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. Danny Rubin (born 1957) is an American screenwriter and playwright. [1] He wrote the original story, and then co-wrote with Harold Ramis the screenplay for the 1993 comedy film Groundhog Day , for which the two received a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay . Danny Rubin – Groundhog Day By: Michael D. McClellan | Danny Rubin is jazzed, and for good reason. The laid back screenwriter who, in 1993, broke it big with the existential Hollywood hit Groundhog Day , is basking in the success of his critically-acclaimed Groundhog Day The Musical , which, in 2017, garnered seven Tony Award nominations After a lot of development and collaboration with Harold Ramis, Groundhog Day became the screenplay that ranks #3 on the Writers Guild of America's 101 funniest screenplays ever written. Danny Rubin walked through his journey with the story, screenplay and film of Groundhog Day at the 2014 Austin Film Festival. Thanks to AFF's On Story, you can Writing a screenplay “isn’t that hard,” says Danny Rubin, Briggs-Copeland lecturer on English. “It’s only impossible.” In other words, turning out a 120-page script—the standard length for a two-hour feature film, computed at one page per screen minute—isn’t an especially difficult challenge, but writing “one that actually works, that reaches the audience, comes alive Danny Rubin, who wrote the screenplay for the 1993 movie that starred Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, celebrated Groundhog Day Thursday in Woodstock, where director Harold Ramis shot much of the 1993 BAFTA Award, Best Original Screenplay. 1993 London Film Critics' Circle Award, Screenwriter of the Year. 1993 British Comedy Award, Best Comedy Film. 2000 The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Groundhog Day number 34 on its 100 Years100 Laughs list recognizing the best comedy films. The Year ‘Groundhog Day’ Became a Thing Danny Rubin,u003cstrongu003e u003c/strongu003ethe writer of the groundbreaking Bill Murray comedy, talks about how it felt to see his concept executed GROUNDHOG DAY by Danny Rubin . Second Revision by Harold Ramis January 7, 1992. FADE IN HIBERNATING GROUNDHOGS A family of groundhogs is nestled together in their burrow After many years writing and performing with improvisational theater companies in Chicago as well as scripting industrial films and children's television, Danny Rubin began writing screenplays, including Hear No Evil, S.F.W., and Groundhog Day. Rubin has taught screenwriting throughout the US and internationally, and from 2008-2013 served as When Every Day Is ‘Groundhog Day’ Danny Rubin wrote the beloved movie and, 24 years later, the musical. In between, he lived it. By S. I. Rosenbaum. Photographs by Marco Grob. Both an entertaining story and a case study for screenwriters, How To Write Groundhog Day includes the original screenplay, notes, scene sketches, and a fun tour of the Hollywood writing process from this popular screenwriting teacher. Danny Rubin. Writer: Groundhog Day. Danny Rubin was born in 1957. He is a writer, known for Groundhog Day (1993), S.F.W. (1994) and Hear No Evil (1993). Menu. Movies. Danny Rubin. About Danny Bio Photos Media It's Groundhog Day! Movie Musical Folder: It's Groundhog Day! Back. Movie From there, Groundhog Day went through a number of changes as the pair decided to lean into the comedic potential of the premise – and lean away from some of the more "indie" and experimental elements of Danny’s original vision for the movie. Danny Rubin (born 1957) is an American screenwriter, actor, lecturer, celebrity blogger. He wrote the book of Groundhog Day. Rubin originally co-wrote the 1993 screenplay of Groundhog Day with Harold Ramis. Danny Rubin, co-writer of Groundhog Day, deconstructs the unconventional romantic comedy’s progression from script to screen and reminisces on his unique col The title should probably be "How Danny Rubin created Groundhog Day" because there is little for the person who hopes to learn about writing their own film script. It is a pleasant read and provides some great insight into how Groundhog Day came to have a life of its own. That’s because the man who came up with the idea for the film, Danny Rubin, penned a fascinating book where he detailed the genesis and development of the film. Groundhog Day was born (and – Original Credit: Danny Rubin. Before the film, Groundhog Day merely described an informal holiday based on whether there would be six more weeks of winter if a rodent saw its shadow.
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