Groundhog Day is a comedy whose name has turned into a stable expression. It is used when it comes to a monotonous, boring life. True, in the film " Groundhog Day " (1993), actor Bill Murray played a man who fell into a situation that could drive love crazy.
Time loop
Actors of the film " Groundhog Day " (1993) created on-screen images of characters who many times survive one day in their lives. However, only the main character knows that the second of February tends to be repeated. He is trying his best to make this day perfect. It turns out he did not immediately. But gradually he learns to correctly use the experience of yesterday.
In the film " Groundhog Day " (1993), actor Bill Murray played the role of a man whose views and thoughts are undergoing major changes. Metamorphosis with Phil Connors, which is the name of the protagonist, takes place within a few hours. At least that's what other characters in the film think.
The plot of the film is by no means original. Something similar was created by earlier filmmakers. The picture " Groundhog Day " is a good, instructive tale for adults. After all, the main thing in it is not a lot of comic situations in which the main character finds himself , but the moral and emotional changes that occur with him in a time loop. February 3rd comes only after Phil Connors gets better, kinder, wiser.
Actors of the film "Groundhog Day" (1993)
The main role in this film could be played by Tom Hanks . But the actor at that time acted in the film " Sleepless in Seattle " , and therefore refused the role of Connors , about which , by the way, he did not regret. Contenders for the main role were also Chevy Chase and Kevin Kline . The screenwriter was very upset and ceased to believe in the success of the picture after he found out who would play the main character.
Prior to Groundhog Day , Bill Murray acted in films quite often. But among his works, only the role in the film " Razor Blade " could be called successful. Although the audience knew him mainly from Ghostbusters. The director invited this particular actor , because he believed that it combines the incongruous. He could be charming and disgusting. Both funny and sad. A good comedy always starts with tragedy.
Andy MacDowell in " Groundhog Day " played a girl whose main character persistently seeks favor. There were also a lot of applicants for the main female role. The director gave preference to McDowell, because he liked her in the film " The subject of beauty. "
Actor Michael Shannon in the film " Groundhog Day " played a debut role. The shooting took place in the city of Woodstock . Local residents were brought in as extras. For example, the girl, who is a music teacher unceremoniously escorted out the door, was played by a young resident of Woodstock Angela Golan . This small role predetermined her fate. Angela became an actress.
The film was played by C. Elliott , S. Tobolowski , W. Garzon, R. Dukman . The director of the film is Harold Ramis . He also played the role of a neuropathologist, inviting the protagonist to " come tomorrow. "
Bill Murray
The actor was born in 1950 in a family of Catholic Irish. The teenager was pretty complicated . Often missed classes. He entered college, but did not graduate. Murray was expelled, after which he was interrupted for some time by random earnings. But once Bill got into the famous theater tube of Second City. With this, his career began.
B. Murray played in the films " Golf Club " , " Razor's Edge " , " Horror Shop " , " Creeper " , " Wildness " , " Broken Flowers " and others.
Andy mcdowell
The actress made her film debut in 1984. Success came to Andy MacDowell in the late eighties, when she played in the film " Sex, Lies and Video. " For her role in this film, she was nominated for a Golden Globe. Other paintings with Andy MacDowell: " Residence Permit " , " Short Stories " , " Losers Club " , " Cedar Bay " .