Sunday was Groundhog Day. As is my tradition (and should be yours if it isn’t already), I watched Groundhog Day the film, again (BING!). I also watched the DVD extras, which include some fascinating commentary from director Harold Ramis, also of Stripes, Caddyshack, and (Egon in) Ghostbusters fame. Unfortunately, the DVD special features I want to share with you are not available online, but I found a very similar and short interview with Ramis below. In these interviews he explains why the film continues to be a timeless existential classic applicable to anyone’s life situation, or religion, capable of saying new things to them each time they watch it. By the way, if you haven’t seen Groundhog Day yet, it’s about time—don’t wait till next February. Buy it so you can watch the special features.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkEUpymTanA&feature=youtu.be&w=600
Click here for an excerpt from another similar interview with Ramis.
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There are people who don’t connect with this movie…I don’t get that. Will have to find the DVD special features, thanks for posting.
RIP Harold Ramis