20 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn’t Know About Groundhog Day
19. It's Lent Its Name To Military Boredom
In light of the film's release and success, the military adopted the term "Groundhog Day" as a slang reference to how boring their everyday existence was, and it also gave its name to the USS Saratoga's mission to the Adriatic Sea - which was nicknamed 'Groundhog Station' because of its monotony.
It even forms the basis of one chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Military Psychology. Bill Clinton referenced the naming trend in 1996, speaking to American troops in Bosnia:
"I am told that some of you have compared life here with the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day, where the same day keeps repeating itself over and over and over again. I'm also told that there are really only two kinds of weather conditions here in Tuzla. When it snows, the mud freezes, and when it rains, the mud thaws. Even the dining hall apparently is in on the act, dishing out the same food every morning and night."
As Roger Ebert noted, once people are compelled to use your film to describe everyday feelings, you've made it.