Director: Harold Ramis Run Time: 720 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1993
Starring: Andie MacDowell, Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky
Country: United States
Language: English
Okay, campers, rise and shine! Join us at the Film Center for 12 hours of Groundhog Day (1993), from 11:00am on Saturday, January 31, until midnight on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Tickets on sale Friday, January 16.
Woodchuck Chuckers who complete all 12 hours earn a Groundhog Club Official prize pack even Harold Ramis would approve of…
The 13th edition of the annual event features new surprises and plenty of familiar experiences:
The marathon is now 12 hours (6 screenings).
Ticket prices are reduced. $25 in advance, $35 at the door.
This year, you receive a 1 hour break for dinner. (5:00pm)
The rules still apply.
The Rules—you all know the rules—
Watch every screening of Groundhog Day (1993) – no sleeping, reading, or electronic devices. Six screenings, every two hours.
No large bags allowed, but pillows are okay – leave your backpacks at home and prepare to get comfy. No outside food or drinks.
Remain sitting in your seat – except for quick restroom or snack breaks.
Don’t forget to get punched…get your lanyard punched after every screening.
Be kind – to yourself, the Film Center team, and your fellow woodchuckers.
When Phil says, “Ned,” you say, “Bing.”
Ticket prices go up as we get closer to groundhog time. Admission is $25 until January 30, $35 at the door. Tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Registration and check-in begins at 10:00am on January 31st, seating begins at 10:30am.
“It’s like I said, I love this film.”
About the film:
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer, and his mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
About the filmmaker:
Born Chicago, Illinois, Harold Ramis got his start in comedy as Playboy magazine’s joke editor and reviewer. In 1969, he joined Chicago’s Second City’s Improvisational Theatre Troupe before moving to New York to help write and perform in “The National Lampoon Show” with other Second City graduates including John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray. By 1976, he was head writer and a regular performer on the top Canadian comedy series SCTV (1976). His Hollywood debut came when he collaborated on the script for National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) which was produced by Ivan Reitman. After that, he worked as writer with Ivan as producer on Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989) and acted in the latter three.
Sat, Jan 31 • 11:00 am
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