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Twilight Zone ,I of Newton
Posted on 02/02/2018 7:38:49 AM PST by harpygoddess
Director Harold Ramis, in the DVD commentary, opined that it takes Murray's character about ten years of repeating Groundhog Day and then later, in response to several sites online linking to an article that came to an answer of just 8 years, 8 months, and 16 days, he offered the following:
"I think the 10-year estimate is too short. It takes at least 10 years to get good at anything, and allotting for the down time and misguided years he spent, it had to be more like 30 or 40 years…"
Here's an amazingly detailed subsequent analysis that concluded it must have been at least 34 years, plus some additional interesting Groundhog Day links.
(Excerpt) Read more at vaviper.blogspot.com ...
“The question is not how much time passed from the external POV, it’s how much passed subjectively to him. Think of it as him being caught in a temporal bubble.”
That would make sense if time on earth were relative or if at least the article were called “8 years? 34 years? How long did Bill Murray FEEL he was stuck in Groundhog Day?”
Otherwise, ONE DAY.
Did you remember to have pork sausage patties or links for at least one meal on Feb 2d?
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