GROUNDHOG DAY (1993) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION 

My theory. Ned is the greatest salesman of all time. He trapped Phil in a time-loop until he finally bought insurance.

The most honest thing Phil says before he begins his self-transformation is “I don’t even like myself!” It is through his post-suicidal improvement that he finally begins to like himself, and only then does the cycle of Groundhog Days finally end. It’s not just getting Rita in the end, but becoming a man who is truly content with himself.

"This better not be about the effin weather!!!" and "I'm not going on with my sock wet...I'm goin' home!!!" are two of my favorite lines ever. LOL 😂😂

Re-watching this movie as an 18 year old in '96 wondering what I was going to do with my life and seeing him learn piano because he had all the time in the world to learn that skill... That made me think maybe I could learn to play an instrument since all I was doing at the time was going to work and back home, practically in a Groundhog Day loop myself. So I picked up a guitar and got to work on it. 27 years later that is my profession (I started getting paid to play after around 10 years of playing, but I quit my day job 5 years ago). So I hold this film in extra high regard, really happy to have been exposed to it at a young age.

I love the discussions about how long he’s been there. There’s a popular theory about having to spend at least 10,000 hours practicing something in order to master it. As a music teacher, all I can say is that to play piano like that - at least 10 years.

i used to drive a taxi for about 10 years and every year on Feb 2 i would play this movie (audio only) in the cab all night and make people figure out what it was

This is my favorite movie of all-time. I've watched it several dozen times and I still find new things to love about it.

Can't wait for this one as someone who lives in Punxsutawney this film represented our groundhog day celebrations pretty well and with groundhogs day just upon us this a perfect movie to start the week with!

The glass is always full. Sometimes it's only full of nitrogen and oxygen, but it's still full.

I think the director (Harold Ramis) said Phil was stuck there for over 30 years. He just picked up skill after skill and matured as a person without ever getting older. Ultimate do-over. Some have called this movie spiritual. It has a lot more depth than just a comedy. Cool movie.

My fan theory is that the Bartender is God and knows damn well what Phil is doing but lets him shoot all his shots anyway. The whole reason for the infinite time loop is for Phil to better himself, so he's gotta walk the path himself...including making the humorous mistakes.

Great reaction. Some fun facts about this film. The entire movie was shot in reverse. Harold Ramus knew from working with Bill in Stripes and Ghostbusters, that as the filming days went on Bill would become a total asshole. So Ramus shot the scenes in reverse. Also there were major changes made to the script. In the original script it was written that Phil was trapped in the time loop for 10,000 years. The studio cut out any mention of time because they felt it would put a gloomy outlook on a comedic movie. However the line is actually really sweet and heartfelt. The line is Phil's final confession to Rita before the day changes. Phil says to Rita, "I've been waiting for you every day for 10,000 years. I dream of you every night of my life. You are my constant weapon against total despair, and just knowing you exist has kept me alive."

“I would have a stroke trying to spell that” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Bill was stuck in the loop for 33 years and 350 days. That means he was left repeating the same day an incredible 12,395 times.

That groundhog bit Bill Murray when they were filming the truck scene.

"That's right woodchuck-chuckers, it's GROUNDHOG DAY!" This was such a fun sleeper to find at the video store and on cable. I already know this'll be a great reaction!

What About Bob is another Hilarious movie to check out too with Bill in it:)

There is a Jeep Superbowl commercial from several years ago featuring Bill Murray, the groundhog and several of the actors from the film reenacting the groundhog kidnapping scene from the film. It is hilarious. You can view it on RU-vid.

You at the end going on about his morning breath had me laughing my a** off.

This movie has my favorite line from any movie, when he asks, "what if there is no tomorrow, there wasn't one today? "

Can't wait for this reaction 😆 Ned: "Hey!! Phil? Phil? Hey!! Phil Connors!" Phil: "Ned?" :: Punches Ned in the face::

The director has said that Phil was stuck there for roughly 10,000 years.

I did an English report on this movie, I think our whole class did. This movie is like peeling an onion.

I want a sequel to this movie that gets a huge hype and face trailers and when people go see it it's the same movie

Soon as I saw this on the channel, been waiting for the reaction to this part 38:03 lmao 😂😂😂💀 Man spent 33 years, 350 days seeing the same thing over and over and once he's free and he's like, "f it, let's live here!". 😂 Definitely my favorite Bill Murray film.

12:05 "Is the glass half empty or half full..." As an engineer I can tell you that the definitive answer is that the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. You left out one of my favorite exchanges of all time: Phil: What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered? Ralph: That about sums it up for me.

Harold Ramis said back in 2009 that the character would have been trapped for decades, saying: “It takes at least 10 years to get good at anything and allotting for the downtime and misguided years he spent, it had to be more like 30 or 40 years.” Thats about how long he was there.

It is truly amazing that you had no idea at all what it was about. I mean in general terms, like he repeats days. Hard to believe as old as this movie is that someone wouldnt even know that part of it. Love it, genuine reaction. This was great. one of my favorite movies.

I love how the first time you saw Ned Ryerson you are already ready to knock him out. And everyone watching just said to themselves, just wait a bit. It's coming.

My favorite wild theory about this movie is that Ned is the devil and when Phil buys the insurance he is actually selling his soul🤔

This movie is super special to me. I loved this movie when I first saw this in an old fashioned theater. This movie is so deep and amazing!

i watched a theory video of this film the other day, the guy was trying to figure out how long he was stuck in the loop for. guessing by all the different things he was able to learn, piano lessons, ice carving lessons. he guessed 40 years, but one of the producers said he was in the loop for 54 years. Fifty Four years he was stuck living the same day over and over,.. crazy. another great reaction! 👍

The fact that j didn’t even know the concept of this movie is hilarious to me. I thought everyone knew what Groundhog Day was about. I was yelling at my phone lol dude what are you missing here??? Then I realized he had no clue about the concept of the movie lol so funny

Harold Ramis (the director) initially said he figured Bill was stuck in the loop for about 10 years, but later changed his mind and said his estimation was probably too short, so possibly 30-40 years. However, on the commentary track they say the guy who wrote the script, Danny Rubin, was big into Buddhism at the time of the writing, so Bill could've been stuck for 10 000 years as per the idea of the samsaras in the Karmic Wheel As long as it takes to actually become a good person

Jay I’m only four minutes in and already laughing my butt off off at you! Love you, buddy! Give the co-pilots a scratch for me!

@5:51 I completely agree, when one walks with a wet sock and shoe in frozen conditions one could get frostbite and that's never a good thing.

The song Phil plays in the bar is part of 'Cleaing Up the Town,' which was also featured in 'Ghostbusters."

OMG Thank you for the "where the glass started" talk! I have been telling people this forever and they look at me like I am crazy.

I've heard people calculate it out that he was in the loop from anywhere between 200 and 20,000+ years in order to have learned everything about everybody and skills at proficiency. And then considering he didn't have a build plan, just going day by day. He was in there a LONG time!

I like the "how the glass started" take on half-empty or half-full! My personal answer is "halfway to the next glass".

22:00 I died. One of my best friends growing up relied EXCLUSIVELY on the Ho Tactic. And I never stopped being shocked at how often it worked.

'The man who knew too little' and 'Where the Buffalo roam' are both top tier Bill Murray movies

Another great reaction video. I've watched so many of your videos now that I can accurately guess the tone in which you'll say "Shut the eff up" based on your facial expression and what's happening on screen. Your dog's eyes at 30:22 was really adorable.

Harold Ramis original idea was to have Phil live groundhog day for about ten thousand years, but the movie should have been about 10 years. It takes about 10,000 hours to become an expert in something and he learned piano, ice sculptures and everything else

I love this movie. The way he changes from being a scumbag to being depressed and then just says fuck it and starts learning everything he can because he's either bored or genuinely curious is such a fun arc. Also inspired a bunch of other groundhog day type movies. Happy Death Day is a horror movie version of this. And Palm Springs is another with a similar premise but at a wedding. In the dvd commentary the writers said that in some versions of the script Phil spent hundreds or even thousands of years stuck in the town so that's how he learned everything and met all those people.

Before I even start the video I have a big smile on my face because I know it is going to be a good one.

Loved your reaction! I looked it up and he spent 33, almost 34 years stuck in that time loop.

Man. Half Empty. Half Full. GENIUS LEVEL 100

Someone worked it out that given all the skills that Phil mastered (ice sculpting, playing piano like a pro, learning a new language), he was stuck for about 33 years and 350 days. Oh, and the guy playing the mayor is one of Bill Murray's actual real-life brothers :)

"We gotta slow down. You don't even know my favorite color!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

So, crazy story about this movie, but first, a little background story: my dad has severe OCD. He had all kinds of insane rules that he'd force upon us as literal toddlers. Every news story about some rare occurrence became cause for instilling fear in us. A kid on the news fell off a trampoline and broke his neck. My dad never allowed us to go on a trampoline-- ever. The E. Coli outbreak at Jack in the Box happened, and not only did we NEVER visit Jack in the Box, but every. single. burger. We ever had, from anywhere, had to be inspected by him: any pink in the middle=throw it away. He used to ask us multiple times, every time after we used the bathroom, if we'd washed our hands. For years. By the time I was 6 years old, I was burning the skin off of my hands with scalding water, and my mom had to fill plastic bags with lotion, and secure them onto my wrists with rubber bands before bedtime. I was so terrified of everything. Halloween candy? Every piece broken in half to make sure there weren't any razor blades or poison in them because it happened ONE TIME, from a father to his own children. This brings us to Groundhog Day. My dad was so freaking paranoid, that he REFUSED to let his TODDLER DAUGHTERS watch it, because he genuinely thought that if we saw Phil's suicide attempts, we would do it. As toddlers. 🤣🤣🤣 I love my dad. I love him very much. He's changed a lot over the years, but my insomnia and anxiety remains to this day-- I am now a 35 year-old woman. But, the first chance I got, I jumped on a trampoline! Even though I have insomnia and anxiety, I've spent my life doing things that absolutely terrify most people. And guess what? I don't regret a single risk I've ever taken, and I will continue to live life, doing things that I never thought I could. I'm happy. I thank my dad for making me so petrified of everything, that now, almost nothing scares me. God bless you, may He keep you and yours in safety and good health, and may He fill you with a spirit of courage! Amen! Hallelujah! 🙌😘🤗

“Am I supposed to cheer for this?!” Good for you!! And the answer, of course, is “Not yet.”

The duration of Phil's real-time entrapment in the time loop has been the subject of much discussion. Ramis once said that he believed the film took place over 10 years. When a blogger estimated the actual length to be approximately nine years, Ramis disputed that estimate and his own. He replied that it takes at least 10 years to become good at an activity (such as Phil learning ice sculpting and to speak French) and "allotting for the down-time and misguided years he spent, it had to be more like 30 or 40 years." A similar estimate suggests that it takes at least 10,000 hours of study (just over a year's worth of time) to become an expert in a field, and given the number of loops seen or mentioned on screen, and how long Phil could spend per day studying, that Phil spent approximately 12,400 days, or nearly 34 years, trapped in the loop. In Rubin's original concept draft, Phil himself estimates that he has been trapped for between 70 and 80 years, having used books to track the passage of time. The 10,000 Hour Rule is accurate, based on the studies done for Malcolm Gladwell's book, Outliers. HIGHLY recommend it.

"Does the same song play every morning? That would be so aggravating." You had NO idea... XD

Your gonna love this movie buddy:)

Possibly the cutest reaction to one of my all-time faves, ever! Thank you!🥰

J "Murder Whistle" does it again... makes an already hilarious movie EVEN MORE hilarious with his off the cuff commentary and interjections. GOTTA LOVE THIS CHANNEL!

I've always thought about that no matter how long he's been stuck, he's spent a significant amount of time away from his family, friends, and job. He probably has parents back home that he hasn't seen in decades.

“How long has he been stuck there?”. Yup, that’s the whole ball of wax.

"I'm happy now..." That was the change.

Oh my gosh, the look on your face when he woke up on the 2nd day with the radio playing the same song... "Isn't that the same song?" I'm thinking, Oh, just you wait, J. 😉 I am so glad that you watched this movie! So many great parts to this movie, another wonderful reaction to watch... now PLEASE tell me someone directed you to the 2020 Groundhog Day Super Bowl commercial so you could see it -- it's BRILLIANT!

Yay yay yay! Another reaction by Jay! I drop what I’m doing and spit out what I’m chewing the moment he posts each day!

You have done all the best movies I can't wait to binge them all! Love hearing you talk about how you would treat a kid if you had one. They would be the luckiest! Your such a kind soul!

Hi Murder Whistle, as a reminder, the Mayor of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a cowboy & Indian word name, is Brian Doyle Murray. He is Bill Murray's older brother. They were excellent in the movie " Razor's Edge ".

Waking up to Sonny and Cher every day would surely be the end of me

Groundhog Day, Kingpin and Scrooged are 3 of my favorites which all happen to star Bill Murray.

Not only did the groundhog do a better job predicting the weather than he did, he had to keep reliving that defeat over and over again.

I've seen this 30+ times and I could watch it again and again and..........

Bill Murray may have mastered ice sculpting, but I'm more impressed that your dog has learned to spell "O-U-T". 😉😂 This movie is a Phil-osophical fable, here are a couple of takeaways......If you don't grow, you are doomed to repeat the same day. & You never wake up tomorrow, so you might as well make the best of this day. 😉

The Director orginally said that he wanted Bill to be stuck there for 10,000 years but eventually changed his mind that Bill was stuck in the Groundhog Day loop for 10 years!

I love this movie, rewatch it every single year.

Its been estimated, partly based on the concept that it takes 10,000 hours to master a skill, i.e. playing piano, ice sculpting, that Phil re-lived groundhog day for around 33 years. But, that is just one of the many theories that has been thought up.

you know what's a little disturbing? no one knows really how long phil was trapped in the loop, so it could have been 100s or even 1000s of years. eventually he would have no fear of death and would probably have learned to live in a way that had no regard for potentially deadly things happing to him. then one day he suddenly has to be careful about not dying. if living dangerously had become second nature for him, he could easily kill himself permanently by thoughtlessly doing something reckless that he he'd done a million times during the loop.

About to watch. This is one of my husband’s all time faves. I’ve seen it a million times. You should love it.

The groundhog lives at the library in town. You can visit anytime. That was what I remember when is went to Punxsutawney to visit.

"Have you ever seen anybody's lips so chapped you just be waitin' for'm to bleed?" No sir, I have not, but that's a hilarious image.

In all my times seeing this, I've never noticed that Phil was in his pajamas during every attempt at self-deletion. Excellent reaction, JL, it was great discovering other things that disgust you. 😂 God bless you with excellence!

A realist answers the glass half-empty half-full thing with "The glass is twice as big as it needs to be."

When you talked about the morning breath, I nearly lost it. And they say he was there about 40 years or so.

Bill was stuck in the loop for 33 years and 350 days. That means he was left repeating the same day an incredible 12,395 times.

Love how you call things as they are. He is toxic and manipulative the whole movie - till he changes and breaks the loop

Oh man, I'm so pumped for this! You're gonna love it MW! Catch ya at the end... Smooches to da Pooches, let's go!

Imagine what you can do in just one dau? "Groundhog Day" is a treat, isn't it? Love Bil Murray! It's just one day! Keep having fun with these reactions!

"That man spent 20thousand... and the day really ended..." Never thought of that, damn! 😕

Imagine Rafael from TMNT sayin in his Italian accent..."Yo gobble this knob....ohhhhh...."

In real life, the mayor is Bill Murray's brother!

“How long has he been stuck there??” I think he was there for hundreds of years.

i got one too JL. The Pessimist sees the glass as half empty, the optimist sees the glass as half full. The Engineer sees the glass as twice as big as it needs to be.

The Guy who plays Buster the head Groundhog guy and the one that Bill saves from choking is his older Brother Brian Doyle- Murray

I really enjoy your reactions, this movie is AWESOME! 🤣

The town is real puxatony Pennsylvania is known for groundhog named Phil if the animal sees his shadow there will be 6 more weeks of winter if the shadow doesn't show that means spring is early around the corner as the folklore states

12:15 -- you are exactly right, brother. I've been telling people that. It depends on how the glass started. BUT..........since most 50%-filled glasses start out with more than that, it's a more reasonable assumption to say that any 50%-filled glass could be called "half-empty." Unless there's *reason* to believe that someone filled it only halfway and then stopped, assume it started out close to being filled.

Great reaction! This movie is supposedly a comedy but it has become one of my all time favorites and honestly can not watch anymore without crying. The homeless guy gets me every time.

12,395 times Phil is said to have relived the same day. 33 years plus

My interpretation of this movie's message is something we'd all do well to remember -- you can't fix every problem, but you can do *some* good.

He actually spent over 30 years in the loop. That must be maddening.

You are the funniest reactor I've come across in a long time. I seriously feel you on the baby snot.

i was born on February 2nd, 1973. This movie always makes me wonder how old I'd be by the end of it. lol.

I think at one point the director was quoted saying that Phil (Bill Murray) was stuck in that cycle for a few hundred years.

Groundhog Day!!! A classic comedy and the reason the Ghostbusters never had another sequel until after Harold Ramis’ death. Groundhog Day was the film that broke the friendship between Harold and Bill Murray. They had a few arguments on set, including one in which Harold uncharacteristically lost his temper, grabbed Bill by the collar, and shoved him up against a wall. Eventually, Bill just completely shut Harold…for the next twenty‑plus years. Just before Ramis passed away in 2014, Murray visited his house early in the morning with a box of doughnuts. Though Ramis had "pretty much lost his ability to speak by that point," according to his daughter’s memoir, the two still hung out for a couple of hours in good spirits and reportedly made amends.