Bill Murrayreveals his regret at turning down a movie withClint Eastwood.

Murray says that he still regrets the decision today.

I was like, Ive got to call this guy.

Bill Murray looking ahead in The French Dispatch.

Because I just made Stripes.

like, geez, Would I become like [comedy duo] Abbott and Costello?

I had to do military movies?'

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And I said, Well, God, I guess maybe I shouldnt.'

He’s certainly well over it."

Given how Hollywood has evolved, the 1980s was probably the ideal decade for this punch in of film.

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Plus, neither Murray nor Eastwood are the audience draws they were 40 years ago.

Stripeswas a box office success, grossing $85 million worldwide on a $10 million budget.

The audience for these types of films is too small and the budgets too big.

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