St. Vincent

Director: Ted Melfi Ted Melfi

Overview

Ted Melfi's comedy St. Vincent stars Bill Murray as a crusty old man who ends up caring for the son of his new neighbor (Melissa McCarthy). Although he's a cynic who gambles, drinks, and frequents strip clubs, Vincent turns out to be exactly the mentor the 12-year-old kid needs as the young one adjusts to his parents' divorce, and life at a new school.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/17/2015
UPC:	0013132617411
Original Release:	2014
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00
Sales rank:	25,584

Special Features

Deleted scenes; Bill Murray is St. Vincent; The Patron Saint of Comedy

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bill Murray	Vincent
Melissa McCarthy	Maggie
Naomi Watts	Daka
Chris O'Dowd	Father Geraghty
Jaeden Lieberher	Oliver
Terrence Howard	Zucko
Kimberly Quinn	Nurse Ana
Lenny Venito	Coach Mitchell
Nathan Corddry	Terry, the Banker
Dario Barosso	Ocinski
Donna Mitchell	Sandy
Ann Dowd	Shirley, Sunnyside Administrator
Scott Adsit	David
Reg E. Cathey	Gus
Deirdre O'Connell	Linda
Ray Iannicelli	Roger
Greta Lee	Teller #23
Maria Elena Ramirez	Amelda
Ron McLarty	Principal O'Brien
Niles Fitch	Brooklyn
Emma Fisher	Bridgette
David Iacono	Jeremiah
Alexandra Fong	Rachele
Sade DeMorcy	Keesha
Gabriel Hernandez	Latin Mover
Elliott Santiago	Latin Driver
Melanie Nicholls-King	Hospital Supervisor
Portia	Ultrasound Tech
Maria-Christina Oliveras	Medical Receptionist
James Andrew O'Connor	Antwan, Zucko's Partner
Brian Berrebbi	Process Server
Brenda Wehle	Judge Reynolds
Frank Wood	Maggie's Attorney
Orlagh Cassidy	Speech Therapist
Larry Gray	Belmont Teller
Joann Lamneck	Belmont Bartender
Kerry Flanagan	CT Scan Nurse
Katharina Damm	Starlet, the Dancer
Jeff Bowser	Physical Therapist
Amber Clayton	Amber, the Waitress
Fred Evanko	David's Attorney
Ron Bush	Buy Buy Baby Salesman
Tim Wilson	Priest at Assembly
J. Elaine Marcos	Nurse J.
David Filippi	Cab Driver
Tom Durkin	Belmont Race Caller
Richard Ford	Nature Program Narrator
Addison Rose Melfi	Girl in Class
Theodore Shapiro	Composer

Technical Credits

Ted Melfi

Ted Melfi	Director,Screenwriter
Peter Chernin	Producer
Fred Roos	Producer
Jenno Topping	Producer
Kay Liberman	Executive Producer,Producer
Don Cheadle	Executive Producer,Producer
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Dylan Sellers	Executive Producer,Producer
G. Mac Brown	Executive Producer,Producer
Laura Rosenthal	Casting
Jery Hewitt	Stunts
Randall Balsmeyer	Special Effects
Josh Berger	Sound Effects
Marko A. Costanzo	Sound Effects
Robert Fernandez	Sound Effects
Mariusz Glabinski	Sound Effects
Don Block	Producer
Roland Blancaflor	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Bill Murray is a damn national treasure. Sure, the story of St. Vincent might sound a bit clichéd on the surface: A grizzled old man takes an unlikely gig babysitting for a precocious boy -- hilarity ensues. But Murray's resplendent performance, carved and sanded around every nook and corner of his irascible character, proves that these boilerplate plot devices aren't always tired and overused; sometimes, they're classic templates that truly great actors can step into to create something new, indelible, and in this case, very funny. No doubt the very idea of Murray, the wry, beloved elder statesman of tragicomedy, playing a cantankerous old coot could sound just as clichéd. But once again, it's the nuance he brings to such a shoe-in role that makes this film more than the sum of its parts. The story follows the titular Vincent as he arranges his life around visits to the bar, the racetrack, and the strip club, mowing down his own rickety picket fence with his '86 wood-paneled K-car convertible after one particularly bad night. Vincent hates most people, saving his meager affection for a fluffy Persian cat and a pregnant Russian stripper/prostitute named Daka (Naomi Watts). However, he's also broke, so when he notices that his new neighbor, a single mom and CAT-scan technician named Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), is clearly in desperate need of a babysitter for her 12-year-old son Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher), he offers to watch him for 12 bucks an hour. From his old-school Brooklyn accent to his shifty posture, Murray imbues Vincent with the kind of effervescent charm and vulnerable grace that appeal to us all the more for being partially hidden beneath the surface. As you might expect, he finds delightfully inappropriate ways to kill time during his evenings with Oliver after school, teaching the runty kid how to throw a decent punch and play the over/under at a horse race. But, of course, he does so with effortless comic timing and trademark gravitas -- not to mention solid chemistry with his young co-star. Vincent's ascent toward "sainthood," from which the movie gets its name, comes from the revelation that every miserable old bastard has a past (and probably a sad one), but even the meanest guy still has a future. It's a touching note for a film to hit in these cynical times, but if there's anyone we're willing to hear it from, it's Bill Murray.