Groundhog Day - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "Groundhog Day"
Groundhog Day (1993)
Timing: 1:41 (101 min)
Groundhog Day - TMDB rating
7.627/10
8807
Groundhog Day - Kinopoisk rating
8.14/10
551113
Groundhog Day - IMDB rating
8/10
735000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Trevor Albert
Producer

Executive Producer

Photo C.O. Erickson #72019

C.O. Erickson

C.O. Erickson
Executive Producer

Casting

Howard Feuer
Casting

Editor

Pembroke J. Herring
Editor

Art Direction

Peter Landsdown Smith
Art Direction

Costume Design

Jennifer Butler
Costume Design

Stunts

Glory Fioramonti
Stunts
Photo Linda Perlin #11290
Linda Perlin
Stunts

Production Design

David Nichols
Production Design

Stunt Coordinator

Photo Rick LeFevour #18528
Rick LeFevour
Stunt Coordinator

Second Unit Director

Photo Steve Boyum #70672

Steve Boyum

Steve Boyum
Second Unit Director

Set Decoration

Lisa Fischer
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Dorothy J. Pearl
Makeup Artist
James Lacey
Makeup Artist
Deborah K. Dee
Makeup Artist

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sergio Reyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Original Music Composer

Photo George Fenton #73720
George Fenton
Original Music Composer

Additional Editing

Craig Herring
Additional Editing

Unit Production Manager

Photo C.O. Erickson #72019

C.O. Erickson

C.O. Erickson
Unit Production Manager

Associate Producer

Whitney White
Associate Producer

Orchestrator

Jeff Atmajian
Orchestrator

Second Assistant Director

John L. Roman
Second Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Photo John Bailey #74519

John Bailey

John Bailey
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Michael Stone
Camera Operator

Costume Supervisor

Michael Butler
Costume Supervisor

Assistant Art Director

James J. Murakami
Assistant Art Director
Gary Baugh
Assistant Art Director

Supervising Sound Editor

Photo George H. Anderson #67338
George H. Anderson
Supervising Sound Editor

Script Supervisor

Judi Townsend
Script Supervisor

Set Costumer

Patrick Caulfield
Set Costumer
Julie Glick
Set Costumer

Hairstylist

Gunnar Swanson
Hairstylist

Still Photographer

Louis Goldman
Still Photographer

First Assistant Director

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Michael Haley
First Assistant Director

Chief Lighting Technician

Photo Mike Moyer #72407
Mike Moyer
Chief Lighting Technician

Screenplay

Assistant Editor

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Tony Ciccone
Assistant Editor
Lin Coleman
Assistant Editor

Key Grip

Morgan Michael Lewis
Key Grip

Key Hair Stylist

Emanuel Millar
Key Hair Stylist

Second Second Assistant Director

Sam Hoffman

Sam Hoffman
Second Second Assistant Director
Cyd Adams
Second Second Assistant Director

Special Effects

Tom Ryba
Special Effects
Rick Lazzarini
Special Effects

Story

Music Supervisor

Sharon Boyle
Music Supervisor

Casting Assistant

Nicole Arbusto
Casting Assistant

Assistant Director

Photo Michael Haley #65229
Michael Haley
Assistant Director

Sam Hoffman

Sam Hoffman
Assistant Director
Alan Hopkins
Assistant Director

Second Unit Director of Photography

George Kohut
Second Unit Director of Photography
James Blanford
Second Unit Director of Photography

First Assistant Camera

Peter Kuttner

Peter Kuttner
First Assistant Camera

Music Coordinator

Dana Sano
Music Coordinator

Production Coordinator

Alecia LaRue
Production Coordinator

Local Casting

Jane Brody
Local Casting

Second Assistant Camera

Beth Cotter
Second Assistant Camera

Transportation Captain

George DiLeonardi
Transportation Captain

Sound Editor

Cindy Marty
Sound Editor
Mary Andrews
Sound Editor

Clapper Loader

Linda Gacsko
Clapper Loader

Prosthetic Supervisor

Art Anthony
Prosthetic Supervisor

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on a story by Danny Rubin.
  • During filming, Bill Murray sustained a work-related injury. He was bitten twice by a groundhog.
  • Director Harold Ramis planned to cast Tom Hanks in the lead role, but later admitted that Tom was "too good" for the part.
  • Groundhog Day is most widely celebrated in the small town of Punxsutawney (Pennsylvania), with a population of only 6,700 people. The arrival of spring is judged by a groundhog named Phil, who emerges from his burrow for the first time after hibernation on this day. If his shadow is visible, winter will last six more weeks, but if it isn't, the arrival of spring is near.
  • The film wasn't shot in Punxsutawney, but in the town of Woodstock (Illinois). Meanwhile, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis attended the actual ceremony in person a year before the film's release, in 1992.
  • The film's release, which grossed $70.9 million at the North American box office, significantly increased public interest in Groundhog Day and the associated ceremony. In particular, 35,000 people attended the celebration in 1997 (five times the population of the town itself).
  • The initial version of the script implied that Phil Connors was stuck in Groundhog Day from the very beginning of the film. Later, Harold Ramis decided to rewrite the script to make it easier for the audience to get involved in the plot twists.
  • Originally, Phil Connors' misadventures were supposed to begin because he was cursed by a former girlfriend whom he had heartlessly abandoned. But as the script was refined, this plot twist was removed.
  • Remis claimed that almost every time he tried to explain the meaning of the scene to Murray, the latter would interrupt him and ask: "Just tell me—is Phil good or Phil bad?"
  • In the process of learning to play the piano, Phil plays Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini." This romantic theme is also used in another fantasy film, "Somewhere in Time" (1980). Bill Murray plays the first hesitant notes himself during his very first lesson. Unable to read music, he picked out the melody by ear.
  • The rousing song "Weatherman," which frames the film, was co-written by Harold Ramis and George Fenton.
  • The filming of the scene in which the irritated Phil smashes the alarm clock to pieces did not go as expected: the clock barely cracked from Murray's blow, so the crew had to deliver the final blow with a hammer. Despite this (and it made it into the film), they never stopped singing.
  • The song Phil wakes up to every morning on February 2nd is "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher, a popular hit from August 1965.
  • At the same time, the film "Twelve:01" was released, which used the same plot device that, according to the recollections of its screenwriter Richard Lupoff, led to six months of legal proceedings.
  • Phil Connors relives February 2nd thirty-four times. In fact, the plot implies that there are many more of these days, but the course of the film shows exactly 34 days. As Harold Ramis later admitted, the original script featured a figure of 10,000 years, but ultimately the duration of the Groundhog Day amounted to about 10 years.
  • At the 7th minute of the film, the protagonist is not wearing a scarf at all, and in the next scene the scarf is already visible sticking out from under his coat.
  • In one of the scenes where Phil watches as armored cars pull up to the bank to ultimately steal a bag of money, Phil's coat is open, but in the next scene it is neatly buttoned.
  • During the filming of the movie, Bill Murray sustained a production injury. He was bitten by a groundhog twice.
  • Director Harold Ramis initially planned to cast Tom Hanks in the lead role, but later admitted that Tom was “too good” for the part.
  • The movie was not filmed in Punxsutawney, but in the town of Woodstock, Illinois. Meanwhile, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis visited the actual ceremony a year before the film's release, in 1992.
  • The first draft of the script implied that Phil Connors was stuck in Groundhog Day from the very beginning of the film. Later, Harold Ramis decided to rewrite the script to make it easier for the audience to get involved in the plot twists.
  • Ramis claimed that almost every time he tried to explain the meaning of a scene to Murray, he would interrupt him and ask: “Just tell me—is Phil good or Phil bad?”
  • While learning to play the piano, Phil plays Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini." This romantic theme is also used in another fantastic film, "Somewhere in Time" (1980). Bill Murray performs the initial, tentative strikes on the keys himself during his very first lesson. Having no knowledge of musical notation, he picked up the melody by ear.
  • The catchy song "Weatherman," which frames the film, was co-written by Harold Ramis and George Fenton.
  • At the same time, the film "12:01 PM" was released, using the same plot device, which, according to the recollections of its screenwriter Richard Lupoff, resulted in 6 months of legal proceedings.
  • Phil Connors lives February 2nd 34 times. In reality, the plot implies that there are many more of these days, but the film itself shows exactly 34 days. As Harold Ramis later admitted, the original script featured a figure of 10,000 years, but ultimately the duration of Groundhog Day amounted to about 10 years.
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