Groundhog Day The Movie, Buddhism and MeGroundhog Day Star Bill MurrayHere's what Bill Murray says about the script in a Mr. Showbiz interview. [Editor's Note: this link is dead, but left here in case you want to try to find the original] That script by that kid, Danny Rubin - the quality was unbelievable. His script, if you walked in the door, was a masterpiece. If any script I ever did should have won an Oscar, it was that one. It didn't even get noticed! It was because it was early. It came out at the beginning of the year, and by the time the awards came, it was forgotten. And just once, Rubin was struck by lightning and created one of the cleverest movie ideas ever. During the discussion after the Zen Center showing, someone noted that Buddhism has been a continuing theme for Murray. It is the core of his commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed serious film, Razor's Edge, and he did this scene in Caddyshack about serving as a caddie for the Dalai Lama. "So we finish the 18th and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, 'Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know.' And he says, 'Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.' So I got that goin' for me, which is nice."This article is about Murray, not really about Groundhog Day, although there is one good line in it... New York TimesJanuary 31, 1999, Sunday Bill Murray, In All Seriousness By Lynn Hirschberg He despairs about the state of comedy. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne. He is an actor, not a comedian, and in his new movie, 'Rushmore,' he proves it. But he still can't help being funny. ..." For the next decade, he worked steadily and made one truly great film, ''Groundhog Day.''
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