GROUNDHOG DAY (1993) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

GROUNDHOG DAY (1993) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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[@quoting101]

Just a couple of trivia facts in this comment. There's a lot of questions about how long Phil was actually trapped in the time-loop. According to the original script, Phil was trapped in Punxsutawney for thousands of years; according to the film's director, Harold Ramis, it was about 10 years. However, according to a blog that ran estimates based on what we see of Phil's life, it was 15 days shy of 34 years (12,395 repeated days). And funnily enough, they did not film this movie in Punxsutawney, but rather in Woodstock, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago and where Ramis and Murray are both originally from. On the DVD commentary, Ramis says that they were driving through the town and stopped to get something to eat when they looked around and thought, "Wait a minute..." Thanks for giving this movie a shot. People largely regard it as a comedy, and while there are certainly funny elements to it, I think the existential questions which arise from Phil's situation and his approach to life itself as his time in this purgatorial state goes on hit harder than any comedic moment.

[@dunringill1747]

I think the estimate of almost 34 years is way too short. Considering everything he knew, practiced, and had timing on - I feel like the original script had the most reasonable estimation with thousands of years.

[@leonardshevlin7260]

The Murrays lived in Wilmette, which borders Evanston (just north of Chicago). Harold, who'd grown up in Chicago, lived with wife Erica and their two sons in Glencoe (further north).

[@manicirishwriter]

This comment is accurate info.👍🏼

[@fullmoonprepping4024]

@@dunringill1747 I tend to agree with you, "honorary" Doctor Virtuoso pianist, amazing ice sculptor -- I knew a chef who did that and it was years of training -- the time it took to discover all the places he needed to be to be there when needed. That's not even including how long it was until he lost hope and kept trying to kill himself. I believe it was far more than 34 years. maybe multiple decades longer. Certainly he wasn't trying to perfect the day every day during that time of change. A person needs a break.

[@ap6982]

The KZbin video that breaks this down is crazy.

[@GroovyDJ]

The scene where he tries to save the old man over and over just breaks my heart cause it shows that even thou you have all the time in the world, some things you just can't change.

[@brooksysdead]

It's painful enough to see it once, it's agonizing torture to have to re experiance it allover again every single day. That alone is enough to break a person

[@belvagurr403]

The old man was Harry Cary Jr, former actor in John Wayne’s movies.

[@northshore1000]

Amen!

[@npflaum]

I once had a dental procedure that Had to be done over two appointments. On day 1, I walk in and Groundhog Day is playing on the tv in the waiting room. On day 2, I walk in, Groundhog Day is on again and at the same scene as the day before. My dad and I started cracking up and the receptionist looked at us like we were crazy.

[@vaskylark]

They were putting it on as a joke or representative of how they feel like it's the same thing everyday. Those dental offices and doctors offices DO play the same thing over and over again. The pediatrician office everytime I take my child to be seen the Lion King is playing.

[@npflaum]

@@vaskylark The complete confusion of the receptionist when we explained why we were laughing makes me think otherwise.

[@vaskylark]

@@npflaum It's pretty funny if the dentist put it on as if to say, "my work is like Groundhog Day movie, the same monotonous day over and over again."

[@seantlewis376]

I have a friend whose birthday is February 2. He owns a neighborhood pub, and one of the TVs always has Groundhog Day playing on a loop year 'round. It's kind of gimmicky, but everyone in the neighborhood knows about it, and especially goes there on his birthday.

[@TheCrayonMaster]

Some tv channels put groundhog day on repeat for all of Feb 2nd 😂 I love that stuff

[@aleatharhea]

I miss Harold Ramis. He was a charming and funny actor, a damned good director, and a genius comedy writer.

[@colleenstevens7651]

Yes he was we lost allot.of good ones not much funny anymore

[@kluneberg8952]

year one was panned but i enjoyed that one too

[@heidifedor]

Sadly this film actually ruined Bill Murray’s Harold Ramos’s friendship.

[@davidward9737]

@@heidifedor they man ammends before Ramis passed. "Harold Ramis" is my bestfriend we have done movies. (Caddy Shack, Stripes and Ghostbusters) I lost a brother today

[@heidifedor]

@@davidward9737 i know, but it’s still because of all the time the lost. Image what might have happened if their working relationship continued; Bill Murray might have passed on Garfield.

[@solojohno1]

The suicide scenes are important. That marks the 'death' of the old Phil. Note that it is only _after_ those scenes that he is a new man, starts to show genuine humanity, love, learn real skills and become a better man. It was the death of the old man, and the birth of a new man. Without him arriving at the point of self-loathing and desperation, he would never have started over as a new person. It is important in the film.

[@HeatherDeweyPettet]

Agreed. This is good plotting.

[@One.Zero.One101]

Yeah he goes through phases of how to deal with this curse: 1. Fear 2. Gluttony 3. Crime 4. Desperation 5. Epiphany That epiphany is what finally broke the curse.

[@JohnM...]

I didn't notice at first, but there's a part in the day that Phil is reliving, and the old tramp sees him, and he says: "you recognise me, don't you?" Thus didn't make sense to me at first, but if you keep watching, when Phil tries to resuscitate the old guy he says: "Come on, Dad!...Come on pops! Come on pop!"...

[@elcorado83]

Yeah the whole thing is a metaphorical retelling of many beliefs about life, religion, happiness, etc.

[@albertoalmeida3424]

@@One.Zero.One101 Not curses but sins.

[@loridicola627]

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[@kathyastrom1315]

The most important line in the film is when Phil says, “I don’t even like myself!” I really think that is why Fate, or whatever force controls Phil’s life, decided to give him the time to actually begin to like himself. It’s only when he reaches that state of complete contentment with his life and says, “I’m happy now” that the cycle of Groundhog Days finally ends, as evidenced by the snow beginning to fall at that moment. I love that it isn’t just getting Rita in the end that makes him happy, but all of his self-improvement and his being a part of the community of Punksatawney as well. Interesting detail: you can see the boy that Phil saves from the tree fall in the hospital when Phil takes the old man in. So, if not for Phil starting to save him at some point after that, the boy would have been seriously injured.

[@GUNNER67akaKelt]

Huh, seen this movie I don't even know how many times, and never noticed.

[@ashuradragosani5960]

I always felt that 'I don't even like myself' was the one honest line he spoke.

[@christopheryochum3602]

I'm happy now. Yes, you're right...pivot point.

[@TheKyfe]

There's a deleted scene where a scorned girlfriend cursed him in the beginning.

[@jentoby73]

Interesting, didn't know that! I'm really glad they cut out that scene. I think it works better that we're never given the reason why it happens, and we as the audience can just focus on the lesson he learns to enjoy life in the moment, being generous and kind, and learning to like himself and other people. It's one of my favorite movies.

[@stortebeker6464]

German here. This film even influenced the German language. The German translation of the film title ("Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier" - "And daily greets the groundhog") has become part of the German language. I still use it to this day when I keep hearing the same phrases in management meetings or on the news.

[@johannesvalterdivizzini1523]

And the entire tradition traces back to Germany. It was part of a Candlemas Day (Feb.2) tradition based on a hedgehog who predicts the arrival of Spring. Pennsylvania was settled by Germans who brought that tradition with them.

[@AltCutTV]

Predictive beasties seem to be a German thing somehow. If they ever make a sequel, perhaps it could be titled "Octopus Day". :D

[@stortebeker6464]

@@AltCutTV Maybe. We Germans have a collection of offensive swear words based on beasts. The film titles of American films translated into German language often make me fall back on them. These are often not really translations of the original title, but rather own creations. Sometimes I wonder what substances the translator was under the influence of. Example? Original: "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly". German title: "Zwei glorreiche Halunken", that means "Two glorious scoundrels". Two! So the translator couldn't even count to three. When I noticed this, I used an offensive, beast-based swear word. :)

[@AltCutTV]

​@@stortebeker6464 That was pretty much standard in Sweden as well back in eighties to nineties. Though the peak probably was in the middle. It also often aimed to create clearer series of things that may or may not really be such, often based on whatever the first film of such a lump was named. So there were all these ones with Goldie Hawn renamed "The girl who..." or near all Mel Brooks film are "Springtime for..." after the one actually called that. There are of course also the really terrible ones seemingly intentionally renamed with the worst pun or taglines imaginable to stand out. But the most confusing thing that is still somewhat common is renaming english titles with another english title!. Sometimes the same some other films title! Anyways, nice to hear Germany keeps the tradition going. ;)

[@buzztp5119]

What the movie doesn't make clear but the book does is that he was stuck in that one day for 33 years.

[@mandylhdoubleo5188]

I didn’t know that thanks for sharing .

[@CenrelianGuardsmen]

God dang that took him way longer to learn the lesson than I thought 🤣

[@andrewgardner769]

​@@CenrelianGuardsmen he was too busy learning every single freaking thing about punxsutawney ever 😆

[@billybob7345]

The original script for the movie says he was stuck in the loop for 10,000 years.

[@vrvaughn]

There’s a book?

[@RicoBurghFan]

As usual Amber nails it. He had to grow as a person in order to find love. Such a unique concept for a movie, so satisfying at the end. The best performance of Bill Murray's career by far, and possibly one of the best by anyone I've seen. Tell you what guys this requires repeat viewings, just like the movie, and I promise you will appreciate it more and more. Thanks for this guys and love you both.

[@WaywardVet]

I mainly likes when Bill steals from the Brink's truck and dresses cowboy, and there are two very different reactions there. Pretty much my reaction and every girl I've dated reaction.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

When Phil sinks beyond despair after suicide offers no relief, he begins to see other's despair and even death - only then does he turn positive, striving to be a solution to their problems.

[@promontorium]

This movie was first seen as a cute little movie, but as the years turned to decades it has grown to be appreciated as one of the greatest films of all time. The psychology and commentary on life throughout the film have inspired uncountable essays, books, studies in college, etc.

[@BalokLives]

I love this movie, but the greatest films of all time? Really?

[@ronweber1402]

@@BalokLives Ya I wouldn't put it in that category either but there is no doubt that this film is much more than what it first appears.

[@BalokLives]

@@ronweber1402 Definitely! When it first came out, I never would have thought it would have become as loved as it is. But not "greatest". Then again there are lots of movies like that. I remember when Scrooged came out it was panned and failed at the box office. Now people like it. Go figure.

[@jackprescott9652]

I don`t know if this film has the stuff to be considered as one of the greatest film of all time, but is really a good film wich wasn`t taked seriously when it premiered.

[@SwiftFoxProductions]

Sure enough, we studied it in my Story Structure film class when I was college! In terms of storytelling and structure, "Groundhog's Day" is actually extremely complex and very well-done.

[@jasonavery]

This is my all time favorite movie. It has comedy, drama, romance, existential philosophy, science fiction, and a moral message. It’s well acted, Bill Murray is the only actor who could have nailed all the different sides of Phil Conners. He’s so believable as a narcissistic jerk… as well as being funny, charming, and heart felt dramatic acting, he’s believable in all of those roles.

[@janerubel961]

Did you notice the name of the director? Harold Ramis was the actor who played Egon in ‘Ghostbusters’! He also has a small role - a cameo - in this movie, as the doctor who says Bill Murray needs a psychiatrist!

[@phil-1115]

Also, Bill Murray's older brother is Brian Doyle Murray. He played Buster, the guy that was choking in the restaurant.

[@tipigi3570]

Bill Murray's brother, Bryan Doyle-Murray, plays Buster the mayor of the city. He had many small parts in movies over the years, including a part in Caddyshack.

[@funkydung.]

@@phil-1115 and his other brother was in moving violation with other stars brothers and sisters

[@davidrobinson3716]

Groundhog Day is one of those comedies that you realize is much deeper about life lessons every time you watch it. "City Slickers" with Billy Chrystal and Jack Palance is another one.

[@houdin654jeff]

My birthday is February 2nd, and Groundhog Day is one of my favorite movies ever made. It starts out with a character who is totally unlikable who you slowly gain sympathy for. As Phil continues to be trapped and reaches the depths of his despair, Rita helps him realize why he feels unfulfilled; he is pursuing the simple, basic desires (specifically easy money and sex) and is doing so via underhanded and manipulative means. Her day spent with him, after he tells her what he's going through, changes him into the kind of person deserving of being with her. It's a perfect movie. I also love that his looping is never explained, even by the filmmakers. It's just the way his life goes and it's left to the viewer to make up their own explanation. It's a hard line to walk to have that kind of gimmick in a movie and still make it a satisfying ending, but damn do they pull it off.

[@jasoncoffey8676]

Same bday as me happy belated bday

[@philpennington826]

My birthday is also February 2nd, AND my name is Phil. My friends all had jokes for like two years after this movie came out. 😉

[@suprchickn7745]

One of the facts I love about this film is that the guy who pulls the groundhog out and who chokes near the end is none other than Bill's older brother Brian Doyle-Murray. You may remember him from Christmas Vacation where he plays the boss and he has been in many other films. He briefly featured on SNL in the early 80s.

[@urthboundmisfit]

Brian was in an episode of Supernatural. Which, by the way, has an episode where Sam repeats the same day over and over again until he figures out why he's repeating it. Brilliant.

[@stebstebanesier6205]

He was also in the first "Vacation" movie. He was the guy at the desk where they rented those little tent cabins," KAMP KOMFORT."

[@garyglasscott7294]

Love this movie, one of my perennial favourites. His efforts to save the old guy really showed how he's started to care about something more than himself, and Bill Murray's arrogance made him the perfect man to play this.

[@yoshienverde]

I must have watched this film hundreds of times in the 30 years since it came out, and the part with the old man still feels like a kick in the gut

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

The director originally wanted Kevin Kline or Tom Hanks, but thought they were both too nice. Bill Murray plays a great a-hole.. LOL

[@degsbabe]

Strange as it sounds, at the end the old man finally got long term peace RIP.

[@meloman0027]

@@user-dz6fy6qv2l At first I thought it's Tom Hanks actually because he is also an a-hole.

[@marleybob3157]

In 2014 when director Harold Ramis passed away, the actor who played Ned Ryerson wrote about the behind the scenes on Groundhog Day. "When we were at the end of the first week of shooting, Harold shot a huge scene when Phil Connors realizes time has stopped and he is living in a world with no consequences. Bill spray-paints his room at the inn. He cuts his hair into a mohawk. He chainsaws the place in two, knowing, in the morning, all will be back to normal." The sequence wound up taking three days to film and cost thousands of dollars for Murray’s fake-mohawk alone. And when the scene was finished and assembled, Ramis watched it, analyzed it... and tossed it out, instead substituting a simple, inexpensive scene where Murray realizes he’s trapped in a time loop by looking at a pencil. I will say though, some of the deleted scenes are really worth watching.

[@buckbuchanan4902]

This is one of the greatest comedies ever made, and cemented Bill Murray as a legendary Movie star/comedian! He wasn't dressed as Wyatt Earp, but instead as Clint Eastwood from his movie A Fistful of Dollars. would love to see you react to more of the great Westerns; there are thousands to choose from!

[@DannyRayMilligan66]

I think, on that last day, Phil reached a point where he could say of his life "I could do this forever, with no complaints." He stopped trying to get out of it, stopped killing time (and himself) waiting for the loop to end. He embraced it, because something fundamental inside himself had changed. When it became so evident to the world that Rita basically "fell in love at first sight" with the person Phil had become, it broke the loop. I've seen the estimates of how long Phil may have repeated that loop, and it makes me wonder: on that first day back in the real world, when they went back to the stuido, do you think he had any memory of his locker combinations, or how to get back home? The most conservative estimate I've seen was 35 years... would you remember your land lord's name after so long, or your parent's phone number? Remember, to the rest of the world, he'd only been away a day or two, but to him, it was a LIFETIME...

[@merlball8520]

I love this movie. Too many people dismiss it without absorbing the thoughtfulness of the movie. Bill Murray's character goes through a lot of transitions and development. And ultimately, he finds that being good gives him more fulfillment than indulging his hedonistic whims.

[@dfunkt2291]

And it only took him about 33 years minimum to learn that being decent is actually better than being a complete jerk to people. This could be the slowest character development I've ever seen if I think about the actual time he was in the loop.

[@ericomarquesfernandes3646]

"What about Bob" is one of the funniest movies ever; Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfus are simply amazing in this movie; I strongly recommend it.

[@ChicagoDB]

I’ve probably now seen it about 100x and I still always enjoy it. The scenes with old man always get me in the feels!

[@moviescatsmargs]

I don't get hung up on how long he's trapped as much as I do wondering why he's trapped. The theological discussions this movie generated is a testament to how well written it was. The general consensus was that Phil was not a good person but doesn't deserve to be trapped in an awful, repeating day like getting tortured or seeing someone he loves die. I would liken it to The Medium Place, to anyone who's seen the series The Good Place. He's not suffering but he's also not happy. It's not until he commits himself to doing good deeds for all of the residents in the town that he develops an inner peace and is finally allowed to leave.

[@jilldeitz8706]

Andy MacDowell is the female lead in this movie. She is also in the movie "Michael" with John Travolta playing the archangel Michael. Great movie!

[@williamthompson-xm3dy]

I loved her in Michael with John Travolta.

[@bobbuethe1477]

And "Green Card" with Gerard Depardieu.

[@2005wsoxfan]

He went from Selfish to Selfless and discovered real happiness in the process.

[@douglassnyder214]

Every time I come across this movie while channel surfing, I find myself watching it again and again and again.

[@timpossible181]

One of my favorite movies of all time. It has everything. Comedy, mystery, romance with actual depth, character development, redemption arc, and a perfect script.

[@lolofig1]

Love this movie! You should watch Four Weddings and a Funeral with Andie MacDowell and Hugh Grant as the leads. One of my favourites.

[@sandrajewitt6050]

I was going to say the same thing.

[@matthewcostello3530]

the first draft of the script Phil said he was waiting for her for 10,000 yrs, This first draft also struck a much darker tone in making it clear that Connors was the victim of near-unimaginable torture. At one point, Connors describes his fate as one of “total despair.” The final film explicitly cut any reference to the length of Connors’ penure, but his time consigned to purgatory appears to have been much more reasonable. Director Harold Ramis, who died in 2014, once told the New York Times that Connors was stuck in Groundhog Day for only 10 years. Later, in a 2009 email to Heeb Magazine, Ramis would revise his estimate. “It takes at least 10 years to get good at anything, and, allotting (sic) for the down time and misguided years he spent, it had to be more like 30 or 40 years,” he wrote...

[@ImpeccableZentertainment]

I find as I get older that the scene with the old homeless man gets me more and more. Its such a brutal way of showing that no matter how much you do you just cant change some outcomes

[@DBCuzitis]

Andie MacDowell - “Four Weddings and a Funeral”. Worth a watch if you need another recommendation 😊

[@patbrewer4205]

Andre was also in St Elmo’s Fire as the love crush of Esteves Charlie Sheens brother

[@JanBear]

One of the greatest movies ever. The fact that it’s funny hides how profound it is.

[@solojohno1]

Agreed. It never makes a list of top films, and I think it is the fact that it is a comedy that makes people dismiss the possibility. But, really, it has incredible depth, writing, acting, and more. A really outstanding film. The sort of movie that can leave an impact on a person for a lifetime.

[@cricketmg]

It is estimated that Phil Connors was stuck in his time loop for about 33 years and 350 days, based on how long it would take to learn all the skills and accomplish everything he did in the movie.

[@nathanlindahl8336]

Dang that’s cool. Wonder how they came to that conclusion? That’s some pretty in depth analysis lol

[@marleybob3157]

Ivan Reitman (the director) indicated it would be about 10,000 days which is a bit less than 28 years.

[@amourap]

​@@nathanlindahl8336 This number is based on the theory that you need 10000 hours to become an expert in a given subject, he master the piano, the ice sculpture, he dedicates time on french poetry, as well he had time to deeply learn about a lot of people in the city especialy Rita

[@bach5150]

@@marleybob3157 the film was directed by harold ramis

[@bach5150]

the big problem with the analysis is that we don't know when he decided to take on those hobbies. he spends a great deal of time trying to kill himself and role play and imagine himself as a god ,etc. so we don't know WHEN he embarked on studying everything... decades could have passed before he decided to do those things. and to become that good at piano would take a good 10,000 hours all in itself. and they say ice sculpting takes 20 to 25 years to become a master. and he may not have decided to try that for many many years. so it really is pretty ambiguous as to how long he was actually there. but for my money it was easily 40 to 50 years. heck... the depression probably lasted 10 years all on it's own..

[@lesgrice4419]

A work of genius, the execution of the idea is totally brilliant. Supposedly Phil goes through the so called 5 stages of grief, at least that was the template used to construct his journey, it's almost a philosophy on our own lives, how to make the best of each day by serving others.

[@chicagojon1972]

One of my all time favorite movies. I'm so glad that I got to see this in the theater.

[@crawdaddy2004]

This film will always have a special place in my heart. My mom and I would watch this a lot together. Additionally, it’s the anniversary of my mom and stepdad’s first date. It was -26 degrees (BEFORE windchill was accounted for), but they still both showed up. They were married less than six months later. My (step) father and I still wish each other a Happy Groundhog’s Day every year.

[@kimburley8065]

Great movie! Great reaction. Next time you’re in a Bill Murray mood… my favorite is “What About Bob?”🎉

[@andrewgardner769]

Yeessssss my fav bill Murray film. Richard Dreyfuss is hilarious too, perfect snobby shrink lmao I hope the do this

[@SJ-GodofGnomes21]

Totally agree, underrated Bill Murray film and Dreyfuss is the perfect straight man. Good choice

[@nathanlindahl8336]

His best movie by far in my opinion!

[@Scorpius65]

What about Bob one of my favorites because my name is Bob lol great movie with Richard Dreyfuss...a classic.

[@jenniferkasowicz9463]

Yes!! When “Bob” is eating…”mmm” - we reference that all the time as a family. 🤣

[@GilesArt]

I love movies like this, where they don't explain the supernatural thing. - It's like Liar Liar in that sense. Movies are so bad now because they try to explain every little thing, but untied plotholes are what makes these things so compelling to watch and think about!

[@jerryjackson7339]

My favorite movie! We watch it every Groundhog Day. It's pretty much perfect -- funny AND deeply insightful.

[@amileoj9043]

Thank you for this reaction to a very special movie. Philip Larkin once opened a poem by asking "What are days for?" We all imagine that is a question that must take on a different urgency if all you have left is a single day--not weeks, months, years. But then suppose that your one day were repeated endlessly. What kind of answer would that give you? You would live on, but your life would no longer move forward through time. It would cycle. You would be stuck. The question might then start to take on a desperate sort of urgency. One way to think about this beautiful little film is as an exploration of one ordinary, not very happy man's possible answers to that question: You might start by rejoicing in your newfound freedom from all consequences. There is no rule you can't break, and yet you pay no price for it. Everything is permitted to you. You might occupy your endless day with getting everything you desire. That's what your day would be for. But what if what you really wanted, at bottom, was love? And it gradually dawned on you that all the rule-breaking your situation makes possible, actually isolates you more and more from others, and pushes love further and further away? At that point, you might fall into despair. The "gift" of being free from time and its consequences might start to feel like a curse. The one thing you want most, is the one thing you can't have--precisely because you *can* have everything else, just for the taking. You might decide that death is preferable living another day like this. But what if it then turned out that even death couldn't release you from the question of what your day is for? You might start to think of yourself as a god among humans--which is to say, as no longer human yourself, no longer capable of human connection of any kind. And in that rock bottom place, you might finally reach out in desperation, no longer to gain anything for yourself, but simply to be acknowledged--to be seen as human by another human soul, to be seen as someone like them, but someone trapped and suffering. And suppose you were lucky enough to find someone who is able to see you in that way. It would have to be someone of extraordinary empathy and caring! Such an experience might start you thinking about different answers to your all-consuming question. And those answers might, for the first time in your life, have you looking outside yourself. Having finally been acknowledged by another, your suffering having finally been seen, you might start seeing the pain of others in a new way too, and seeing yourself through their eyes. And it might then turn out there are all sorts of things days can be for, that you had never even considered. And as a result of pursuing these new answers to your question, the barriers between you and the worlds of others would gradually start to come down--after all, how long have they really been up? and who put them there in the first place? And if that process went far enough, you might even finally be able to do something you've never been willing to risk doing before in your life: really love someone else, and receive, and deserve, their love in return. The curse then would be lifted. The sequence of days would no longer be a trap. They would have become a blessing. Because you would have found out at last what they are truly for.

[@citydweller99]

This was filmed near where I grew up so it holds a special place in my heart... plus, Andie was just enough of a foil for Bill Murray that not only would he be drawn to her beauty, but also her heart and strong sense of self.

[@trumphatesyou]

Was this actually filmed in Punxsutawney?

[@citydweller99]

@@trumphatesyou woodstock IL

[@boomeister2]

The reference you didn't understand when Phil was dressed in a cowboy hat, poncho and cigar is Clint Eastwood's "Spaghetti Westerns". They were called that because they were directed by an Italian director, Sergio Leone. The movies were "A Fistful of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More", and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Classics and worth seeing!

[@joe66692]

This movie was filmed about 20 mi!es away from where I live. In Woodstock IL and the quarry scene was somewhere around Rockford IL. This is one of my all time favorites.

[@marybicanic8269]

I lived in McHenry, IL, about 20 mi. East of Woodstock. I watched this movie about 6 times before I saw background stores that I recognized. Later friends still living in the area told me background roadside were blocked off for 6 months while filming took place.

[@theenlightenedbarbarian1611]

Definitely a classic. Comedy, yes, classic Bill Murray, but also a much deeper film beneath the surface. I've watched it many times......... from my analysis, Phil was from there, grew up there, went to high school there, and got out, moved to Pittsburgh to have a life, away from everything he hated about where he grew up. The two guys in the diner - 'Hey, Phil like the goundhog?' guys he went to high school with who suddenly recognized him. Ned, of course, an acquaintance from high school who dated his sister. And the old homeless guy who kept dying, despite Phil's efforts, did you guys pick up on that? That was Phil's father. Phil hated the place, hated where he came from, so ultimately hated a part of himself, whether he knew it or not. He was given a chance, in fact required, forced to face his past, reject his shallow self interest, and ultimately became the man he always could have been, realizing all his potential and becoming an exceptional individual, not only through self examination and improvement, but also a selfless dedication to others. He wanted sex with Andie McDowell, but in the end, as he became his best self, he won her love. This is a movie that on one hand is the frivolous, frat boy humor Murray is famous for, but also a much deeper look into the human soul; yet it looks into the soul without any pretense or lofty aggrandizement. This is one of those movies that only becomes better with time, as it carries truths which transcend current fashionable ideas. Especially with the poignancy of his father dying over and over; the duality of the situation, and how it is an example of life itself - some things you can change, but you have to change today, and every day after; but some things cannot be undone, no matter how hard you try.

[@BDogg2023]

Fun fact: Stevie Ray Vaughn’s first ever live recording, at age 14, was as a session player at a recording for a neighborhood high school band fronted by…Stephen Tobolowski, aka Ned Ryerson. The recording is easily found on KZbin, and you can already tell what a guitar genius SRV was destined to be.

[@MattSmith-il4tc]

Stephen Tobolowsky... not Jon

[@BDogg2023]

@@MattSmith-il4tc TY. Edited.

[@imsirius2]

I'm a big fan of Tobo's and have listened to all his podcasts and read his book...Really interesting guy.

[@melanieredfield9736]

There's a KZbin video of Stephen Tobolowski telling the story of 14 year old Stevie astounding the sound booth guy, who brought in a bunch of other people to hear it as it was happening. He said it was jaw-dropping & they knew they were seeing another level of talent and future greatness.

[@BDogg2023]

@@melanieredfield9736 Yeah, that’s the one I was talking about.

[@Niinsa62]

I like it that near the end you said "I think it's the snow...", just as it started snowing. The first time ever we see it snowing in town at night, after the blizzard earlier in the morning. That is the first hint that this day is different. I think you meant that it was the blizzard earlier in the day that stopped him from leaving town, and from leaving this day. But you timed that comment perfectly to when the snow started falling, very gently, as a sign that he was released from his curse.

[@yurintroubl]

This is a Top 10 comedy of all time in my book. Endlessly quotable. My vote for next comedy up: A Fish Called Wanda (humor, crime, romance, All-Star cast... it has EVERYTHING!)

[@YourXavier]

Yes! A Fish Called Wanda is hilariously brilliant.

[@alanmarinaro4852]

The rock quarry in the movie is in Rockford, IL about 3 blocks away from my Aunt and Uncle; where the truck falls into. Most of the other scenes were shot in and around Woodstock, IL.

[@lewistasso8866]

Seriously, I loved this movie. It was a classic comedy/love story with many actors we know. Could you imagine how much time Bill Murray's character would have saved with the internet and a smartphone? Remember, they weren't available back then in 1993, but coats were so "bundle up, campers 'cause it's cold outside!"

[@xzonia1]

If this movie were made today, I think they'd just add a line that the storm has knocked out communications so no Internet in town (somehow). Lol. But seriously, it would be a very different story if it were set today. :)

[@lewistasso8866]

@Darkstar No internet no mobile data.

[@neilfleming2787]

LMAO your faces when he drives off the edge into the quarry..priceless

[@michaelaustin9705]

Jay and Amber - an interesting tidbit is they play this movie on the ship's TV station (the day of or night before usually) when Navy ships cross the International Date Line from West to East when you actually do "go back a day." There is nothing like having a week with (ahem) 2 Mondays in a row - it really IS Groundhog Day. :)

[@alberthart4146]

Rita, played by Andie McDowell, also played in "Micheal" which also stars John Travolta. you guys will absolutely LOVE it

[@filmsensei]

OMG, they HAVE to do "Michael". Such a great movie. Very underappreciated.

[@mikeshoe74]

Agree.

[@robynsmith3040]

Yes, Michael is a wonderful movie.

[@ericseitzler81]

What about multiplicity??that movie rules.

[@Mr.Sequiro]

And that daisy chains off into John Travolta which means they then need to watch Phenomenon as well.

[@iznot2]

This movie gets better and funnier every time you see it. On every viewing you pick up parts that you missed before.

[@_rob_Squad_Movie_reactions_]

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[@merlball8520]

I highly recommend reacting to "Joe Versus the Volcano" starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. It's a thoughtful comedy, and one of the most ideologically optimistic major release movies ever made. You won't regret it.

[@MadDuckofAus]

Love that movie another good character journey film too

[@tracygeier9959]

Such a goofy and fun movie!

[@tinagoff3573]

Yes cute movie!! I love them in “You’ve got mail” too!! Would be a great one for them to watch and review!! Since they love Tom Hanks so much and they watched Meg Ryan in When Harry met Sally. ❤ “Sleepless in Seattle”would be another good one!!

[@suesaul4727]

Yes! An underrated gem

[@specialteams28]

This reaction was great. It was neat to see how judgemental you guys were of him in the first half of the movie and then you finally started having empathy for him after he started acted the way you wanted him to.

[@candacemay7187]

I live in Pennsylvania so I am very familiar with this tradition. It's become so big that the Weather Channel has a team that films it. And, YES, it is exactly like depicted in this movie - with all the pomp and circumstance for the groundhog. LOL!! Sorry, Phil did see his shadow yesterday so 6 more weeks of winter.

[@Wellch]

Noooo, more winter.🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@xzonia1]

I read once that there are several groundhogs around the US that get featured in different regions on Groundhog's Day. Like Amber said, the one I saw growing up here in Texas would be set outside and allowed to roam about to see if it actually would see its shadow. Phil is the most famous groundhog, though. :)

[@phil-1115]

@@xzonia1, Texas has Bee Cave Bob the armadillo.

[@xzonia1]

@@phil-1115 Never heard of him, so I googled and Bee Cave Bob's career began in 2012. I was a kid in the 80's, and there was definitely a groundhog on the news back then. Lol. :)

[@lianabaddley8217]

I've told my kids that Feb 2 is the 2nd most important day of the year(after my birthday lol). It's the First sight of Spring! Sure Spring is coming "early" in 6 weeks. Buuutt it is coming! My fingers crossed🤞and I knocked on wood🪵!! Lol

[@DavidB-2268]

Murray is notorious for getting meaner the longer a movie shoot goes on. Ramis knew this from working with him on the Ghostbusters movies. So when they made the movie, it was shot in reverse, with the "nicer" scenes shot first, and the mean scenes at the end. The production was so contentious between Ramis and Murray that they didn't speak to each other for decades, until shortly before Ramis died a few years ago.

[@meganyounger4842]

Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansen star in Sofia Coppola's movie "Lost in Translation"!

[@scottvanhille5688]

Groundhog Day was yesterday, and a few others are reacting to this film. This was filmed in Woodstock, Illinois. Oh, hello Harold Ramis aka Ghostbuster. Bill Murray is great in everything he's in. Nice coping mechanism when stressed Amber lol. I do suggest Charlie's Angels 1 and 2 for your patrons to vote on. This was fun! He was also in Stripes (1981). For other films with deja vu, you might enjoy Edge Of Tomorrow and Happy Death Day. A blood sausage is a sausage filled with blood that is cooked or dried and mixed with a filler until it is thick enough to solidify when cooled. The dish is a staple in the UK (black pudding) and France (boudin noir) and is a common food item in many parts of the word. Relatively low in calories, rich in protein and devoid of carbs, blood sausage is the perfect low-carb food. In terms of nutrients, blood sausage is a rich source of zinc and iron.

[@willowthegood9035]

I was JUST thinking about this movie! A great Valentine's Day movie is "Sleepless in Seattle" with Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan. Very romantic.

[@juliewhite7469]

Perfect for Valentines Day 🥰 Kate and Leopold is cute too. Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman 🥰

[@chelsea747]

They could also watch An Affair To Remember (1957) which is referenced in Sleepless and the reason for the meeting place at the end of the movie. Either before or after watching Sleepless, it would still be fun. But if they’re going to watch a classic movie, I hope they do Casablanca first, they mentioned it recently. ❤❤❤

[@stevedavis5704]

It’s probably been mentioned but the gentleman who plays Buster is Bill Murray’s brother. The snow is significant because as you said the snow trapped him in the town and when he got released it started snowing in town.

[@gperch]

One of my favourite rewatchable (appropriately enough) films, along with Pleasantville and Truman Show :)

[@susanberrier5727]

I love Pleasantville!

[@bethcushway458]

Both incredible films❤️

[@23chdavis]

This movie and "Roxanne" with Steve Martin are two of the best examples of a true "Romantic Comedy", in my opinion. Very glad you guys got to see this!

[@_rob_Squad_Movie_reactions_]

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[@desertrose777]

This is in my top 10 favorite films of all time and one of those movies I tell my friends to watch if they want to know me better. ♥ Glad you both enjoyed it.

[@kenjutsukata1o1]

Same, there's not many movie's that I'd consider 'perfect', but this is one of them. I never get tired of watching it.

[@juliedicarlo5544]

You should watch "Stripes". It was the first movie I saw him in. Very funny and Bill Murray at his best.

[@flodee8561]

This is a classic! You'd also like Cast Away and Splash with Tom Hanks starring in both.

[@RobertTC009]

In the end, Phil learns to love someone more than he loves himself. Great movie.

[@alexflorea4879]

Man I was waiting for Harry Potter !!!

[@Benefacez]

Me too, me too :(

[@renovandermade2051]

Me too! 😞

[@philburton2223]

Me too. I am so disappointed ☹️

[@johnaaron3103]

Me too.

[@rubymoon1487]

Same here 😔

[@walkingwriter4325]

One of my all-time favorite films. It was released 30 years ago this month and never gets old. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sjlittler70]

30 years! Seems like yesterday 😉

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

You gotta gotta gotta do GHOSTBUSTERS and STRIPES. Bill Murray is amazing.

[@PHSDM104]

Not to mention, both included Harold Ramis.

[@cmfdrama2]

They actually did do Ghostbusters - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ6UlKRjrtd7q6c

[@metaempiricist]

I always thought it was the town itself that did it. The town saw what kind of good person he could be and how much he could love the town and the people in it and also be loved by the people in it. The town wanted him.

[@jacobbrecker6030]

Favorite Bill Murray movie is "What about Bob?".

[@BDogg2023]

Not my fav, but that’s a good one. “I’m sailingggggg!”

[@joeconcepts5552]

A cable channel a few years back had an ad for this and played it three times in a row.

[@brettg274]

Please react to the movie: “Amadeus” It’s about Mozart, and the two lead actors both received nominations for Best Actor, one of them won.

[@whimsical82]

We live in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. We go from -40C in the winter to +40C in the summer. Right now we are lucky hovering around 0. Some winters we get more precipitation than others but dealing with 6ft of snow sometimes is just a seasonal part of life…and then it melts and we forget about it again 🤣

[@GenXDaddyO]

I watch a lot of reaction channels but you’re one of my favorites. Every time you guys pop up with one of my favorite movies I’m always excited to see your reaction.

[@jamesmiller1048]

In the book,Bill was stuck in the loop for 33 years and 350 days. That means he was left repeating the same day an incredible 12,395 times.

[@clownzzz4837]

Love this movie, but my favorite Bill Murray movie is 'What About Bob?". Andie McDowall is in a movie with John Travolta, called 'Michael' which is really good.

[@juliewhite7469]

Andie McDowall is soo Beautiful 🥰

[@tanakinskywalker7089]

This one of my favorite movies. This the crow and his interview with the vampire. Can’t forget the toy

[@keithbk]

This movie and "While You Were Sleeping" are two of my all-time favorite feel-good movies!

[@FreedomsRealm]

While you were sleeping is my traditional Christmas day movie

[@sharilynbratton6476]

@@FreedomsRealm I love While You Were Sleeping, watch it every Christmas!

[@TNbeachgirl30a]

Good call. While You Were Sleeping is my all time favorite movie!!!

[@xzonia1]

Same. I love both movies. You have good taste. :)

[@EricHenning]

BTW, the auctioneer who chokes in the restaurant is played by Bill Murray’s brother, Brian Doyle Murray. Brian also plays Bill’s Dad in “Scrooged.”

[@Stubby1085]

“What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing you did mattered?” “That about sums it up for me” 😄 Gets me every time

[@541walker]

And that is the key to the movie. We all live the same day over and over again. All that matters is how we choose to live each of those days.

[@guitarman8462]

The actor who plays " Buster " was in the first Vacation - Christmas Vacation - Caddyshack and many more movies

[@EsotericRage]

Y'all are the best reaction channel on KZbin. You two are so cute together and you brighten my days. Thank you for all you do. ❤️ 🥂🍻

[@DRiveraNat20]

You would LOVE "What about Bob" - one of Bill Murray's best movies ever.

[@trinasp]

The Director indicated that this could have gone on for years. Someone once said about 30 years, which explains why he was desperate and tried all the ways to try to end it all. It also explains how he fell in love with her.

[@johnw8578]

In the original script, it was thousands of years. 50 thousand, I think. Can you imagine that?

[@trinasp]

@@johnw8578 Wow, even longer than I thought. I think anyone would fall to the despair as he did if they lived with it for more than a month. But a 1000 years! Yeah I would kidnap the groundhog.

[@gerardfonz]

Bill Murray is hilarious in the movie "What about Bob?".

[@davidmacey5422]

You should watch "Michael" (1996). Stars John Travolta and Andie MacDowell and is about an angel. Similar sort of vibe to this film and one of my favourites. You would love it.

[@robynsmith3040]

Love Jean Stapleton in “Michael” as well. Good cast.

[@matthewkendall5235]

With zero irony - you can easily watch this movie over and over again - and smile that in doing so you are honouring the premise of this movie! Palm Springs did something very similar a year or two ago and they did it very well too!

[@nsasupporter7557]

Another Bill Murray movie that you should watch is “What About Bob?” It’s definitely not as big as any of his other movies, but still a great movie

[@mbartz2804]

Mick from Australia. You know guys, in Rocky 3, Adrian has a big role. I know how much you love Adrian.

[@jcavazosj]

I am glad you watched this one. I saw a video that talked about how many days he spent in the loop. It was a rough estimate but they calculated just over 11,000 times repeating the same day. That helped him get good at piano, learn to ice sculpt and even learn all of the steps to take to improve the lives of everyone he helped on his final time out. A study was done and it was said that you can become a master at something if you devote 10 years to it. 10 years is about 3,650 days so it makes sense with the everything he learns. I think it started from the hit in the head from the shovel.

[@tomst.antoine7742]

I also think it started from the hit on the head with the shovel.....

[@Marant2327]

Oh wow. I never put that together about the shovel hit on the head. Interesting.

[@mozzetti1]

Love this movie. It never gets old!! ❤😊

[@beanybun6110]

If you liked Andie McDowell watch 4 weddings and a funeral where she plays the female lead against Hugh Grant. Another ace film.

[@shainewhite2781]

I got the movie on BLU Ray for it's 30th Anniversary.

[@loriwingate64]

Andie McDowell is great in Four Weddings and a Funeral. Amber, especially, will love it.

[@ddiamondr1]

Oh, I was so hoping you would watch this movie today. So I would get to revisit it and get to watch your reactions. Thank you so much I haven’t even watched it yet lol! But I know it’s going to be great!

[@michaelminch5490]

Ned getting sucker-punched is one of the most satisfying movie moments of all time. "Ned?" +POW+ Feels so good.

[@nicholasburris9784]

Yes where are my favorite Bill Murray movies