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who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars' worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. Director: Steven Spielberg Edit Storyline A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting "rat" (as he calls it). This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the 'following' day he discovers that it's Groundhog Day again, and again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing EVERY day. Written by Rob Hartill He's having the worst day of his life... over, and over... See more » Genres: Rated PG for some thematic elements | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 12 February 1993 (USA) See more » Also Known As: Hechizo del tiempo See more » Filming Locations: Dolby SR (as Dolby Stereo) Color: Did You Know? Trivia Since the film's release, the town of Punxatawney has now become a major tourist attraction.

See more » Goofs When Phil is reading poetry to Rita back at his room, Rita dozes off. When she awakens, Phil says, "I think the last thing you heard was, 'Only God can make a tree'." This is a partial quote of the last line of Joyce Kilmer's famous poem "Trees". Unfortunately, either Rita must have been dreaming it, or Phil must have been quoting it from memory, as Kilmer's poem is not included in the book Phil is reading from, namely: "Poems for Every Mood", compiled and edited by Harriet Monroe in 1933. See more » Quotes [first lines] Phil : Somebody asked me today, "Phil, if you could be anywhere in the world, where would you like to be?" And I said to him, "Prob'ly right here - Elko, Nevada, our nation's high at 79 today." Out in California, they're gonna have some warm weather tomorrow, gang wars, and some *very* overpriced real estate. Up in the Pacific Northwest, as you can see, they're gonna have some very, very tall trees.

(city that never sleeps) – See all my reviews Often you hear the adage, "It is just a film". Well, for most times it is true. But on rarest of rare occasions, it isn't. This was one of them. Like a great piece literature, painting, poetry, speech it has the capacity to change the way you feel and think. It is the biggest compliment I can pay to a film. I rank Groundhog Day with Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Waking Life, Synecdoche New York, Tokyo Story, Ikiru as one of the moves that has the capacity to change. It is anything but a preachy film as the "intro" to the review might suggest. In fact it an extremely entertaining and funny film with one of the best performances ever by Bill Murray. The plot revolves around a weather man (Bill Murray) is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting "rat" (as he calls it). This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the 'following' day he discovers that it's Groundhog Day again, and again, and again.

First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realization that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing every day. The challenge here for the makers was in terms of screenplay, editing and performances. Bear in mind that, the "loops" Bill Murray's character goes through, might become redundant for the audience after a while. This is where the genius of Harold Ramis and Bill Murray comes into play, who seem to introduce a "novelty" factor with every shot of the same sequence. I couldn't think of any actor other than Murray who could have pulled this one off. It is a movie likely to deceive you in its effortless narrative and casual comic tone. Yes, it is funny, but make no mistake about it, it is a film with a strong philosophical undertone. This is a quality that separates Groundhog from rest of the movies with similar intent. It tells you what it intends to on your terms. It deals with the questions that bother us for a better part of our lives i.e. meaning of life, purpose of life, existentialism, death, god but never preaches, nor propels any propaganda.

But by the end of it, you know that something has changed, something you didn't see coming has happened. And then you watch it again only to realize the moment of Epiphany that eluded you the first time. Every time I am down or losing perspective this is the movie that eases everything and makes me ask a simple question, "What is important?". One of the absolute great films of the 90s, but more than just a film for me. 120 of 169 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Bill Murray Movies - A List of Movies with Bill Murray in Them Click to Browse All Rock the Kasbah (2015) Richie Vance is a washed up music manager. Every one of his clients has left him but one, who soon also abandons him in Afghanistan while on a USO tour. Deserted without any money or his passport, Richie discovers a young girl with an astonishing singing voice. He takes the role of her manager as he brings her to Kabul to compete in The Afghan Star, a popular reality show.

The cast of Rock the Kasbah also includes Zooey Deschanel, Bruce Willis, Shia LaBeouf, Danny McBride, and Kate Hudson. Rock the Kasbah was released in theaters October 23, 2015 (U.S.) St. Vincent (2014) A young boy, caught in the middle of his parents’ difficult divorce, happens to be the next-door neighbor of Vincent De Van Nuys (Bill Murray) – a particularly wily and unfriendly war veteran with whom he strikes up an improbable friendship. Against all odds, the strange pair of friends forms a lasting bond that not only helps the boy cope with his parents’ struggles but helps Vincent learn to enjoy life again in the aftermath of PTSD and severe depression. The cast of St. Vincent also includes Melissa McCarthy and Naomi Watts. St. Vincent was released in theaters October 24, 2014 (U.S.) The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Gustave H is an obsequious, stuffy, and resourceful concierge at the Grand Budapest Hotel, a swanky resort located high up in the mountainous terrain of the charming Republic of Zubrowka.

Acclaimed British actor Ralph Fiennes stars as Gustave, who forges a special type of paternal friendship with a young bellhop (Zero Moustafa, played by Tony Revolori) in the midst of a homicide investigation at the hotel. Eventually the concierge, who was bequeathed a valuable painting by the victim after a one-night stand, becomes a prime suspect. The film essentially plays out as a quirky and endearing murder mystery filled with the signature wit and elaborate style of director Wes Anderson . It is a period piece set in a quaint and prosperous Europe before World War II. A strong supporting cast – which includes Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Jude Law and, of course, Bill Murray – gives the Grand Budapest Hotel an air of grandiosity. The Monuments Men (2014) During World War II, a group of art historians and academics volunteered to join Allied frontline forces in Europe for the purpose of safeguarding and rescuing valuable works of art by some of the world’s greatest painters and sculptors.

Actors George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, and John Goodman star in this film that brings to light the brave work performed by these courageous and unconventional unit, whose love for art and cultural heritage is proudly on display at the world’s greatest museums. Although many of these brave men and women were past their prime with regard to participating in armed conflict, the Monuments Men special unit was able to rescue about five million works of art pillaged by the Nazis as they invaded Europe. Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) Bill Murray stars as Franklin D. Roosevelt in this film, which focuses on a weekend in 1939 when King George VI (Samuel West) and Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) came to visit New York – an attempt by FDR to boost American support for Britain before the war. During this time, FDR also begins a secretive romance with his distant cousin Margaret Suckley (Laura Linney) – of course, there is some dispute as to how accurate this depiction is. At any rate, Hyde Park on Hudson allows for a rather personal and close look into the life of one of the most beloved presidents in American History.

Moonrise Kingdom (2012) In 1965, two children, Sam and Suzy, from very different backgrounds fall in love and run away to a cove called Moonrise Kingdom, while throwing the town into an outraged frenzy. Suzy is the daughter of attorneys (played by Bill Murray and Frances McDormand) while Sam is an orphan at scout camp. The large ensemble cast includes Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, and Harvey Keitel – in addition to such Wes Anderson regulars as Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, and Bob Balaban. Get Low (2009) Directed by Aaron Schneider and inspired by true events, this tense period drama stars Bill Murray as funeral director Frank Quinn, and Robert Duvall as Felix Breazeale. Felix is a cantankerous, shotgun-toting recluse who goes to Quinn and requests Quinn’s help to arrange his own funeral. After seeing the way townsfolk gossiped about another hermit who had died, Felix decides that he would like to throw a funeral party for himself, but one that he would like to attend while he’s still alive and kicking.

Felix hopes to have guests who will share their stories about him and perhaps even get to the root of the truth about his life and the reason he walked away from civilization and disappeared into the Tennessee woods 40 years earlier. The biggest question is, will anyone show up to hear Felix Breazeale’s story? (Related story: Bill Murray on the Set of “Get Low” ) Broken Flowers (2005) Don Johnston (played by Bill Murray) just wants to live the quiet life of a retiree. As his most recent girlfriend moves out of his house, he receives a letter from an anonymous ex-girlfriend stating that he has a teenage son who may be looking for him. Although he is initially reluctant, Don is persuaded by a nosy neighbor to investigate and track down his possible son. After locating the five women most likely to have sent the letter, he embarks on an epic search for the truth. As he meets with each of his ex-lovers one after the other, however, will be able to find the answers he’s looking for?

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) Directed by wunderkind Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou stars Bill Murray as the washed-up oceanographer Steve Zissou, a filmmaker in the spirit of Jacques Cousteau. Steve’s dear friend Esteban is attacked and brutally killed by an unidentified species of shark during a dive and Steve vows to kill the strange beast to avenge his friend. With a rag-tag group made up of Team Zissou, the crewmembers of Steve’s vessel the Belafonte, Steve’s illegitimate son Ned Plimpton and a pregnant British journalist named Jane Winslett-Richardson, Steve sets out in unprotected waters to find the Jaguar Shark and avenge his friend. Lost in Translation (2003) In this understated slice-of-life film directed by Sofia Coppola (The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette), Bill Murray plays Bob Harris, an aging actor who’s traveled to Tokyo, Japan for work and finds himself constantly overwhelmed and befuddled by the peculiarities of Japanese culture.

By chance, Bob meets Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) one evening at the bar in their luxurious hotel, and despite the considerable age gap, the two of them have an instantaneous and intense chemistry with each other. Charlotte is a bright young woman who’s accompanying her photographer husband as he travels for his job, and she is often left to her own devices in much the same way as Bob when he’s not working. Bob and Charlotte strike up an easy companionship as they navigate the peculiar customs and vibrantly colored nightlife of the city together. Bob has a wife he can barely bring himself to talk to, and Charlotte’s relationship with her husband is tender but equally distant. Are Bob and Charlotte looking to make their friendship into something more, or are they both just tired of being the only people in Tokyo who feel disconnected and lonely? Rushmore (1998) Jason Schwartzman plays 15-year-old overachiever Max Fischer in this film directed by Wes Andersen. With a scholarship to the exclusive Rushmore academy, membership to a beekeeping society, and hobbies that include writing and producing plays, Max Fischer is the king of extracurriculars but not exactly king of applying himself when it comes to his real schoolwork.

Max’s world begins to tilt on its axis when he discovers that he’s been placed on academic probation and his hormones finally kick in, leading to him falling head over heels for a pretty teacher named Miss Cross, who began working at the Rushmore elementary school after the death of her husband. Max discovers that his friend, discontented millionaire Herman Blume (Bill Murray), is also in love with the beguiling school teacher, and Max launches an all-out war against his competition. Will he be able to win Miss Cross’s heart or will his winner-take-all attitude cost him everything he values most? The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) The Man Who Knew Too Little is a 1997 film that chronicles the misadventures of Wallace Ritchie (Bill Murray) during a visit to England to visit his brother James (Peter Gallagher). Ritchie, a well-meaning but somewhat naive man, is set up by his brother in the “Theatre of Life”, which is supposed to give people the sensation of being spies for an evening. Upon entering his evening of fun, Ritchie unwittingly stumbles upon an actual spy ring, and unwittingly takes the place of one of the operatives.

Ritchie eventually meets Lori (Joanne Whalley), a call girl who partners with him. As the two get further and further into the spy ring, they begin to uncover a conspiracy that could have global ramifications. Once the leaders of this conspiracy catch on to him, they send infamous Russian assassin Boris the Butcher (played by the incomparable Alfred Molina) after Ritchie and Lori. Then, as with multiple Murray films, hijinks ensue. Kingpin (1996) This comedy starring Woody Harrelson, Vanessa Angel, Randy Quaid, and Bill Murray features bowling and centers around Run Munson, a professional bowler, who loses his hand in a con game gone wrong. He then tries to stay in the world of bowling by unsuccessfully selling bowling supplies. While at the bowling alley, he watches Ishmael Boorg bowl a good game and tries to recruit him into becoming a pro. After some convincing, Ishmael agrees despite the fact that he is Amish. However, he is not quite the bowler Roy imagined him to be.

Groundhog Day (1993) In this film directed by Harold Ramis, Bill Murray plays sourpuss weatherman Phil Connors, who goes to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania with his crew on assignment to cover the annual Groundhog Day event. Phil immediately notices something very strange is going on when he wakes up the following morning only to realize that he’s reliving what should now be the previous day over and over. No one else is aware of what Phil is experiencing, and he is the only one who retains his memories of the Groundhog Days before that, so he takes advantage of the seemingly never-ending loop by seducing beautiful women and getting involved in high-speed police chases. Phil soon turns his attention to trying to woo his lovely producer, Rita (Andie MacDowell), but can he take the shortcut to winning her over, or will he have to go the long way around and learn what being a decent human being is all about first? What About Bob? (1991) In this movie directed by Frank Oz, Bill Murray plays Bob Wiley, an extremely neurotic and manipulative man in need of help. Richard Dreyfuss plays Dr.

Leo Marvin, a successful psychiatrist who winds up having Bob dropped in his lap by a colleague. Leo hands Bill a copy of his new bestselling self-help book and then takes off for an extended vacation at a lakeside cottage with his family. Not content with being abandoned by his therapist, the usually reclusive Bob manages to find out where Dr. Leo and his family are staying and gets on a bus to follow his wayward therapist. Although Leo is less than pleased at Bob’s arrival, Bob manages to charm Leo’s family with his personality and sense of humor. Worried that he might be losing his family for good, Leo slowly but surely loses his mind and plots to kill the needy, annoying patient that is quite literally driving him mad. Quick Change (1990) Grimm (Bill Murray) is totally fed up with New York City and decides to rob a bank. Dressed as a clown, with Loomis and Phyllis as accomplices, he pulls off the heist – but getting away proves to be a problem. Quick Change also stars Randy Quaid and Geena Davis. This movie was co-directed by Howard Franklin and Bill Murray.

Ghostbusters II (1989) Set five years after the events of the original film, it seems as though everyone has forgotten what the Ghostbusters did for New York City, including the Ghostbusters. However, the Ghostbusters’ very first client, Dana Barrett, is in need of their help once again. While Dana is out running errands with her infant son, Oscar, his stroller rolls out into traffic on its own. The Ghostbusters investigate the spot where Oscar’s stroller stopped and uncover a large river of pink ectoplasmic slime that’s flowing towards the Manhattan Museum of Art where Dana works. The evil spirit of Hungarian sorcerer Vigo the Carpathian awakens within a painting and orders Dana’s boss to find a child for him to possess so that he can continue with his plans to take over the world. It’s up to the Ghostbusters to stop Vigo and rescue Dana’s son before it’s too late. Scrooged (1988) In this dark, comedic adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, Bill Murray plays network president Frank Cross.

Frank is an angry, cynical man who hates Christmas, but will do whatever it takes to get people to tune in for his network’s special holiday line-up. The day before Christmas, Frank cruelly fires a junior exec for daring to criticize a violence-riddled promo for the network’s big, upcoming Christmas Special, “Scrooge”. That night, Frank has a nightmare about his former, now-deceased boss Lou, who warns Frank that he has to mend his ways and tells him that he’ll soon be visited by three ghosts. With the help of a cranky, cab-driving elf, a sweet but violent sugarplum fairy, and the Monitor of Christmas Future, Frank fumbles his way through his regrets and painful memories to finally come to terms with Christmas. Can Frank patch things up with his family and the girl he gave up for professional gain, or is it already too late for him? The Razor’s Edge (1984) After Larry Darrell (Bill Murray) comes back to America from fighting combat at World War I, he has realized that he has not come back as the same person. Larry has a fiance named Isabel, and she decides to postpone their wedding plans for a while when Larry travels to Paris.

He realizes that he would like an easier life after doing some reading – a book that encourages him to head to India and Nepal, where he gets spiritual guidance from a lama. When his trip has ended, he heads back to his normal life and is stunned to find out that Isabel and his old friends are not exactly the same as when he first left them. While Larry was away finding a simpler and easier life for himself in a spiritual way, he has returned to realize that life back home doesn’t always stay the same. This movie was based on the book of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham, published in 1944. Ghostbusters (1984) In this comedy from director Ivan Reitman, parapsychologists Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Ackyroyd) and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) find that they’ve lost the funding for their paranormal research studies. Seeing no other options, the three figure out a way to parlay their research into a full-time job hunting and capturing ghosts and other paranormal disturbances. They buy and renovate an old firehouse as well a classic hearse they paint and name the Ecto 1.

They hang out their shingle as the Ghostbusters and hire snarky secretary Janine to field calls and make appointments. When beautiful cellist Dana Barrett finds the ancient temple of the evil elder god Gozer in her refrigerator, she turns to the Ghostbusters for help. Can they solve the mystery of the link between Dana’s apartment building and Gozer’s temple before Gozer has its chance to wreak havoc on New York City? Stripes (1981) In this 1981 comedy from director Ivan Reitman, Bill Murray plays John Winger, a hopeless loser who talks his buddy Russell (Harold Ramis) into enlisting in the army with him for a laugh. John and Russell get stuck with stick-in-the-mud Sgt. Hulka (Warren Oates) and a whole gaggle of incompetents and goofballs, but somehow they manage to make it through their basic training. While stationed in Germany, John and Russell take off in an armored personnel carrier disguised as an RV to go and visit their girlfriends. John and Russell’s platoon mates scramble to find the two of them as well as the stolen carrier, but get captured and detained by communists in Czechoslovakia. John and Russell join Sgt.

Hulka in a full-on assault to get their fellow platoon members out alive. Caddyshack (1980) Harold Ramis directed this raunchy 1980 summer comedy that follows the trials and frustrations of hardworking blue-collar caddies as they cater to the obscenely wealthy and eccentric members of the exclusive Bushwood Country Club. Quirky characters abound, including the uptight Judge Smalls (Ted Knight), boorish but charming real estate developer Al Czervik (Rodney Dangerfield), golf shaman Ty Webb (Chevy Chase), and a twitchy assistant groundskeeper and veteran Carl Spackler (Bill Murray). An ambitious young caddy named Danny tries to land the elusive Bushwood scholarship so that he can attend college, but it will take a bit more to impress the impossible to please Smalls. With some help from fellow caddies and golfing genius Ty Webb, Danny sets out to win a golfing competition that could change his life forever.

Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) Almost 20 years before Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas would hit the big screen, there was Where the Buffalo Roam, a semi-autobiographical comedy directed by Art Linson and starring Bill Murray as eccentric gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. Inspired by Thompson’s obituary for his friend, attorney and activist Oscar Acosta, the film depicts Thompson’s rise to fame thanks to a piece he wrote for Blast Magazine about his attorney pal’s battle in the courts to prevent several young men from being sent to jail for marijuana possession. Thompson covers the 1972 presidential election campaign but winds up being thrown off candidate Richard Nixon’s plane thanks to his shenanigans. Masquerading as a respectable journalist, Thompson gets a devastating quote for his piece straight from the candidate’s mouth to polish off his next article. Meatballs (1979) In this teen comedy directed by Ivan Reitman, Bill Murray appears in his first starring role as camp counselor Tripper Harrison. The movie follows the exploits and antics of Tripper and his team of counselors in training at the cut-rate summer camp, Camp North Star.

The heart of the story centers on Rudy Gerner, a lonely and insecure young man who’s been sent to North Star for the summer. Tripper befriends Rudy and helps him to build his confidence and Rudy encourages his new friend to chase after the pretty head female counselor at the camp. Amidst make-ups, break-ups and pranks, the campers at North Star prepare for the annual Olympiad, which the wealthy rivals of Camp Mohawk have won twelve years running. Will Camp North Star finally win the competition or will the cheaters on team Mohawk win for the thirteenth year in a row? Share this: Groundhog Day Trailer HD - YouTube Groundhog Day Trailer HD Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on Aug 22, 2009 In Theaters:7 May 1993 (UK) A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting "rat" (as he calls it).

This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the 'following' day he discovers that it's Groundhog Day again, and again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing EVERY day. Genre:Comedy/Fantasy Cast:Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott Category The 10 best Bill Murray moments | Film | The Guardian The 10 best ... The 10 best Bill Murray moments As the actor’s star-studded variety show A Very Murray Christmas arrives on Netflix, we toast the actor’s highlights ‘The Murraycane’... as Dan Aykroyd dubbed Bill Murray during his Groundhog Day period.

Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/Columbia Friday 4 December 2015 07.00 EST Last modified on Saturday 5 December 2015 19.05 EST Close 1 | His PA on Groundhog Day During production of the classic 1993 comedy, in which he starred as a misanthropic TV meteorologist, doomed to live the same day over and over again , Murray was going through his first divorce – a period Dan Aykroyd dubbed “the Murraycane”. He was even crankier than usual, prone to disappearing for hours on end and not returning calls. To improve communication with the director, Harold Ramis , Murray was ordered to hire a personal assistant. His solution? Employ one who was profoundly deaf and spoke only in sign language, which nobody else on set – including Murray – could speak. As Ramis said: “It was anti-communication... Let’s not talk.” At SXSW in Austin, Texas in 2010, serving tequila at the Shangri-La bar.

Photograph: Peepsqueeze/Twitter 2 | Becoming a festival bartender Murray and the rap collective the Wu-Tang Clan struck up an unlikely friendship in 2003, while shooting a segment of Jim Jarmusch’s episodic cult flick, Coffee and Cigarettes , in which we learned the unsavoury side effects of caffeine abuse and that Murray knows his hip-hop. Seven years later, they were hanging out at Austin’s SXSW festival and tipped up to the packed Shangri-La bar, whereupon Murray spontaneously decided to muck in . He hopped over the bar and became a surprise temporary mixologist – serving generous shots of tequila to punters, regardless of what they’d ordered, and insisting they down them. Hic. Watch a clip of Garfield, accidentally voiced by Murray. 3 | Accidentally starring as Garfield When Murray was sent the script for a CGI comedy starring the lazy, heavy-lidded cartoon moggie, Garfield, he told American GQ he saw the name of Joel Cohen and assumed it meant the Oscar-winning brother of Ethan. “I thought: ‘Christ, I love those Coens!

They’re funny.’ So I read a few pages and thought, ‘Yeah, I’ll do this.’” It wasn’t until Murray saw the finished film that the penny dropped: this was Joel Cohen with an “h”, the co-writer of Cheaper By the Dozen. “I kept saying, ‘Who the hell cut this thing? What was Coen thinking?’ Then they explained it to me: it wasn’t that Joel Coen.” Murray’s return for Garfield 2: A Tale of Two Kitties remains so far unexplained. At a student party in St Andrews, doing the dishes. Photograph: Buzzfeed 4 | Murray does dishes Murray has become known for crashing parties, especially if karaoke is involved. Such incidents have seen him drunk-driving golf carts, reading poetry and buying everyone shots of Chartreuse liqueur. The most endearingly domesticated occasion, though, found him bar-hopping after a 2006 charity golf tournament in St Andrews and later invited to an after-hours bash by some Norwegian students. Murray took one look at their student digs and decided to clean some glasses so everyone could have a civilised drink. Except once he started doing the dishes, he couldn’t stop.

He tackled a stack of washing-up, while sipping vodka out of a coffee mug, before heading back to his hotel. Watch Bill Murray improvise in Caddyshack. 5 | Caddyshack’s “Cinderella story” Murray’s role as the gopher-hunting groundsman, Carl Spackler, in the 1980 golf comedy Caddyshack was supposed to be a silent, Harpo Marxesque bit part. But by sheer force of creative will, he expanded it into a significant subplot. Jetting in from his Saturday Night Live job, Murray improvised Spackler’s attempts to kill the pesky rodent by shooting, drowning and rigging the course with explosives. The scene where he commentated on his own imaginary golfing triumph while whacking the heads off chrysanthemums was improvised from two lines of stage direction. Watch Bill Murray’s deadpan putdown in Ghostbusters. 6 | Below the belt in Ghostbusters From his eye-rolling sarcasm to his strut across the Lincoln Center concourse, Murray’s boilersuited spook-catcher, Dr Peter Venkman, thoroughly stole the show in the 1984 supernatural comedy.

His semi-improvised, Golden Globe-nominated turn established him as a bona fide movie star post-SNL. Venkman’s memorable lines are many – “ We came, we saw, we kicked its ass ”, “Back off, man, I’m a scientist”, “He slimed me” – but perhaps the most deliciously deadpan is his withering put-down to the bureaucratic bore, Walter Peck. “Yes, it’s true,” he deadpans. “This man has no dick.” Pause for Peck, a New York City official, to go ballistic. “Well, that’s what I heard.” Watch Bill Murray offer advice at a stag party. 7 | Stag party speech Last summer, a group of college buddies were in a South Carolina steakhouse for a bachelor party and spotted Murray, also dining there. They tried to send over drinks but Murray graciously declined. However, he did make an impromptu speech , including this sage advice for single men: “If you have someone you think is the one, travel around the world together. Buy a plane ticket for two, and go to places that are hard to reach and hard to get out of.

And when you land at JFK, if you’re still in love with that person... get married.” He concluded by hoisting the groom up on to his shoulders. Watch Bill Murray in Lost in Translation. 9 | That Lost in Translation whisper Sofia Coppola ’s 2003 romance relaunched Murray’s career as the elder statesman of indie cinema. He played a melancholic movie star, Bob Harris, in the throes of a midlife crisis on a trip to Tokyo and forming a bond with Scarlett Johansson ’s similarly adrift Charlotte. When the pair finally parted, Bob murmured something in Charlotte’s ear. Precisely what has become much debated. Murray, left to ad lib the line, has never divulged – although enhanced audio and fan theories indicate it’s either, “Promise me that the next thing you’ll do is go up to that man and tell him the truth” or “I have to be leaving, but I won’t let that come between us, OK?” Watch Bill Murray in Stripes.

10 | The graduation display in Stripes The gospel according to Bill Murray: impending apocalypse, seatbelt safety and his favourite saint – interview Read more Pitched as “Cheech and Chong join the army”, this 1981 military comedy starred Murray as John Winger, a cab-driving loser who enlisted on a whim. Slobby, sex-obsessed Winger (“ Chicks dig me because I rarely wear underwear and when I do, it’s usually something unusual”) immediately gets on the bad side of the drill instructor, Sergeant Hulka, and the platoon of misfits are in danger of failing basic training. That is, until Winger gives a rousing speech and leads them in an unconventional but perfectly coordinated drill display . Cue caps turned backwards, Elvis impressions, the running man and yells of “razzle dazzle”. Address Comments To: Content: (H, B, L, V, S) Humanist rendition of the biblical principle that one can only gain one's life by giving of one's self.

Slightly marred by 2 mild obscenities & 2 exclamatory profanities; moderate violence in suicide attempts in fantasy context, but no permanent effect; sexually suggestive dialogue with references to intercourse & 1 passionate kissing scene; 2 incidents referring to homosexuality: and, man mentioned as being homosexual & man acts like a homosexual. Summary: Being forced to live the same day repeatedly and concluding that evil behavior does not warrant the consequences, Phil Connors (Bill Murray) learns that there has to be more to life than one meaningless GROUNDHOG DAY as he finds a romance that transforms him. Although GROUNDHOG DAY falsely implies that man can save himself, the film is humorous, lighthearted and fun, and a discerning viewer will come out ahead as he learns "There is nothing new under the sun." Review: Being forced to live the same day repeatedly, Phil Connors (Bill Murray) learns that there has to be more to life than a meaningless GROUNDHOG DAY. Set in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Phil, a TV weatherman, has been sent to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities and finds himself caught in a time warp.

The alarm relentlessly wakes him with Sonny and Cher's "I Got you Babe." Stretching in his room, Phil is set for a day of recurring incidents and no surprises, so he surmises, "No tomorrow, no consequences--we could do whatever we wanted!" Experiencing all that life can offer, Phil has a change of heart and becomes the ultimate moral human being: he saves lives, spreads cheer and acquires culture. He has learned the error of his ways--but is his goodness enough to save him? Although GROUNDHOG DAY emphasizes that man desires not to be accountable for his deeds, it falsely implies that man can save himself from his sinful propensities. Even so, the film is humorous, lighthearted and fun though somewhat redundant. Thus, a discerning viewer will come out ahead as he learns "There is nothing new under the sun." In Brief: "Groundhog Day" Is a Lovable Mess of a Movie | New Republic By Stanley Kauffmann March 15, 1993 The best thing about Groundhog Day is that it doesn’t explain.

It’s a fantasy, right in the middle of reality, and the film never explains how the fantastic situation came about or why it goes away. This is a relief from the avuncular angel of It’s a Wonderful Life or the mad scientist of Back to the Future. The existence of the fantasy, says this film, is itself part of the fantasy. We are in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where perhaps we have never yearned to be. It is February 2, a recent one, in this town not far from Pittsburgh, during the annual celebration that is the town’s chief claim to fame. People watch a groundhog emerge and decide, based on whether or not it sees its shadow, that winter will continue for six weeks or spring will soon begin. To report on this nerve-tingling event comes a T.V. team from Pittsburgh, including a weatherman, Bill Murray, and his producer, Andie MacDowell. Murray has covered this story six or seven times before, and he regards these annual pilgrimages as reminders that he is still a minor figure on a minor station.

He grouses, struts and frets with as much sour egotism as MacDowell and the cameraman, Chris Elliott, can suffer. Murray runs the gamut of small-town banalities in the bed-and-breakfast where he stays overnight and on his way to the groundhog celebration. The team shoots its footage and starts home; but they are delayed by a blizzard, which Murray did not predict the day before on his broadcast. They must return to—O dread word—Punxsutawney. Back in the same bed-and-breakfast, the clock-radio wakes him again at 6 a.m. next morning. But it is not next morning; it is February 2 all over again. At first Murray thinks the radio station is just playing yesterday’s tape, but when he looks out the window, he sees people hurrying toward the groundhog celebration again; and, detail by detail, this day repeats the day before. It is the day before, except that he knows it’s not. Neither MacDowell nor Elliott nor anyone else is aware that February 2 is being repeated.

To make a not-too-long story short—it’s just long enough—Murray repeats Groundhog Day dozens of times, synoptically handled as we go along, and he takes advantage of the fact that (a) be knows what’s going to happen and (b) he won’t have to suffer consequences tomorrow for anything he does today because there won’t be any tomorrow. He can gorge fiendishly on sweets without putting on weight. He can use a proposal of marriage with a local young woman merely as a bedding ploy. He can rob an armored truck because he knows exactly the moment in which the cash will be unguarded. (Omitted wrinkles: he could have bet on horses or played the market, except that next day, he would again be back at Square One.) In the course of time, though time is not exactly the word, he resigns himself to this calendar repetition, and also be begins to learn from it: not didactically but in a gradual perception that self-centeredness is actually less rewarding than generosity. Of course this is just substituting one form of gratification for another, but at least it allows for companionship—with, principally, MacDowell. This change springs him from the mine-nap.

But nothing, in the entrapment or the escape, is the smallest bit mystical. Murray is in a film, and the film was written by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis, and Ramis directed, and that’s all. This self-containment is pleasant because it snaps its fingers at cosmic powers and it shows that one potential of film is to do what it pleases with actualities. The result of this blitheness about actuality is some quiet charm, both in the story itself and in our relish of humankind’s power over its usual powerlessness, for a couple of hours anyway, just by making a film that snaps its fingers. Groundhog Day proves another point, more familiar: some actors can rise above their material, others cannot. The two lead actors here cannot, and are lucky in this instance. MacDowell has been hard to take in most films since sex, lies, and videotape, either because the script was poor or she was miscast. Neither is true here, and she gleams—a bit, anyway. Murray, more often than not, is pretty unbearable; but here, playing a man who is unbearable, Murray begins convincingly, amusingly, and gets even more amusing as he metamorphoses.

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Question: In which film starring Bill Murray was each day the same as the one before?
Answer: Groundhog Day