{"product_id":"groundhog-day-9781844570324","title":"Groundhog Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ryan Gilbey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is becoming clearer and clearer that \u003ci\u003eGroundhog Day \u003c\/i\u003e(1993), directed by Harold Ramis, is one of the masterpieces of 1990s Hollywood cinema. One of the first films to use a science-fiction premise as the basis for romantic comedy, it tells the story of a splenetic TV weatherman, Phil Connors (Bill Murray at his disreputable best), who finds himself indefinitely repeating one drab day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The film is a deeply ambivalent fable: before he finds redemption Phil must plumb the depths of suicidal despair--and even after he has survived this, there are no guarantees that he will live happily ever after. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRyan Gilbey begins his account of \u003ci\u003eGroundhog Day \u003c\/i\u003ewith the long and unlucky gestation of the script by Danny Rubin, who was interviewed for this book. Gilbey celebrates the inspired casting of Murray, Andie MacDowell, and less well-known actors such as Stephen Tobolowsky. In a subtle analysis, he unpacks the film's remarkable blend of humor and melancholy, revealing \u003ci\u003eGroundhog Day \u003c\/i\u003eto be a rare beast--a mainstream Hollywood comedy that grows richer with each repeat viewing.","brand":"British Film Institute","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45084060975255,"sku":"9781844570324","price":1062.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781844570324.webp?v=1767636407","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/groundhog-day-9781844570324","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}