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Release Date:
12 February 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
He's having the worst day of his life... over, and over... more
Plot:
A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award.
Another 5 wins
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7 nominations
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(153 articles)
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Much, much more than just a comedy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
| Rick Overton | ... | Ralph |
| Robin Duke | ... | Doris the Waitress |
| Carol Bivins | ... | Anchorwoman |
 | Willie Garson | ... | Phil's Assistant Kenny |
 | Ken Hudson Campbell | ... | Man in Hallway |
| Les Podewell | ... | Old Man |
| Rod Sell | ... | Groundhog Official |
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some thematic elements.
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Runtime:
101 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:AL |
South Korea:12 |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-10 |
Germany:6 |
Ireland:15 |
Norway:10 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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The lines Andie MacDowell quotes in the café - "unwept, unhonoured, and unsung" - are from Sir Walter Scott's "Lay of the Last Minstrel", Canto vi, Stanza 1, which begins with the famous line, "Breathes there a man with soul so dead...”
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Factual errors: When Bill Murray gives the young couple Wrestlemania tickets, the girl, after calming down, responds with "We're going to be in Pittsburgh anyways." This movie came out in 1993, so they were either referring to Wrestlemania IX or Wrestlemania X, which were held in Las Vegas and New York City respectively, so there's no way they could have been Wrestlemania tickets. Either way, Wrestlemania's never been held in Pittsburgh.
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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.
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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.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Pennsylvania Polka
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Why didn't Phil try staying up all night?
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Taken as a light comedy, this movie would rate perhaps eight stars out of ten. But it's much, much more than just a light comedy. It is, in fact, utterly unique. The character of Phil Connors, played by Bill Murray, is, quite literally, a man without a future.
What do we gain from watching this movie? Different people will take away different things from it. I discovered two very important truths in Groundhog Day.
One was the importance of concentrating on the things that last. Phil Connors must live the same day over and over again, and is forced to realize that the only real change that will ever be possible must happen within himself. (From this it is a short leap to the realization that this is the only kind of change that really matters; for in his case, it is literally true.) It is at this point that he takes up piano, begins reading, learns to ice-sculpt. But if it weren't for his unique predicament, he never would have realized this; in his routine at the TV studio back in Pittsburgh, we surmise, there was always something changing...and not changing. (It is interesting that Phil is a weatherman: the weather is a perfect metaphor for something that changes constantly...without, in the long term, changing at all.) We can be distracted by the superficial changes in the world around us, and forget that real change in our lives must come from within. This was the great gift of Groundhog Day for Phil Connors: the chance to discover this truth for himself.
The other thing I noticed, while reflecting on this movie, is how uncertainty can keep us from charitable acts. We use our ignorance like a crutch: we don't give to charity because it may be a scam, we don't offer to help someone because they may not need help anyway, and so on. But Phil doesn't have the luxury of ignorance. He knows...he knows with absolute certainty that if he doesn't buy the old man a bowl of soup, that man will die in the streets within a few hours. He knows that if he isn't on hand at the right time, a boy will fall from a tree and break his neck. Faced with such knowledge, even Phil, self-absorbed as he is, cannot stand by idly. Nor could we, in his position. This is a powerful argument for knowledge as the most reliable foundation for generous behavior. What other movie can offer an insight half so profound?
Many more truths can be mined from this movie. As others have said, this is a thought experiment that went very well indeed--better than anything I've ever seen on the Big Screen. As such, I'd vote for it as one of the greatest movies ever made, and very likely the most underrated movie ever made.