Groundhog Day [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents a Trevor Albert production ; a Harold Ramis film ; story by Danny Rubin ; screenplay by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis ; produced by Trevor Albert and Harold Ramis ; directed by Harold Ramis.
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FilmPublisher number: 22645 | Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Portuguese Summary language: English, French, Portuguese Original language: English Publication details: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]Edition: 15th anniversary special edDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 142488487X
- 9781424884872
- Music, George Fenton.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 déjà 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, Rovi
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
Special features: Audio commentary with director Harold Ramis; "A different day: an interview with Harold Ramis"; "The weight of time" documentary; "The study of groundhogs: a real life look at marmots"; deleted scenes.
Title from container.
Music, George Fenton.
Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott.
Teamed with a relentlessly cheerful producer and a smart-aleck cameraman, TV weatherman Phil Connors is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities. But on his way out of town, Phil is caught in a giant blizzard, which he failed to predict, and finds himself stuck in small-town hell. Just when things couldn't get any worse, they do. Phil wakes the next morning to find it's Groundhog Day all over again-- and again-- and again.
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements.
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, mastered in High Definition.
This disc is copy-protected.
English, dubbed French or dubbed Portuguese dialogue, English, French or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned.