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GroundHog Day

GroundHog Day. By Jackson Dailey. Main Characters and Director. This film was directed by Harold Ramis who also directed Caddyshack , Ghostbusters, and Meatballs. Bill Murray as Phil Connors, the weatherman who gets stuck in the same day, Groundhog day.

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GroundHog Day

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  1. GroundHog Day By Jackson Dailey

  2. Main Characters and Director • This film was directed by Harold Ramis who also directed Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, and Meatballs. • Bill Murray as Phil Connors, the weatherman who gets stuck in the same day, Groundhog day. • Andie MacDowell as Rita, Phil’s love interest throughout the film. • And Chris Elliott as Larry, Phil’s foil at the beginnings of the film, also the camera man for the station.

  3. Relationship Psychology and Intertextuality • Obvious in the film, Phil gets stuck reliving the same day over and over again with no way out. However, he goes through several different evolutions and psychological divisions. This poses a deeper meaning for the trial of love. • First, he realizes he can manipulate himself into being a ‘mirror’ image of the person he wants, in this case, Rita. • Then, he understands that just that won’t get him everything he wants in the relationship. Sending him into depression. • Finally though, Phil finds time to better himself, not only for Rita, but just for the sake of it. • But does Phil finally find the answer to true love? What would you do if you just had one day to live?

  4. Intro, music, and his inner change • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUi1PdYn5nk • “Then put your little hand in mine,There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb,Babe,I got you babe I got you babe…” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bd1hqHrUPU • Tip Top Café!

  5. Conclusion • Phil, sharing the name of the groundhog, symbolizes the epitome of an inner evolution about love and his relationships with others. • This could be referenced as his own ‘shadow’ being eclipsed and overcome. He went through all of the cycles and finally found out how to end up happy. • Being happy with yourself overcomes other’s thoughts about you being happy.

  6. Sources • Bacha, Claire. “Grounghog Day: the individual, the couple, the group and the space between.” Psychodynamic Counseling. Vol. 4 No. 3 (Aug., 1998): 383-406 • Goldberg, Jonah. “A Movie For All Time.” National Review. Vol. 57 No. 2 (Feb. 14, 2005): 35-37 • Koepfer, Chris. “Maybe It's Just Me.” Production Machining. Vol. 10 No. 2 (Feb., 2010): 6. • Roger Ebert’s review of Groundhog Day

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