Groundhog Day (1993)
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Critic Consensus: Smart, sweet, and inventive, Groundhog Day highlights Murray's dramatic gifts while still leaving plenty of room for laughs.
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Cast
as Phil Connors
as Rita Hanson
as Larry
as Ned Ryerson
as Buster Greene
as Nancy
as Mrs. Lancaster
as Gus
as Ralph
as Doris the Waitress
as Anchorwoman
as Kenny, Phil's Assistant
as Man in Hallway
as Old Man
as Groundhog Official
as DJ Voice
as State Trooper
as Bartender
as Piano Teacher
as Groundhog Official
as State Trooper
as Neurologist
as Psychiatrist
as Cop
as Felix, Bank Guard
as Herman, Bank Guard
as Phil's Movie Date
as Fan on Street
as `Jeopardy!' Viewer
as `Jeopardy!' Viewer
as `Jeopardy!' Viewer
as Debbie
as Fred
as DJ Voice
as Waiter Bill
as Waitress Alice
as Piano Student
as Boy in Tree
as E.R. Nurse
as Flat Tire Lady
as Flat Tire Lady
as Flat Tire Lady
as Buster's Wife
as Buster's Daughter
as Buster's Son
as Woman with Cigarette
as Guitar Player
as Bass Player
as Drum Player
as Saxophone Player
as Piano Hand Double
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Critic Reviews for Groundhog Day
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Murray, more often than not, is pretty unbearable; but here, playing a man who is unbearable, Murray begins convincingly, amusingly, and gets even more amusing as he metamorphoses.
While Murray's deadpan putdowns and dry dismissals of provincial peccadilloes are the comic highlights, Groundhog Day is no supercilious rip of small-town U.S.A.
Groundhog Day may not be the funniest collaboration between Bill Murray and director Harold Ramis... Yet this gentle, small-scale effort is easily the most endearing film of both men's careers, a sweet and amusing surprise package.
Murray hasn't made a comedy this winningly dumb and smart and -- yes -- sweet in a long time. If, indeed, he ever has.
A movie that continually replays a single day could quickly become tedious but, strangely enough, Groundhog Day never does.
Murray's wiseacre persona is perfect for what could be saccharine material in other hands.
Audience Reviews for Groundhog Day
It is so easy to fall in love with such a sweet, delightful and hilarious comedy that has so many classic moments, but what is most fascinating about it is how the incredibly creative plot always finds a way to reinvent itself while exploring the many possibilities of its premise.
Super Reviewer
Bill Murray delivers comic perfection, but it's the tightrope between pathos and existentialism that the screenplay manages to walk that is most engaging about this classic.
Super Reviewer
I've finally seen it. The incredible amount of references I've heard to this movie for decades after its release testify to its delightful originality and earn it obvious classic status.
Super Reviewer
Groundhog Day Quotes
| Phil Connors: | I'm not going to live by their rules anymore. |
| Phil Connors: | When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life. But standing here among the people of Punxsutawney and basking in the warmth of their hearths and hearts, I couldn't imagine a better fate than a long and lustrous winter. |
| Phil Connors: | (after getting pulled over) Hi, three cheeseburgers, two large fries, two milkshakes, and one large coke. |
| Phil Connors: | Hi, three cheeseburgers, two large fries, two milkshakes, and one large coke. |
| Ralph: | And some flapjacks. |
| Phil Connors: | too early for flapjacks? |
| Phil Connors: | Too early for flapjacks? |
| Phil Connors: | It's the same thing every day, Clean up your room, stand up straight, pick up your feet, take it like a man, be nice to your sister, don't mix beer and wine ever, Oh yeah, don't drive on the railroad tracks. |