Bill Murray was 41 in Groundhog Day when he played the character 'Phil Connors'. That was over 32 years ago in 1993. Today he is 74 , and has starred in 122 movies in total, 88 of those since Groundhog Day was released. 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. In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray was: 42 years old. That was the real age of the celebrity according to our calculation. The calculation of the shown age took into account the first day of the year in which the movie Groundhog Day was released: January 1, 1993. And the day in which Bill Murray was born: September 21, 1950 Still, when Groundhog Day had its premiere on Feb. 4, 1993, few knew Murray had such range. Although the film opened new doors for the actor, it also closed others. The premise of Groundhog Day (the movie) is brilliantly simple. Bill Murray plays weatherman Phil Connors, a sarcastic, egotistical narcissist who gets stuck in a time loop and is forced to relive Bill Murray disliked Groundhog Day so much he didn’t speak to its director for over 20 years The classic comedy turns 25 years old this month. During the filming of the movie, Murray’s Bill Murray in 'Groundhog Day.' Released by Columbia on Feb. 12, 1993, the film earned $70.9 million ($143.6 million today) and won a BAFTA for original screenplay — and was recently reissued on 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. Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis and Danny Rubin. It stars Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliott. Murray portrays Phil Connors, 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 2nd repeatedly. It was Woodstock, Illinois celebrates Groundhog Day 2025 where Bill Murray filmed 1993 movie. The home of the Groundhog Days movie is celebrating 33 years with its annual celebration. Bill Murray plays a weatherman who goes to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the annual Groundhog Day Festival, but the movie was actually filmed in Woodstock, Illinois, about an hour northwest of Chicago. Hell Ramis was so used to this shit by the time groundhog day came around he filmed it in reverse. He filmed the scenes where the character learns from his flaws and becomes better first, and the scenes were he's a massive dick last because Ramis knew Murray would resent being on the set by that time and that would carry over into Murray's performance Woodstock, Illinois - Home of Annual Groundhog Days Groundhog Days FestivalThis quirky annual festival celebrates the iconic filming locations of the cult classic Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray. In 1992, Woodstock, Illinois, was chosen as the backdrop for the film, and ever since, thousands of visitors from around the world have descended upon the historic Woodstock Downtown Square for It’s been 25 years since the romantic comedy “Groundhog Day” hit theaters. Now a bona fide classic, a big part of why the film has endured is Bill Murray’s commitment to authenticity, his Did you know that Groundhog Day is Bill Murray‘s 8th highest-grossing film?After all, this 1993 movie earned about $71 million since its original release. Its premise is simple — Murray plays a weatherman, named Phil Connors, that becomes trapped in a time loop on Groundhog Day. Watched Palm Springs last night and really enjoyed it, the fact that both protagonists remember the loop day adds to the intimacy and journey (IIRC only bill Murray’s character has memory in Groundhog Day?). An enjoyable 90 minutes. Phil (Bill Murray) wakes to find it is Groundhog Day yet again.#GroundhogDay #BillMurray #movie #moviescenes #movieclips Watch the full movie! Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is an arrogant Pittsburg weatherman who looks down on everyone around him and treats his coworkers poorly. His least favorite part of the year is when the network sends him to cover Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, so when he finds he's stuck in an endlessly repeating Groundhog Day, it's a living nightmare. Phil Connors (Bill Murray), a weather reporter from Pittsburgh, probably didn’t have such dilemmas when he went to the town of Punxsutawney for the fourth consecutive year to cover the annual Groundhog Day celebration on February 2nd. “I would say it was the catalyst that put Punxsutawney Phil from having 5,000 people come for Groundhog Day to having 35,000 people come for Groundhog Day. That was the impact that the movie had.“ Tom Dunkel, President of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club “Bill Murray was a lot of fun.
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