The 24th Day (2004)

Director:

Tony Piccirillo

Writer:

Tony Piccirillo (play)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Every man has his own truth.

Plot:

Tom (Speedman) and Dan's (Marsden) one-night stand turns into an intense power-play between captor and captive. |

Plot Keywords:

One Night Stand | Power Play | Captive | Death Of Wife | Gay Bar

Cast

James Marsden	...	Dan
Scott Speedman	...	Tom
Sofía Vergara	...	Isabella
Barry Papick	...	Mr. Lerner
Charles J. Corrado Jr.	...	Officer 1 (as Charlie Corrado)
Jarvis W. George	...	Officer #2 (as Jarvis George)
Scott Roman	...	Bartender
Jeffrey Frost	...	Dan's Assistant
Jona Harvey	...	Marla
Thea Chaloner	...	Wife
Brian Campbell	...	Blondie
Zach	...	Lerner's Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nadia Axakowsky	...	Studio Executive (uncredited)
Anthony DeFrancesco	...	Parking Garage Patron (uncredited)
Brian T. Delaney	...	Simon (uncredited)
Adrian Di Giovanni	...	Bartender (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Piccirillo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tony Piccirillo		play

Produced by
Lynn Appelle	....	line producer
Lou DiGiaimo Jr.	....	co-producer
Liliana Lovell	....	executive producer
Brad Mendelsohn	....	co-producer
Nick Stagliano	....	producer

Original Music by
Kevin Manthei

Cinematography by
J. Alan Hostetter

Film Editing by
Aaron Mackof

Casting by
Mike Lemon

Production Design by
Norman Dodge		(as Norman B. Dodge)

Set Decoration by
Peggy Hervas

Costume Design by
Leonard Pollack

Makeup Department
Natalie Thimm	....	key makeup artist
Alicia Lucia	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Robert Larkin	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Colleen Casey	....	second assistant director
Claudio Kuhn	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Alan Lee	....	construction coordinator
Ron Newhart	....	lead carpenter
Jonathan Rosenberg	....	on-set dresser
Eric Wagner	....	property master

Sound Department
Timothy Anderson	....	sound editor
Kathleen Burns	....	boom operator
Eric Feldman	....	assistant sound editor
Peter Levin	....	sound editor
Peter Levin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stephen John Sullivan	....	boom operator (as Stephen Sullivan)
Mike Tsucalas	....	boom operator
Ye Zhang	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
John Baer	....	still photographer
Matt Bucolo	....	dolly grip
Ken Conly	....	gaffer
Jim Denny	....	camera operator
Stephen Furry	....	electrician
Tim McCoy	....	key grip
Rob Mock	....	grip
Anita Schillhorn van Veen	....	camera production assistant
Daniel Wiener	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
Diane Heery	....	casting: Philadelphia

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Aubrie Williams	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Robert Larkin	....	additional editor
David Pultz	....	color timer

Music Department
Abe Bradshaw	....	music consultant
Bryan George	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Frank Bellafante	....	key set production assistant
Frank Bellafante	....	product placement
Seth Carmichael	....	publicist
Andrew Cinquino	....	production assistant
Anthony DeFrancesco	....	production assistant
Frances Fiore	....	unit publicist
Kevin M. McCorry	....	production assistant
Dawn Mountain	....	production coordinator (as Dawn Mountain Jannett)
Matthew S. O'Brien	....	production assistant
Anne Marie Palopoli	....	assistant coordinator
Jason Pinardo	....	location manager
Sharon Pinkenson	....	film commissioner
Lindsey Shockley	....	production assistant
Dana Strahn	....	script supervisor
Louis Zieja	....	production assistant
Adrian Di Giovanni	....	stand-in: Scott Speedman (uncredited)

Thanks
Larry Cohen	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Big Teddy Films
• Nazz Productions

Distributors

• American World Pictures (AWP) (2004) (non-USA) (all media)
• Astro Distribution (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Evolution Entertainment (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Optimale (2008) (France) (DVD)
• SBP (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Screen Media Films (2004) (USA) (video)
• Screen Media Ventures

Other Companies

• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual dialogue, and for brief violence

Runtime:

92 min | USA:96 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia Civic Center - 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Big Teddy Films

Trivia:

Began as a play in Los Angeles with original cast members Noah Wyle and Peter Berg. A year later the play was revamped in Atlanta with Chad Darnell and Quint Von Canon.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Tom refers to the Iowa State "Hawkeyes." The Hawkeye is in fact the mascot of the University of Iowa. Iowa State's sport teams are known as the "Cyclones."

Quotes:

[first lines]
Tom:I walk home. I'm all scratched up, I got blood all over my face. I'm crying my eyes out. Anyway, my mother see's me. She runs in screaming, "What happened, who did thisa to you?" So I tell her Stevie Bellow jumped me from behind in the schoolyard while his pals stood there and made sure no one broke it up. So, take a guess what my mom does? She takes me back to the school yard. She finds Stevie, she tells him we're gonna fight again this time it's gonna be a fair fight.

Movie Connections:

References "Police Woman" (1974)

Soundtrack:

Trouble Doll

not that bad

Low budget drama at its best. Not a huge amount of money was spent in the making of this film, but that just added to the context of this movie. It was nice to see 2 actors, relying on their acting skills alone, making the movie work from all angles.

I liked this film for it's simplicity and storyline. A lot of films these days tends to rely on special effects, confusing plots and endings that are not satisfying. But I am happy to say that all of these things were absent from this film. Was definitely a satisfying way to spend 90 minutes.

Simple,interesting viewing and didn't go to extremes to make it entertaining and enjoyable.

My rating is 7 out of 10 and well worth watching.