# What the...? It's Groundhog Day again! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [February 2, 2010, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350 "2010-02-02T06:37:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/401 "2023-02-02T17:09:27Z")
I can’t believe it’s been so long. It feels like yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/402 "2023-02-02T17:52:16Z")
Phil: “Ned Ryerson - I have missed you _so much_. [hugs him] I don’t know where you’re headed, but… can you call in sick?” [keeps hugging him and rubbing his back] Ned: “Uh… I gotta get going.” ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/403 "2023-02-02T18:16:19Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > I’m going to watch TNG “Cause and Effect”, “12:01”, and “Daybreak”. > [@solost](#): > > Don’t forget “Happy Death Day” and “Palm Springs”. Thank you all for recommending those. I’ve seen Happy Death Day and its sequel, but as far as I was aware those were the only two movies with a Groundhog Day style plot. Are there any others you all know about? Don’t limit it to movies either, what about books and TV shows? ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/404 "2023-02-02T18:23:12Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > Are there any others you all know about? 'Edge of Tomorrow" and “Source Code” are sci-fi movies in which events repeat themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/405 "2023-02-02T18:49:12Z")
Is Edge of Tomorrow the one where Tom Cruise keeps dying? Gave me a reason to like a Tom Cruise movie! If it is this movie, this is not a spoiler. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/406 "2023-02-02T18:49:20Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > Are there any others you all know about? Don’t limit it to movies either, what about books and TV shows? There’s a [Wikipedia page](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_time_loops) for that. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/407 "2023-02-02T18:55:43Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > Are there any others you all know about? Don’t limit it to movies either, what about books and TV shows? Would you accept a thread on an internet forum? > [@What the...? It's Groundhog Day again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/407): > > Would you accept a thread on an internet forum? [https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/407](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/407) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/408 "2023-02-02T18:57:56Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Is Edge of Tomorrow the one where Tom Cruise keeps dying? Gave me a reason to like a Tom Cruise movie! If it is this movie, this is not a spoiler. The answer with a bit of movie capsule summary: Yes, he dies in a battle with some alien bugs, getting some bug goop on him in the process. The bugs have the ability to go back in time and repeat events, which is why they are kicking Earth’s ass in the human vs. alien bug war. The bug goop gives Cruise’s character the ability to relive events after he gets killed. If you like movies in which Tom Cruise’s character gets killed, you may either love or hate this one: Oblivion Reason you may hate it: His character gets cloned umpteen million times. Too many Toms! Reason you may love it: You get to see many of the Cruise clones getting killed. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/409 "2023-02-02T19:03:04Z")
Is that the one with the sky city? Is it good? Because I genuinely liked Edge of Tomorrow even though it starred Tom Cruise and the title sounds like a daytime soap opera. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/410 "2023-02-02T19:16:38Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Is that the one with the sky city? No…? I mean, depending on how you define the term. In Oblivion, Earth is supposedly dying and everybody is hightailing it out to a moon of Jupiter to live. I guess you could consider that a sky city? Tom and his wife or mate have stayed behind to take care of some cleanup tasks and such before they take off too. Then he finds there are clones of him doing the exact same tasks in other areas, and he starts to realize All Is Not What It Seems… ETA: Ohhh, I think you’re thinking of ‘Elysium’ with Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/411 "2023-02-02T21:56:51Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > Are there any others you all know about? Don’t limit it to movies either, what about books and TV shows? Interesting article here: > **[14 Excellent Groundhog Day-Style Time Loops in SFF](https://www.tor.com/2023/02/02/14-excellent-groundhog-day-style-time-loops-in-sff/)** > > The now-classic Groundhog Day flirts with (and breaks) the rules of multiple movie genres: romantic comedy, time travel narrative, small town dramedy, spiritual redemption tale—and it’s also … ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/412 "2023-02-02T22:30:46Z")
Rita: “Believe it or not, I studied 19th-century French poetry.” Phil (laughs): “What a waste of time!… I mean, for someone else that would be an incredible waste of time. It’s so bold of you to choose that. It’s incredible; you must have been a very, very strong person.” ---
**Author:** ![Paxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Paxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paxx)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/413 "2023-02-04T18:24:00Z")
Phil: No matter what happens tomorrow, or for the rest of my Iife, I’m happy now, because I Iove you. It starts to snow. Phil looks up, a bit puzzled. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/414 "2023-02-05T04:22:33Z")
Oh, let’s not spoil it! ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/415 "2024-02-02T06:00:24Z")
And again, it seems like yesterday, but my post I’m replying to is dated today! I came back to this thread, saw there were a bunch of posts in it since the last time I read it, and all dated Feb 2nd. I was like wow, this thread got busy in less than an hour since my local midnight… but then I ran across my own post! Well, when you repeat a day over and over you’re bound to get confused now and then. Let’s see if my clock jumps from 1AM EST (12AM CST) to 6AM right as I complete this post… ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/416 "2024-02-02T12:53:51Z")
Too early for flapjacks? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/417 "2024-02-02T14:46:45Z")
Ted, I have the strangest feeling we’ve been through this exact same thing before. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/418 "2024-02-02T19:20:19Z")
I just watched the _Twilight Zone_ episode **Escape Clause** (episode S1E6), in which a man sells his soul to the devil in exchange for immortality. He then proceeds to test the limits, jumping into the path of a subway, getting run over by a bus, drinking poison, etc. He doesn’t die, and except for the idea that time doesn’t get reset, it’s very similiar to _Groundhog Day_. Except when he commits murder, expecting the electric chair he gets sentenced to life in prison instead. One of my favorite episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/419 "2024-02-02T20:34:00Z")
Lake Titicaca. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350/420 "2024-02-02T22:50:35Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > Except when he commits murder, expecting the electric chair he gets sentenced to life in prison instead. One of my favorite episodes. IMO another failing of TZ, like Time Enough At Last. TV writers never realize how long “forever” really is. He’ll out live the government, the building he’s kept in, anybody that remembers what he did. After 60 years in prison, and he’s not any older, they’ll have to figure something out. Or he’ll just break out. Sure in three million years, he’ll probably start to regret his choice. Knowing he still has “forever” to go… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-its-groundhog-day-again/527350.md?page=22)