Sofia Coppola On Getting Bill Murray To Do LOST IN TRANSLATION

During an AFI Harold Lloyd Masters Seminar, Sofia Coppola tells a story about contacting Al Pacino to see if he could introduce her to Bill Murray.
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[@basithph8958]

I think Lost in Translation is an underappreciated movie One of Sofia's best works and definitely one of my favorite movies

[@televisiondevil5235]

She’s done something like 20 other movies, check out the Virgin Suicides & Marie Antoinette.

[@sebastianbjork1974]

It’s one of the most critical acclaimed movies of the last 20 years.

[@ps4games164]

It's movie for older people. But olders usually have their favorite movies already. Movies like Lost In Translation need time.

[@xvoy2002]

Lost in Translation was a suberb film. Well directed, well shot, beautiful photographer. She did an excellent job with this. Some peopel apparently don't get it, but if you do, its superb. Imagine this,,,, a film,, a story,, with no bombs, no killing,, no vulgar humour. It well played, and thoughtful. It takes a lot of talent to do a film like this. Thanks Sofia

[@captainrogerdodger144]

when the movie made you sad, you already got it

[@evandercaldwell9993]

Indeed!! 🙏

[@jakehands]

In an alternate universe, Al Pacino starred in Lost in Translation, while Bill Murray starred in Heat.

[@goodbadbill]

That'd be pretty dope though

[@trumpsdailytruthsmakelibsc6952]

Bill Murray was Scarface

[@ExVeritateLibertas]

The thing is, I can visualize Bill Murray in just about every scene in Scarface -- with the same lines -- and it's hilarious.

[@nguzoloveinlofi3832]

@@ExVeritateLibertas Scarface was Al Pacino's Stripes...

[@abhinavchoudhury7000]

They are so good actors they would still work

[@tracehazarrrrd]

i wish she'd do more movies, lost in translation was so good

[@smarterthananyone]

I have always had a crush on Sofia. Talented, witty, and darn cute.

[@janpangilinan2979]

Me too

[@bonnierabbit1413]

smarterthananyone I liked her in Godfather Part 3 👍😉🐇

[@smarterthananyone]

@Pierce Markusic I'm sure your review will make her change everything she does. Maybe you can refer her to your amazing work.

[@wasabiginger6993]

... well, how does anyone decide who should win??? ... when you got so many stellar winning performances?!? ... so imo, they ALL freaking won! ... and really surprised Bill reacted that way, cause he knows better! and does not really need that silly gold thing!

[@michaelk4740]

Very cute

[@beckyleonardis6331]

Loved Lost in Translation! It's a brilliant story about a bond between two strangers, who became friends.

[@max888123]

The soundtrack was amazing. My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain are brilliant.

[@Dousch]

One of my favorite films and soundtracks. I just purchased the vinyl pressing of it. I would love to see the full video of this interview.

[@shtuwang]

easily one of my top 5 cinematic experiences of all time. this little masterpiece haunted me for days. much like virgin suicides i guess. i loved the soundtracks to both - which played a big part in burning these works of art to my memory. sofia is a brilliant storyteller.

[@brmoogma]

Lost in translation is a very nice movie...and probably only works with Bill....

[@goodbadbill]

The movie wouldn't be the same without him

[@ps4games164]

And Scarlett i might add. She was the very right cast.

[@oliviagiles]

My fave movie ever ever ever

[@Mrmoviefan123]

Sofia was the first American woman nominated for Best Director for Lost in translation.

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

Bill Murray was robbed of the oscar for that movie. Check out his reaction to losing. He looked destroyed.

[@augmentedkeys5971]

WHo did he lose it too?

[@harshmahatme9005]

@@augmentedkeys5971 to Sean Penn in mystic river.

[@vicx05]

Don't let losing an Oscar detract from his brilliant performance, it's our appreciation of his performance that matters, not some industry heads with vested interests. If this movie is still in your heart after all these years that's what I call a win.

[@Anw4rr10r]

@Illuminati Sheep which movie?

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

@Portal da Luz one note brooding with some yelling is standard showy acting. Bill Murray did something subtlely wonderful.

[@JosephPage]

The person who played Michael Corleone's child in the "I do renounce them" scene in The Godfather grew up to call the person who played Michael Corleone solely to ask him if he knew one of the guys from Ghostbusters. This is too good.

[@spenser9908]

I'm not seeing it.

[@illegalsmirf]

She's lovely

[@jeffreypaul734]

I love her.. She had cameos in some great works by her pop. Outsiders is one.

[@JohnStanworth]

I couldn't imagine the film working with any other actor.

[@justinandrews5084]

It's my dream to stay in 5 star hotels, record at Sony Music Studios Tokyo, schmooze with Masao Morita and headline and sell out the world's biggest football stadiums in the Universes, including the Tokyo Dome... All because of this movie...

[@bartofilms]

I loved this movie instantly, when it was released, and I still do. Lost count of how many times I've rewatched it. The BartoFilms Top 10 Favorites: Lost in Translation, Rushmore, CaddyShack, The Life Aquatic w. Steve Zissou, . Dr. Strangelove, Catch-22, Apocalypse Now, Napolean Dynomite, The Wendall Baker Story and the first Star Wars, not in any order.

[@LurkKlerk]

I need a woman like this in my life. She's amazing.

[@BandiGetOffTheRoof]

Any luck yet?

[@user-xg6tv5hl6s]

It's almost a decade. still single?

[@LurkKlerk]

Hahaha in all fairness, i was 18 or 19 when i commented that. But no luck bros. Sofia never responded to my texts.

[@cmdreftilon9786]

@@LurkKlerk we should make a fan club. i love her

[@anonymouse527]

@@LurkKlerk Contact Al Pacino. He obviously knows her.

[@DaRealDeal2008]

lol, she is so cute and adorable. I wish the best for her, always.

[@vinista256]

0:45 - "I called Al Pacino who I know a LITTLE bit through my dad ..." Umm ... didn't she play Al's DAUGHTER in one of her dad's movies?

[@patrickmorgan4006]

Based on the reviews she got for that film, she probably wants everyone to forget that fact. Keep the focus on her great film, "Lost in Translation"!

[@ETube37]

Was looking for this comment as I was thinking the same thing…

[@user-wj4sl7mj6k]

Sofia Master piece!! Thank you Sofia.

[@Stratword_]

What a great story!

[@Rogue849]

Agreed. Marie Antoinette's soundtrack is also phenomenal.

[@pinomiraglia8256]

A film " Lost in Traslation" in Japan in giappone di Sofia Coppola

[@salmansengul]

That's a great movie!

[@SystemJammer]

@IamHaddy You're absolutely right there, couldn't agree more.

[@PaceFilmsProductions]

i remember reading some reviews for godfather 3 and so many of the critics wrote some of the meaniest crueliest reviews of her performance. i think critics who did that should be ashamed of themselves, never if they really thought her performance was so bad they still should have been that mean. atleast most now see she is a very talented artist in her own right.

[@moviedude22]

@Imflyinn yay!she very well maybe a genius...she has the delivery and timing of a comedic genius

[@Dewebje]

And on the end, they contacted him but only when he landed to Tokio it was definitive that he was doing this wonderfull movie.

[@supafly345]

Wow, there is humanity and something to love about the hollywood world.

[@ghostintheshell21]

bill was the best choise! he's THE man

[@silkymoonstone]

You literally changed my view...I'm in love since

[@MattieCooper10000]

She's wicked talented.

[@yamabushi_nate7825]

Thank god she did not give up

[@biohayzer]

Asking Al Pacino to contact Bill Murray...she’s got balls...I like balls👍🏻

[@pinomiraglia8256]

A film " Lost in Traslation" in Japan i in giappone di Sofia Coppola

[@Rangelife1980]

Great story brah.

[@JohnStanworth]

The Jesus & Mary Chain are so underrated!

[@diego21pe]

sofiaa te amooo !!! eres la mas bella del mundo

[@SecretAgent068]

@DerMortos76 As defined by wisegeek.com....Within Internet message boards, blogs, email listserves and even on news sites where comments can be posted, there may exist discussion threads, sometimes also called topic threads or threaded discussions.

[@joachimwmusic]

genious

[@0532MOET]

She's so beautiful, maybe the most beautiful woman in hollywood

[@EdiDrums]

The strangest sound occurs at 0:48 seconds. Made by Sofia herself?

[@Feanic]

She asked it like a boss!

[@Nautilus1972]

Whoa. It was one movie. Amazing ?

[@adamsarzen5137]

i need help i just watched amovie the godfather 3 and sophia copp... played al pacino daughter ithey were in the whole movie 2gether

[@owlcu]

She still sounds like that little girl in Rumblefish, "...complete with illustrations."

[@Cml725]

I agree, she is so cute and definitely talented. :-)

[@MrGunwitch]

IMO its the best movie ever made. Faultless

[@DerMortos76]

@SecretAgent068 Thread?

[@SShinX2off]

@tinotrivino yeah..totally

[@BayviewFinch]

Actually, as someone from the West who's lived for years in Japan, I thought it was quite a good little glimpse at how it is to be a Westerner in Japan. Not to mention that there's a lot of good photography in the movie and a good soundtrack. People criticize the children of famous people all the time. Who the heck listens to Sean Lennon's music?

[@hawaiisaywhat]

0:49 lol

[@WBShepherd]

Funny, but very interesting story.

[@felipemaiden13]

She was much more beautiful when she was like sixteen, when she played Mary Corleone (Godfather Part III).

[@marypowell606]

But!!! What did he whisper in her ear at the end ????????

[@Ricobaca]

Translation: I admitted I wouldn't be directing but sitting on the sidelines. 😊

[@amodifying]

@electronicmedium your cool..

[@kasuskasus]

I hadn't been listening to Shoegaze if it weren't for this movie.

[@SavagesInMyTown]

@UHeythere LMFAO!

[@twisteddresdendoll]

@jondawg99 Haha I just got that! Like 1 year later...

[@SatchmoSings]

So what group home do YOU live in? So you got access to an internet connection; good for you!

[@metal134]

Much like the other person who commented, I saw and loved this movie having no idea who directed it until much later. So...

[@iamextremelyawesome]

SQUAREPUSHER as well!

[@pinomiraglia8256]

🙂🙂💫💫💫

[@TheBarbahaba]

@spd13062 well you are not a minority on that one i'd say its about 50/50 but i liked it very much everyone has his right for his opinion and u cant argue on taste boring is a bit harsh but hey i'm not gonna convince you otherwise i thought it was very good !

[@newwavepop]

it is so weird, i look at her an i still see that little girl from The Outsiders.

[@frisbeehousepiper]

did you like her godfather III? I thought the movie wasnt bad just not the same calibre as 1 and 2.

[@stereo-type1510]

Once the Coppollas have a person in a mind for a role they go to great lengths to get them

[@SystemJammer]

I wonder how LOST IN TRANSLATION would have turned out had Sofia decided to rope in Al Pacino instead of Bill Murray? How would he have approached the famous Suntory shooting scene?

[@Dewebje]

Or others.

[@djnross]

Best soundtrack to any film in the known Universe!Seriously!.....As for Bill Murray as Humbert Humbert-Lite...well,let's face it:the comedy schtickiness has evanesced.The twisted pout in CADDYSHACK that devoured the confectionary Mr.Hanky is a snapshot preserved in amber.But,how do you top that if your'e Murray.....or hell!even Chevy Chase!?

[@IamHaddy]

@SystemJammer It wouldn't have turned out to be as good, not a jab at Al Pacino's acting whatsoever but this role is build for Bill Murray. Al pacino is great when he can let his emotions fully explode like on Scarface and Scent of a woman, but it would destroy the whole atmosphere of LOST IN TRANSLATION

[@max888123]

I was the other way around; I didn't watch the movie until I heard shoegaze.

[@sootiro1530]

shes got that look where you cant tell if shes attractive or not . loved the movie

[@TheRealMichaelBaer]

cue on Shalani =)

[@MyIceman12345]

She's cute :)

[@TUBESTEAKNIG]

haha thats hilarious.

[@TheBarbahaba]

@wildchildd dude relax u liked it she didnt big deal

[@kirank326]

She looks just like scarlet in that movie .... She portrayed herself into that.. right?

[@timbulb]

She looks like my niece.

[@Garciamrcool]

She was really good in Gladiator

[@pinomiraglia8256]

💫💫💫💫🙂🙂💫💫💫💫

[@TheRalphus666]

The fucking ad is longer than the video.

[@Jianju69]

@redhairedMadao13 Wow, & here I was under the impression that concepts such as talent & taste could not be empirically proven, (especially by a third person's opinion!) I mean really, to think otherwise would be, well, ignorant, (& therefore funny?) Still, I promise to read Ebert's review & give it consideration. Maybe his opinion will sway mine, who knows? One thing is certain: your opinion is no more valid than mine.

[@amodifying]

@SecretAgent068 Oh i see that your refering to Jianju69? Yeah he hides behind opinions.

[@tinotrivino]

@SShinX2off What? are you for real?

[@allgoo19]

I wonder how Bill Murray felt when he was told that the he was the first choice came to the director's mind as a "run down, over the hill" actor? ^_^ Was he proud? Was he insulted?

[@christopherjoseph7555]

Sofia is beautiful

[@80stimeagain]

She seems cool. ;)

[@amodifying]

@Jianju69 you mad bro? sounds to me like you never HAD a shot and now your just venting out on anyone you deem "unworthy" of your amazing skills.

[@pinomiraglia8256]

Ciao saluti hi hello

[@electronicmedium]

Bill isnt hard to find. I see him twice a month if lucky.

[@Jianju69]

@lamentate07 I would grant that it's reasonably well done & well cast, but I was turned off by the attitudes of the protagonists. Also, though I'm not Japanese, I've lived in Japan &, their culture being a part of my life, I was somewhat ruffled by the way they are presented in this movie.

[@kienlou2945]

Its not that bad actually. At the start of the movie they are both unhappy with their personal lives, so they treat the foreign culture as irritating. When are more happy with each other and themselves later, they start to really appreciate and think of the foreign culture as interesting or beautiful. Japanese are potrayed as too comical a stereotype mostly still though.

[@mayonaises2002]

I think part of the problem with Hollywood today is that half the people involved are only there due to the fame of their parents. Talent isn't necessarily hereditary.

[@electronicmedium]

@amodifying Thanks. Your not.

[@dimabbq]

@345emm not enough more like

[@womblewandering]

@viniciusb Lol, yummy tootsies. :p

[@piranhaleg]

she was hot in the black crows video