Invoice Murray mirrored on his early 2000s romantic comedy-drama Misplaced in Translation on The Drew Barrymore Present this week — and left the host speechless.
The Caddyshack actor, 74, appeared on Barrymore’s speak present on Wednesday, March 12, to speak about his film Riff Raff, however that wasn’t earlier than reminiscing on his 2003 movie, Misplaced in Translation.
“Nicely there was a lady, she was a teen again then her title was Scarlett Johansson again then,” the comic advised Barrymore, 50. “She was solely 17 when she made that film, 17 years previous and it was lovely to make the film with the 2 of them [director Sofia Coppola and Johansson].”
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Barrymore wasted no time in asking the lead actor, who performed Bob Harris, concerning the unforgettable whispering scene with Johansson’s character Charlotte on the finish of the movie.
“I really feel like one other individual within the annoying line,” the daytime speak present host admitted to Murray whereas inquiring precisely what was stated between the 2 stars.
“You’re going proper to the top of the annoying line,” Murray joked.
Barrymore, leaning ahead in the course of the entirety of the interview in anticipation, stated she is going to by no means stop to surprise on the scene.
“I really like that you just guys had the arrogance to go away the movie on the word of thriller,” Barrymore advised Murray.
“Nicely that was an impressed second, that occurred within the second, it occurred within the second,” Murray stated earlier than persevering with, “there have been three of us that had the identical second.”
Murray reenacted how Coppola checked out him, earlier than he gave a slight nod to her. In the meantime, the script supervisor Eva Z. Cabrera, whom Murray describes as a “toughie,” regarded over and stated in the course of the scene, “‘You don’t should say a factor.’”
“That was a second of seeing, ‘That is going to occur and it’s going to be even higher as a result of we’re by no means going to know,’ ” Murray advised Barrymore concerning the iconic scene.
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Barrymore requested excitedly if Murray had truly whispered one thing into Johansson’s ear, to which the comic reenacted the scene, leaning over and whispering into Barrymore’s ear. This left the viewers screaming and clapping.
The 50 First Dates actress pressed her lips collectively, wanting as much as the sky visibly relishing within the second. “Thanks, Invoice,” Barrymore stated after gathering herself.
In 2021, when Murray was honored with the Maltin Trendy Grasp Award on the thirty sixth Annual Santa Barbara Worldwide Movie Pageant, he spoke of his deep appreciation for the movie’s director, Coppola.
“Nicely, I really like Sofia. It is nice as a result of the longer I do know her the extra I really like her and the extra I get to like. I see that she’s an actual American lady,” he stated in PEOPLE’s unique clip of his dialog for the award, which honors a person who has enriched tradition via accomplishments within the movement image trade.
“A working mom, and an artist, and a sister, and a spouse. She’s all these issues and I’m none of these issues, so it is type of enjoyable. I utterly get to provide myself as much as it. I can actually admire all issues as a result of I’m not,” the actor continued.
Johansson spoke to Gwyneth Paltrow on an episode of her Goop podcast about unexpectedly operating into her former costar Murray 10-plus years after they filmed their 2003 hit.
“I did not see him for a decade or extra. It was a very long time,” Johansson started. “After which I walked right into a bar with my ex-boyfriend from a very long time in the past … and there was just one individual on the bar and it was Invoice Murray.”
“It had been a decade of time, greater than a decade of time. [I was] like ‘All proper, I suppose I will should go and see what’s up.’ “