The mind of Harold Ramis was behind comedy classics Animal House, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Stripes, Meatballs, & Vacation. He basically made Bill Murray into what he is today. Sad sad day for sarcastic assholes everywhere. I think this description of himself from Knocked Up hits pretty close to home. This extensive interview in the New Yorker even quotes Martin Short saying if someone in a group of comedians cracks a joke, “everyone skirts their eyes over to Harold first, to see if he laughs.” So in essence, he was the barometer for what is funny.
As director of Caddyshack, he walked up to Bill Murray and said, "When you’re playing sports, do you ever just talk to yourself like you’re the announcer?" Murray said, “Say no more,” and did this monologue in one take.
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