Review by Joseph Anthony
It wasn’t easy for first time director Theodore Melfi to
find the star of this film – Bill Murray. Near impossible, really. In an
interview with USA Today, Melfi described how difficult it was to reach Murray,
who has no agent or manager. “You call a 1-800 number,” says Melfi.
Weeks of unanswered messages later, the hopeful director
called Murray’s lawyer. “What number do you got?” the lawyer asked. “The 800
number.” “Well that’s what I got,” said the lawyer. He recommended snail mail.
Melfi obliged. After months, Murray set a date to talk about the ST. VINCENT
script with Melfi.
