Groundhog Day (movie) facts for kids
Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy movie. It was directed and co-written by Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott. It was also co-written by Danny Rubin. The movie is about a weatherman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who finds himself in a time loop after covering Groundhog Day. He then begins to re-think his life.
The movie was released on February 12, 1993 and got good reviews. It made $70,906,973 at the box office.
Images for kids
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Director and writer Harold Ramis in 2009
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Chris Elliott (pictured in 2011) portrays Larry the cameraman
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The real Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (2012)
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The premiere of Groundhog Day took place on February 4, 1993, at the Fox Theater, Westwood Village in Westwood, Los Angeles.
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Author Richard A. Lupoff threatened legal action against the filmmakers, alleging that they had copied his own time loop-based story "12:01 PM."
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A floor-positioned plaque in Woodstock, Illinois commemorating the pothole Bill Murray's character steps in during Groundhog Day
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Andie MacDowell with a groundhog on Groundhog Day 2008
See also
In Spanish: Groundhog Day para niños