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Does he Work for the Local Station...or local Groundhog

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Groundhog Day

( Catalog Number 52296 )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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One of the Best Versions on LaserDisc

Groundhog Day
1993 - 101 min. - Color
Genre: Comedy
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Once again, for the fifth year in a row, TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is forced to cover the Groundhog Day ceremonies in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, an assignment he truly despises. But this year something truly bizarre happens after he finishes the report: When he wakes up the next morning, ready to leave, he discovers it's February 2 all over again. He tries to tell his producer, Rita (Andie MacDowell), what's happening, but neither she nor anyone else understands; only he remembers that they've already lived through Groundhog Day. When the same thing happens the next morning, he thinks he's going insane and wreaks havoc all through the town. More and more mornings pass, all of them February 2, and all of them with an ever angrier Phil. Desperate to escape, he even tries suicide, but still another February 2 dawns. As he starts realizing that his exploits are not making time march on any quicker, Phil begins to change his behavior, performing a series of lifesaving tasks until he becomes a model citizen, hoping it will be enough to get him out of Punxsutawney forever. Along the way he learns more about the people around him--and himself--than he ever thought possible. The film is extremely well put together by director Harold Ramis, and the script by Danny Rubin and Ramis is sharp and clever. The actors--many of whom have to perform essentially the same scene over and over again, with only subtle differences--is a riot.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Bill Murray plays Phil, a TV weatherman working for a local station in Pennsylvania but convinced that national news stardom is in his grasp. Phil displays a charm and wit on camera that evaporates the moment the red light goes off; he is bitter, appallingly self-centered, and treats his co-workers with contempt, especially his producer Rita (Andie MacDowell) and cameraman Larry (Chris Elliot). On February 2, 1992, Phil, Rita, and Larry are sent on an assignment that Phil especially loathes: the annual Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, PA, where the citizens await the appearance of Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who will supposedly determine the length of winter by his ability to see his own shadow. Phil is eager to beat a hasty retreat, but when a freak snowstorm strands him in Punxsutawney, he wakes up the next morning with the strangest sense of deja vu: he seems to be living the same day over again. The next morning it happens again, and then again. Soon, no matter what he does, he's stuck in February 2, 1992; not imprisonment nor attempted suicide nor kidnapping the groundhog gets him out of the loop. But the more Phil relives the same day, the more he's forced to look at other people's lives, and something unusual happens: he begins to care about others. He starts to respect people, he tries to save the life of a homeless man, and he discovers that he's falling in love with Rita and therefore wants to be someone that she could love in return. --- Mark Deming

One of the funniest and most ingenious films of the 1990s, Groundhog Day is both an innovative comic masterpiece and one of the few films of Bill Murray's career to exploit fully his abilities as a performer. Surreal, bewildering, and wryly existential, Groundhog Day's genius resides both in Murray's performance and in the treatment of its theme: even worse than not knowing what is going to happen is knowing exactly what will happen, day after day after day. Director Harold Ramis gives his complex subject matter buoyancy, so that its repetitive nature is a welcome frustration rather than a bogged-down purgatory for the viewer. Much of this is due to the handling of Murray's character: where he is initially unapologetically loathsome, each day brings him closer to some kind of redemption, a la It's a Wonderful Life's George Bailey. The result is that each day Phil has to relive comes across as an ironically novel experience, bringing with it a deft blend of romantic comedy, black humor, and surreal terror. --- Rebecca Flint

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Cast for Groundhog Day

Bill Murray - Phil
Andie MacDowell - Rita
Chris Elliott - Larry
Marita Geraghty - Nancy
Stephen Tobolowsky - Ned
Brian Doyle-Murray - Buster
Robin Duke - Doris the Waitress
Angela Paton - Mrs. Lancaster
Rick Ducommun - Gus
Rick Overton - Ralph
Carol Bivins - Anchorwoman
Harold Ramis - Neurologist
David Pasquesi - Psychiatrist
Rob Riley - DJ Voice
Dianne B. Shaw - E.R. Nurse
Eric Saiet - Buster's Son
Peggy Roeder - Piano Teacher
Michael Shannon - Fred
Rod Sell - Groundhog Official
John M. Watson, Sr. - Bartender
Willie Garson - Phil's Assistant Kenny
Timothy Hendrickson - Waiter Bill
Terry Fryer - Piano Hand Double
Doc Erickson - Herman, Bank Guard
Les Podewell - Old Man
Brenda Pickleman - Buster's Wife
Richard Henzel - DJ Voice
Lucina Paquet - Flat Tire Lady
Rom Milanovich - State Trooper

Crew for Groundhog Day

Trevor Albert - Producer
Harold Ramis - Producer / Screenwriter / Director
Danny Rubin - Screenwriter
John Bailey - Cinematographer
George Fenton - Composer (Music Score)
Pembroke J. Herring - Editor
David C. Nichols - Production Designer
Peter Smith - Art Director
C.O. Erickson - Executive Producer
Lisa Fischer - Set Designer
Karen Fletcher-Trujillo - Set Designer
Tom Ryba - Special Effects
Michael Haley - First Assistant Director

Awards for Groundhog Day

Best Original Screenplay (nom) 1993 British Academy Awards
Best Screenplay (nom) 1993 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenplay (nom) 1993 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Original Screenplay (nom) Harold Ramis 1994 British Academy Awards

Feature Details

Title: Groundhog Day
Feature Release Date: 1993
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG
Color: Color
Runtime: 101 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.85:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

Catalog Number: 52296
UPC: 043396522961
ISBN: 0800127706
Manufacturer: DADC Austria
Manufacturer 2: DADC USA
Publisher: Columbia Tri-Star Video

Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 52296-N
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in...

Groundhog Day

( Catalog Number 52296 )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

One of the Best Versions on LaserDisc

Groundhog Day
1993 - 101 min. - Color
Genre: Comedy
Rated PG
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
Once again, for the fifth year in a row, TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is forced to cover the Groundhog Day ceremonies in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, an assignment he truly despises. But this year something truly bizarre happens after he finishes the report: When he wakes up the next morning, ready to leave, he discovers it's February 2 all over again. He tries to tell his producer, Rita (Andie MacDowell), what's happening, but neither she nor anyone else understands; only he remembers that they've already lived through Groundhog Day. When the same thing happens the next morning, he thinks he's going insane and wreaks havoc all through the town. More and more mornings pass, all of them February 2, and all of them with an ever angrier Phil. Desperate to escape, he even tries suicide, but still another February 2 dawns. As he starts realizing that his exploits are not making time march on any quicker, Phil begins to change his behavior, performing a series of lifesaving tasks until he becomes a model citizen, hoping it will be enough to get him out of Punxsutawney forever. Along the way he learns more about the people around him--and himself--than he ever thought possible. The film is extremely well put together by director Harold Ramis, and the script by Danny Rubin and Ramis is sharp and clever. The actors--many of whom have to perform essentially the same scene over and over again, with only subtle differences--is a riot.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Bill Murray plays Phil, a TV weatherman working for a local station in Pennsylvania but convinced that national news stardom is in his grasp. Phil displays a charm and wit on camera that evaporates the moment the red light goes off; he is bitter, appallingly self-centered, and treats his co-workers with contempt, especially his producer Rita (Andie MacDowell) and cameraman Larry (Chris Elliot). On February 2, 1992, Phil, Rita, and Larry are sent on an assignment that Phil especially loathes: the annual Groundhog Day festivities in Punxsutawney, PA, where the citizens await the appearance of Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who will supposedly determine the length of winter by his ability to see his own shadow. Phil is eager to beat a hasty retreat, but when a freak snowstorm strands him in Punxsutawney, he wakes up the next morning with the strangest sense of deja vu: he seems to be living the same day over again. The next morning it happens again, and then again. Soon, no matter what he does, he's stuck in February 2, 1992; not imprisonment nor attempted suicide nor kidnapping the groundhog gets him out of the loop. But the more Phil relives the same day, the more he's forced to look at other people's lives, and something unusual happens: he begins to care about others. He starts to respect people, he tries to save the life of a homeless man, and he discovers that he's falling in love with Rita and therefore wants to be someone that she could love in return. --- Mark Deming

One of the funniest and most ingenious films of the 1990s, Groundhog Day is both an innovative comic masterpiece and one of the few films of Bill Murray's career to exploit fully his abilities as a performer. Surreal, bewildering, and wryly existential, Groundhog Day's genius resides both in Murray's performance and in the treatment of its theme: even worse than not knowing what is going to happen is knowing exactly what will happen, day after day after day. Director Harold Ramis gives his complex subject matter buoyancy, so that its repetitive nature is a welcome frustration rather than a bogged-down purgatory for the viewer. Much of this is due to the handling of Murray's character: where he is initially unapologetically loathsome, each day brings him closer to some kind of redemption, a la It's a Wonderful Life's George Bailey. The result is that each day Phil has to relive comes across as an ironically novel experience, bringing with it a deft blend of romantic comedy, black humor, and surreal terror. --- Rebecca Flint

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Cast for Groundhog Day

Bill Murray - Phil
Andie MacDowell - Rita
Chris Elliott - Larry
Marita Geraghty - Nancy
Stephen Tobolowsky - Ned
Brian Doyle-Murray - Buster
Robin Duke - Doris the Waitress
Angela Paton - Mrs. Lancaster
Rick Ducommun - Gus
Rick Overton - Ralph
Carol Bivins - Anchorwoman
Harold Ramis - Neurologist
David Pasquesi - Psychiatrist
Rob Riley - DJ Voice
Dianne B. Shaw - E.R. Nurse
Eric Saiet - Buster's Son
Peggy Roeder - Piano Teacher
Michael Shannon - Fred
Rod Sell - Groundhog Official
John M. Watson, Sr. - Bartender
Willie Garson - Phil's Assistant Kenny
Timothy Hendrickson - Waiter Bill
Terry Fryer - Piano Hand Double
Doc Erickson - Herman, Bank Guard
Les Podewell - Old Man
Brenda Pickleman - Buster's Wife
Richard Henzel - DJ Voice
Lucina Paquet - Flat Tire Lady
Rom Milanovich - State Trooper

Crew for Groundhog Day

Trevor Albert - Producer
Harold Ramis - Producer / Screenwriter / Director
Danny Rubin - Screenwriter
John Bailey - Cinematographer
George Fenton - Composer (Music Score)
Pembroke J. Herring - Editor
David C. Nichols - Production Designer
Peter Smith - Art Director
C.O. Erickson - Executive Producer
Lisa Fischer - Set Designer
Karen Fletcher-Trujillo - Set Designer
Tom Ryba - Special Effects
Michael Haley - First Assistant Director

Awards for Groundhog Day

Best Original Screenplay (nom) 1993 British Academy Awards
Best Screenplay (nom) 1993 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Screenplay (nom) 1993 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Original Screenplay (nom) Harold Ramis 1994 British Academy Awards

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