While all of Anderson’s films are ensemble affairs to differing extents, The Grand Budapest Hotel features one of his finest, with each of the cast getting their moments to shine, be it Willem Dafoe as a mercenary, Jeff Goldblum as a show-stealing lawyer, Adrien Brody, Edward Norton or Saoirse Ronan. While the film does well to allow its
With his eighth feature film, “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” opening nationwide on Friday, here are 12 fun facts about Anderson and his movies. 1) Bill Murray earned about $9,000 for his role in The mayor estimates that ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ alone brought over 5 million Euros to the local economy, and one local business that felt a direct benefit was Anemone Muller-Grossman’s Café Care. [Read more: Famous British Film Locations: Then and Now] .