Bill Murray has a reputation for being hard to track down. Ryan Reynolds learned that first hand.

The “Deadpool” star revealed at a the premiere screening of his documentary, “John Candy: I Like Me” at the Toronto International Film Festival this week how he got Murray to appear in the film.

According to Reynolds, Murray, who reportedly spent years only reachable via fax machine or an 800 number, initially didn’t say yes, but also didn’t say no to appearing in the documentary about the late actor.

Candy died following a heart attack in 1994 at age 43.

Reynolds explained during a panel discussion that he got so desperate to get Murray to participate that he eventually sent him a video message with an assist from his toddler son, Olin, who he shares with wife, actress Blake Lively.

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