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'Groundhog Day' and Iterations Toward a Theory of the (Third) Wheel: Or, Larry the Cameraman

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Caddyshack is not unlike the theory of relativity: you cannot understand it and you could never hope to explain it, but you are perceptive enough to concede it.

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'Groundhog Day' and Iterations Toward a Theory of the (Third) Wheel: Or, Larry the Cameraman

No matter what the actor Phil Connors (Bill Murray) does in Harold Ramis's Groundhog Day, it's the cameraman Larry (Chris Elliott) who holds the power to make or break him.

Harold Ramis (1944 - 2014): Empathy for the Rebel

Harold Ramis’s oeuvre comprised a Hall of Justice for the nerds; people old enough to know there are no super heroes, but young enough to realize we could use them from time to time.

Being the Ball: What We Talk About When We Talk About 'Caddyshack'

Caddyshack is not unlike the theory of relativity: you cannot understand it and you could never hope to explain it, but you are perceptive enough to concede it.

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day still holds up as one of the great mind-bending, heartfelt comedies of all-time.

The Ice Harvest (2005)

If Charlie appears seem energetic, if not exactly inspired, it's only because he's in constant, circular motion.

Analyze That (2002)

To endure Analyze That requires not just suspension of disbelief, but suspension of neurological activity as well.

Orange County (2002)

More than anything else, 'Orange County' is mundane.

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No matter what the actor Phil Connors (Bill Murray) does in Harold Ramis's Groundhog Day, it's the cameraman Larry (Chris Elliott) who holds the power to make or break him.

Wherever the bar was set for '70s college parties, Animal House took that bar, broke it into kindling, and made a bonfire.

Harold Ramis’s oeuvre comprised a Hall of Justice for the nerds; people old enough to know there are no super heroes, but young enough to realize we could use them from time to time.

Caddyshack is not unlike the theory of relativity: you cannot understand it and you could never hope to explain it, but you are perceptive enough to concede it.

Groundhog Day still holds up as one of the great mind-bending, heartfelt comedies of all-time.

If Charlie appears seem energetic, if not exactly inspired, it's only because he's in constant, circular motion.

To endure Analyze That requires not just suspension of disbelief, but suspension of neurological activity as well.

More than anything else, 'Orange County' is mundane.