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Groundhog Day (1993) -- Bill Murray has extreme déjà vu, when he plays a low life weatherman forced to relive the same lame holiday in a podunk town, until he either goes bonkers or gets the girl.
Groundhog Day (1993) -- A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again.
Groundhog Day (1993) -- A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again.
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Danny Rubin (screenplay) and
Harold Ramis (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 February 1993 (USA) more
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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
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations more
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Ingenious concept, enthusiastically presented. more (442 total)

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MPAA:
Rated PG for some thematic elements.
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101 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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The "clocks" restaurant in Woodstock, IL is now a Starbucks. more
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Continuity: In the opening scene where the van drives to the hotel to drop Rita off, the sign on the front of the building is clearly blank, whereas in successive scenes it reads: "Pennsylvania Hotel". more
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.
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Pennsylvania Polka more

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Why didn't Phil try staying up all night?
How long does Phil keep repeating Groundhog Day?
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72 out of 79 people found the following comment useful.
Ingenious concept, enthusiastically presented., 9 September 2004
8/10
Author: Jonathon Dabell (barnaby.rudge@hotmail.co.uk) from Wakefield, England

Bill Murray can be a very funny guy, especially when given roles where his character has a deliciously cruel edge. He has one of those faces, and a voice to go with it, which can make nastiness and sarcasm funny. Groundhog Day is a highly enjoyable vehicle for Murray's talents. It also has a very clever concept, neatly brought to the screen by actor-turned-director Harold Ramis (who starred alongside Murray in the Ghostbusters films).

Pittsburgh weather-man Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is sent on assignment to Punxatawney, where on Groundhog Day each year the locals have a tradition of consulting the groundhog to find out if spring is imminent or if they should prepare for 6 more weeks of winter. Phil despises the job and the town, and can't wait to get it over with.... even though he has a soft spot for Rita (Andie MacDowell), the producer overseeing his broadcast. Phil's dislike of Punxatawney, its people and its traditions is set to get a hell of a lot worse though.... as when he awakens the next morning he finds himself reliving the same day. And so it goes - every time Phil gets up, it's still February 2nd and he seems destined to be stuck in the same day for the rest of eternity.

It seems early on in the proceedings that the film might run out of steam and inspiration. After all, how can a film about a day which repeats itself be anything but repetitive? Thankfully, Groundhog Day is full of ingenious ideas, and it successfully throws up new developments and delightful twists at every opportunity. The film is laced with memorable dialogue, and Murray gets to play one of the defining roles of his career as a facetious, sharp-tongued misanthrope who ultimately learns the error of his ways. Groundhog Day is a very good film indeed, and restores one's faith in the imagination still lurking beneath the dismayingly shallow surface of Hollywood.

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