The 1993 comedy “Groundhog Day” was filmed in the Chicago suburb. Talk about déja vu. The commercial was filmed over three days in Woodstock, Illinois, and only finished up on Jan. 26. Murray even was wearing the same long jacket he wore in the movie during filming for the commercial. Woodstock has long prided itself on being the setting of Punxsutawney, commemorating its role in the movie with week-long Groundhog Day celebrations. Jeep officially posted its Super Bowl commercial, filmed partly on the Woodstock Square and based on the movie "Groundhog Day," on its Twitter … But it also almost didn’t happen. "I think it's awesome … especially since 'Groundhog Day' was filmed here, to be broadcasting a commercial on Groundhog Day. Adweek named “Groundhog Day” as the No.1 Super Bowl commercial in 2020. It remains unclear when the clip will air, but some have noted that Super Bowl Sunday falls on Groundhog Day this year. I think that was pretty smart of … A photo taken while the commercial was being filmed shows Murray in front of a red pickup truck that looks much like the vehicle his character drives away in when he steals a groundhog … For Super Bowl LIV, Jeep rolled out a commercial starring Bill Murray reprising his role as TV weatherman Phil Connors from the beloved 1993 film "Groundhog Day." Groundhog Day (1993) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Jeep’s nostalgic commercial for its Gladiator pickup truck won USA Today’s Super Bowl Ad Meter, which asks the public to rate ads online with a score from 1 to 10. The whole point of bringing Bill Murray back to that Groundhog day for the Super Bowl commercial is to sell the Jeep Gladiator. The town was also the same location where the original movie was shot. The Super Bowl ad for Jeep was Bill Murray's first appearance in a national commercial. Even though part of the movie was filmed in Pennsylvania, the location for most of the shooting of Groundhog Day was actually Woodstock, Illinois. The “Groundhog Day” video finished as the top automotive advertisement on YouTube AdBlitz and took second place overall among the 164 commercials aired during the game. Bill Murray is reprising his iconic Groundhog Day role in an upcoming Super Bowl commercial. Bill Murray's 1993 Groundhog Day was filmed in Woodstock, IL, which is where Dordan Manufacturing is located. People magazine named “Groundhog Day” it's No.1 favorite commercial. Bill Murray is reprising his role as the cynical TV weatherman in a Groundhog Day Super Bowl commercial for Jeep, which has been spotted filming in the town of Woodstick, Illinois, where the 1993 comedy classic was first shot. FILMED IN WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS. Patti Zasada, owner of the gift shop Soul Focus at 120 N. Benton St., said she never had seen a Hollywood actor before she saw Murray shooting the commercial Saturday morning. Bill Murray was filming a Jeep commercial last week in Woodstock, Ill. Where most of his beloved movie “Groundhog Day” was filmed in 1992. The movie "Groundhog Day" may be set in Punxsutawney, but it was filmed almost entirely in the town of Woodstock, Illinois, about 61 miles northwest of Chicago. Although no one from Jeep was available to confirm the date the commercial would run, it was filmed eight days before the Super Bowl, which falls on Groundhog Day this year. It’s the kind of movie tie-in that Super Bowl advertisers, whose big-budget commercials have […] Although no one from Jeep was available to confirm the date the commercial would run, it was filmed eight days before the Super Bowl, which falls on Groundhog Day this year.