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on the 20th Anniversary of Groundhog Day  This February marks
the twentieth anniversary of Groundhog Day — the Bill Murray
film about living the same day over and over again. This
February marks the twentieth anniversary of Groundhog Day — the
Bill Murray film about living the same day over and over again.
Sorry. That's the last time I do that, promise. Here are twenty
thoughts, small and large, personal and not, on the occasion.
1. When Groundhog Day was released in 1993, pretty much everyone
loved it. Roger Ebert gave it three stars and said that while it
was clearly a comedy, "There's an underlying dynamic that is a
little more thoughtful." The New York Times praised it for being
"witty," and the Washington Post called it "wildly funny."  2.
If you're a fan of Murray and Harold Ramis (who worked together
most famously on Ghostbusters, among other films), Groundhog Day
is bittersweet, as this marked the beginning of their
estrangement. Ramis