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[Groundhog Day] How did Phil get stuck in a time loop? And what was the cause of the loop?

What made me think of this was an episode of Startalk, where Neil DeGrasse Tyson said the director of Groundhog Day was interviewed and said that Phil was caught in the time loop for the equivalent of decades or even hundreds of years. That is so scary....
gpt
Ned Ryerson is actually a powerful warlock.  He does this kind of shit all the time...approaches strangers in the street posing as a long time acquaintance and rewards those who receive him kindly, while banishing the aloof to endure this kind of living purgatory.  Those souls damned to repeat the day can return to normal life if they find a way to gain perspective, care for others, & selflessly care for the wants of those around them.