Groundhog Day (movie)

Groundhog Day^[1] is a 1993 American fantasy comedy movie. It was directed and co-written by Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray, Stephen Tobolowsky, Angela Paton and Michael Shannon with David Pasquesi. It was also co-written by Danny Rubin. The movie is about a weatherman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who finds himself in a time loop after covering Groundhog Day. He begins to re-think his life after hedonism and suicide attempts.

The movie was released on February 12, 1993 and got good reviews. It made $70,906,973 at the box office.

Groundhog Day (movie) Media

A private home in Woodstock, Illinois was used for exteriors of the Cherry Street Inn, the fictional location in which Phil awakens every morning in the film.
Screenwriter Danny Rubin in 2013
Director and writer Harold Ramis in 2009
Chris Elliott (pictured in 2011) portrays Larry the cameraman.
The real Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (2012)
Tip Top Bistro, established at the site of the fictional Tip Top Cafe in Woodstock
The Woodstock Opera House served as both the exterior of Rita's hotel and the scene of one of Phil's suicides.
The premiere of Groundhog Day took place on February 4, 1993, at the Fox Theater, Westwood Village in Westwood, Los Angeles.
Stephen Tobolowsky in 2012. His portrayal of insurance-selling "pest" Ned Ryerson was well received.
Author Richard A. Lupoff threatened legal action against the filmmakers, alleging that they had copied his own time loop-based story "12:01 P.M."