Groundhog Day

Heather hasn't seen Groundhog Day.

If you're ready to look at the 1993 classic Harold Ramis film starring Bill Murray with fresh eyes, then we got you, babe, as Heather has somehow managed to avoid this cultural institution. We discuss the ethics of time looping, how the language of movies has changed since 1993, and the ancestral genetic memory of character actors.

• 00:00:00 Groundhog Day
• 00:01:51 Time loop movies, all over again
• 00:04:58 Movie clip
• 00:07:00 Thoughts on the film
• 00:12:39 How would you do in a time loop?
• 00:17:34 Recap
• 00:18:30 Primal knowledge of Chris Elliot
• 00:20:04 The first loop
• 00:23:48 The PA Polka
• 00:24:32 The movie spends a lot of time talking about Groundhog Day
• 00:30:01 Seducing Rita
• 00:35:49 Nihlism
• 00:39:55 Don't commit groundhog theft
• 00:43:57 Enlightenment
• 00:47:11 It was the bartender all along
• 00:48:30 I retract my previous praise of Larry
• 00:51:07 $339.88
• 00:55:09 Final thoughts

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