101 Reasons (One Per Minute) To Love “Groundhog Day”

76. The way the piano teacher shoves her student out for a fat wad of cash. Gold digger!

77. How pork chop has to be a closet homosexual. He’s ready to prance around West Hollywood after Murray hugs and kisses him. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

78. Ice sculptures with a chainsaw. Murray had to learn how to actually do a lot of things for this film, but there is no way he learned this. No way. I can’t believe people can carve frozen water into such beautiful works of art. Blows my mind.

79. “No, but my dad was a piano mover.” This would be like saying you could do open-heart surgery because your old man was a janitor up in the Cardiology unit.

80. Ned Ryerson is not a closet homosexual, but instead a raging homophobe. It was just a man-hug, dude, chill out.

81. The old-homeless-man montage. This is where Phil both becomes selfless, or as selfless as one can be, and realizes how fragile and short life can be, despite his current circumstances which would indicate otherwise. This change ultimately wins him Rita and ends the longest day ever.

82. The kid who doesn’t thank Phil. Sometimes kids get embarrassed. Happens.

83. Brother Bill saving BDM’s life. Wonder if that ever really happened, or vice versa?

84. Larry trying to show Nancy the inside of the news van, and then retrieving his tip after she walks away. Maybe the scummiest 10 seconds a man has ever lived…well, a man in a girl scout sweater at least.

85. Murray going Ray Charles on the piano. Anybody else ever wish he was your dad? Even for a second? Sorry, dad.

86. Is that Ron Jeremy playing back-up guitar for Phil Connors?

87. That super gay clap-twist dance the piano teacher does. Man, I hated that when I was 14.

88. “He’s the fastest jack in Jefferson County.” Now even the geriatrics are getting nasty.

89. Gotta love the dance scene where everybody thanks him. Reminds me of how capable all of us are, how we all have days where we amaze even ourselves.

90. If you made it this far, this video is your award. Look for the teal sweater.

91. Dr. Connors being an honorary title. You have earned it, Dr. Murray.

92. The man auction. As if women would ever need to pay for men. I can suspend disbelief, but c’mon.

93. Murray’s collarless dress shirt. Admit it — you had one.

94. The old lady bagging Larry for a quarter. That’s more like it. No woman is going to bid $300 and change for a man. With inflation that would be like $1,500.

95. Murray doing the Ryerson punch flurry. Like how they fight in Far and Away. Or how I imagine the Notre Dame mascot punches. Classic.

96. “I know your face so well I could’ve done it with my eyes closed.” Could act better than MacDowell with your eyes closed, too. Sorry, last Mac joke.

97. “I’m happy now.”  If you have ever had that in-the-moment moment, that scene was for you. To hell with what followed. Feeling that way is an awesome thing to experience.

98. That the Morning Show played “I Got You Babe” on the actual next day’s show and psyched us out.

99. Waking up like Phil did, and realizing how good it is to be alive with what you have.

100. “They’re gone, they’re all gone.” On the surface, Phil is talking about people. But this quote is about something much, much deeper — demons. His demons are gone. A fantastic bit of dialogue to finish off a brilliant script.

101. I have watched this movie probably 101 times, yet I can keep reliving it over and over again, just like the film. And much how Phil does with his life, I love and appreciate the film more than I ever have before by the time I reach the end. Thank you, Murray, Ramis, Rubin and Co. for that gift.

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