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.

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A private home used for exteriors of the Cherry Street Inn, the fictional location in which Phil awakens every morning in the film.
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice (pictured) served as Danny Rubin's initial inspiration for the script.
Director and writer Harold Ramis in 2009
Chris Elliott (pictured in 2011) portrays Larry the cameraman
The real Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (2012)
Tip Top Bistro, established at the site of the fictional Tip Top Cafe in Woodstock
The premiere of Groundhog Day took place on February 4, 1993, at the Fox Theater, Westwood Village in Westwood, Los Angeles.
Author Richard A. Lupoff threatened legal action against the filmmakers, alleging that they had copied his own time loop-based story "12:01 PM."
A floor-positioned plaque in Woodstock, Illinois commemorating the pothole Bill Murray's character steps in during Groundhog Day
Andie MacDowell with a groundhog on Groundhog Day 2008