Actor-writer-director Harold Ramis has died

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“I collect molds, spores, and fungus.”
 
Maxirad said:
Mr. Ramis was 69.
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He directed the movie Groundhog’s Day - which is a very Catholic movie in the sense that it basically makes the argument for the existence of purgatory. I wonder how inadvertant that was. I think Harold Ramis directed it but I’m not sure if he wrote it.

R.I.P.

Ishii
 
Any spiritual connection was unintentional, atleast on ramis’s part. He was a big part of many great movies including Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, and National Lampoons Vacation.
 
Mr. Ramis co-wrote the screenplay for National Lampoon’s Animal House. Mary Louise Weller, an actress I have had a crush on, played Mandy Pepperidge in that movie.
 
DaddyGirl said:
Love that film:
“When Chekhov saw the long winter…”

Yeah, Ramis directed and co-wrote it.

It’s a favorite among Buddhists, for it’s “rebirth” theme.

Ramis was brought up Jewish, and then as an adult studied Buddhism and existential psychology.

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Ah - makes sense. But also very Catholic - he wasn’t allowed to move on until he “purged” all his selfishness, bad traits, etc.

Ishii
 
He was in As Good As It Gets, one of my favorite movies. He played Dr. Bettes.
 
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