Listen "Groundhog Day"
Episode Synopsis
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 Day00:01:51 Time loop movies, all over again00:04:58 Movie clip00:07:00 Thoughts on the film00:12:39 How would you do in a time loop?00:17:34 Recap00:18:30 Primal knowledge of Chris Elliot00:20:04 The first loop00:23:48 The PA Polka00:24:32 The movie spends a lot of time talking about Groundhog Day00:30:01 Seducing Rita00:35:49 Nihlism00:39:55 Don't commit groundhog theft00:43:57 Enlightenment00:47:11 It was the bartender all along00:48:30 I retract my previous praise of Larry00:51:07 $339.8800:55:09 Final thoughts
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