12:01 PM (1990)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Jonathan Heap

Writers:

Richard Lupoff (story)
Stephen Tolkin (writer) ...
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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
Kurtwood Smith	...	Myron Castleman
Don Amendolia	...	Prof. Nathan Rosenbluth
John Bachelder	...	Blazer driver
Rick Ford	...	Junior executive #2 (as F. Richards Ford)
Laura Harrington	...	Dolores
Philip Morton	...	Walking man #1
Mark Neely	...	Bum
Tom Reed	...	Walking Man #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Sovier	...	Man in hat
Ric Stoneback	...	Man on bench (as Rick Stoneback)
Robert M. Taub	...	Junior executive #1
Kirk R. Thatcher	...	Newstand man (as Kirk Thatcher)
Carol Zarlengo	...	Newstand woman
Helen Kelly	...	Woman reading magazine (uncredited)
Richard Lupoff	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonathan Heap

Writing credits
Richard Lupoff		(story) (as Richard A. Lupoff)
Stephen Tolkin		(writer) &
Jonathan Heap		(writer)

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

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
Merilesa Thomas	....	makeup artist

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

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
Mitch Thomason	....	property master

Sound Department
Robert Corsini	....	boom operator
Giovanni Di Simone	....	sound mixer
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley artist (as Craig Jaeger)
Don MacDougall	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Ormandy	....	sound editor
Mark A. Rozett	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Mark Rozett)
Robert R. Rutledge	....	supervising sound editor (as Robert W. Rutledge)
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist (as Edward Steidele)
Hiroaki 'Zom' Yamamoto	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Hiroaki Yamamoto)

Special Effects by
Bill Coffin	....	special effects photographer
Brett G. Cook	....	special effects designer
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
James Hayman	....	camera operator: second unit
George Kallimanis	....	key grip
Moana Oliver	....	best boy electric
Cynthia Pusheck	....	second assistant camera
Lara Regan	....	still photographer
Scott E. Steele	....	first assistant camera
Gary Katsuya Ushino	....	camera loader
Dan Zarlengo	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Janet Cunningham	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Brian Janko	....	first assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	assistant negative cutter
Stephen R. Sheridan	....	color timer
Hilary Sykes	....	first assistant editor

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

Transportation Department
Tom Hults	....	transportation coordinator
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)
Linda Fleming Biery	....	script supervisor
Scott Howard	....	location scout
Tom Hults	....	location manager
Brian Joseph Moore	....	safety advisor

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
• Matrix Inc.  sound re-recording
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Soundelux  editing facilities
• Stormworks  soundtrack

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)

A fantastic time loop movie

Following the main character through his trials and investigations you really get a feeling of the horror and turmoil the simple every man is going through.

I also came away from this film with the quote "Consciousness is an independent variable".

Of the two 12:01 movies I consider this the more impressive. As other reviewers have mentioned the film focuses on a 59 minute loop, and shows that if you only have one hour to live over and over again then you can't achieve very much.

If you've seen Groundhog day and seriously got into the time loop, wanting to know more about why the main character was stuck then this movie might appeal as you here some science.