Pairing Bill Murray at his very comedic peak and Andie MacDowell at the height of her charms, “Groundhog Day” proved to be a winning combination, and a fan favorite whose stature has only grown with the passing of time. Today considered one of the greatest American comedies of all time, it was directed and co-written by Murray’s long time collaborator Harold Ramis (“Ghostbusters”, “Stripes”…). It tells the tale of an arrogant, egomaniacal weather reporter Phil Connors (Murray) who is sent to report from a small town USA called Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where an annual festival called “Groundhog Day” takes place. When a blizzard prevents Phil and his small crew of producer Rita Hanson (MacDowell) and cameraman Larry (Chris Elliot), he finds himself in a time loop, waking up on the same day over and over again. Nobody else is aware of this and they all act as if everything is normal. At first, Phil indulges himself and takes part in numerous hedonistic activities. After he gets bored with that he desperately tries to break the cycle by numerous suicide attempts, only to awake the next morning in the same day again. Ultimately, he uses his position to improve the lives of people around him, doing small favors for the locals and changing his own behavior in attempts to win the affection of Rita. This will lead him to shift his priorities and change his cynical, self-indulgent views on life, carving a path to breaking out of Groundhog Day.
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