Tomorrow is Labor Day and that means the summer is over. Wow, where did it go? Before you know it we’ll be knee deep in that dreaded winter hoopla.
But before that, since this is the last day of summer, I thought I’d put up some links to one of my favorite summer movies, Meatballs, starring Bill Murray. This was Bill Murray’s first movie and even though it was a low budget film, he and the rest of the cast knocked it out of the summer ball park!
Then there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions. so there!
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Sunday Links
Ivan Reitman talks ‘Meatballs,’ how Bill Murray took pity on him, and why it just doesn’t matter - An interview with the director of the movie, Ivan Reitman, who tells how the movie was written for Bill Murray, but he didn’t know if he was going to show up for it. He finally did on the second day of shooting! He also tells how the classic, “It just doesn’t matter” scene and speech happened.
Meatballs: An Oral History - Ivan Reitman, the writers and some of the actors from the movie tell stories of filming the movie and adventures and parties that happened when the camera wasn’t rolling.
‘Meatballs’ at 40: An Appreciation of the Good-Bad Movie That Launched Bill Murray’s Big-Screen Career - An appreciation of the movie at its 40th anniversary.
An Ode to Meatballs: The summer I learned to laugh - A personal remembrance of Bill Murray’s first movie.
Bill Murray Movies List - Meatballs was Bill Murray’s first movie, here’s a list and synopsis of the rest of them, although they left Tootsie off of the list.
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Meatballs - Fun trivia and Meatballs facts.
It Just Doesn’t Matter! - The most classic scene in the movie and I’ve read it was mainly improvised by Bill Murray.
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: I went to Craft 309 Kitchen + Bar last night for dinner with my friends, Amber and Joe and you can read all about that and see photos tomorrow.
Tuesday: Lou’s Drive-In is closing tomorrow, so I’m stopping in for a hot dog on our Dog Days of Summer hot dog eating tour today.
Wednesday: W.E. Sullivan’s had a Book and Beverage Night featuring local book authors and I stopped by and visited and got some photos of this fun evening.
Thursday: I’ll have an update on my forthcoming book, “Confessions of a Spiteful Writer” this Thursday, so tune in for that.
Friday/Saturday: I’ll be taking these two days off to work on that aforementioned book, but we’ll be back on Sunday for another one of these posts, so stay tuned!
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: Manson Murders, Punk Magazine and Summer of 69.