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Jack Corcoran (Bill Murray) is a struggling motivational speaker who lives by the mantra "Get over it!" When he learns his circus clown father has died and left him Vera, an 8,000-pound elephant, as an inheritance, he considers only one option: selling his father's beloved pet. He finds two buyers -- but must then get Vera to California, thousands of miles away, in just five days. With the help of an eccentric truck driver (Matthew McConaughey), Jack and Vera set out on one crazy road trip.

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Larger Than Life | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: D Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Larger Than Life | Rotten Tomatoes (2) USA Today Manages to eke out only infrequent, peanut-size pleasures along its lumbering way. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Larger Than Life | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The materials are here to make a good comedy, I guess. The screenplay is by Roy Blount Jr., a funny writer. But the energy isn't there. Murray often chooses to play a laid-back, detached character, but this time he's so detached he's almost absent. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Larger Than Life | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An elephant-based comedy that forgets to be funny. Rated: C+ Jul 23, 2018 Full Review Larger Than Life | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Rob Nelson Boston Phoenix Of course, the elephant Vera keeps sticking her trunk in where it isn't wanted, literally consuming tons of candy and stepping on Murray's cellular phone. Ha ha. Sep 5, 2009 Full Review Larger Than Life | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 7, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 33 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Bill Murray as an elephant owner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/28/22 Full Review Audience Member Yes, this is the "Bill Murray on a cross country road trip with an elephant" movie. It was directed by Howard Franklin, who co-directed "Quick Change" with Murray in 1990. It's flat out one of my favorite films. What made that work so well was how Murray interacted with various different annoying New Yorkers. He clearly hated them, yet had to humor them to get on with his day. That's sorely missing here. Aside from the opening scene (Murray giving a motivational speech), Murray seems out of his element. It's too "family friendly" cutesy and not funny. Or in the case of Matthew McConaughey's trucker just plain annoying, Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review robert p What a *stupid* scenario there is no way a crooked lawyer can trick Bill Murray into signing a contract that he owes $35,000 which is what his father owes plus the elephant. This movie stinks to High Heavans. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The funniest sequence when the elephant steps on the cop's cellular phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie should be retired. Immensely boring, stupid plot, yet it's main cause of offense is the complete lack of awareness in the use of the elephant.Animals in circuses are now banned in the U.S. and elsewhere due to the cruelty involved in obtaining wild animals and the terrible abuse it takes to train elephants, especially.It's 2020 - we know better now. Let's do better by refusing to air these misleading movies which gloss over the suffering involved in the creation of our pithy entertainment. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review steve d Not one of his best, but Murray still makes it fun. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Howard Franklin Director Bill Murray Jack Corcoran Janeane Garofalo Mo Matthew McConaughey Tip Tucker Keith David Hurst Pat Hingle Vernon
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Synopsis Jack Corcoran (Bill Murray) is a struggling motivational speaker who lives by the mantra "Get over it!" When he learns his circus clown father has died and left him Vera, an 8,000-pound elephant, as an inheritance, he considers only one option: selling his father's beloved pet. He finds two buyers -- but must then get Vera to California, thousands of miles away, in just five days. With the help of an eccentric truck driver (Matthew McConaughey), Jack and Vera set out on one crazy road trip.

Director
Howard Franklin

Producer
Richard B. Lewis, John Watson, Pen Densham

Screenwriter
Roy Blount Jr.

Production Co
United Artists, Majestic Films, Trilogy Entertainment Group

Rating
PG

Genre
Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016

Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.3M

Runtime
1h 33m

Sound Mix
Surround
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