Groundhog Day (BFI Modern Classics)

Groundhog Day (BFI Modern Classics)

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<DIV><DIV>It is becoming clearer and clearer that <I>Groundhog Day </I>(1993), directed by Harold Ramis, is one of the masterpieces of 1990s Hollywood cinema. One of the first films to use a science-fiction premise as the basis for romantic comedy, it tells the story of a splenetic TV weatherman, Phil Connors (Bill Murray at his disreputable best), who finds himself indefinitely repeating one drab day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The film is a deeply ambivalent fable: before he finds redemption Phil must plumb the depths of suicidal despair--and even after he has survived this, there are no guarantees that he will live happily ever after. <BR><BR>Ryan Gilbey begins his account of <I>Groundhog Day </I>with the long and unlucky gestation of the script by Danny Rubin, who was interviewed for this book. Gilbey celebrates the inspired casting of Murray, Andie MacDowell, and less well-known actors such as Stephen Tobolowsky. In a subtle analysis, he unpacks the film's remarkable blend of humor and melancholy, revealing <I>Groundhog Day </I>to be a rare beast--a mainstream Hollywood comedy that grows richer with each repeat viewing.</DIV></DIV>