Is the movie Groundhog Day based on a book?

Extraordinary! There are responses disputing the answer from the screenwriter himself, who says it wasn't based on a book, then some more who disagree with him again. I feel as though I'm in some kind of circular universe where the same thing keeps happening over and over. read more

Groundhog Day is not based on a book, but a story by Danny Rubin. However, the first instance of a story where a day is replayed over and over was "Doubled and Redoubled" by Malcolm Jameson. With a publish date in the forties, it’s hard to beat. read more

Groundhog Day is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis and Danny Rubin.It stars Bill Murray as Phil Connors, a TV weatherman who, during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event, is caught in a time loop, repeating the same day repeatedly. read more