Groundhog Day (1993)

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers (WGA):

Danny Rubin (screenplay) and
Harold Ramis (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

He's having the worst day of his life... over, and over...

Plot:

A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again.

Plot Keywords:

Groundhog Day | Groundhog | Weatherman | Weather Forecasting | Cameraman

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations

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
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

Also Known As:

...und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier (Germany) [de]
Atrapado en el tiempo (Spain) [es]
Atrapat en el temps (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Bugün aslinda dündü (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Dan mrmota (Serbia) [sr]
Dzien Swistaka (Poland) [pl]
En ny dag truer (Denmark) [da]
En ny dag truer (Norway) [no]
Feitiço do Tempo (Brazil) [pt]
Hechizo del tiempo (Argentina) [es]
I mera tis marmotas (Greece) [el]
Idétlen idõkig (Hungary) [hu]
Lõputu küünlapäev (Estonia) [et]
Lakoom Etmol B'Babokker (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Le jour de la marmotte (Canada: French title) [fr]
Måndag hela veckan (Sweden) [sv]
Min dag som murmel (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Na Hromnice o den více (Czech Republic) [cs]
Neskoncen dan (Slovenia) [sl]
O Feitiço do Tempo (Portugal) [pt]
Päiväni murmelina (Finland) [fi]
Ricomincio da capo (Italy) [it]
Un jour sans fin (France) (dubbed version) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some thematic elements.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

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

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Debbie and Fred's last names are given briefly as "Kleiser".

Goofs:

Continuity: On the second and third mornings, Phil's pace through the streets is much faster, yet all the people he encounters are in the same place they were on the first morning when he was casually walking to Gobblers Knob.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Liebe in der Warteschleife (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Almost Like Being in Love

Bill's Best

Not counting Caddy shack, this is Bill Murray's best performance. While Christmas and Halloween have their annual holiday movies, who would have thought that Groundhog Day would have a movie of its own.

A terrific (family) movie, Bill Murray stars as a sullen / sarcastic news reporter who is stuck living the same day over and over again....until he gets it right. This comedy stands alone as one of the funniest and most original movies of the 90's. Not many comedies can be funny and also end with a moral. Groundhog Day has both. Before the Farrelly Brothers or Wes Anderson found an audience, there was Groundhog Day. Pennsylvania never looked better or funnier.