Country: United States
Language: English

Okay, campers, rise and shine!  Join us at the Film Center for 24 hours of Groundhog Day (1993), from noon on Friday, February 2, until noon on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Get your ticket now! Woodchuck Chuckers who complete all 24 hours earn a Groundhog Club Official prize pack even Harold Ramis would approve of…

The Rules—you all know the rules—

1. Watch every screening of Groundhog Day (1993) – no sleeping, reading, or electronic devices. Twelve screenings, every two hours.
2. No large bags allowed, but pillows are okay – leave your backpacks at home and prepare to get comfy.
3. Remain sitting in your seat – except for quick restroom or snack breaks.
4. Don’t forget to get punched…get your lanyard punched after every screening.
5. Be kind – to yourself, the Film Center team, and your fellow woodchuckers.
6. When Phil says, “Ned,” you say, “Bing.”

Ticket prices go up as we get closer to groundhog time. Admission is $40 until January 25, $50 from January 26–February 1, and $60 at the door. Tickets are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Registration and check-in begins at 10:30am on February 2nd, seating begins at 11:30am.

“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.

Images courtesy of Sony Pictures

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.

MAJOR SUPPORT
Ohio Arts Council
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Columbus Foundation
Campus Partners
National Endowment for the Arts

WITH HELP FROM
CD 92.9 FM
G&J Pepsi
WOSU Public Media