A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting "rat" (as he calls it). This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the 'following' day he discovers that it's Groundhog Day again, and again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing EVERY day.
Written by Rob Hartill
The "clocks" restaurant in Woodstock, IL is now a Starbucks.
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Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
In the diner, when he's proving that he knows about everyone, Phil introduces Rita to "Debby Keisler and her fiancée Fred." At the Groundhog Dance near the end of the film Phil introduces the pair, now married, as "Debby and Fred Keisler." Either they already had the same last name, Fred took Debby's last name, or somebody screwed up.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Phil:
Somebody asked me today, "Phil, if you could be anywhere in the world, where would you like to be?" And I said to him, "Prob'ly right here - Elko, Nevada, our nation's high at 79 today." Out in California, they're gonna have some warm weather tomorrow, gang wars, and some *very* overpriced real estate. Up in the Pacific Northwest, as you can see, they're gonna have some very, very tall trees. See more »