Yes, Groundhog Day is a real thing, but no one takes it seriously. It's one of our silliest holidays.

Bill Murray's acting in this is so good. His character goes from being a self-centered jerk, to someone who pretends to care about people, to someone who actually does care about people. The scenes where he projects insincerity are the best.

“IT’S A TIME LOOP!” 🤣❤️

One of my favorite ways to look at this movie is: his first day in the town was the worst day of his life, and his last day in the town was the best day of his life. The only thing that changed was him

This movie shows one of the most developed forms of character growth processes in movie history

33 years and 350 days, that's how long one film blog calculated it would take to learn everything he learned and become expert in so many different areas.

34:30 "I'm actually surprised he turned out this way"   cats like: Who are you talking to? 😸

There's an often quoted number of +/- 35 years to explain how long Phil was trapped, based on how many things he is seen doing and estimates as to how long it would take.  However, that number should be seen as a minimum only.

Other numbers are much higher.

Stephen Tobolowsky (the actor who plays Ned Ryerson) asked director and screenwriter Harold Ramis, "Harold, how long is Bill trapped in time? How long is he trapped in the town? Everybody always asks me," Tobolowsky recalled. "And he said 'Stephen, 10,000 years' and I said 10,000 years? He said 'You see, I'm a practicing Buddhist.' Who knew that! 'I'm a practicing Buddhist and we believe that it takes 10,000 years to perfect the human soul. And that's the real story of Groundhog Day, the perfection of the human soul.'"

In any event, it was a long time !

"Phil,  are you going to the Groundhog Dinner?"   "No, I had groundhog for lunch."    ... a great line.

When it starts snowing in the final day after he kisses her, it means he broke the time loop because in the past days, it never snows that time of year.

In Germany, the title of the movie translates to "And every day the groundhog greets".
This has become a fixed expression in the german language. If, for example, in the evening news the news presenter announces that politicians say they intend to lower taxes, the presenter may comment "and every day the groundhog greets". Meaning this is something that happens again and again and again, usually infering that this is never going to change anything.
Yes, that movie is that well known in Germany.

As an older "fixer upper" I can tell you, Trixy, that it's probably smarter looking for someone who doesn't appear to be in too much need of fixing, because you'll inevitably find things that need fixing over time. Most of the things that need fixing will never improve, so if the list is too long it will probably end the relationship sooner or later. Not that you should go for the seemingly perfect guys (or girls) either because that's usually where the real headcases are found. Just be careful out there 😉

I miss seeing Bill Murray in these kinds of comedy movies

Groundhog Day is a specific day, but it is not a holiday. It actually exists, surprisingly.

Blue not having a clue about groundhogs is the funniest thing. I'm sorry I know its cultural but when she asks "How do you find them" I can't help but laugh

I have a treatment written for Groundhog Day II --  Phil and Rita's relationship gets rocky and Rita checks into the same bed and breakfast and the same thing starts happening to her..  Phil calls every day and leaves a message that he misses and loves her..  Realizing that Phil had been telling the truth all these years, her "loop" ends when she answers the phone instead of letting it go to voicemail...

In the distant past, people had to use natural observations to forecast the weather. A U.S. tradition from the past was "Groundhog Day." There are similar things in some European country. The US continues with this one as sort of a charming reminder of the past -- and kind of a joke. The groundhog hibernates in winter, but they start coming out of their dens in early February. The test is, if the groundhog can "see his shadow" (i.e., if it's a sunny day on February 2) then there will be "six more weeks of winter." If he can't (because it's cloudy), then spring is coming soon.

The fact that this movie exists justifies the existence of Groundhog Day.

7:08 "How do you know what the ground hog says?" The answer wont help your confusion but you can tell by weather or not the ground hog has a (sees his) shadow

Which leads us to the tongue twister 'How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?'

The Groundhog Day tradition comes from the Pennsylvania Dutch, and goes back to a very old German superstition that a badger could predict the weather.  When Dutch settlers came to America, they brought their traditions, and simply adapted it to a new local burrowing animal.

In some parts of the United States there are local folk celebrations like the popular one in Puxatawny, Pennsylvania.

The movie itself is actually has a lot of depth and meaning beyond the great laughs.  Phil is granted a unique opportunity to spend as much time as he wants to make himself a better person, but wastes a lot of time just trying tricks to get ahead.  When he finally decides to become generous and giving and improves himself, the universe rewards him.