Where is groundhog day set

The same rhapsody, specifically its 18th Variation, was also used in another time fantasy movie, Somewhere in Time After its release, several writers emerged, claiming that the story was stolen from their idea. Science fiction Author Richard Lupoff claimed that it was a rip-off from his short story " p. A scene was shot in which Phil destroys his room, slashing pillows, spray-painting the walls, et cetera. He also shaves his head, then the camera pulls back from his face to show that his hair and the room were back to normal the next morning.

But Harold Ramis had trouble making the dissolving shot match, so the scene was changed to Phil breaking a pencil instead. Originally, Phil was supposed to hunt down the groundhog in his lair. This was changed, however, since it seemed too much like Caddyshack In order to get the scenes to look alike, many different takes were filmed in different weather conditions. Eventually Harold Ramis chose the bleak Wisconsin look for the film.

During his speech on stage, he performed the "whistling belly button" act to which he refers in the film. Shaun Chaiyabhat, who played the boy in the tree, grew up to become a local television news reporter. In the penultimate encounter between Connors and annoying insurance salesman Ned Ryerson, Bill Murray was ad-libbing when he tells Ned, "I don't know where you're headed, but can you call in sick?

Harold Ramis was surprised to find that his film was attracting a lot of attention from various religious groups, meditative gurus, and other parties who were into metaphysics. Ramis was particularly surprised, as he was expecting a backlash against him. Supposedly, Paul Lynde was the inspiration for one of the film's more famous lines.

After a high-speed chase through the San Fernando Valley one night when he was driving recklessly while intoxicated, Lynde crashed his car into a mailbox. The police came to the car, guns drawn, and he lowered his window and said, "I'll have a cheeseburger, hold the onions, and a large Sprite.

One night, while intoxicated, he drove his car into the big fountain in front of Caesar's Palace. As bystanders pulled him out, with water from the fountain raining down onto his car, he shouted, "Clean the floor mats and no hot wax! The groundhog ceremony is depicted as occurring in the center of town.

Gobbler's Knob, where the ceremony takes place in real-life, is a rural, wooded area, about two miles outside of Punxsutawney. The song is known for its seemingly endless repetitive chorus which mirrors Phil's predicament in the film. Danny Rubin said that one of the inspirational moments in the creation of the story, came after reading "Interview with the Vampire", which got him thinking about what it would be like to live forever. In the s, some friends in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania went into the woods on Candlemas Day to look for groundhogs.

This outing became a tradition, and a local newspaper editor nicknamed the seekers "the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. A ceremony still takes place every year. Rita's favorite drink is sweet Vermouth. This was Harold Ramis's idea, because it is his wife's favorite drink. The interiors of Bill Murray's room, at the bed and breakfast, were filmed in an empty warehouse in Cary, Illinois.

Like the original movie, the ad was filmed in Woodstock, Illinois. The scenes showcasing Phil Bill Murray filming his weather predictions at the news station, along with the introduction of Rita Andie MacDowell , were not conceived until the editing process. They had to go back and shoot them to be edited in later.

The ice sculptures featured in the movie called Winged Victory were carved by Randy Rupert, a. The Chainsaw Wizard. Randy is actually a Punxsutawney resident, and has a shop downtown. He can be found in the city park every Groundhog Day carving and selling his wooden sculptures. Ranked 8 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Fantasy" in June Unlike the scenes for the bed and breakfast, the scenes at the piano teacher's house were filmed inside the actual house, in the front room as it appears in the film.

The store "Lloyd's", always seen in the background in the scenes where Phil encounters Ned Ryerson, tried to sue the production for several thousand dollars for lost business. They were unsuccessful. The Swedish title of this movie translates as "Monday the entire week". The movie, however, does not specify what day of the week it is supposed to be, and Groundhog Day in was actually on a Tuesday.

The title has been adapted in Germany as a humorous proverb, which is often used when something is frequently repeated, especially annoying or awkward things. Chicago radio legend Steve Dahl was asked by Harold Ramis to be the radio announcer at the beginning of every day, but his radio partner didn't understand the movie, and didn't want to do it. In one scene, Connors throws himself from the bell tower of a high building. This building is actually an opera house in Woodstock, Illinois.

Local legend has it that a ghost of a young girl haunts the building since a girl once fell off of the balcony section inside the opera house and died.

Bill Murray quotes lines from a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Work Without Hope": "All Nature seems at work; slugs leave their lair, The bees are stirring; birds are on the wing, And winter, slumbering in the open air, Wears on his smiling face a dream of spring; And I, the while, the sole unbusy thing, Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing. The house that was used for the piano teacher's house, is less than a block away from the house used for the bed and breakfast.

Though not visible in the film, it is actually located on the street that Phil sees directly proceeding from his room window, just a few houses down on the left-hand side. The song itself is about a one-sided love, much like Phil's unrequited love for Rita. Early drafts of the script explained the cause of Phil Connors' weird experience: a disaffected ex-lover named Stephanie cast a spell on him, to teach him a lesson, to make sweet love to groundhogs all over the land while reading Charles Dickens, while covered in shame.

It was decided that leaving it out made it more magical. The scene where Bill Murray gets out of the news van and talks to the State Trooper, was filmed on the Amstutz Expressway under the Grand Avenue overpass, just outside of downtown Waukegan, Illinois.

You can see the Waukegan business district in some of the shots. The Amstutz Expressway was also used for the filming of the big chase scene in the The Blues Brothers Ouspensky, but many others think that it was.

Ramis made this denial within his contributions to a jacket blurb for one edition of the Ouspensky book. In the book, Osokin is given the opportunity to live his life over again by a magician Eventually he reaches the point in time where he met the magician, who explains to Osokin that he cannot change the recurring wheel that is "this trap called life", and that Osokin must learn to sacrifice, in order to escape it, to find his salvation.

The concept has since been used in other films, including Disney's Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas , the television show Day Break , the "Supernatural" episode "Mystery Spot" , the comedy 50 First Dates , Edge of Tomorrow , the Egyptian comedy Congratulations , and Palm Springs When Phil is explaining to Rita his experiences, he says "I have been stabbed, shot, poisoned, frozen" and so on. Those were all methods used by the assassins of Russian mystic Grigory Rasputin, but with the exception of electrocution were not seen done to Phil.

This could also be a reference to Ghostbusters II , in which similar methods are named as the cause of Vigo the Carpathian's death. The interior scenes of the Cherry Street bed and breakfast were not filmed inside the actual house. The only times the crew entered the house at all, were to turn on lamps for the proper lighting effects needed for the exterior shots.

Doyle-Murray and Duke were in the same cast during the season. Murray hosted an episode that season. Michael Keaton turned down the role of Phil Connors because he found the idea to be confusing when he read the script. At one point in the chase scene, involving the red Cadillac Eldorado, Bill Murray and friends were to race along the sidewalk in front of the movie theater, barely missing the ticket booth, which was still occupied. The scene was filmed, but left on the cutting room floor.

Jacob Greystone Press, The classical piano piece that draws his attention in the same scene is Mozart's Piano Sonata No.

Right after the scene where Bill Murray as Phil Connors is going to the movie theater dressed like Clint Eastwood in a spaghetti western it cuts to the morning again and a shot of a TV monitor where Phil is once again talking on camera about the groundhog. He asks the question "Does Phil feel lucky? This was an obvious nod to Clint Eastwood's famous line in the movie Dirty Harry. The second time Phil counts down to go on the air after the groundhog sees his shadow , when he gets to "1" he holds up his middle finger, rather than his pointer.

The Tip Top Cafe, where many indoor scenes took place, was a set created for the film, but it became an actual restaurant, the Tip Top Bistro, following the movie's success. Later, it became a coffee and Italian ice cream shop, and after that a fried chicken outlet. In the Jeopardy! Champion, who won his fifth game on the October 1, broadcast.

He went on to win the Tournament of Champions contest that season. The segment shown in the movie is from his Tournament of Champions semifinal, broadcast on November 11, Curiously, this would either set that hotel scene in onwards, meaning they're watching a re-run in a loop version of , or that its an "alternate" parallel version of Cher stated in an interview that fans would send her letters saying they loved the song she made for the movie "Groundhog Day", not realizing that the song was actually recorded in She also stated that the movie helped boost album sales for her due to the interest in the song.

Danny Rubin, the creator of the original screenplay for Groundhog Day, had mixed feelings of the final movie. However, I quickly learned that working as a writer in Hollywood, you have to compromise in order for your work to be produced. The fact that Harold Ramis had interest and took the time to edit and polish the script so it got made, plus help with finding funding, as well as directing the movie, I'm very grateful for all of that.

At the same time, when I watch the movie, I see more comedy than what I intended, more of a romantic story than was ever in my script, many of the darker elements toned down. Something feels off when you watch something you created and there are things you don't remember in your vision and now they are there.

Again, I don't want to come off ungrateful. I understand the odds of getting a movie made from a spec script are similar to winning the jackpot in the lottery. Thanks to Harold Ramis taking an interest in the script, I now live a comfortable life where money is never a worry. The movie just didn't turn out fully how I envisioned, and that's something I'm going to have to live with for the rest of my life.

In "Supernatural"'s Season 3, Episode 11 "Mystery Spot," Sam Winchester repeated relives the same Tuesday over and over again, watching his brother Dean die every repeated day. When Sam tries to explain the situation to Dean, they are in a diner, just like Phil is with Rita. As Dean tries to understand his brother's story, he repeatedly states "You mean mean like 'Groundhog Day'?

February 3, the Groundhog Day of the year this film was released was a Tuesday. When Phil gets all five "Lakes and Rivers" responses on the Jeopardy! This matches the tradition on Jeopardy to do just that when a contestant likewise "runs" a category. The first day that Phil realizes he is in a loop he walks out the front door and asks a passerby "Excuse me. Where's everybody going" to which the passerby responds "To Gobblers Knob.

It's Groundhog day". The passerby is the woman who will be teaching Phil piano later in the film. During a diner scene, a bumper sticker for "The Spirit" can be seen over Phil's shoulder. This is the name of the newspaper in Punxsutawney. Phil, after Rita first tells him what she typically drinks to, hastily and resignedly mutters "okay Fred and Debbie, the young couple who are supposed to get married that day, are played by Michael Shannon and Hynden Walch.

There is no such structure at the real Gobbler's Knob. Gobbler's Knob: The real Punxsutawney. The real Gobbler's Knob is a wooded area about 2 miles outside of town. Buses are available to transport revelers between several Punxsutawney locations and the knob beginning at 3 a. Tip Top Cafe: Then. Phil spent many mornings at this cafe on the square. He stuffed his face full of cake, drank coffee straight from the carafe and tried to explain to Rita that he was stuck reliving the same day over and over.

Taqueria La Placita, Cass St. Tip Top Cafe: Now. Taqueria La Placita offers a variety of tacos, burritos and other Mexican cuisine. Restaurants in the real Punxsutawney. Here are some of the local eateries in Punxsutawney:.

The bar: Then. Phil and Rita have several notable scenes together at this bar and restaurant. He attempts to woo her by ordering the same drink and toasting to world peace. In another scene, the two eat at a table discussing future plans and Rita's degree in French poetry. A bar in Woodstock's old courthouse, N. Johnson St. The bar: Now. Come on down and get warm with a cold one! Guest-bartending at the Burrow from with these fine gentlemen. All tips go to Make-A-Wish. A post shared by A.

Dereume rainmayker on Dec 15, at pm PST. Bars in the real Punxsutawney. There are a few bars in town where these fictional encounters could have occurred. Here are some:. Old man's alley: Then. The old man's death was one of the major moments that influenced Phil to be a better person. Shocked by the death, Phil spends the next few days trying to save the man.

Old man's alley: Now. The alley remains cold and grungy, like pretty much any alley in winter. But it now has a plaque. Groundhog Day revelers walk across a street in Punxsutawney, on Feb. The real downtown Punxsutawney. Punxsutawney itself has roads and alleys just like any other town.

Big dance: Then. In this pivotal scene at the end of the movie, viewers see Phil's full transformation into a friendly, helpful man who now also knows how to play a piano. It was filmed inside The Woodstock Moose Lodge. Big dance: Now. The Woodstock Moose Lodge hosts a variety of events, including bingo nights and karaoke. It also hosts an annual Groundhog Dance and dinner. Big dance: The real Punxsutawney. The railroad tracks: Then. After a night of drinking and pondering the lack of consequences for his actions, Phil drives on the railroad tracks while being chased by police.

We happen to agree with Gus that this was not a good idea. The railroad tracks: Now. Unsurprisingly, not much has changed here. The railroad tracks: The real Punxsutawney. Punxsutawney has some tracks running through town. The hotel: Then. I stayed here two years ago. I was miserable," Phil says at the start of the movie.

I'm not staying here. Rita stayed at The Pennsylvanian hotel in the movie — really the Woodstock Opera House — while Phil spent his many nights at a quaint bed and breakfast in town. He passes by the hotel many times, as well as jumps from its tower. The hotel: Now. The Woodstock Opera House opened in as a building for both the community and city government.