In 1987, Bill Murray made a “big, long, sloppy movie”. When it was over, he couldn’t even talk about it

Bill Murray was openly critical of the making of *Scrooged*, Richard Donner’s 1988 Christmas comedy, describing it as a “big, long, sloppy movie”. The article says the production was fractious and that Murray’s dissatisfaction lingered well after filming, despite the film later becoming a regularly revisited festive favourite.

In a March 1989 interview, four months after the film’s release and about a year after principal photography ended, Murray said much of what they shot did not make the final cut and added, “It just didn’t work.” The article presents this as part of a wider pattern of difficult working relationships attributed to Murray, while noting that *Scrooged* endured as a popular comedy.