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Overview
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Release Date:
12 February 1993 (USA)
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Tagline:
He's having the worst day of his life... over, and over... more
Plot:
A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award.
Another 5 wins
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7 nominations
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(152 articles)
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Blu-Ray Review: Annoying ‘The Answer Man’ Full of Hot Air
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(From Kasterborous. 22 November 2009, 1:59 PM, PST)
Blu-Ray Review: Annoying ‘The Answer Man’ Full of Hot Air
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 10 November 2009, 9:36 AM, PST)
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Neglected Masterpiece
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some thematic elements.
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Runtime:
101 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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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
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The "clocks" restaurant in Woodstock, IL is now a Starbucks.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: While on his death binge, the pickup truck Bill and Phil uses to drive over the cliff clearly has no engine or drive-train components. The underneath shot is even depicted in slow-motion, and one can see clear through to the radiator.
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Quotes:
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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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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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) (V)
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Soundtrack:
You Don't Know Me
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FAQ
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?Why didn't Phil try this, that or some other thing?
How long does Phil keep repeating Groundhog Day?
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I thought the film was terrific when I saw it in theaters twelve years ago. Recently in watching it again on cable, I was amazed at the quality of the screenplay. I didn't notice the first time. But on repeated viewings (like reliving Groundhog Day), I was impressed at the story created by the writers. This film is so much more than witty jokes and comic riffs arranged around a gimmick. It has an internal logic and consistency that is very rarely found in screenplays. No joke seemed disposable, and as you laugh your way along, the philosophy underlying the film takes over your imagination.
Check the IMDb listings for this film's awards: look at the numerous British awards for writing. And yet this film was not even nominated for an Oscar. It is so rare that a film's jokes seem just as fresh more than a decade later, but I believe that is because the theme underlying the humor will never go out of fashion.
The acting was terrific, and I now think this is Bill Murray's best work (though I didn't take it seriously when I first saw the film.) But the screenplay is the one of the finest ever written. I don't know if it's studied in film schools, but it ought to be.