Who directed Groundhog Day (1993)?
Groundhog Day was directed by Harold Ramis, who also co-wrote the screenplay with original writer Danny Rubin. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on the 12th of February, 1993.
Questions about Groundhog Day (film)
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Where was Groundhog Day filmed?
Principal photography took place almost entirely in Woodstock, Illinois, with additional work on sets in Cary, Illinois, and Hollywood. The actual town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, was not used because it lacked sufficient filming locations and accommodation for the cast and crew.
How much did Groundhog Day earn at the box office?
Groundhog Day earned a cumulative worldwide gross of over $105 million, making it the 19th highest-grossing film of 1993 worldwide. Its domestic gross was approximately $70.9 million, placing it 10th among North American earners for the year.
Did Bill Murray and Harold Ramis have a falling out over Groundhog Day?
Yes. After filming ended in June 1992, Murray stopped speaking to Ramis and refused to discuss him in interviews for nearly two decades. The two reconciled only in the final months of Ramis's life before his death in 2014.
What awards did Groundhog Day win?
Groundhog Day won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, awarded to Harold Ramis and Danny Rubin at the 1994 BAFTA Awards. Andie MacDowell won Best Actress at the 20th Saturn Awards. In 2006, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry.
How did Danny Rubin come up with the idea for Groundhog Day?
Rubin conceived the idea in 1990 while reading Anne Rice's novel The Vampire Lestat in a Los Angeles theater. He began thinking about immortality and what happens to a person when time has no consequences, then combined those ideas with an earlier story concept he had written about a man who woke to the same day repeating. He chose February 2 as the date by opening a calendar and picking the next nearest holiday with story potential.