For the thousands of fans who lined up for hours to get into the first film presentation of this year’s Comic-Con International, getting to see comic legend Bill Murray in a rare public appearance was (to quote “Caddyshack”) a Cinderella story.

Making his debut at Comic-Con, the actor, decked out in sunglasses and a bandanna, high-fived audience members as he walked to the stage to the strains of Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water.” Murray was on hand to promote his upcoming comedy “Rock the Kasbah,” in theaters Oct. 23, in which he plays a washed-up rock promoter who becomes stranded in Afghanistan.