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• Comedy
• Fantasy

• 1993
• Harold Ramis
• 96 mins
• PG

Summary

Comedy fantasy starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. Cynical TV weatherman Phil Connors is sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day festival at a small town in Pennsylvania. Stranded by a snowstorm, which he failed to predict, Phil wakes up the following morning to discover that it's still the day before, and it slowly dawns on the world-weary forecaster that he'll never have to worry about tomorrow.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

David Parkinson

Hollywood once produced three or four classic comedies each year. Nowadays we're lucky to get one a decade and this is a contender for the 1990s. Bill Murray gives one of the best performances of his career as Phil Connors, the weatherman with attitude, trapped in a day he will remember for the rest of his life because, unless he can find some answers, it will be the rest of his life. Director Harold Ramis uses every cinematic trick in the book to keep what is essentially a one-gag movie brimming with life and fresh ideas. Stephen Tobolowsky gives a superb turn as a nerdy insurance salesman and, as Murray's TV producer, Andie MacDowell has never been better.

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8.0/10

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Cast

rolenamePhil ConnorsBill MurrayRita HansonAndie MacDowellLarryChris ElliottNedStephen TobolowskyBusterBrian Doyle-MurrayNancyMarita GeraghtyMrs LancasterAngela PatonGusRick DucommunRalphRick OvertonDoris the waitressRobin DukeAnchorwomanCarol BivinsFredMichael Shannon

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rolenameDirectorHarold Ramis

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Theatrical distributor

Columbia Tri-Star Films (UK)

Released on

1993-05-07

Languages

English | Italian | French

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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