Why did it take so long for Hollywood to rip this off? - Groundhog Day (1993) Discussion

ah thanks!
i did that and the oldest one jumped out at me - The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

I have that on a dvd i havent watched yet , bought after some time travel film marathion obsession period
I didnt think it was that old , in fact its possibly a remake .
says 2010 in the blurb

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just read dvd cover a bit more ...
Its a live action SEQUEL to the 1983 animated film ...

and is also in that list lol

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[–] WilloughbyStain (194) 3 years ago

Seems there were 1983 and 2010 live action versions of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and also a 2006 animated film.

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[–] moviechatterer (14130) 10 months ago

just found this conversation again.
deja vu!

still havent watched that dvd

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[–] stevewyzard (1333) 3 years ago

Maybe because the box office gross was not all that spectacular: it finished behind such films as Free Willy and Cliffhanger.

According to Wikipedia, it was the 19th highest grossing film of 1993.

The film only took off in popularity after being rerun endlessly on cable ever since it left the theaters.

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[–] Burk48917 (11113) a year ago

That is incorrect. This movie made over 100 million dollars in 1993 on a 14 million dollar budget. It was a HUGE theatrical success.

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[–] hurricane (1944) 3 years ago

I remember seeing the movie 12:01 on TV some time back.

That was made in 1993.

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[–] RoboReCop (2880) 6 months ago

I always liked that movie when it was on TV!

A couple of years ago, I was able to watch it online. I was surprised how much I remembered.

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[–] BourbonKing (5699) a year ago

Deja vu?

12 Monkeys?

Time Cop?

Back to the Future series (which preceded Groundhog Day)

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[–] Daf (107) 6 months ago

There was a rather famous episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation about an ever-repeating time loop pretty much right around the time of Groundhog Day.

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