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'''Groundhog Day''' is a [[Bill Murray]] movie about a man trapped in a [[time warp]]. He has to live February 2nd over and over.
'''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).
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).
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==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 "I've Got You, Babe" on his clock radio.
Something (or Someone?) has got him. What can he possibly do?
==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.
==Commentary==
*"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."
Director Harold Ramis says he got comments from all sorts of religious people saying that the movie encapsulated their philosophy: Buddhists, a yogi, Jesuits, fundamentalist Christians.
==Links==
* [http://www.lutheranlogomaniac.com/2011/04/enough-or-jesus-laetare-2010/ "Enough or Jesus" (Laetere 2010)] from a Lutheran blog
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[[Category:Greatest Conservative Movies]]