Caddyshack / Groundhog Day

CADDYSHACK, 1980, Warner Bros., 98 min. Harold Ramis's directorial debut is a hilarious assault on the establishment. Michael O'Keefe plays a teenage caddy at a snooty country club who is faced with a number of difficult choices as he heads into adulthood. Unfortunately for him, but fortunately for the audience, his father figures on the golf course are Rodney Dangerfield, Chevy Chase, Ted Knight, and Bill Murray.

GROUNDHOG DAY, 1993, Sony Repertory, 101 min. Self-absorbed, egocentric weatherman Bill Murray gets caught in a freakish time loop where he is doomed to repeat the same day (Groundhog Day) over and over again until he gets things right. Director Harold Ramis achieves that impossibly rare thing in cinema – an existential comedy about karma and spiritual and emotional growth that is both extremely funny and intelligent, and resonates with a wide mainstream audience.