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The Lost Projects of Harold Ramis

While Harold Ramis isn’t quite a household name, he absolutely should be. As a writer/director, the man shaped the big screen personas of Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, John Candy, and Rodney Dangerfield, amongst others, defined the comedic tastes of a generation, and had more of an effect on American film humor than just about anybody in the past few decades. Before conquering Hollywood, Ramis performed at Second City Chicago, on The National Lampoon Radio Hour, and on SCTV (where he also served as head writer). Ramis then went on to write, direct, and/or star in a string of hit comedies that includes Animal House, Caddyshack, Stripes, National Lampoon's Vacation, [...]

12 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Groundhog Day

It is Groundhog Day! So of course, everyone is talking more about the classic Harold Ramis/Bill Murray film than that stupid real groundhog (Early spring my ass. Have you fucking looked outside lately, Phil?). Including BuzzFeed, who has a list of 12 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Groundhog Day.

It's definitely got some interesting stuff in there, although I'm pretty sure Ramis and Murray have spoken since the shooting of the movie. I mean, that would make shooting Ghostbusters 3 pretty awkward, right? But Murray getting bit twice by a groundhog during filming? That I buy.