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Groundhog Day [DVD] [1993]

DVD ~ Bill Murray
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Doyle-Murray
  • Directors: Harold Ramis
  • Writers: Harold Ramis, Danny Rubin
  • Producers: Harold Ramis, C.O. Erickson, Trevor Albert, Whitney White
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, French, Italian, Spanish
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Danish, Swedish, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Finnish, Czech, Greek
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 20 Mar 2000
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004I9OM
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,636 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Decent, lighthearted and fully amusing slapstick is hard to come by these days, and 1993's Groundhog Day manages to also be genuinely wise about the human condition. All this and belly laughs too! Bill Murray stars as Phil, a bored, petulant news reporter, who is ordered to give his annual live report from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on February 2. Though desperate to get out of the one-horse town and the appallingly sentimental assignment, Phil finds himself reliving the same day over and over again until he finally mends his ways. The film takes an absurd situation and explores its every imaginable comic possibility. Because none of the other characters are aware that Groundhog Day is continually repeating itself, Phil goes through a repertoire of responses, from conniving lust for Rita (Andie MacDowell) to gleeful nihilism to a Zen resignation worthy of Buster Keaton. Murray is reliably good, and this flick gives him a chance to be warm (though never fuzzy).


Amazon.co.uk Review

Bill Murray does warmth in Groundhog Day, his most consistently effective post-Stripes comedy, a romantic fantasy about a wacky weatherman forced to relive one strange day over and over again, until he gets it right. Snowed in during a road-trip expedition to watch the famous groundhog encounter his shadow, Murray falls into a time warp that is never explained but pays off so richly that it doesn't need to be. The elaborate loop-the-loop plot structure cooked up by screenwriter Danny Rubin is crystal-clear every step of the way, but it's Murray's world-class reactive timing that makes the jokes explode, and we end up looking forward to each new variation. He squeezes all the available juice out of every scene. Without forcing the issue, he makes us understand why this fly-away personality responds so intensely to the radiant sanity of the TV producer played by Andie MacDowell. The blissfully clueless Chris Elliott (Cabin Boy) is Murray's nudnik cameraman. --David Chute, Amazon.com
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "It's Groundhog Day! Again......" , 8 Sep 2006
By Tim Bentley (Shetland, UK) - See all my reviews
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Every now and again you see a movie that acts as the perfect vehicle for an actor. In Groundhog Day we see Bill Murray's. The movie is replete with fine performances from the man ably supported by the likes of Chris Elliott and Andie Macdowell, but the film is Bill's and his alone.

The story is basically what would you do if you could repeat the same day over and over again? What would it do to you? Would you turn it to your advantage? Or What? Bill Murray as TV Weatherman Phil Connors is stuck in a loop forever repeating "Groundhog Day" the day he meets Punxsutawney Phil the weather sensing Groundhog. Connors goes from surprised bafflement at the repeating of the day though euphoria, depression and then sublime acceptance. The movie at no time even dares to explain why he's repeating the day, and in my opinion had it done so it would have spoiled the film - Groundhog Day focuses on Phil Connors and the story of the man.

I loved this movie and I watch it again and again and again......
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A VERY FUNNY AND ORIGINAL FANTASY/COMEDY..., 13 Feb 2003
By Lawyeraau (Balmoral Castle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Groundhog Day [VHS] [1993] (VHS Tape)
This is without a doubt, one of Bill Murray's best films. It is both a fantasy and a comedy flick. The basic premise of the film is simple. A man is forced to relive the same twenty four hours, over, and over, and over again, ad infinitum.

Bill Murray is that man. An obnoxious Pittsburgh weatherman, he is in Punxutawney, Pennsylvania to cover its Groundhog Day celebration, along with his beautiful and altruistic TV producer, played by Andie MacDowell, and his patient, long suffering cameraman, played by Chris Elliot. Murray, playing an uncaring, unfeeling wretch of a guy, is, for some inexplicable reason, forced to relive the same twenty four hours in Punxutawney over and over again. Why? Who knows and who cares? What follows next are some of the funniest moments in film.

At first, Murray is confused. No one else, however, seems to be. As Murray continues to relive the same day, confusion turns to anger. Ultimately, that anger turns to mischievousness and indulgence. After all, what would one do, if there were no consequences to one's actions?

This premise provides for quite a few, very funny scenes. This puckish foray quickly denigrates into profound despair, as Murray realizes that he seems destined to relive the same day forever. Frequent, subsequent suicide attempts fail to stop the clock, and Murray rethinks his position. He concentrates, finally, on becoming the best man that he can be, with the lovely Andie MacDowell as his romantic interest.

Murray's transition from smarm to charm provides for many hilarious scenes that will leave the viewer howling with laughter. The ultimate impact of his transition from Neanderthal man to Renaissance man is, needless to say, a positive one. This redemption will ultimately prove to be Murray's salvation.

Murray provides droll, comedic delivery, and he is perfect in this role. Andie MacDowell is the perfect straight man and comedic foil. Together they make this movie one that the viewer will want to see again and again.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars And for best 'feel good' movie award ever.., 4 Jun 2009
By Peter Buckley "peter15115" (Dyfed, Wales) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Groundhog Day (Collector's Edition) [DVD] [1993] (DVD)
I know anyone reading this will probably feel like they've read it before.. Ok, enough deja vu joking, 60 other people beat me to it. My favorite was the one who hadn't seen the joke..'it is not a film I would want to watch more than twice, having seen it on television once already, 10 years ago'..hope you don't mind me saying, but don't you preview this stuff before you post it?
Anyhow, the film is a genuine five star one, whether you've seen it before or not, the storyline, the acting, even the 'moral of the tale', and best of all(for me), the jazz version of Rachmaninov. Classic!
PS. How did they get that groundhog to drive a pick-up, and come to think of it, I never saw a 'no animals were hurt'..disclaimer either!
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