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
After its release, several writers emerged, claiming that the story was stolen from their idea. Science fiction Author Richard Lupoff claimed that it was a rip-off from his short story "12:01 p.m.", while Ken Grimwood, Author of "Replay", was another. However, Danny Rubin said his only jumping off point of inspiration for this film was the 1892 story "Christmas Every Day" by William Dean Howells. See more »
Goofs
Phil's room in the Cherry Street bed and breakfast is on the top floor overlooking the street. The sizes and number of windows inside his room do not match any combination of those from the exterior shots, which is due to the fact that the interior shots were not filmed on location. See 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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Alternate Versions
The original version that was released to the movie theatres contained an extra scene with Phil and Rita at the bar. In it, she explains how she likes sweet vermouth with a twist because it reminds her of how the sun hits the buildings in Rome in the afternoon, and also how she would like to live in the mountains. In the VHS release, this scene has been cut, but the next scene in which Phil repeats these things to Rita, still remains. See more »
"Groundhog Day" was a wonderful movie! I really liked the plot as it was very interesting with Phil Connors (Bill Murray) reliving the same day repeatedly. Obviously, the day he kept reliving was Groundhog Day. It was so funny seeing his reaction to the same things happening and how he memorized them as time went on. I really enjoyed the relationship that he and Rita Hanson (Andie MacDowell) developed throughout and how it led to something romantic. Earlier on, you wouldn't have expected this to happen.
I loved how much Phil changed throughout the film and how reliving the same day made him into a better person. It showed a lot of growth.
There were lots of funny moments in this as Bill Murray did an awesome job. I also liked the character Ned Ryerson (Stephen Tobolowsky). Any scene that he and Phil interacted in was great.
Overall, I'll rate "Groundhog Day" a 10/10. I loved it!
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"Groundhog Day" was a wonderful movie! I really liked the plot as it was very interesting with Phil Connors (Bill Murray) reliving the same day repeatedly. Obviously, the day he kept reliving was Groundhog Day. It was so funny seeing his reaction to the same things happening and how he memorized them as time went on. I really enjoyed the relationship that he and Rita Hanson (Andie MacDowell) developed throughout and how it led to something romantic. Earlier on, you wouldn't have expected this to happen.
I loved how much Phil changed throughout the film and how reliving the same day made him into a better person. It showed a lot of growth.
There were lots of funny moments in this as Bill Murray did an awesome job. I also liked the character Ned Ryerson (Stephen Tobolowsky). Any scene that he and Phil interacted in was great.
Overall, I'll rate "Groundhog Day" a 10/10. I loved it!