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Accent w brother

posted 8 years ago by dmfreck
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What's up with Murray's accent changing when he's walking on the street with his brother? It's like it was a scene shot earlier before they decided he wasn't going to do a NY accent.

[–] jonm-1 8 years ago

Yeah, it's most noticeable when he says "boob tube." "Like you said, it seems like it was shot at a different time than the rest of the movie. Maybe that was the first scene shot?

[–] Cletus-Vanne-Damme 8 years ago

I noticed this many years ago. I'm glad I'm not the only one who caught it.

[–] shoobe01-1 8 years ago

I always thought it was back to his roots or something. And he puts on more sophistication as part of the way he changed himself to be successful. Seen people do this in real life.