ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – GROUNDHOG DAY (1993)

 

“Groundhog Day” is a comedy, screenplay by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis, and Directed by Harold Ramis.

TV weatherman Phil (Bill Murray) reluctantly has to do an outside broadcast in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Groundhog Day, to cover the story about, what he calls, a weather forecasting “rat”, Punxsutawney Phil, who is in fact a Groundhog.

Furthermore, it’s his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his displeasure.

But he travels to Pennsylvania anyway with Producer Rita (Andie MacDowell) and Cameraman Larry (Chris Elliott) and dutifully fulfils his obligation while barely concealing his contempt for the whole event.

And that night when he went to bed, he consoled himself that it was only one day, but on awaking the following morning he discovers that it's Groundhog Day again, and again, and again.

At first he uses this anomaly to his advantage, to seduce women, be outrageous, be obnoxious, all without consequence, but eventually he comes to the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people, do the same thing every day, unless he can change, if not the day then himself.

TWELVE MEN AND TRUE

 

When you appear in the crown court

You put your faith in, without a thought

Twelve people who weren't, frankly

Smart enough to get out of jury duty

VERY TAXING

A fine is a tax for when

You do something bad

A tax is a fine for when

You do good - how mad 

WORLDS END

 

It is said that if you were to line up end to end

All the cars in the world, if you comprehend

Of this I am sure my reputation I would stake

Some idiot would be stupid enough to overtake

THAT’S PROOF YOU FOOL

 

Nothing is really foolproof

Despite the general rule

No nothing is foolproof

To a particularly gifted fool

FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AGAIN

 

English is a funny language some would say it’s quite bizarre

Words can be masculine and feminine confusing what they are

The Feminine of Vulnerable is Fully opening up one's self to all

While the masculine is not wearing a box when Playing football

For women a Remote Control is a device for changing channel on TV

For men it’s for scanning all channels until you find the pornography

For a woman Communication is the sharing of thoughts and feelings

For a man it’s a call from the pub on the occasions he actually rings

The Feminine of Making Love the greatest statement of intimacy

While men don’t care what it’s called as long as they get plenty

I GIVE UP

Yes, I really gave up smoking over a year ago

To do it I borrowed a book from a man I know

It consisted of a mixture of positive thinking

Psychobabble and even confidence reinforcing

 

Even though I’ve managed to kick the habit

I still miss it every day if just a little bit

The only thing that has kept me off them

Has been the thought of revenge against him

 

Him is in fact the author of that awful book

I never even met him nor did I even get a look

But what can I do now to keep off the weed

When I’ve just heard he’s dropped down deed