Groundhog Day is Loops of fun! First Time Watching 

"God, he's insufferable." Nobody has ever been better at playing a sarcastic yet somehow likeable jerk than Bill Murray

Chances of watching this reaction...100%

Notice how after Rita tells him, "Maybe it's not a curse", is when he starts the process of becoming a better person. I think that's a key line in the entire movie.

The line "I've killed myself so many times, I don't even exist anymore" always hits me hard.

The way Chris Elliott delivers the line “well no, probably not now” is pure gold lol. Phil was such a jerk, his coworker isn’t really affected by watching him die a horrible death lol

"That about sums it up for me." Such a telling and overlooked line in this movie (in response to "What would you do, if you were stuck in one place, and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?"

This was filmed in a small little town called Woodstock Illinois. Just a little bit north of Chicago. My friends and I drove up there on a whim in 2002 and the people there were so awesome, so welcoming, and so proud of their friend Bill. (Bill Murray even joined a softball team while they were up there.) People literally opened their homes to us when they found out why we were there. If anyone reading this has the means, I highly recommend you spend a weekend there.

This was actually filmed almost entirely in Woodstock Illinois about 60 miles outside of Chicago. Only the first five minutes were in Pennsylvania. We actually moved to Woodstock from Chicago in the last month of shooting of the film. The sets were still up on the square and they were still using fake snow to get some of the last shots as it was moving into the spring. Lived there for the next 25 years, great town. They loved Bill Murray, he made a point of going to every shop on the square and buying something. Andie MacDowell could be seen most mornings just jogging around the streets. Every time I watch this film it's odd because I spent so much time there it feels like I'm driving in my car again for some of the street scenes.

IMO, this is one of those classic, hall of fame type movies. It's not just entertaining, it's a life lesson.

This film is probably the most iconic time loop film, as everyone who gets stuck in a time loop references this film.

This movie holds the top #1 spot in pop culture references. The name itself. Whenever ANYONE I know or have met is having a monotonous, repetitive day, they refer to it as "Groundhog Day." That wins.

The thing that gets me is How Ames thinks this is the first time she is watching this film. :D

"Hey! PHIL?! PHIL?! " "..NED?!?" 👊💥 😂. Hands down one of bill's best films. A must watch every yr

Director Harold Ramis estimated that Phil was stuck in the loop somewhere between 10-40 years. The original script had it for 10,000 years, but was revised. Harold's estimation is based upon the presumption that it takes 10 years to become good at anything, and then you have to account for the years that he wasted away for various reasons. So, the final estimate that Harold shared before his death was between 30-40 years (10,950 - 14,600 days). No one has ever said with certainty as to what actually breaks the endless loop, but a good hypothesis (that I like) is when Rita buys Phil at the auction, it breaks the loop because now she owns him and thus he can't be taken away from her. Regardless, it's a fun and very rewatchable movie. Another takeoff of this storyline is Happy Death Day. Jessica Rothe & Israel Broussard do an excellent job with their characters.

The most recent estimates are that he was trapped for nearly 34 years (12,383 days). The Director originally stated that he had been trapped for over 10 years, but in 2009 he admitted the estimate was far too short. He said: "It takes at least 10 years to get good at anything, and allotting for the down time and misguided years he spent, it had to be more like 30 or 40 years." He became an expert in French poetry, ice sculpting and the piano, along with picking up all sorts of other skills (medicine, card throwing, etc).

I watch this movie every Groundhog Day. I started to imagine that the bartender is immune from the looping and knows exactly what Phil is going through. Really puts a spin on his voiceless performance.

Ned's face just after he gets punched is just fantastic. Perfect comic timing.

The real genius of this movie is Phil going through the entire list of the 7 stages of grief and it's done in a seamless and amazing way.

" what if there IS no tomorrow???.. their wasn't one TODAY! " 😮

When you change internally, truly, the world around you changes. Lesson learned.

In my earlier life I worked as a master control operator at a tv station and can say that news people that act like Phil were very common lol

RIP HAROLD RAMIS

Quotes: The term "Groundhog Day" has entered pop culture for boring, repetitive activities. I live in a cold weather state, so by February I think of the quote "it's gonna be cold, it's gonna be gray, and it's gonna last you the rest of your life". While watching your reaction I thought "gosh you're an upbeat lady!" 😆 Keep smiling!

We're only 14 minutes in... his relationship with the homeless man always makes me cry

Somebody estimated he was stuck in the loop for 30 to 40 years.

I was delivering a load near Punxsutawney when I was driving trucks. This event was happening while I was laid over waiting to deliver so I went to it. WOW! The place reminded me of a county fair there were so many people and vendors. I really didn't ever think this event was that big of a deal. Boy did I get a surprise. I had fun though and the people were awesome and very nice.

Now you can watch this movie over , and over , and over , and over , and over , and over again😂😂😂😂😂

"Today is tomorrow! Anything different is good. It was the end of a very long day." Those three lines at the end are quite profound. We can use them to reflect on just one day or an entire lifetime. A multi-level existential epiphany!

Everyone thinks that it was Rita finally kissing Phil that broke the time loop, but me personally, I believe it was Phil finally buying the full life insurance package from Ned that freed Phil.

One of the most funny movies ever. "Morons, your bus is leaving!" - best quote from the movie.

12,395 days had been configured, by means of comments in the movie, learned skills, all occurrences and inteteractions with the towns people, really make for a very long day. Just under 40 years. So glad you enjoyed it. Amazingly, everytime you rewatch it, you learn something new.

Good catch getting Brian Doyle-Murray from his voice.

Everyone always misses the main point of ‘Groundhog Day’… which is Bill Murray is a comedic genius.

Terrific movie. Some have speculated on how many replays it would take to do what he did...a least a few thousand to play the piano, alone.

During the scene where Phil is driving the truck with the groundhog in his lap, the groundhog actually took a bite out of Bill Murray. Groundhogs have a big set of teeth and a wicked bite; they're the biggest member of the squirrel family. Thanks for the review.

I believe this story was written by Harold Ramis who was the guy who played the medical doctor looking for tumors in Phil's head. He also played Egon in Ghostbusters and was a regular comedian on a Canadian TV sitcom called SCTV back in the 1970's.

Love this film. You start out really not liking Phil but as loops keep changing him you begin to like him more and more. Because he's learning what he missed his entire life before this happened to him. Actually he's a very lucky man that this happened for him. Watching you react to this was lifting, just like the first time watching the film. Be safe lady.

Bar none, the best reaction to this movie, hands down! I totally got sucked in as soon as you noticed and commented on details EVERYBODY else missed! I gotta say, you reminded me of the first time I caught this movie. And I so appreciate that. I mean, that's why we're all here, right? Awesome, man! Thank you so much for that. Great reaction! Great Channel!!

This and "The Man Who Knew Too Little" are my favorite movies.

For anyone old enough to remember before this 1993 film came out, it totally redefined what Groundhog Day (the annual tradition) meant. When people talk about it now they refer to the time loop, which of course was never associated with the the annual tradition prior to 1993. It simply was about a superstition regarding a groundhog predicting the length of the winter.

I used to live near Woodstock IL where they filmed the square scenes. I was able to walk through the park after filming wrapped. They still had all the fake snow the groundhog hole still set up. The building that is used as the hotel where Rita stays at and where Phil jumps off to try to kill himself is the Woodstock Opera House.

Don't drive angry😂

This movie has special meaning for me because I was born on Groundhog Day. Not only that but I lived for two years in Woodstock, Illinois, where this movie was actually shot. Gobblers Knob was actually the Woodstock town square. The Pennsylvanian Hotel was the Woodstock Opera House. The bed and breakfast where Bill Murray’s character was staying is an actual B&B in Woodstock. The place where Phil Connors drove to his death was a gravel quarry between Woodstock and McHenry, Illinois. Every Groundhog Day since the movie’s release the City of Woodstock celebrates by placing signs to mark each spot in the town square where significant scenes were actually shot. The Woodstock Theater plays free showings of “Groundhog Day” all day. It was a great place to call home.

If you check in the background of the hospital scene you'll see the kid who fell out of the tree with a broken leg.

Brilliant reaction! I am so glad you loved this film, it is a favourite of mine! :)

There's always been people trying to figure out how many times Phil repeated the day during the movie. The estimates generally revolve around 10,000 days based on what is seen in the movie, which is around 27 years.

For me it's the "I bought you, I own you" line that really encapsulates her different view on who he is. In the all the reboots where he is trying to sleep with her, even when the day goes "perfect", there is a lot apprehension on her part for obvious reasons. The next day it feels very much like she is pursuing him. Such a lovely ending and movie!

A nice little easter egg is when Phil starts playing a romantic tune which soon turns into a swinging jazz tune. The initial melody is from the movie "Somewhere In Time", where the hero unwittingly goes back to the past to meet and woo the love of his life.

💜💜The director knew the actor Bill Murray well! Bill is a very moody person! That's why the happy scenes were shot first and the ones where the main character was depressed and sad last! So the actor's expression was really exactly how Bill felt during the filming! Brilliant tactics from the director! 💜💜

Favorite fan theory: Ned Ryerson is the devil, torturing Phil with repeating days. Not to make him a better person, not to teach him to love Rita, but get him to buy insurance. We never see him buy insurance from Ned until the last day. Phil takes his own life out of despair multiple times. Yet the solution to end his suffering is fiendishly trivial.

Stephen Tobolowski, who played Ned Ryerson, has an awesome story about Stevie Ray Vaughan.

absolutely love when he says, "Let's live here".. --- Phil knows everything and everyone in town.. He's a local hero from everything he did "yesterday." -- (What was yesterday for everyone, but was every day for him.) Why wouldn't you want to live in a place where you know literally everything....

Great movie and great reaction! It's always funny to see people reacting to the selfish version of Phil when I know by the end you're gonna love him. 🥰🥰🥰

I saw this movie in the theater. It was a good experience. Great reaction! 👍🏿

"That sums it up for me." The look on his face, that one hurt. People calculated how long he was in by the different things he learned to do and estimated to be around 12-34 years. Director Harold Ramis original idea was Phil was stuck in the time loop for about 10,000 years, before settling on 10 years.

Poor Phil got slapped by Rita several times. The next morning Rita goes: "What happend? Rough night?" 😂

Haha your chipmunk was nuts ;p !

Loved❤ it. Thank you I smiled tonight.

Back in the DVD days, one of the special features had an interview with the director where the director said that he wanted to convey that Phil was stuck in that loop for 1,000 years, not 30-40 years. For him learn all those skills, relearn his morality, having his "fun, no rules" phase, having his depression phase, learn the life experiences and pasts PERFECTLY of all those people in the town, including Rita, know how they would react to every situation and everything they could possibly say, know where everyone is going to be every second of any given moment that day, committing literally everything to memory... I absolutely believe it would take no less than 1,000 years. People learn a lot in 30 years, 40 years, 50 years. But to learn everything he did would take much longer.

The sad thing about this movie is that Bill and Harold were arguing about the movie all during the filming, and were no longer friends after.

My favourite reactor ❤ really enjoyed watching with you

The exact duration of time Phil spends repeating the day is not specified in the film, but estimates suggest he experiences the same day for about 10 years.

Alternate theory for fun. Ned is the devil and trapped Phil in time until he signed away his soul in the numerous insurance documents.

I loved her reaction. She was very observant and surprisingly good at predicting the plotline. It’s always a treat to see someone watch this classic for the first time. There is always discussion about how long Phil was stuck in the temporal loop, but we’ll never know, because we don’t know how long it took for him to exhaust his curiosity and hedonism before he entered his fatalist stage. It’s at that point people start adding 10K hours of training time per skill. The movie showed quite a few skills but that doesn’t mean the movie covered all of them. But, take piano for instance. I’ll assume his instructor took the formal approach with a mix of sight-reading sheet music, technique drills, and scales drills, playing simple songs with hand coordination, notes, block chords, split chords, music theory with chord progressions, and voicing through cord inversions. Then add more time to create a strong foundation that you can then perform improvisation on stage. It definitely would have taken well over six to eight years of dedicated study to get there. The levels of skill go something like this: Beginner, elementary, intermediate, and advanced, each of which have subcategories of early-level, mid-level, and late-level. Just graduating from beginner to elementary level with basic skills takes a year or longer, depending on the student and instructor. And it just gets harder after that.

Bill Murray is a great actor and he pulls no punches. Imagine repeating the same day over and over again. The incomparable Bill Murray took this and he delivers the goods! A great one to watch on what else, Groundhog day!

Director Harold Ramis estimated Phil was stuck in Groundhog Day for 30 to 40 years. You would absolutely go crazy.

Dude was stuck there for years, decades probably, possibly a lifetime. I mean, he learned to play piano, speak French, Ice sculpting, and studied poetry. On top of learning the name, routines, hopes and dreams of every person in town.

Whenever you see a timeloop episode in a show - it's an hommage to this movie.

Ground hog Day is an Updated version of A Christmas Carol, Brilliant Idea.

After Phil gives his speech to the camera signing off Rita says "lets try it again without the sarcasm" And his loop begins It only ends when he gives a heartfelt sign off

I wrote a 10 page paper for a movie criticism class in college a couple years after this first came out. I have seen this movie more times than any other, watching it countless times while I wrote the paper. It is very funny, but it is alsophilosophically very deep. A lot of themes to dig into.

No doubt about it... masterpiece touching comedy. Murray is excellence

After watching this film over 25 times, I think I’ve figured it out. It’s like when Homer couldn’t have sold his soul to Satan-Flanders (for a donut) because Homers soul belonged to Marge in their vows. My guess is this explanation is given with Rita’s first words on Feb 3, “I own you.” From the moment Rita buys Phil at the Groundhog Day action, he’s free from the spell.

Life is what you make it You can look at the glass as half-full and be grateful for what you have, or half-empty and be resentful you don't have more

I must have watched this film at least 40 times. I don't know the "official explanation" for him being trapped in time, but what I imagine is that Phil unintentionally irritated some entity by imitating the groundhog and being pretentious towards everyone. Another possibility that I imagine is that he, also unintentionally, cast a type of spell imitating the groundhog as it left the door.

The actor who played the doctor Harold Ramis was in many movies like: Ghostbusters - wrote & directed Caddyshack. And many other movies.

Well it's Groundhog Day...again

I've seen estimates of a few to thousands of years for the time Phil was in the time loop.

the director said that it took over 10,000 years worth of days for phil to get out of the loop

I first watched this years ago, and I laughed, the got the underlying story. Such a heart warming movie.

Just a little movie trivia, Andie McDowell actually slapped Bill Murray full force right from the first slap. They liked how it looked on camera so they had her keep doing it. In an interview years ago Bill Murray talked about how much it hurt

I'm in love with Rita, but Nancy Taylor is still pretty hot. 😍

Haven’t check if you have checked out..Jack and Helen Hunt in As Good As It Gets..both won the Oscar..and Greg Kinnear is priceless..a really fine actor..after starting out as a sports talk show host..

Good call on Sonny & Cher - from 1965!

Didn't I just watch this?

Bill Murray, Brian Doyle Murray (festivities emcee Buster Green), Chris Elliott (Larry the camera man) and Robin Duke (Doris the waitress) were all Saturday Night Live cast members at different times. Chris Elliott had his own sitcom for 2 years called Get A Life. Brian Doyle Murray played his neighbor on the show.

According to the film makers, Phil spent about 40 years in that loop. Still fun watching this every so often, even after 30 years.

I live near Puxatawney. I have always loved this movie - it is hysterical. Bill Murray is a great comedic actor. Andie McDowell was one of my favorite actresses in the 90s. She used to be a model.

Phil was in a loop for 33 years according to the filmmakers

The bed and breakfast is a real place and you can stay there. But don't try to book Phils room unless you have a few years to wait.. It's the "Cherry Tree Inn" - Woodstock IL which stood in for Pennsylvania. :)

I never before noticed the snow starting on that last night; signaling the end of the very long day! And I’ve seen this movie a dozen times. Thanks for pointing it out.

Yes! My annual tradition too, if I don't forget it. A Harold Ramis masterpiece that stand the test of time.

This is one of my favorite movies. Another is "Blast From the Past". I love watching people enjoying a movie that I love. Thanks for your videos. I used to be a casting director, though I was non-union so I only got credit on one made-for-tv movie in the 80s.

This is a "Phil"- ospysical fable, just two takeaways are... "If you don't grow, you are doomed to repeat the same day". & "You never wake up tomorrow, so might as well make the best of today". 😉

The guy he gave the heimlich to is his brother Brian Doyle-Murray. Played Clark Griwalds boss in Christmas Vacation 🎄 😊

The Right Stuff is a great movie that starts in the clouds.

One of my favorite memes i have saved is the scene with the toaster in the bath tub phil looks into the camera and smiles 😀 with the caption "happy monday"

Delightful reaction, Ames. Bill Murray at his finest, and it's not close. No one can play this type of character better than Murray.

I watched this first run on a first date. I knew that I would watch it every Groundhog Day and I have. A great reaction thanks.

If you want to see Bill Murray at his best you have to watch "What about Bob"