**COMEDY PERFECTION** Groundhog Day (1993) Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@NetanelWorthy]

Something that I really appreciate with the homeless man is Phil understands that no matter what he can try to control, ultimately there’s stuff that he will never have control of. So instead of constantly trying to save the homeless man, knowing it was his last day, he chose to make it a good day. He spent time with him. He made sure he was fed. He made sure that he wasn’t alone.

[@nickreacts6394]

Excellent point!

[@NicholasIrvin]

​@@nickreacts6394a question for you both would you be interested in reacting to a show that is very funny and hilarious at the same time it is called Total Drama Island

[@bigdream_dreambig]

"...you'll never love anyone but yourself." "That's not true! I don't even _like_ myself." That always hits so hard for me. Though he passes it off as a joke, I think it's his first real moment of emotional honesty. So sad, and yet so universal: so many of us don't like ourselves.

[@lingodelfo5415]

And often that leads to not liking the life you're living and other people either. And if you don't, what's the point? So when Phil learns to like himself, his life and others, he can continue living

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I like how there was no one single event that broke him out of the time loop. He got out because he became a genuinely sincere person and truly loved Rita for who she was. Also, according to the director's commentary, the original script states Phil was in the loop for 10,000 years. Crazy.

[@oliviastratton2169]

10 thousand years? Wow! Most Catholics say purgatory is only 1-2 thousand years!

[@hafeya]

@@oliviastratton2169 it's because Harold Ramis was a Buddhist. They believe that it takes 10,000 years to perfect the human soul.

[@kissmy_butt1302]

There are websites out there dedicated to guess how long he was in the loop. They calculate how long it takes to master ice sculpting, playing the piano, etc.... Winning each persons trust to learn all their stories.

[@oliviastratton2169]

@@hafeya Ah, that's right!

[@jebenp]

I saw a fan theory that says the only way to get out of the loop was getting insurance from Ned.. its silly and absurd but I think it's a more fun idea than just loving Rita or being nice or whatever

[@pleutron]

"hot dog" is actually a phrase used for celebration. "out of your gourd" is also a phrase saying somebody is insane/crazy.

[@strangebiped]

It's like: your skull is a gourd & the fruit inside is your Brains.

[@pscar1]

​@@nataliefaust7959I grew up saying "hot dog" and I definitely wasn't born in any of those decades.

[@sciencehistoryandentertain734]

"hot dog" was used in "its a wonderful life" when the kid lights the lighter thing...he say "hot dog"

[@GetFitwithDogs]

I've been a huge movie fan since I was a kid. One of the main reasons I like reaction videos is because it's the closest thing to seeing a favorite movie again for the first time. You remember how you felt watching the movie, and you get to see other people go through the same experience, and that's the closest we can get back to that feeling ourselves. Groundhog Day is a classic, so I look forward to watching this reaction.

[@jeffthompson9622]

Well said! It also has something of the feel of introducing a friend to a beloved film.

[@DeRockMedia]

ya, ill binge watch my favorite movies with different reactors to relive the experience...a lot of LOTR reacts ive watched

[@Sairin13]

In the original draft of the story he was stuck in the loop for a thousand years, but that never became official. Consensus in the fandom is that it was around 40 years, so the answer is somewhere between 40 and a thousand years

[@Lady-Seashell-Bikini]

And they tracked the time with Phil reading one page of a book a day in the B&B library.

[@treeofrage7622]

I thought it was 10 thousand, i could definitely be wrong though idk

[@gmunden1]

The Groundhog Day event, as shown in the film , is located in western Pennsylvania several miles from Pittsburgh. The significance of the groundhog/marmot is due to farming and planting of crops. The animal was used as a barometer for the weather , mostly by German farmers. The farmers would observation the sleeping patternsof the groundhogs in order to determine when to plant and harvest. When European immigrants arrived in North America, they relied on the same patterns of behavior of these rodents to help prepare for the coming season. Immigrants discovered the groundhog in the areas where they settled. The use of the name groundhog vs. marmot depends on location. Marmots (same family of rodentia) are often found in the hills and mountainous regions. Groundhogs are found in the valleys or lowlands. Groundhogs are found in places such as Pennsylvania. Marmots are often found in places such as Alaska. Marmots are also found across Europe and some parts of Eurasia. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania broadcasts the Groundhog Day event at dawn on 2 February each year. The event is broadcast live on TV. Many people travel to Punxsutawney to observe the event.

[@cshubs]

The choking guy/mayor was his real brother, Brian Doyle Murray.

[@strangebiped]

HOLY COW! I didn't know THAT! WOW!

[@Stogie2112]

His name is Brian Murray. His stage name is Brian Doyle-Murray.

[@jeffthompson9622]

Harold Ramis plays the neurologist that he sees in this. He also plays a doctor in "As Good As It Gets." He worked with Bill Murray in "Ghostbusters" 1 & 2, and "Stripes," as well as cowriting those three films.

[@strangebiped]

I miss Harold Ramis & His Intelligent Humor & Acting!

[@agentooe33AD]

don't forget Ghostbusters the Video Game, the true third movie in the franchise.

[@DeRockMedia]

@@agentooe33AD for real, i wish i coulda played it but i watched the footage on YT as its own movie, such a gem of a game

[@cindyknudson2715]

He had changed. After the conversation with her, he stopped seeing it as a curse but rather as a blessing. Became a blessing to others. He finally was someone he liked. He stopped trying to use her and everyone else. He was someone she could love the next day too.

[@jomojojo6603]

Bill Murray didn't actually have chemistry with the groundhog in the truck. It bit him several times. Andie McDowell actually slapped him to make it look real. They had to stop filming a few times because his face was turning red and swelling. For me, the best line of the movie is "Not today" when the old man dies. I think ppl don't understand that it doesn't really mean today (that the old man dies). Phil means "Not today" because today is every day for him. (Did that make sense?) Guys, for a feel good comedy, try "City Slickers".

[@customfinn]

My favorite line is when he was on the phone saying about tomorrow, "there wasn't one today!" [Click] " hello? Hello?"

[@TenTonNuke]

It's interesting that Phil goes through the five stages of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Because he basically is coming to terms with his own death.

[@leonardshevlin7260]

Harold Ramis was an extraordinary gentleman. He became a family friend who was truly there for us, especially when we had sickness.

[@raybernal6829]

RIP HR .....

[@leonardshevlin7260]

@@raybernal6829 My brother loved SCTV and the National Lampoon movies. When he was fighting cancer, my other brother got in touch with his neighbor he hadn't met, Harold Ramis and he was kind enough to call. The caller ID read RAMIS, HAROLD and so my brother answered the phone, "I told those idiots at Make-a-Wish that I wanted a call from Joe Flaherty!" RIP Joe O'Flaherty

[@Marant2327]

So a theory I recently read is that when Rita told him to do the news segment the first time and he blew her off, that started the time loop. It finally broke when he did the great news segment she wanted that last time. It's a good theory!

[@browniewin4121]

I love this movie, I've seen it so many times since it was new and I enjoy watching every time. RIP Harold Ramis, he was wonderful.

[@paulrogers4483]

On my list of the top 10 movies ever made. It's gotta be the most original concept for a movie ever conceived. Think of it as A Christmas Carol/Scrooge except Groundhog Day not X-mas and lifetimes rather than overnight. Just the reclamation of a complete asshat or hole if you prefer. The number of days he spent in the loop was never confirmed by anyone as far as I know but it had to have been multiple lifetimes. Think about it, he would have had to studied years to do some of the things he did. Becoming fluent in French, playing the piano at a professional level, ice sculpting at a master level, ice carving at a master level alone would have taken decades a piece. Amazing movie all in all and I'm glad you got to see it, It's definitely on the list of movies you have to see in your lifetime. BTW the scene with the groundhog steering, Bill got bit a few times LOL. ✌Peace✌

[@mrtim5363]

I'm sorry, When I went to chef school, Ice Sculpting was a one year course. & If you did it every year for all four years of schooling, you could count the individual lines on the feathers of an eagle. Decades, are not required. Peace.

[@Wayne-745]

The mayor is Bill Murrays big brother.

[@randybass8842]

Great reaction, and I love the extended discussion afterwards. I have this on DVD and watch it at least once per year (Groundhog Day is a good time to watch it). In the last few months, I've been watching a lot of reaction videos of this, maybe 10 to 20. One thing I though of while watching your reaction, is that we don't see what it was like in the evening party before that final night. Bud, the master of ceremonies, had died earlier that evening by choking on his steak at the restaurant. Something happened to the older women after they had the flat tire, and Phil saved them by changing it for them. Something had happened to the piano player, and they needed an immediate replacement, so Phil was able to fill in and substitute, thanks to his "years" of piano lessons. That party would have been a very bleak and dismal place without the actions of Phil on that day. If you notice when Phil is in the hospital with the old man, in the background is a boy in a wheelchair. This is the boy he saves from falling out of the tree (who never thanked him).

[@FredtheFrisian]

Thanks guys, great comedy. One movie with Andie MacDowell you should see is Four weddings and a funeral! All the best from the Netherlands!

[@flarrfan]

A great movie that no one ever reacts to, for some reason. It's absolutely delightful!

[@neilt6480]

Meh. I'm a surly old curmudgeon who enjoys an occasional RomCom, but I enjoy the ones with a twist like Groundhog Day or Sliding Doors. This is one of my favourites. Four Weddings is formulaic pap.

[@helenzebcharles]

First Tremors and now Groundhog Day? You are reacting to my childhood faves. This is awesome ❤

[@areolata]

I just came back from Woodstock, IL, after being in the square where this was filmed, and then came home to find that you two watched this. How fortuitous!

[@markdenio4537]

Just wait until you're back in Woodstock "tomorrow".

[@jollyrodgers7272]

A gourd is slang for 'skull'. Hot Dog! (hot-dickety-dog) is a 20th century (or earlier) exclamation of joy. Rats! Nuts! Nertz! are negative sentiments. That's Nat King Cole singing IT'S ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE, my favorite cover of that song. Sean Connery sings a line of it to Dustin Hoffman in FAMILY BUSINESS (1989).

[@Jymm]

43:52 “12 : 01” (1993) • The short story on which “12 : 01” is based actually pre-dates “Groundhog Day” by nearly 20 years. It’s about a man caught reliving the worst day of his life. Here's two similar movies that I strongly recommend. “Source Code” (2011) and "Edge of Tomorrow” (2014)

[@annmariemills1554]

The Dr. at the beginning of the movie was Harold Ramis also known as Egon from Ghostbusters RIP❤

[@MikeHarvey-ol7xr]

Egon, but not forgotten.

[@mj6866]

Somebody calculated that Phil was caught in the loop for 34 years.

[@mythra7174]

When he goes to the movie theater dressed as Clint Eastwood, he tells the woman he's with that he's seen the movie 100 times. So even early on, it's been quite a while.

[@Lady-Seashell-Bikini]

@@mythra7174 He also learns French, piano, and ice sculpting, all of which take years to master.

[@shainewhite2781]

There was a theory that Ned Ryerson was actually the Devil and that Phil was dead or on the brink of death, and has been living the same day over and over again until he sells his soul to Ned in order to get out of the time loop.

[@Felix-Sited]

That's a doozy if true.

[@charmingjinx9379]

Either way, Phil is stuck with all that insurance he signed up for with Ned Ryerson because he did that on his last repeated day.

[@pleutron]

🤣

[@nickreacts6394]

Now THAT would be quite the twist! I love new / alternative interpretations to movies that change your whole perspective

[@TheMrsWatcher]

The actress who plays Debbie is the voice of Princess Bubblegum in Adventure Time.

[@Ocron145]

And Fred her new husband is General Zod in the new Superman Movies.

[@kristinewells961]

You both have an amazing way to speak to all the different lessons in this movie!!! Thank you!❤️

[@maurer3d]

23:05 Many people have theorized how long Phil was stuck there, The director once said 10 year, but it never said in the script, other people have calculated out 34 years, based on the skills he shows off thru the movie and the amount of time it takes to master them (on average). But it could have been thousands of years too.

[@heidi_d]

This was (more than likely) the first movie of this kind - reliving the same day in a loop. I cannot remember any before it, and when it came out people were enamored with it!

[@maurer3d]

43:59 Yes this was the first full length movie to be a timeloop story a,d in my opinion it is still the best, granted some of the others are pretty good too.

[@diamondsmiles6882]

You didn’t mention the “Sonny and Cher” song every morning! Vital part! Thanks for the laughs. Have watched this movie many times!

[@anyviolet]

Harold Ramis gave a fascinating interview about the many reactions to this movie. Yep it's hilarious, but it also apparently inspired people from so many philosophical and religious backgrounds (or none at all) to think about/interpret the events and themes in the long repeat of this day., like you and the barfly mentioned at 13:48. Hindus spoke about the purpose of reincarnation, Catholics spoke about the purification of purgatory, Jews, about repentance from selfishness, Buddhists, about learning through suffering to put aside your own desires, etc etc. Ramis was bemused by this because he hadn't necessarily intended the movie as philosophy, but he did understand how people could see this movie as a metaphor for life -- in lots of ways. GREAT discussion at the end , by both of you. Thanks for posting.

[@jgsrhythm100]

In 93 I went to see Groundhog Day which ended up being sold out so opted for " Fire in The Sky" ( based on the true accounts of Travis Walton) and still talking about it. Boggles the mind how such a brillant film flew under the radar. .. Highly, suggested. Love Groundhog Day. Completely different film but equally as impactful.

[@alvinhelms]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time (and probably #1 in the Comedy category). And the conversation between the two of you while (and especially after) watching it was the most cogent and insightful reaction I've ever seen on KZbin. Very precise bullseye. … Or rather, two bullseyes.

[@madelinemitchell5102]

I’m so glad you liked this ❤🎉one of my favorites!!! 😂

[@mobilemechanics6565]

The pops scene tears me up everytime

[@MrStephenLast]

Here is a fun trivia fact: The young male newlywed is played by Michael Shannon. You may know him as General Zod from Man of Steal. I only know this because he mentioned it in an interview I read.

[@linette4829]

YOU GUYS ARE SO FREAKING CUTE 🥰🥰🥰🥰 been watching you for a while always love your reactions.. Stay genuine blessings to you and yours 🥰

[@nickreacts6394]

Thanks so much!

[@ZbigniewZiggyCzachor]

There is no official estimate but some calculation made by adding all the skills he learned and the knowledge he possessed during the time loop says that he could spend up to 10.000 years there.

[@EastPeakSlim]

Thanks for a great reaction to a fun movie. In a few months, I'll turn 75. This movie, along with a fair amount of life experience, has taught me to be grateful for each and every day.

[@adampare8088]

Popular opinion, from interview with director, Phil spent about 10, 000 years in the day. That's how he got so good at almost everything

[@cshubs]

Wow, the most I ever read was 80 years.

[@adampare8088]

​@@cshubs80 years is a lot but it takes more years to get so good at all the things he did. Plus knowing everything about everyone and all the events that would happened

[@cshubs]

​@@adampare8088 I agree, but damn, 10,000 years is severe! And consider this: he wasted most mornings on the groundhog, and so he had only half a day to learn all that!

[@adampare8088]

@@cshubs Well yeah, you're making my point for me. He wasted a ton of days so 80 years isn't enough time

[@cshubs]

@@adampare8088 I was never married to 80 years. 🙂😝 It's just the highest number I read.

[@leesweets4110]

44:10 There is a movie called "12:01" that was made before Groundhog Day that does the time loop concept. It was more of a scifi action drama.

[@jewel79]

Was it really made before? It came out a few months after Groundhog Day... at least where I am...

[@leesweets4110]

@@jewel79 I'll be honest, I dont know the dates. I could be wrong; just going by memory. My household was a big Murray fan so we would have seen groundhog day pretty early on, as soon as it came out. And I distinctly remember seeing 12:01 literally years earlier as a television broadcast. I remember thinking groundhog day was copying an already done story idea, albeit in a comedic way.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

7:55 I never had that problem. In fact, when I set my alarm to turn on music to wake me up, I was always awakened by the little "click" the clock made right before the music started instead!

[@stevenmacknight9960]

16:25 for the Ned punch!!!

[@0okamino]

That was a doooooozy! 😄

[@stevenmacknight9960]

@@0okamino Nice one!!! That's my favorite scene!!!

[@lc8155]

Always the best reactions. Thanks!

[@jeffreybaker4399]

Never noticed before that "Alice" was born in Ireland and lived in Erie (PA). Eire is the Irish word for Ireland. Coincidence or the writer having fun with words? Enjoyed your reactions, a lot of fun.

[@belvagurr403]

The man playing the mayor is Brian Doyle Murray, Bill’s brother. He’s in all his movie’s.

[@donadavs]

nice reflection on the movie's wisdom at the end

[@nickreacts6394]

Thank you!

[@wafflebrothel7712]

My dad passed away a few years ago on February 2nd. I’ve watched this movie each year since. Such a great film. Puts a smile on my face and positive thoughts in my head.

[@raybernal6829]

Not only a fantastic script from Harold Ramis and Danny Rubim but Bill Murray using his sarcasm and arrogance to top tier performance...thanks Nick and Quynh😊

[@tofersiefken]

My two favorite Bill Murray movies are both serious ones (rather than the comedies for which he is legendary). I hope you'll consider reacting to Lost in Translation (2003) and The Razor's Edge (1984) which is listed as the first dramatic role that Bill Murray undertook as a lead actor.

[@zedxxx9]

Well done! It was really enjoyable watching this with you. That was a really good edit except for one small mistake... you left out the line "Let's live here" at the end. That's final sweet punch.

[@shirw]

I love the message that every day is an opportunity... it depends on what you do with it. :) Also, my husband and I love to quote, "Well, no. Probably not now." 😂

[@0okamino]

Admire Larry’s optimism, but there’s a limit. 😄

[@nataliefaust7959]

I like the 10,000 years to enlightenment theory myself. Great movie pick! Adorable reaction as always. Especially predicting Ned getting punched. XD

[@jornspirit]

hi Nick and Quynh, thanks for watching one of my all-time top-3 movies... you had so much fun with it, which I of course thoroughly enjoyed! This movie is very deep, even so much that the Dalai Lama recommends it, as it compresses the journey of many life times (re-incarnation) of learning into one day, and shows the stages, that we are going through, as we mature... once true acceptance and love prevail, we get released of the karmic wheel. And to set this as a comedy is also so relevant, as once we step back from the drama of life, and watch it from a distance, its somehow hilariously funny to watch ourselves, how we act... it is as entertaining, as educational, from a spiritual perspective... 💖

[@philc2729]

One of my favorite time-paradox movies. Even though I love it much, I still can't see it too often because it also feels a bit too real sometimes.

[@ojwh1933]

I think an underrated comedy personally is 'Rat Race' from 2002. It's chaotic fun with a great cast. I feel like it would make for a good reaction too.

[@jasontodd6779]

You guys Should react to Bedazzled (2000) next. Staring Brendan Fraser. It also directed by Harold Ramis.

[@bobbygeneric1982]

There is another movie called 12:01, with Jonathan Silverman, launched in 1993 too and it's about time loop too.

[@benjaminsheppard5149]

I looked up this movie online and the director went on record saying Bill Murray was stuck in this loop for at least 33 YEARS!!! Holy Jumping Jehoshaphat!!! Three decades in that one day?!?!

[@carlesmacuaid]

"Wrestlemania? Is that like some wrestling show? I dunno" This made me laugh out loud. I'm a wrestling fan but for some reason it makes me quite happy that there are people out there that have never heard of the biggest event on the wrestling calendar.

[@TearyEyesAndersonReacts]

There is also a mini sequel Super Bowel commercial from 2020 "*Extended Cut* Bill Murray Jeep Gladiator 'Groundhog Day' Commercial w/ Behind The Scenes Footage! ". I think the time loop began because the guy at 7:28 hitting Phil in the head with the shovel, as that is one of the few things we only see once. "Hey, jerk on the phone, you deserve this," then bap with the shovel, and time loop. Perhaps it's that guy from the Star Trek 'Q continuum', that married a human, and he was just passing by. ;)😉

[@pigeonboy958]

In the script it supposedly says he was there for ten thousand years of that one day.

[@OklasoonaHomer]

I've always thought they should have announced a sequel, then re-relased the original.

[@pleutron]

Nick, i love how you've been on this Friends reaction thing and everything reminds you of an episode or character. I haven't watched Friends now in about 10yrs and it still happens to me LOL

[@j.s.viewer3923]

This town they filmed in actually exists. It’s about a 30 minute drive from me, called Woodstock, IL. They have a metal plaque in the sidewalk at the spot where Bill Murray steps in the puddle. Groundhog Day is a big shin-dig there every year since this movie came out. Highly recommend a visit, so cute!

[@Gutslinger]

28:28 - "Hot dog!" is a common exclamated expression. Lol The same as saying something like "Holy mackerel!" It's Basically the clean version of the "Hot damn!" exclamation.

[@wozing]

So this is an old philosophical thought experiment by Friederich Nietzsche. In his original presentation, he asked the reader to imagine they were forced to relive the same life-day-by-day, every detail the same-for all eternity, how would you live? All of your mistakes remain, but all of your victories remain. The goal was to strive for the best version of you that you could be. It's a great thought experiment for anyone trying to figure out their life and themselves.

[@Gods_Ambassador27]

One of my favorites!

[@strangebiped]

I think ROD SERLING did an episode of "The Twilight Zone" about an American Flying Saucer Crew that didn't remember they had CRASHED their Flying Saucer Space Ship when trying to "TAKE OFF" from a Desert Planet they had already explored and kept seeing their OWN WRECKED SAUCER each time they attempted landing and 'TAKING OFF' from The Desert Planet. It's a Good Episode to watch, like all of his TWILIGHT ZONE STORIES.

[@DeRockMedia]

This used to be one of my favorite comedies as a kid, now as an adult, its more existential and horrifying to me, its like playing a game with NPCs, you will eventually sense that nothing is real and would probably drive me mad after years of doing it. In the Wikipedia entry: In relationship to the spiritual interpretations of the films, many have tried to estimate how long Phil supposedly remains trapped in the loop, in real time, with a wide variance in estimated values. During filming, Ramis, who was a Buddhist, observed that according to Buddhist doctrine, it takes 10,000 years for a soul to evolve to its next level. Therefore, he said, in a spiritual sense, the entire arc of Groundhog Day spans 10,000 years.[19] Deezen noted that the second draft of the screenplay called for Phil to be cursed to live the time loop for 10,000 years.[9] In the DVD commentary, Ramis estimated a real-time duration of 10 years. Later, Ramis told a reporter, "I think the 10-year estimate is too short. It takes at least 10 years to get good at anything, and allotting for the down time and misguided years he spent, it had to be more like 30 or 40 years."[50] In 2005, Rubin said, "Ultimately it became this weird political issue because if you asked the studio, 'How long was the repetition?', they'd say, 'Two weeks'. But the point of the movie to me was that you had to feel you were enduring something that was going on for a long time ... For me it had to be-I don't know. A hundred years. A lifetime."[51] In 2014, the website WhatCulture combined various time duration assumptions and estimated that Phil spent a total of 12,395 days-just under 34 years-reliving Groundhog Day.[52][53]

[@scottwilson3741]

Such a great movie. I've loved it since i saw it in the theater. Odds are, to learn all the skills he mastered, languages, piano, ice/snow sculpting etc. had to be at least 30-40 yrs

[@davidmc1489]

16:21 😮😅😅😅 nailed it...hilarious.

[@jdb101585]

It's *such* a good movie.

[@laurashepherd2479]

I went to see Groundhog Day The Musical a few weeks ago and it was amazing! Probably my favourite musical I've seen, if it ever comes to someone near you I definitely recommend it, they did such a good job capturing what's great about the movie in a musical theatre format.

[@VolvoGuy1969]

I’ve seen this many times over the years and I never made that connection until now…that his reaction to the death of the old man and that he couldn’t do anything about it was to start making his own existence more meaningful by helping others….something he COULD do! Nice observation! 😃

[@billverno6170]

Hot Dog is a celebratory expression. Watch It’s A Wonderful Life. When George Bailey hits the lighter in the drug store and wishes for a million dollars he always follows the wish with Hot Dog!

[@Stogie2112]

Bill Murray has 8 brothers and sisters: The Murrays are Ed, Brian, Nancy, Peggy, Bill, Laura, Andy, John and Joel. Brian Murray uses the stage name Brian Doyle-Murray. He co-wrote the story for "Caddyshack" with Harold Ramis. Eldest brother Ed Murray died in 2020. Ed was the inspiration for the character of Danny Noonan in "Caddyshack", as he won a caddy scholarship to Northwestern University.

[@Shadowmyst1]

This is my all time favorite time loop movie so I'm glad you liked it.

[@Fairplayer43]

Thank you Nick. Again, as legit as always. I am proud of you my boy. You guys are so precious. I laughed the whole video!

[@bidwell13]

6:05 the groundhog thing never made sense to me cause if he sees his shadow then the sun is out and it’s spring. If he doesn’t then it’s cloudy. One movie that has a fun story about the groundhog is the Rankin-Bass tv special “Jack Frost” from 1979. It has Buddy Hackett, Robert Morse and Don Messick. This and the other Rankin-Bass specials from back in the day were amazing. 13:02 Egon before meeting Peter. 14:59 it’s funny that the cops actually followed them on the tracks.

[@ronnyb5890]

a movie in the same genre is 12:01 with Helen Slater

[@FrogmanAnime]

I like the time loop trope. I read most timeloop fiction. I particularly like the innortal style loops. It’s where one person anchors a loop and others overtime join them in the loop. The anchor is supposed to anchor the reality and keep it stable while those to join the anchor are supposed to keep the anchor stable. There is a whole Multiverse of this style of time loop, especially on fanfiction, but there’s also areas on space battles. As I said, I like the trope. In one of the compilations of content in the Pony loop (Mlp:fim archive)trope by innortal One of the looping ponies ends up in this movie and alerts the administrators that there’s a problem, and that the loop is completely broken as Phil isn’t supposed to be awake, but he is which means he’s been looping through his Groundhog Day experience multiple times. Thankfully, the Admins were able to patch it to allow him to loop outside of Groundhog Day. Admittedly, he was very close to breaking.

[@DeeboX-vv8ji]

If you like this, you gotta see Tom Cruise Edge of Tomorrow, Live, Die, Repeat.

[@LiaaaaaaaaAAAAAHH]

They estimate he could have been in the loop for anywhere from 10 to 10,000 years. I think it is really however long you think it takes for a bad person to become a good one.

[@chris...9497]

Some stitched-together history on Groundhog's Day (as I understand it): German soldiers were involved in the Revolutionary War, fought for the US to gain its independence from Britain. The final battles were in the mid-Atlantic; the surrender was from Cornwallis at the Battle of York, in what became Pennsylvania. After the War, a lot of the Germans settled in Pennsylvania rather than sail home to crowded and unfree Germanic monarchies. As a result, more Germans immigrated to the same area and families flourished on lands taken from Native Tribes. With them came German culture which still remains to this day. This includes sauerkraut as a traditional side dish at Thanksgiving (Pennsylvania & adjacent Maryland) and the tradition of Groundhog's Day. So the short version of this tradition's origins is that the Germans brought it to America. February 2nd was a pre-Christian Celtic holiday, midway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox and so perfectly situated at a point in the year to try to work out how quickly the snows of winter would be gone and the fertility of newborn animals, spouting seedlings, and pollinated flowers would bring forth the security of easily-sourced food. February 2nd was such an important day of weather prognostication that it had to be 'baptized' and converted into the dogma of the Catholic church calendar. As such, it ceased to carry the pagan name of Imbolc and was instead referred to as Candlemas. In Medieval times, a number of verses and song referenced 'sunniness' as a harbinger of how quickly winter season would turn into spring. For the Germanic nations, they relied on an early riser of hibernating mammals, the badger, and wove the expectation that the badger seeing its shadow (on a too-early sunny day) would drive him back into his burrow for another 4 weeks. But if he emerged into the dullness of an overcast winterish day, spring would advance much sooner and the badger would remain above ground. When the Germans emigrated to America, there were no badgers to observe. But there were groundhogs (aka woodchucks, whistlepigs). They transferred their tradition to groundhogs for a few generations before the folk belief mostly died out. Then, in 1877, Punxsutawney newspaper editor Clymer Freas jumped on the bandwagon of creating sensational events that were a hallmark of that time period (such as museums and circuses like the ones established by PT Barnum). Freas brought back and played up the whole Groundhog Day celebration, bringing tourism and fame to the tiny town of Punxsutawney. The first Groundhog Day was in 1887. Early events featured the butchering, cooking, and eating of groundhog, but that feature soon died out. In its place was the hokum of a single ancient groundhog they named Punxsutawney Phil, who supposedly drinks a magic elixir each summer that extends his life; Punxsutawney Phil is reputed to be some 150 years old now. And his handlers purportedly speak to him at his annual appearance in 'groundhogese', to get the report of either an early spring or 6 more weeks of winter. It's all hogwash of course, but the entire nation plays along for the fun of it. Meanwhile, the rest of the one-day festival is spent in pop-up German beer gardens, drinking beer, eating sausages, playing polka music, and celebrating German culture like an early Octoberfest. Note: In the Director's Commentary DVD of this film, Ramis explains that Bill Murray's character Phil, though trying to 'be good' to maybe earn his way out of his time trap, actually had nothing to do with how it started and how it stops. His character, his wisdom, his actions have no effect on his eventual escape or the length of time he was trapped. It wasn't God or any other spiritual/magical influence, just pure pointless chance. That said, humans don't like such empty explanations; they have to produce explanations that draw on their own personal belief system(s). Recommendation: Bedazzled (2000). Sublime. There was a British film called "Bedazzled" (1967) about an overlooked unconfident young man (Dudley Moore) who is offered a better life by a devil (Peter Cooke). Like the story of Faust, the devil provides these seemingly perfect situations that always contains a terminal defect. The young man complains, gets a different life, but they all go bad. It was social satire, quite funny. Then Harold Ramis remade a smarter version of it in 2000, starring Brendan Fraser as the young man and Elizabeth Hurley as the devil. Notable in the recurring cast is Orlando Jones. THIS was the film that convinced me Brendan Fraser could REALLY ACT. Somehow, he embodies such different characters in such different bodies (GREAT makeup) and such DIFFERENT circumstances, yet at the center is the spark of the same person evident in each of them. You would love this 2000-version! Ramis was an amazing director.

[@jgsrhythm100]

Next Bill Murray film. "What About Bob" Equally as good!

[@Wayne-745]

Better 😂😂😂

[@jgsrhythm100]

@@Wayne-745 Not sure if better, but funnier for sure.

[@Wayne-745]

​@@jgsrhythm100 Well when I'm talking about a comedy being better, I really mean funnier. If I say a scary movie is better than another I mean it makes my mom jump more 😂😂. I don't look at cinematography, or script details or things like that. I just enjoy the movie.

[@marcojimenez595]

Usually, "the talent" means on-air people not producers or anything else behind the camera, his tone would suggest otherwise lol! Thanks for doing this movie!

[@mitchumiceblast]

I love watching movies with you guys!❤

[@cinemappendix1389]

Great analysis at the end of this video

[@christopherdouglass9434]

The guy in the bed and breakfast that asks, "Going to see the groundhog?" is also Max in Armageddon

[@bigdream_dreambig]

49:11 1990s or 2000s movies, maybe comedies? 🤔 I think you've run through any comedies I'd recommend... As for the rest (skipping what's currently in your channel's archives): 1990s: Wallace & Gromit's first three 30-minute claymation shorts, A Grand Day Out (1989) , The Wrong Trousers (1993) , and A Close Shave (1995); Awakenings (1990); Dances with Wolves (1990); Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991); A Few Good Men (1992); A Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, choose fully restored version under "Extras"); Scent of a Woman (1992); The Firm (1993); The Fugitive (1993); Speed (1994); Timecop (1994); 12 Monkeys (1995); Braveheart (1995); Dead Man Walking (1995); Se7en (1995); The Usual Suspects (1995); While You Were Sleeping (1995); Primal Fear (1996); Ransom (1996); The Rock (1996); Con Air (1997); The Devil's Advocate (1997); Face/Off (1997); GATTACA (1997); Good Will Hunting (1997); Pleasantville (1998); Shakespeare in Love (1998); The Truman Show (1998); What Dreams May Come (1998); Being John Malkovich (1999); Galaxy Quest (1999); and Mystery Men (1999). 2000s: Frequency (2000); Memento (2000); Unbreakable (2000); the first films of the X-Men franchise, X-Men (2000) , X2: X-Men United (2003) , X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009, Sabretooth a.k.a. Victor Creed is reimagined vs. portrayal in 1st X-Men film); A Beautiful Mind (2001); Pixar films Monsters Inc. (2001) and Finding Nemo (2003); Moulin Rouge (2001); the Rush Hour sequels, Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007); Love Actually (2003); the Matrix sequels, The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003); The Butterfly Effect (2004, watch the director's cut or get the alternate endings because theatrical chose the wrong one); Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004); The Notebook (2004); Mission Impossible III (2006, I recommend skipping the first two); The Prestige (2006); Cloverfield (2008); Wanted (2008); the start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (2008) and The Incredible Hulk (2008); and The Time Traveler's Wife (2009).

[@belvagurr403]

The old man is Harry Cary Jr, actor in John Wayne’s movie 3 Godfathers

[@SonOfEire3]

If you like this movie I HIGHLY recommend "Palm Springs". It has a similar concept and goes even deeper into all the metaphysical/philosophy stuff this touches on

[@sherylwallbank1090]

In 2015 our local cinema (movie theatre) held an event where we watched this movie 5 times in 1 night, to raise money for charity. It was so much fun, we even held a world record for it.

[@_xBrokenxDreamsx_]

perfect screenplay.. three acts hedonism/despair/actualization each ending on a date with rita. i like to think it's only 3-5 years 'coz if it takes 30-40 years to become deserving of life and love we're all screwed. back in the 90s people used to have watch parties on groundhog day where they watched the movie over and over again the entire day. a little excessive but cool that they enjoyed the movie that much.

[@claudiaperico1863]

Great reaction, one of my favorite movies... Here in Argentina, some years ago, this movie was aired in loop the whole day, a February 2, in Channel 13.. I just watched seven times in a row that day, was and awesome and funny day... Feel a bit like Phil Connors myself! 😂

[@tommiller4895]

Bill Murray was the perfect choice to play Phil Connors. He is great playing a nice guy or a jerk. Buster the Groundhog keeper was played by Brian Doyle Murray, Bill's brother. Because of problems filming in Punxsutawney, PA they decided to film the movie in Woodstock, IL. Rita's Hotel was actually the Woodstock Opera House and Phil's B&B was a private home. They filmed the Gobbler's Knob Ceremonies in the Town park. The only Woodstock "Giveaway" is the Woodstock Jewelry store in the background near the Diner.

[@totomomo18]

Great Movie. . Fun fact the mayor of the town is Bill Murray real brother. Also there was suppose to be a scene that there was a witch who cursed Phil but they decided not to put it in and leave it open. Another movie with same time loop story but more serious and sci fi is The Edge of Tomorrow 2014 with Tom Cruise. Another great Bill Murray sarcastic comedy movie is MeatBalls or the Ghostbusters movies.