For those whove missed the films annual 24hour block on tbs, groundhog day is the read more. With danny rubins wryly humorous book, matthew warchus inventive direction, and tim minchins clever songs, the forecast for this. Groundhog day tim minchin and danny rubin wrote this musical version of the 1993 bill murray comedy, about a misanthropic weatherman andy karl forced to repeat the same day over and over. Did screenwriter danny rubin know what he was doing when he wrote it. Original script of the 1993 film starring bill murray and directed. Its treatment of the source material is duly deferential and just different enough. The show opened on broadway in april of 2017 garnering 7 tony nominations including best musical and best book to a musical. Groundhog day, written by danny rubin and harold ramis, the latter is also the director of the film a different version of this note and thoughts on other books are available at.
February 10 march 28, 2021 based on the classic bill murray comedy and nominated for 7 tony awards, groundhog day. Danny rubin, has said that phil goes through phases akin to the kublerross stages of grief. Ill put a link to the ibook on the how to write groundhog day home page later tonight. New yorker profile of groundhog day director harold ramis. One afternoon back in 1990, i was sitting in a cinema in. Groundhog day writer danny rubin lived his movie vulture. Groundhog day essay in stephen simons book, the force is with you. It was written by ramis and danny rubin, based on a story by rubin murray plays phil connors, an arrogant pittsburgh tv weatherman who, during an assignment covering the annual groundhog day event in punxsutawney, pennsylvania, finds himself in a time loop.
Groundhog day is based on an original script by screenwriter danny rubin and further adapted for the screen by rubin and director harold ramis. It unfolds so inevitably, is so entertaining, so apparently effortless, that you have to stand back and slap yourself before you see how good it really is. Trivia rubin originally cowrote the 1993 screenplay of groundhog day. Jul 19, 2010 screenwriter danny rubin says that he came up with the idea for the classic comedy groundhog day while thinking about the idea of immortalityand, specifically, how a person might change over. This is the story of how danny rubin wrote groundhog day not once but. How would you spend your time if forced to repeat the same day. How to write groundhog day by danny rubin goodreads. Enjoyable book on the process that led to the movie groundhog day. Evidently danny rubin s original script indicated that phil was stuck in his time loop for 10,000 years, but ramis told me in an interview that he and rubin decided that the character was stuck. The laid back screenwriter who, in 1993, broke it big with the existential hollywood hit groundhog day, is basking in the success of his criticallyacclaimed groundhog day the musical, which, in 2017, garnered seven tony award nominations, including best musical. Inspired by the hilarious film starring bill murray, groundhog day features a book by original coscreenwriter dan rubin, and music and lyrics by tony awardwinner tim minchin matilda the musical.
Groundhog day s book was written by danny rubin, based on his own screenplay with the late harold ramis about phil connors, a tv weatherman, getting caught in a time loop in snowy punxsutawney, pa. Groundhog day musical sets 2017 broadway bow hollywood. Jan 30, 2005 groundhog day is a film that finds its note and purpose so precisely that its genius may not be immediately noticeable. In how to write groundhog day the popular harvard lecturer takes you on an entertaining tour of. Minor wobbles aside, groundhog day has just premiered to a rapturous reception in london, with ticket sales already brisk for its brief 10week run. It is a very, very funny movie, in which all of the themes are invisible to people who just want to have a good time. Or was he merely the luckiest blind centerfielder ever to catch a fly ball out of the sun. Screenwriter danny rubin lives groundhog day every day cbc.
Groundhog day, the olivier awardwinning new musical featuring music and lyrics by tim minchin and a book by danny rubin, and directed by matthew warchus, opens tonight, monday april 17, on. How to write groundhog day a screenwriters tour of one of. Groundhog day is one of the best five or ten comedies ever made. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading how to write groundhog day. Rubin s kindle edition e book on the screenplay how to write groundhog day by danny rubin was released by the day before.
How i wrote the script for groundhog day in less than a week. How to write groundhog day by danny rubin nook book ebook. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Author paul hannam gets a fivestar rating for both effort and execution for the wisdom of groundhog day.
On february 2, 1992, phil, rita, and larry are sent on an assignment that phil especially loathes. The musical will be produced by whistle pig productions, scott rudin. How to write groundhog day by danny rubin nook book. Danny rubin turns the screenplay for groundhog day into a. That it would become a touchstone for major religions. Groundhog day is a 1993 american fantasy comedy film directed by harold ramis, starring bill murray, andie macdowell, and chris elliott. It stars bill murray as phil connors, a tv weatherman who, during an assignment covering the annual groundhog day event, is caught in a time loop, repeatedly reliving the same day. Groundhog day essay by mario sesti in the museum of modern. Groundhog day screenwriter danny rubin on his craft harvard. Apr 17, 2017 composer tim minchin brings groundhog day to broadway composer tim minchin brings his musical adaptation of the film, groundhog day, to broadway.
Danny rubin born 1957 is an american screenwriter and playwright. On may 2, rubin was nominated for a tony award for best book, and groundhog day as best musical. Here are 10 shows that tried their hands at the premise. And it is also a worthwhile film, with a positive psychology message and proposing a message of redemption and meaning of life.
Danny rubin project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Rubins ebook, how to write groundhog day, is currently available for purchase. Both an entertaining story and a case study for screenwriters, how to write groundhog day includes the original screenplay, notes, scene sketches, and a fun tour of the hollywood writing process from this popular screenwriting teacher. When i worked in san diego, i covered the swallows coming back to capistrano for ten years. Groundhog day is a 1993 american fantasy comedy film directed by harold ramis and written by ramis and danny rubin. Danny rubin born 1957 is an american screenwriter, actor, lecturer, celebrity blogger. He cowrote with harold ramis the screenplay for the comedy film groundhog day 1993, for which the two received a bafta award for best screenplay. Composer tim minchin brings groundhog day to broadway. How to write groundhog day kindle edition by rubin, danny. How fortunate rubin has been, first to have bill murray starring in. Jan 30, 2014 danny rubin will introduce groundhog day at the woodstock theatre, 209 main street, woodstock, il, before the 10am show on saturday, february 1st. How to write groundhog day kindle edition by rubin. Whether inspired by the bill murray film or not, groundhog day episodes are a staple of tv. Original groundhog day screenwriter danny rubin, with much help from songwriter tim minchin and director.
Aug 15, 2017 groundhog day ending broadway run next month. It is becoming clearer and clearer that groundhog day, directed by harold ramis, is one of the masterpieces of 1990s hollywood cinema. Aug 17, 2016 featuring a creative team that includes the book writer danny rubin who wrote the groundhog day screenplay with harold ramis and the songwriter tim minchin the fabulous matilda the. Three have been produced, including his big hit, groundhog day, the 1993 existential comedy starring bill murray and andie macdowell.
Phil connors is a cynical pittsburgh tv weatherman who is sent to cover the annual groundhog day event in the isolated small town of punxsutawney, pennsylvania, when he finds himself caught in a. Groundhog day offers repetition, offers repetition. Feb 08, 1993 due to some twilight zoneish peculiarity, he finds himself stuck in time, forced to repeat over and over again the same day, groundhog day. In the meantime feel free to crank up your ipads, search the ibook store for the book, find the book, buy the book, and enjoy the book. Throw in eight olivier nominations and two wins following a. Groundhog day played its final broadway performance september 17, 2017. Karls charismatic perf and warchuss inventive staging are in the service of a book by danny rubin, who wrote the original screenplay about how phil is forced to relive groundhog day in.
The funniest moments in groundhog day come when phil takes sneaky advantage of his predicamentby, say, pumping a sexy woman in the local coffee shop for facts about her past and then, the next day, using the information to lure her into bed. As a new musical of groundhog day opens, baftawinning screenwriter danny rubin recalls the brainwave that led to his original film. Groundhog day is a hugely entertaining movie, widely c. He is a writer, known for groundhog day 1993, freaky friday 2003 and hear no evil. How to write groundhog day a screenwriters tour of one. I share his enthusiasm for the film and broadway musical, both written by danny rubin, who also wrote the foreword to this book.
After a hit run in london, groundhog day, based on the 1993 film of the same name, has made its way to broadway. The musical book by danny rubin, music and lyrcis by tim minchin opened at the august wilson theatre on april 17 this year. The year groundhog day became a thing danny rubin, the writer of the groundbreaking bill murray comedy, talks about how it felt to see his concept executed. How would you spend your time if forced to repeat the same day over and over again. Ryan gilbey begins his account of the film with the long and unlucky gestation of the script by danny rubin and celebrates the inspired casting of bill murray and andie macdowell. Groundhog day s book will be written by danny rubin, who cowrote the script for the 1993 movie with director harold ramis. He put a great deal of himself into this book, leaving no stone unturned on behalf of his readers. Indeed, screenwriters danny rubin and harold ramis.
Its a book that inspires confidence in anyones ability to write a script if they have the determination to sit down, write it and then rewrite it. Mcclellan danny rubin is jazzed, and for good reason. It is included on a list of significant, mesmerizing films groundhog day, written by danny rubin and harold ramis, the latter is also the director of the. I covered the goddamn groundhog last year and the year before that. May 10, 2017 welcome to groundhog day writer danny rubins world. Louise and i will do it together, for valentines day. I started getting mail from a remarkable cross section of people, screenwriter danny rubin tells us in his book, how to write groundhog day. Welcome to groundhog day writer danny rubin s world. Groundhog day ending broadway run next month deadline. Groundhog day is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by tim minchin, and book by danny rubin. Director matthew warchus, lead actor andy karl, and librettist danny rubin pictured above, left to right, discuss groundhog day, their new broadway musical adapted from the classic 1993 film of. Bill murray called it probably the best work ive done and, 20 years after its release, groundhog day can still take your breath away.
When every day is groundhog day danny rubin wrote the beloved movie and, 24 years later, the musical. Mar 10, 2017 groundhog day offers repetition, offers repetition. Aug 07, 2016 as a new musical of groundhog day opens, baftawinning screenwriter danny rubin recalls the brainwave that led to his original film. Did screenwriter danny rubin know what he was doing when he invented groundhog day. The timeloop idea was inspired by the novel replay 1987 by ken grimwood. Groundhog day screenwriter danny rubin has seen this all. In cambridge, rubin has taught the screenwriters craft to harvard undergraduates, graduate students, and even nieman fellows in workshopformat courses, dramatic screenwriting i and ii. Groundhog day film project gutenberg selfpublishing. The musical is uproariously funny, surprisingly touching and simply inspirational. Screenwriter danny rubin lives groundhog day every day danny rubins career revolves around groundhog day, from the movie, to the book, and now. Just as groundhog day found a funny way to challenge our perceptions of humanity in space and time, rubin s how to write groundhog day challenges our perceptions of the hollywood system, great screenwriting, and that fine line where screenwriters bend to the will of the money and the other creatives, and where they stand their own ground.
Directed by matthew warchus, the show features a book by danny rubin a. Transform your life day by day hannam, paul, rubin, danny on. Based on the 1993 film of the same name, from an original story by rubin, screenplay by rubin and harold ramis, the musical made its world premiere at the old vic in london in summer 2016 and opened at the august wilson theatre on broadway on 17 april 2017. And ny1 says, this is a groundhog day to celebrate. Sep 17, 2017 and ny1 says, this is a groundhog day to celebrate. Groundhog day offers repetition, offers repetition the. It includes the inception of the idea, transcript of the first draft, evolution of the final script and lessons learned. Groundhog day 1993 frequently asked questions imdb. That psychologists would come to prescribe the movie to their patients.