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'''Groundhog Day''' is a [[comedy]] [[movie]] starring [[Bill Murray]] about a man trapped in a time warp. He has to live February 2nd over and over.
'''Groundhog Day''' is a [[comedy]] [[movie]] starring [[Bill Murray]] as a an arrogant, self-centered weatherman trapped in a time warp in a small town. He has to live February 2nd over and over: he wakes up every morning and it's Groundhog Day all over again.
As the movie begins, he's assigned a new (and very pretty) producer, played by [[Andie MacDowell]].
His assignment is to cover the Groundhog Day festival in Punxatowney, Pennsylvania (actually filmed in Woodstock, Illinois).
==Responses to his existential quandary==
At first, he's disbelieving. Next, he lapses (further, if one can believe it) into selfish behavior, learning everything he can about each person he meets so he can exploit them for his own benefit. He seduces a girl, robs an armored car, overeats (with no risk of getting fat).
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 on his clock radio.
What can he possibly do? (Watch the movie and find out!)
*"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)
*Romance: "He tries to '''look''' like a guy in love."
*''Harold Ramis'': "He stops worrying about himself, and starts living a life of service."
*''Harold Ramis'': "He stops worrying about himself, and starts living a life of service."
[[Category:Comedy]]
[[Category:Comedy]]