who wrote groundhog day

The 1993 movie Groundhog Day was written by screenwriter Danny Rubin and director Harold Ramis, who co-wrote the final screenplay together.

Who wrote Groundhog Day?

• Danny Rubin conceived the original story and wrote the first spec script for Groundhog Day in the early 1990s.

• Harold Ramis later worked with Rubin to reshape the script, lightening its tone and co-writing the final screenplay used for the film.

Quick extra context

• The film’s screenplay is widely regarded as one of the strongest comedy scripts ever written and won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay.

• Rubin has said the finished movie still closely resembles his original concept, even after the revisions with Ramis.

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