Editing Bill Murray (section)

=== 1990s ===
Murray made his first and only attempt at directing when he co-directed ''[[Quick Change]]'' (1990) with producer [[Howard Franklin]]. He co-starred in [[Frank Oz]]'s ''[[What About Bob?]]'' (1991) alongside [[Richard Dreyfuss]]. He starred in [[Harold Ramis]]'s fantasy comedy ''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'' (1993). ''[[The Washington Post]]'''s [[Hal Hinson]] praised Murray's performance: "Murray is a breed unto himself, a sort of gonzo minimalist. And he's never been funnier as a comedian or more in control as an actor than he is here. It's easily his best movie."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/groundhogdaypghinson_a0a7e9.htm|title= Groundhog Day|newspaper= [[The Washington Post]]|access-date= February 3, 2021|archive-date= February 9, 2013|archive-url= https://archive.today/20130209052516/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/groundhogdaypghinson_a0a7e9.htm|url-status= live}}</ref> That same year, he starred in the comedy ''[[Mad Dog and Glory]]'' alongside [[Robert De Niro]] and [[Uma Thurman]]. [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "The great satisfaction of ''Mad Dog and Glory'' is watching Mr. De Niro and Mr. Murray play against type with such invigorating ease."<ref>{{cite web|last=Canby|first=Vincent|title=Movie Review: Mad Dog and Glory (1993)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0CE7D71F30F936A35750C0A965958260|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=January 17, 2014|date=March 5, 1993}}</ref>

After the success of ''Groundhog Day'', Murray appeared in a series of well-received supporting roles in films like [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' (1994) and [[Peter Farrelly]]'s ''[[Kingpin (1996 film)|Kingpin]]'' (1996). Also in 1996, he appeared as himself in the [[Looney Tunes]] live action comedy ''[[Space Jam]]'' with [[Michael Jordan]]. However, his starring roles in ''[[Larger than Life (film)|Larger than Life]]'' (1996) and ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Little]]'' (1997) were not as successful with critics or audiences. He received much critical praise for his role in [[Wes Anderson]]'s coming of age comedy ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]'' (1998), opposite [[Jason Schwartzman]] and [[Olivia Williams]]. [[Lisa Schwarzbaum]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote, "Murray turns in a thrillingly knowing, unforced performance — an award-worthy high point in a career that continues".<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/article/1998/12/18/rushmore-4/|title= Rushmore|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date= February 3, 2021|archive-date= September 30, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200930224328/https://ew.com/article/1998/12/18/rushmore-4/|url-status= live}}</ref> Murray received the Best Supporting Actor awards from the [[New York Film Critics Circle]], the [[National Society of Film Critics]], and the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] (tying with [[Billy Bob Thornton]] for [[A Simple Plan (film)|''A Simple Plan'']]). Murray then took on more dramatic roles in ''[[Wild Things (film)|Wild Things]]'' (1998) and ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1999).