Groundhog Day

"He’s having the worst day of his life… Over and over again."

1993 1h 41m EN

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7.6

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★7.6TMDB · 9,229

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Synopsis

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A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.

“He’s having the worst day of his life… Over and over again.”

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Cast

Bill Murray
Phil
Andie MacDowell
Rita
Chris Elliott
Larry
Stephen Tobolowsky
Ned
Brian Doyle-Murray
Buster
Marita Geraghty
Nancy
Angela Paton
Mrs. Lancaster
Rick Ducommun
Gus

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harold Ramis
Writers: Danny Rubin, Harold Ramis, Danny Rubin
Languages: English, French, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Harold Ramis, shot by John Bailey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pembroke J. Herring shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliott carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He’s having the worst day of his life… Over and over again.".

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The take

Harold Ramis directs. John Bailey behind the camera. George Fenton scores. Pembroke J. Herring cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Italian.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
4Directed by Harold Ramis, shot by John Bailey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Pembroke J. Herring shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliott carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "He’s having the worst day of his life… Over and over again.".
9IMDB entry: tt0107048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "deja vu", "groundhog", "weather forecast", "telecaster".

The technical file

Cinematography: John Bailey
Original score: George Fenton
Editing: Pembroke J. Herring
Production design: David Nichols
Costume design: Jennifer Butler
Makeup / hair: Deborah K. Dee
Sound: Sergio Reyes
Stunt coordinator: Rick LeFevour
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $14,600,000
Box office: $71,108,778
Return: 487% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Groundhog Day (1993)

Awards

British Comedy Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
Saturn Award for Best Actress
BMI Film & TV Awards

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Andres Gomez2012-12-11
★ 7/10
Funny story done to fit on Bill Murray's shoes. It is good enough and with a moral for the family but I don't get it what this is such a famous movie.
markuspm2013-12-23
I can watch this movie again and again and again. Just trying to imagine what I would do in such a situation. And who doesn't like groundhogs?
tmdb395137282015-01-09
The Future is Not a Given Groundhog Day sets out to accomplish the inconceivable, where few comedies, or movies of any kind, or art forms of any device dare to tread. It is determined to ultimately answer: How does one find true happiness. The kind of baby that might have been hatched by crossing Woody Allen and Dali Lama. What's truly amazing is that it pretty well achieves this without being pretentious or portentous. Its humble, pedestrian style coincides with it's charitable message. Furthermore, it's a riot! What do you do when the snowstorm of life traps you into a place you don't want to be? Self-destructive anarchy is an option: drinking, stealing, screwing, lying, joyriding and suicide. But this is a big storm so long-term solutions are required. The good news if you're lonely and unhappy? You probably have more time to dedicate to self- improvement (music lessons, ice sculpturing). But challenging the self must have worthwhile outcomes. Phil, believing he's magical, challenges himself to get Rita to sleep with him within 24 hours. He's being dishonest, still playing games and ends up getting slapped in the face repeatedly. It appears that Phil's obstinate pattern of narcissistic behaviour is the cause of this inert existential loop, and one that traps everyone he is in contact with. When he finally realizes that while money, sex and immediate self-gratification might have their perks, they are short-lived and vastly overrated, and a major personality overhaul will be required to escape this Kafkaesque nightmare. An endless, insanely frigid winter is bound to contain him (them (us)) unless new strategies are introduced, alternative energies adopted, the shift away from a self-serving paradigm sustained. To his credit, Phil refuses to be cornered into the status quo and become one in a million zombies chanting “it is what it is”. Phil actually starts to recover when he gives up trying. When he dismisses the quick fixes (sex, booze, anger, lying and fighting), when he relinquishes his ego and lets go of his smarmy King Joffrey-Justin Bieber juvenility, when he learns to be himself, like himself, settle into his own skin so he can thrive in and, in turn, improve his surroundings. In a reversal of It's a Wonderful Life, rather than Bedford Falls being worse off from George's absence, Punxsutawney is better off with Phil's presence. Routine days require routine acts of kindness and Phil and the entire town collectively benefit from it. Phil is a born-again humanist, one who rescues himself from himself, escaping a solipsistic rotation of mutually-destructive behaviour simply by being a good Samaritan. The forecast: many rewarding days of sunshine. I always had a bit of a problem with the ending. That the cycle of unhappiness only ends when the guy gets the girl. But now I see that getting the girl was coincidental (and symbolic). Before he gets the girl he has to get himself. That's how you put a reverse spin on a downward spiral. The girl is now able to love the boy because he is love-worthy. The boy could be anyone. A politician. A corporation. You.