10 Amazing Movies With Weirdly Distracting Castings

2. Brian Doyle-Murray - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Christmas Vacation Brian Doyle-Murray
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Through no fault of his own, Brian Doyle-Murray is an actor I am always distracted by. This is simply down to the fact that he bears a big resemblance to his brother Bill Murray, so whenever he shows up, I am constantly brought back to the same thought process of, "Wait, is that Bill Murray?" "No. Yeah. No. Yeah?"

I am constantly doing double takes when he shows up, which is very silly, given Brian Doyle-Murray is an accomplished actor and writer with his own storied career, but the shadow of Bill looms large.

Ghostbusters 2 gives me the "I'm seeing double here... four Murrays!" moment when they share the screen, but National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is the biggest offender solely for the fact that it's a holiday staple and I am somehow incapable of retaining the vital knowledge that Brian Doyle-Murray exists.

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