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* [[Classic Movie, Commercial Sequel]]: Somehow, a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3qH4TKLP0c Jeep commercial] based on ''Groundhog Day'' and starring Bill Murray seems uncannily familiar.
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: [[Bill Murray]] was going through a divorce during filming, which, coupled with arguments with [[Harold Ramis]] over what direction the movie should take, led to their friendship breaking down.
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: See [[Mistaken for Gay]] in the main page, and then realize that that scene was ''improvised'' by Bill Murray; Ned's reaction was largely genuine. Stephen Tobolowsky (who plays Ned) is a great character actor, and did plenty of improvisation in the film, too.
** As is usual for Bill Murray, when Rita slaps him, she really does hit him hard. Not surprising, since all of the abuse Murray suffered from Carol Kane in ''[[Scrooged]]''
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Besides the obvious ones, two minor characters you might not have recognized are Brian Doyle-Murray (Bill Murray's real life brother, also known as [[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack|Captain K'nuckles]]) playing the mayor, and [[Stephen Tobolowsky]] (Sandy from [[Glee]]) as Ned Ryerson.
** Robin Duke from ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as Doris the waitress.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: The young bride-to-be/bride in the final loop is [[Hynden Walch]], aka ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''' Starfire! Glorious!▼
** [[Harold Ramis]] himself as the neurologist.
* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: The groom who receives the ''Wrestlemania'' tickets? [[Michael Shannon]]. ▼
▲* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: The young bride-to-be/bride in the final loop is [[Hynden Walch]], aka ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''' Starfire and ''[[Adventure Time]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Princess Bubblegum! Glorious!
▲* [[Retroactive Recognition]]: The groom who receives the ''Wrestlemania'' tickets? [[Michael Shannon]].
* [[Shrug of God]]: How long Phil spent in the loop. Harold Ramis said it was ''10,000'' years, while Bill Murray mentioned they discussed it and decided on "about ten years".
* [[Throw It In]]: After Phil smashes the radio, ''it keeps playing "I Got You, Babe"''. However, that wasn't ''supposed'' to happen. It was such a wonderful, dark moment that Ramis left it in.
* [[Typecasting]]: Mostly Bill Murray, alternately played straight and inverted during the course of the movie, but a couple of the others could be described as such too.
{{quote|'''[[Roger Ebert]]''': The Murray persona has become familiar without becoming tiring: The world is too much with him, he is a little smarter than everyone else, he has a detached melancholy, he is deeply suspicious of joy, he sees sincerity as a weapon that can be used against him, and yet he conceals emotional needs.}}
* [[What Could Have Been]]: The original script featured the explanation for the unending loop and its escape clause, but they found by [[Doing In the Wizard|leaving it out]] made the film more magical.
** Considering the original explanation involved a curse by an ex reading a "how to do magic" book, it's less "making the film more magical" and more "removing the idiocy".
** They flirted with the idea of a [[Darker and Edgier]] film, by taking full advantage of the no consequences mentality, (major cruelty, murder etc.), but they decided not to, realizing a more light-hearted comedy would appeal more to the general audience.
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[[Category:Groundhog Day]]▼
[[Category:Trivia]]
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