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Groundhog day is a comedy and one of my all time favourite films. It stars Bill Murray as Phil Connors, a weatherman with Channel 9 Pittsburgh, and Andie MacDowell, who plays Rita his new producer.
It starts off on February 1st, with them plus the cameraman travelling to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania "The home of the Groundhog" for the Annual Groundhog day celebrations, which is the next day, 2nd Feb. The Groundhog, its believed, is supposed to predict the end of winter by seeing or not seeing his shadow. The groundhog looks like a beaver by the way and rather cute.
He absolutely hates going to Punxsutawney to cover this festival and he makes his feelings about this pretty clear, he actually says to the guest house owner that his chances of departure today are 100% because there is no way he wants to spend a minute more than he has to in this backwater, as he calls it.
On there way out of town, after filming the Groundhog being lifted out of the ground. They get caught in a blizzard and have to turn back, much to Phil's reluctance. So he has to stay another night in the place that he has become to loathe.
Then his bedside alarm goes off at the same time as the previous day and much to Phil's annoyance he thinks that the radio station are playing yesterday's tape until he looks out the window and sees no traces of snow whatsoever.He is stuck in a time warp!
Anyway I won't go into too much detail as I don't want to spoil this film for those of you that haven't been fortunate to watch it. The main part of the film concentrates on Phil Connors reliving Groundhog Day over and over again.
At first he is bored by this and doesn't understand what is happening then he decides that his life is definitely not worth living any more and tries to commit suicide, he also tries to manipulate people and he pretends to know this woman that he takes a fancy too. He also watches when security guards turn there back on some money and pinches it right from under there noses. He even gets arrested after driving on the railroad track drunk. All these things don't have any effect on Phil Connors as he wakes up the same every morning.
He even tries to go out with Rita, his producer and doesn't succeed at first. She thinks he is crazy and playing tricks on her. The amount of times he gets slapped round the face by her or other women is incredible.
He gradually begins to realise that he can help people out and goes round being nice for a change, he also helps himself by learning the piano.
I would love to go on and tell you all the film but I had better stop here, I love this film and have watched it at the cinema, hired it on video and then bought the video and since then I guess I must have watched it at least 100 times, I think I probably know this film word for word.
This film is a PG and I would say suitable for all its also very funny as Bill Murray is at his best. I know I will be watching it a few hundred times more and for those of you that haven't seen it or don't remember it, I would recommend that you watch this as I consider this film to be an extremely funny film and a classic.
Thanks for reading and I look forward to your comments.
~Amanda~
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I love this film, it is excellent & a very original idea! (P.S. You may wish to correct the typo in the title - one 'd' in 'shadow')
Squidget 14.09.2001 20:07
Not seen this one again another great op! Seems like you are a bit of a film buff?? Great stuff :o) squidge...
purdy 13.09.2001 15:30
I really know the feeling - feel like a hamster caught in a wheel going around and around and around and around and around (get the picture!) Great op btw Amanda!
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