12:01 PM (1990)

Director:

Jonathan Heap

Writers:

Stephen Tolkin (written by) &
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Genre:

Sci-Fi | Short

Plot:

A short similar in plot to "Groundhog Day", but more serious. A man is stuck living his life in the same 59 minute time frame...

Plot Keywords:

Time | Clock | Physics | Time For Title | Acronym In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Jane Alden	...	Stephanie
Don Amendolia	...	Professor Nathan Rosenbluth
John Bachelder	...	Blazer Driver
Rick Ford	...	Jr. Executive #2 (as F. Richards Ford)
Laura Harrington	...	Dolores
Philip Morton	...	Walking Man #1
Mark Neely	...	Bum
Tom Reed	...	Walking Man #2
Kurtwood Smith	...	Myron Castleman
Bill Squier	...	Man in Hat
Ric Stoneback	...	Man on Bench (as Rick Stoneback)
Robert M. Taub	...	Jr. Executive #1
Kirk R. Thatcher	...	Newstand Man (as Kirk Thatcher)
Carol Zarlengo	...	Newstand Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Helen Kelly	...	Woman Reading Magazine (uncredited)
Richard Lupoff	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonathan Heap

Writing credits
Stephen Tolkin		(written by) &
Jonathan Heap		(written by)
Richard Lupoff		(short story) (as Richard A. Lupoff)

Produced by
Teresa E. Kounin	....	producer
Jana Sue Memel	....	executive producer
Conrad L. Ricketts	....	associate producer
Hillary Anne Ripps	....	executive producer
Jonathan Sanger	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stephen Melillo

Cinematography by
Charlie Lieberman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Hubert C. de la Bouillerie		(as Hubert de La Bouillerie)

Casting by
Vicki Hillman

Production Design by
Alex Hajdu

Set Decoration by
Robin Mancinetti

Costume Design by
Susan Camusi

Makeup Department
Trish Sherburne-Steele	....	hair stylist
Trish Sherburne-Steele	....	makeup artist
Merilesa Thomas	....	hair stylist (as Merilisa Thomas)
Merilesa Thomas	....	makeup artist (as Merilisa Thomas)

Production Management
Bob Degus	....	post-production supervisor (as Robert J. Degus)
Tracie Graham-Rice	....	executive in charge of production (as Tracie Graham)
Bob Redpath	....	post-production supervisor (as Robert W. Redpath)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen Goepel	....	first assistant director
Philip Morton	....	second unit director
Thompson O'Sullivan	....	second assistant director
Carol Plone	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Alex Kreuzwieser	....	set dresser (as Alexx Kreuzwieser)
Mitch Thomason	....	property master

Sound Department
Robert Corsini	....	boom operator
Giovanni Di Simone	....	location sound mixer (as Giovanni DiSimone)
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley artist (as Craig Jaeger)
Don MacDougall	....	sound re-recordist
Tak Ogawa	....	foley recordist (as Takamatsu Ogawa)
Mark Ormandy	....	assistant sound editor
Mark A. Rozett	....	sound re-recordist (as Mark Rozett)
Robert R. Rutledge	....	supervising sound editor (as Robert W. Rutledge)
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist (as Edward Steidele)
Robert Waxman	....	sound editor (as Bob Waxman)
Richard A. Wollrich	....	foley sound mixer
Hiroaki 'Zom' Yamamoto	....	sound re-recordist

Special Effects by
Bill Coffin	....	special effects photographer
Brett G. Cook	....	special effects designer (as Brett Cook)
Rocco Damiano	....	special effects producer

Stunts
Wally Crowder	....	stunt supervisor
Michael J. Sarna	....	stunt coordinator (as Michael Sarna)
Michael J. Sarna	....	stunts (as Michael Sarna)
Jeff Wolff	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Anthony Caldwell	....	grip (as Tony Caldwell)
Robert L. Ferguson	....	electrician
Andrew Glover	....	grip production assistant
James Hayman	....	camera operator: second unit
George Kallimanis	....	key grip
Mark J. Krueger	....	electrician production assistant
Shawn L. Marsh	....	grip
Moana Oliver	....	best boy electric
Linda Perry	....	electrician
Eric 'Jetson' Pfoutz	....	video assist (as Eric A. Pfoutz)
Cynthia Pusheck	....	second assistant camera
Lara Regan	....	still photographer
Scott E. Steele	....	first assistant camera
Gary Katsuya Ushino	....	camera assistant: second unit (as Gary K. Ushino)
Dan Zarlengo	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Janet Cunningham	....	extras casting
Heather Laird	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leslie Brown	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Julie Dunlap	....	post-production assistant
Brian Janko	....	first assistant film editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	assistant negative cutter (as Theresa Mohammed)
Stephen R. Sheridan	....	color timer (as Steve Sheridan)
Hilary Sykes	....	first assistant film editor
Kathrin Werner	....	post-production assistant (as Kathrin Rickenbach)

Music Department
John Caper Jr.	....	music editor
John Caper Jr.	....	music supervisor
Douglas M. Lackey	....	additional music editor (as Doug Lackey)
John Richards	....	recording engineer
Don Waldrop	....	additional music editor

Transportation Department
Mark Forrest	....	driver: honeywagon
Tom Hults	....	transportation coordinator
Russel Overstreet	....	driver: honeywagon (as Russell Overstreet)
Manuel Ruiz	....	transportation captain
Phil Silver	....	assistant transportation coordinator

Other crew
T.R. Conroy	....	production coordinator
Brett G. Cook	....	title designer (as Brett Gregory Cook)
Matthew Fladell	....	business affairs
Linda Fleming Biery	....	script supervisor
Gregg Bryan Goldman	....	executive assistant to producers (as Gregg Goldman)
Scott Howard	....	location scout
Tom Hults	....	location manager
Sheryl Johnson	....	production auditor
Juan Llamas	....	security (as Juan Llamos)
Brian Joseph Moore	....	safety advisor
Alison R. Rosenzweig	....	promotion coordinator (as Alison Rosenzweig)
Candace Veach	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• Chanticleer Films

Special Effects

• R&B Films

Other Companies

• Blue Light Sound  foley and sound effects recorded at
• Cinesound Company Inc.  sound re-recording
• Fred Jones Recording Studio  adr recorded at
• Juan's On Location Technical Security  security (as Juan's On Location Security)
• Matrix Inc.  sound re-recording
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Soundelux  editing facility
• Stormworks  soundtrack
• Tom's Chroma Lab  transparencies courtesy of

Runtime:

25 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Unrated

Company:

Chanticleer Films

Goofs:

Continuity: On the first day, the trash can contains a bright blue plastic bag. On the second, only a piece of rope hanging over a handle is visible.

Movie Connections:

Remade as 12:01 (1993) (TV)

Absolutely Frightening...

A more realistic portrayal of spending an eternity in a repetitious cycle, as compared to "Groundhog Day" and other films of its kind. The thought of being in this situation is absolutely horrifying. Excellent performance by Kurtwood Smith.