Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis from a screenplay by him and Danny Rubin.Starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott, it tells the story of a cynical television weatherman covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, who becomes trapped in a time loop, forcing him to relive February 2 repeatedly. As the iconic February holiday movie 'Groundhog Day' approaches its 30th anniversary, producer Trevor Albert recalled how director Harold Ramis and star Bill Murray developed a conflict while The comedic partnership between Bill Murray and writer, director, and actor Harold Ramis brought forward a string of hit comedies across the late '70s and '80s, including Caddyshackand Ghostbusters. But despite their success, audiences never again saw them together after 1993’s Groundhog Day , an existential comedy about a grumpy weatherman Bill Murray and Harold Ramis, known for Ghostbusters and Stripes, were the perfect comedic pair. Behind the scenes of Groundhog Day , Murray's behavior and thoughts about the film caused clashes "Ghostbusters" stars Bill Murray and Harold Ramis had a friendship and relationship in comedy that went all the way back to 1970, when the two were just a pair of young comedians working in the Bill Murray, left, and Harold Ramis, right, pictured here alongside Dan Aykroyd in "Ghostbusters," did not get along during the filming of "Groundhog Day." (Columbia Pictures/Archive Photos) Leave it to a film like Groundhog Day to drive a wedge into Harold Ramis and Bill Murray‘s decades-long friendship.. Bill Murray | Columbia Pictures/Getty Images. Along with John Belushi, Murray Groundhog Day wasn’t exactly a box-office dynamo when it came out on February 12, 1993, but it did well and got great reviews — and over time, it became heralded as a comedy landmark. Filmmakers like David O. Russell and Jay Roach have declared Groundhog Day to be among their all-time favorite films. Bill Murray honors the late Harold Ramis on "Groundhog Day" 02:59 CHICAGO (CBS) -- This Groundhog Day, Woodstock Willie did not see his shadow -- and thus said we should expect an early spring “Harold Ramis and I together did the ‘National Lampoon Show’ off Broadway, ‘Meatballs,’ ‘Stripes,’ ‘Caddyshack,’ ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Groundhog Day,’”Murray said in a Groundhog Day: Directed by Harold Ramis. With Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky. A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day. Bill Murray in Ground Hog Day . Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis and Danny Rubin. Teamed with a relentlessly cheerful producer (Andie MacDowell) and a smart-aleck cameraman (Chris Elliott), TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities. Bill Murray and Harold Ramis are arguably the greatest actor and director team in the history of cinematic comedy. But the filming of Groundhog Day provoked so much bad blood between the pair that But really, February 12 should be Groundhog Day. After all, that's the date that the Harold Ramis-directed, Bill Murray-starring comedy classic Groundhog Day premiered in theaters back in 1993 Topics: #Bill Murray, #Ghostbusters Tags: bill murray, GHOSTBUSTERS, GROUNDHOG DAY, HAROLD RAMIS, STRIPES Listen To This All The Best New R&B Music From This Week After the film was complete, the bond between Harold Ramis and Bill Murray was shattered, and the two did not speak again for 21 years. "Groundhog Day" became an instant classic, and in a Members of that iconic cast reunited for the first time to mark 31 years since the film was released. But Friday was about honoring Harold Ramis and commemor Amazon.com: Groundhog Day 30th Anniversary SteelBook (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital) [4K UHD] : Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harold Ramis, Trevor Albert, Harold Ramis, Columbia Pictures: Movies & TV Joe.ie: “Bill Murray disliked Groundhog Day so much he didn’t speak to its director for over 20 years Uproxx: “The Story Behind Bill Murray And Harold Ramis’ 21 Year Rift Bill Murray in Ground Hog Day . Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis and Danny Rubin. Teamed with a relentlessly cheerful producer (Andie MacDowell) and a smart-aleck cameraman (Chris Elliott), TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities.
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