Bill Murray & Harold Ramis Issues on “Groundhog Day” Made Film “Considerably Less Fun To Make,” Says Producer

Despite having made six movies together Bill Murray After filming, Harold Ramis and Harold Ramis didn’t have a healthy relationship. “Groundhog Day” 1993

Ramis, Who died in 2014 After suffering complications from autoimmune vasculitis, Murray was not only cast in the films but also directed them. “Saturday Night Live” actor.

Ramis was also a co-writer of the screenplay. He directed “Groundhog DayProducer Trevor Albert said that the album “The Killer” was responsible for the death of a number of people. “tense” Murray and his star actor were in a relaxed environment on set.

“It was a tense shoot for a number of reasons,” The Hollywood Reporter interviewed Albert ahead of the film’s 30th anniversary.

Harold Ramis (left) and Bill Murray (right) made six films together.
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“It was unfortunate and probably made the movie considerably less fun to make. But you can still make a very good movie when people are not in perfect harmony,” He added.

In 2004, Danny Rubin, co-writing the screenplay along with Ramis, stated to The New Yorker that Murray’s personal and erratic behavior was a major factor in the evolution of the relationship between Ramis & Murray at the time of filming.

“They were like two brothers who weren’t getting along,” Rubin explained. “And they were pretty far apart on what the movie was about—Bill wanted it to be more philosophical, and Harold kept reminding him it was a comedy.”

Bill Murray (left) and Harold Ramis (right), pictured together with Dan Aykroyd. “Ghostbusters,” They did not get along in the filming of “Groundhog Day.”
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Ramis on his part expanded on the rift by saying, “After filming, “At times, Bill was just really irrationally mean and unavailable; he was constantly late on set… What I’d want to say to him is just what we tell our children: ‘You don’t have to throw tantrums to get what you want. Just say what you want.’”

Murray and Ramis, who both Collaboration was required for such films As “Caddyshack,” And “Ghostbusters,” Although the friendship was rocky, Murray was godfather of one Ramis’ daughter.

Their communication became stale after the film; they stopped speaking to each other. 

After the speech of Harold Ramis and Bill Murray, both Bill Murray stopped speaking “Groundhog Day.”
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“It’s a huge hole in my life,” Ramis spoke out about the loss. “But there are so many pride issues about reaching out. Bill would give you his kidney if you needed it, but he wouldn’t necessarily return your phone calls.” 

According to Variety, other than brief interactions at parties over the years the men would not reunite until shortly before Ramis’s death in 2014.

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