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'''Groundhog Day''' is a [[comedy]] [[movie]] starring [[Bill Murray]] as an arrogant, self-centered weatherman trapped in a time warp in a small town. He has to live February 2 over and over: he wakes up every morning and it's Groundhog Day all over again.

'''Groundhog Day''' is a [[comedy]] [[motion picture|film]] starring [[Bill Murray]] as Phil Connors: an arrogant, self-centered weather forecaster trapped in a time loop in a small town, forcing him to keep reliving February 2 (the U.S. holiday Groundhog Day).

As the movie begins, he's assigned a new (and very pretty) producer, played by [[Andie MacDowell]].

His story begins as he's assigned a new (and very pretty) producer, played by [[Andie MacDowell]], who chooses him to cover the Groundhog Day festival in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (actually filmed in Woodstock, Illinois).

His assignment is to cover the Groundhog Day festival in Punxatowney, Pennsylvania (actually filmed in Woodstock, Illinois).

==Responses to his existential quandary==

==Responses to his existential quandary==

Then he tires of the sameness and tries to kill himself, a ploy which works but doesn't work. Not even death ends the cycle, because he always wakes up "the next day" at 6:00 A.M. to the irritating strains of Sonny and Cher singing "I've Got You, Babe" on his clock radio.

Then he tires of the sameness and tries to kill himself, a ploy which works but doesn't work. Not even death ends the cycle, because he always wakes up "the next day" at 6:00 A.M. to the irritating strains of Sonny and Cher singing "I've Got You, Babe" on his clock radio.

Something (or Someone?) has got him. What can he possibly do? (Watch the movie and find out!)

Something (or Someone?) has got him. What can he possibly do?

==Reflections on Eternity==

==Reflections on eternity==

Many have speculated on how long the director and screenwriter have Phil live the same day. Consider that he learns to play classical and jazz piano, as well as ice-sculpting, so we're probably talking decades, not years.

Many have speculated on how long the director and screenwriter have Phil live the same day. Consider that he learns to play classical and jazz piano, as well as ice-sculpting, so we're probably talking decades, not years.

==Comments on the movie==

==Commentary==

*"It's about doing things in the moment to make things better, instead of making things worse." (from the DVD extras)

*"It's about doing things in the moment to make things better, instead of making things worse." (from the DVD extras)