alone. No wife, no kids, no assistant. And you knew it was him there because he had no car and the front parking was empty and the house quiet. It was a cab or a car would pick him up. If they were cars parked out front you knew he was not there. One early am (5:00) I saw him climbing out of the window of the house and throwing his luggage out. He was leaving and getting into a cab. I asked him if everything was ok and he said he doesn't have keys to the house. So he broke into his own house left it locked and went out the window. So everyone else had a key and he did not. A year or so later I figured out Bill had moved in on a more permanent basis because there were no cars but you could see the lights going on and off, tv, etc; and he was always very private. So I figured he was there for an extended stay. Long story short there was a homeless guy living there with some friends and they were keeping quiet. It seems he had pushed off a bunch of Bills friends and told them that Bill wants him to stay there and watch the place. And they believed it and left the place alone. Cause that's Bill and that guy sold it. One day Bills younger brother John shows up with the police and throws the guy out. It seems he had cleaned out the house over the course of three months. Stereo systems, kitchenware, linens, clothing, everything, etc. Ran up the Playboy channel and phone. The brother let me in. I spoke to the police. And I saw the place totally wrecked. The place looked and smelled like a gas station bathroom. Especially the kitchen. As time went by major housekeeping came in and some carpenters to clean the place up. The brother ended up telling me that Bills ONLY concern was the stolen pair of Air Jordan sneakers signed by Michael Jordan in a glass box with a photo of the two. I remember the brother rolling his eyes. This was the younger brother John who came out with him in the movie Scrooged. The place was sold and the brother gave me a case of film poster One Sheets from The Man Who Knew Too Little, 2 of Bills golf clubs and 32 cases of pink tile from the garage.

Me too! GREAT film!

Yes. What about Bob is the best. Murray is an odd ball, that's how he got casted. Dreyfuss feels he's entitled to fame. That's how he got casted too. The casting was perfect

@@ricardomurillo5205 Murray could probably smell that Dreyfuss was up himself as an 'actor' so he took to bullying him like that...ah well. great movie nonetheless! :)

@@fabianpatrizio2865 I like murray in a lot of films but apparantly he can be an arsehole and has been to others during filming and on sets.

Yes, i agree with you on him and his behaviour.

Yes

I'm glad to hear that, because while I've always liked him, I've heard the opposite about him.

He wasn't always so appreciative of people who enjoy him. I think he reached a point where he finally kind of "Got" it.

@@PonderousProse I went to Grant high school when they made Mr Hollands Opus and I'd have to say that he is not a nice person. He may have seemed so at a convention but after all he is an actor.

Was it the one in Cherry Hill? The horror convention?

How about now that you know Murray was a total (dangerous) ass in real life?

@@vcoaster I don’t know that. I only know I love the movie.

@@vcoaster BILL IS WORSE THEN DREYFUSS KNOWS. Bill is 1000% insane!!! He's wacked...and OUT OF HIS MIND! Back in late 90's early 2000's for a few years I rented a place in Malibu on Malibu Rd behind the Ralph's Mkt next to The Colony outside of the gates. Bill was next-door yet hardly there. Yet he lent this place out (a lot) to crew members (grips, AD's, art department, construction, electricians, etc) from various projects I assume he was working on. Always blue collar types. Every now and then his younger brother would stay there for weeks at a time. So I was accustomed to random people going in and out of there. You would see Bill maybe four, five, six times a year for 3-4 days at a time. Always alone. No wife, no kids, no assistant. And you knew it was him there because he had no car and the front parking was empty and the house quiet. It was a cab or a car would pick him up. If they were cars parked out front you knew he was not there. One early am (5:00) I saw him climbing out of the window of the house and throwing his luggage out. He was leaving and getting into a cab. I asked him if everything was ok and he said he doesn't have keys to the house. So he broke into his own house left it locked and went out the window. So everyone else had a key and he did not. A year or so later I figured out Bill had moved in on a more permanent basis because there were no cars but you could see the lights going on and off, tv, etc; and he was always very private. So I figured he was there for an extended stay. Long story short there was a homeless guy living there with some friends and they were keeping quiet. It seems he had pushed off a bunch of Bills friends and told them that Bill wants him to stay there and watch the place. And they believed it and left the place alone. Cause that's Bill and that guy sold it. One day Bills younger brother John shows up with the police and throws the guy out. It seems he had cleaned out the house over the course of three months. Stereo systems, kitchenware, linens, clothing, everything, etc. Ran up the Playboy channel and phone. The brother let me in. I spoke to the police. And I saw the place totally wrecked. The place looked and smelled like a gas station bathroom. Especially the kitchen. As time went by major housekeeping came in and some carpenters to clean the place up. The brother ended up telling me that Bills ONLY concern was the stolen pair of Air Jordan sneakers signed by Michael Jordan in a glass box with a photo of the two. I remember the brother rolling his eyes. This was the younger brother John who came out with him in the movie Scrooged. The place was sold and the brother gave me a case of film poster One Sheets from The Man Who Knew Too Little, 2 of Bills golf clubs and 32 cases of pink tile from the garage.

@@reubenherrera9827 Not much crazy in that story. I'm sure Bill has done much worse.

@@vcoaster Probably. The real crazy for me was the brothers eye roll. Like our conversation was him telling that this break in was nothing and he's seen worse from him. And him telling me this is Classic Bill. You had to have been there. Ok, maybe not crazy but zany. You have to picture a Bill Murray from SNL & Caddyshack, etc coming out of a second-story window sliding his luggage and clubs out the window, down to the ground. Him climbing onto a fence and jumping down. It was like a comedic hobo style- WC Fields and Charlie Chaplin all rolled into one. At 5 in the morning. And then when you think about it. How did he get in the house with his luggage, groceries, with his clubs? Stay in for 3-4 days and not open the front door? I never understood why he slid the luggage and clubs down instead of opening the front door putting luggage, etc outside closing the door then locking it. Then climbing out his window. Or for that matter WHY the second-story window? I started telling his brother that story and he stopped me and that's when he told me he's heard it all. Haven't thought about that in years. I mean, he is obviously very generous. I recall. I hear commotion. 5 in the morning I'm standing up and I'm looking out the window. And my head is tilted as I'm looking down to the house next door. My girlfriend, my then girlfriend wants to know what all the commotion is about. And I tell her or rather ask her, is that Bill Murray climbing out his window with luggage? Should I check on him? She tells me, no- you know how he is don't waste your time he's going to tell you to go F yourself.

The best

So was Tinman.

Indeed. Excellent underappreciated film.

I once met Paul Mazurksky and told him how much I loved Moon over Parador and how a running joke between myself and friends was that they had too many Puntas! (The local drink!) Mazursky almost treated me like cancer after that! Lol! He said the movie was a shadow of the comedy it could have been! Go figure!

@@tommynacc Any insight as to who Leano Bulie, Parador's greatest actor, was?

Thanks for the reminder! That is a great movie!

One of my favorites too, something about it just connects with me. I’ve watched the original and I think they did a much better job in this remake

Oh I love that movie also with Holly Hunter right?

Richard Dreyfus's laugh in 'Always' was magical.

Its a remake of the movie, A Guy named Joe with Spencer Tracy. It was one of Spielberg's favorites!

Agreed. He told that story like he was there. I could be mistaken but I think I remember hearing he was drunk during that scene too. I've loved him since "The Sting". Even with all the problems, they couldn't have cast "Jaws" any better.

@@tonyh9970 He was in fact so drunk that on the first day he couldn’t do the scene and I think that really embarrassed him. He came back on the second day and did it and it’s entirety on the first take. He also edited the original screenplay of that monologue which would’ve had him talking for 15 minutes. He distilled it down to what it became which is amazing.

@@TheChef470 that is amazing. Great info. Thanks.

What do you know about this? Sounds like nothing.

@@TheChef470 That expression is "in it's entirety." just sayin'

he's bi polar

@@msp5138everyone is from time to time, including you....

Underrated by whom? It's one of the highest grossing movie comedies of all time, and loved by most who have seen it.

@@charlie-obrien and I should ask you the same question… it’s 1 of the highest grossing movies by whom?? It is underrated! It doesn’t come close to any of the movies that are considered the greatest of all time, there’s people who haven’t even heard of it.

@@charlie-obrien I don’t know where you’re getting your information from but it’s incorrect. What about Bob Is Not even considered one of the greatest Bill Murray movies, let alone considered one of the greatest comedies of all time

Agreed. Love that movie.

Piranha was

It is a wonderful performance in a fantastic movie. I wish there was a bluray release of it.

That's because he's a pos that no one likes. Just listen to him.

@@dviii42069 He has an ego and is demanding of his cast and crew, sure. Many actors, especially perfectionists, are. But Bill Murray is a horrible human being.

@@dan_hitchman007 Can't be that bad if he's that funny.

@@Katya_Lastochka Those 2 things have no relation

it probably helped that he was drunk as hell

I remeber seeing that Movie many, many years ago. I don't remember tht Movie except I think it was about a Jewish KId growing up in Montreal.

Love that movie!

yep, i remember watching it on Global tv channel, in London Ontario, and right away i was captivated by Richard Dreyfuss, and when i next saw him in American Graffiti , i was a fan for life

LOVE THAT MOVIE!

Yeah I remember watching Whose Life Is It Anyway back in 1981 and it was on Betamax. My Dad had Betamax players and video camera. Very good movie and it’s a controversial subject about keeping someone alive when they are pretty miserable with the hampering effects of being crippled. Not to have movement in his legs and hands. I think his arms too. Well it would be. It was one of those dark comedies.

Well-said

I feel the same way about all artists. I don't have to like them, they can even do terrible things in their lives, I care about the work and nothing else.

I am a huge fan of Dreyfuss. Who cares that he has an ego about his talent. He's good at what he does and he damn well knows it. That's just confidence. I think Robert Shaw was so annoyed with him because he saw himself reflected back.

@@roquefortfiles , i’ve been a huge Richard Dreyfuss fan since American Graffiti. I’ve heard many people who have met him iand has said that he loves to talk to his fans and tell stories and that he’s always been very kind, and signed many autographs. Whether he’s nice or not I believe often depends on whether you’re invading his space or treating him with respect in regard to where he is and what he’s doing.

Well said.

Under rated.

@@Reggie2000 No one talk about this! It's great

Love that movie.................."I'm having a very good day"

A great horse racing movie

Absolutely! Terrifically fun movie. The book it's based on, "Good Vibes" by Jay Cronley, is a fun read also.

I'd say the Sandlot.

@@TheBadElf "Kid movie" or not, it's an opinion. I saw it at my Boys Club, I was 9.

Despite the movie not being for kids, we all saw it when we were kids, and it was memorable!

@@ericcabana8390 And "not appropriate for kids" is also an opinion, cuz every family/org. has their own limitations.

So does he.

Yes Mr Richard Dreyfuss is a great actor & a great human being in real life as well I really wish there were more people like him & less people like Donald Trump!

@@Katya_Lastochka Richard Dreyfus is annoying in the movies and in real life. Over rated. Sounds like a washed up drunk in this video.

@@Katya_Lastochka So do they all Katya. Richard Dreyfuss is honest in his roles and he is honest with his audience. That's part of what makes him a great actor. And I'll tell you the problem with he and Murray. Before "What About Bob?" Bill Murray had never shared a co-starring role with an actor of such stature. No Academy award winners or actors that were in legendary films. He had done mainly done only "Slob Comedies" up to that point. (In Tootsie he only had a cameo, maybe 2 days work) Quite frankly, Bill Murray was intimidated and he came out withe his "drunken Irish guy" as a defense. It's very common. Just look at my name, if you don't believe me.

What about 'Another Stakeout' and 'Another Nother Stakeout' ? :-)

D_Shadow317 A tip to Jaws?

Buick Mackane yes, when they are on the stakeout, they are taking turns with movie quotes and Emillio says, “ this was not a boating accident!” and Dreyfus says, “ I don’t know.” Emilio just shakes his head.

I know your comment was two years ago, but I'm a recent Dreyfuss fan, and Stakeout still holds up. I absolutely loved it and didn't get the Jaws reference because I hadn't seen it yet, lol. I've seen it since (and it's fantastic!)

I absolutely love this movie. One of the best scenes in the history of cinema is when Dreyfuss' character realizes he has overslept in the wrong bed and loudly says 'JESUS CHRIST!!!'

What about bob is fucking hilarious. Death Therapy Bob!! Its a guaranteed cure!!

"I'm baby stepping. I'm doing the work." I work that into conversation from time to time

@@keithmarlowe5569 Mmmmm.. Mmmmm is this hand shucked?

Gimmie...gimmie...gimmie...I need...I need...

BILL IS WORSE THEN DREYFUSS KNOWS. Bill is 1000% insane!!! He's wacked...and OUT OF HIS MIND! Back in late 90's early 2000's for a few years I rented a place in Malibu on Malibu Rd behind the Ralph's Mkt next to The Colony outside of the gates. Bill was next-door yet hardly there. Yet he lent this place out (a lot) to crew members (grips, AD's, art department, construction, electricians, etc) from various projects I assume he was working on. Always blue collar types. Every now and then his younger brother would stay there for weeks at a time. So I was accustomed to random people going in and out of there. You would see Bill maybe four, five, six times a year for 3-4 days at a time. Always alone. No wife, no kids, no assistant. And you knew it was him there because he had no car and the front parking was empty and the house quiet. It was a cab or a car would pick him up. If they were cars parked out front you knew he was not there. One early am (5:00) I saw him climbing out of the window of the house and throwing his luggage out. He was leaving and getting into a cab. I asked him if everything was ok and he said he doesn't have keys to the house. So he broke into his own house left it locked and went out the window. So everyone else had a key and he did not. A year or so later I figured out Bill had moved in on a more permanent basis because there were no cars but you could see the lights going on and off, tv, etc; and he was always very private. So I figured he was there for an extended stay. Long story short there was a homeless guy living there with some friends and they were keeping quiet. It seems he had pushed off a bunch of Bills friends and told them that Bill wants him to stay there and watch the place. And they believed it and left the place alone. Cause that's Bill and that guy sold it. One day bills younger brother John shows up with the police and throws the guy out. It seems he had cleaned out the house over the course of three months. Stereo systems, kitchenware, linens, clothing, everything, etc. Ran up the Playboy channel and phone. The brother let me in. I spoke to the police. And I saw the place totally wrecked. The place looked and smelled like a gas station bathroom. Especially the kitchen. As time went by major housekeeping came in and some carpenters to clean the place up. The brother ended up telling me that Bills ONLY concern was the stolen pair of Air Jordan sneakers signed by Michael Jordan in a glass box with a photo of the two. I remember the brother rolling his eyes. This was the younger brother John who came out with him in the movie Scrooged. The place was sold and the brother gave me a case of film poster One Sheets from The Man Who Knew Too Little, 2 of Bills golf clubs and 32 cases of pink tile from the garage.

Never been a gamblaholic, but I've counted cards and I play poker as a side hustle so I of course I loved LET IT RIDE. The scene with Dreyfuss' loser buddy donating blood across the street from the track had me laughing my ass off. And of course, Jennifer Tilly at peak hotness provided visual interest.

@@CribNotes "They go from my ass all the way to the flloor.My legs". Luv Luv this fil..

I think the studio wanted to rename it. "Let it slide".

I love that movie. It's a fun movie. If I'm depressed it lifts my spirits.

I love this movie just watched it again on the weekend, you like the odds on Lightning lol.

The aliens are the McGuffin in the story. Central to the story, but not really the point. Roy and his deterioration is the story.

Love Close Encounters too!

I'm sure you are correct, but I am a simpleton at times, and in the case of CE, the surface plot alone, was super compelling for me.

@@centerice yeah it wouldnt have worked as well if DC lobbyists pulled into the airstrip on golf carts

@@sistergrimace1567 ahahahahaahha.

I had forgotten about that film until I watched this. Now all I can do is remember how amazing it was. That funeral scene still hits hard. Thanks for the reminder.

Scooter, spot-on. Just thinking of that film puts a lump in my throat.

Take your game seriously and persevere. Great example. Great body of work is the result.

Well, Richard realizes it I assure you. So, you're in good company!

@@bdy576 LOL 🙃

@@bdy576 Close Encounters is a master work in acting. Teri Garr is brilliant as well. Steven Spielberg brought high level acting / performance to the big budget film.

Love the "realizes this FACT" just after "PROBABLY...". I'm with you, also very unsure if he is the greatest. Congrats on "probably realizing this fact", you almost surely are perhaps probably glad you do... maybe...😁

Yes indeed. He did a great job acting in that role.

No question. An amazing performance and a very powerful film.

I went to a pre release screening for Tim Men ( i think at MGM) and had to fill out a questionaire afterwards.

Agreed. Can't find it very often. For free that is.

Tin Men is absolute magic.

I need to watch that again. I only remember "gee, can't I be the after picture?".

"Did you live?"

Yes! I fell in love with Always the first time I saw it. I hope it wasn't left out because he doesn't care for it.

I really need to see that again. Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter were superb together.

One of my top 10 favorite movies

@@funkster007 They did another film together (Hunter, Dreyfus) called Once Around that critics didn't really like, but I loved it. Both movies were so great with them together.

@@merrybluegirl8930 Nice. Will have to check that out!

He has a lot of nervous energy. Shows that in the clips. Journalist friend interviewed him and didn't like him. Thought he was a bit weird. Lived here in London for a while, might still do, I have lost track.

Both great movie's

I was in love with the young actress that was in Mr. Holland's Opus. I have no idea what became of her.

@@johnnyskinwalker4095 was it the character that became the governor of Oregon?

@@bottomlinebassin2001 lol I have no idea

She was the student in the play crushing on Mr. Holland.

BILL IS WORSE THEN DREYFUSS KNOWS. Bill is 1000% insane!!! He's wacked...and OUT OF HIS MIND! Back in late 90's early 2000's for a few years I rented a place in Malibu on Malibu Rd behind the Ralph's Mkt next to The Colony outside of the gates. Bill was next-door yet hardly there. Yet he lent this place out (a lot) to crew members (grips, AD's, art department, construction, electricians, etc) from various projects I assume he was working on. Always blue collar types. Every now and then his younger brother would stay there for weeks at a time. So I was accustomed to random people going in and out of there. You would see Bill maybe four, five, six times a year for 3-4 days at a time. Always alone. No wife, no kids, no assistant. And you knew it was him there because he had no car and the front parking was empty and the house quiet. It was a cab or a car would pick him up. If they were cars parked out front you knew he was not there. One early am (5:00) I saw him climbing out of the window of the house and throwing his luggage out. He was leaving and getting into a cab. I asked him if everything was ok and he said he doesn't have keys to the house. So he broke into his own house left it locked and went out the window. So everyone else had a key and he did not. A year or so later I figured out Bill had moved in on a more permanent basis because there were no cars but you could see the lights going on and off, tv, etc; and he was always very private. So I figured he was there for an extended stay. Long story short there was a homeless guy living there with some friends and they were keeping quiet. It seems he had pushed off a bunch of Bills friends and told them that Bill wants him to stay there and watch the place. And they believed it and left the place alone. Cause that's Bill and that guy sold it. One day Bills younger brother John shows up with the police and throws the guy out. It seems he had cleaned out the house over the course of three months. Stereo systems, kitchenware, linens, clothing, everything, etc. Ran up the Playboy channel and phone. The brother let me in. I spoke to the police. And I saw the place totally wrecked. The place looked and smelled like a gas station bathroom. Especially the kitchen. As time went by major housekeeping came in and some carpenters to clean the place up. The brother ended up telling me that Bills ONLY concern was the stolen pair of Air Jordan sneakers signed by Michael Jordan in a glass box with a photo of the two. I remember the brother rolling his eyes. This was the younger brother John who came out with him in the movie Scrooged. The place was sold and the brother gave me a case of film poster One Sheets from The Man Who Knew Too Little, 2 of Bills golf clubs and 32 cases of pink tile from the garage.

@@reubenherrera9827 love your story! I would love to hear more! Would you sell me on of his pink tiles?

Well said.

@@RoaroftheTiger Thank you.

Well said and I totally agree. He is a great talent

Yes. And he had to use only his voice and face