TiMER (2009)

Director:

Jac Schaeffer

Writer:

Jac Schaeffer (written by)

Release Date:

14 May 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

You can't hurry love.

Plot:

If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate, would you want to know?

Plot Keywords:

Soul Mate | Count Down | Wrist | Love | Clock

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Emma Caulfield	...	Oona O'Leary
John Patrick Amedori	...	Mikey Evers
Scott Holroyd	...	Brian
Kali Rocha	...	Matchmaker Patty
Katherine Von Till	...	Local News Anchor
Ho-Kwan Tse	...	Scientist
Louise Claps	...	Wife
Jason Berger	...	Boyfriend
Gabrielle Dennis	...	Girlfriend
Marques Ray	...	Guy in Car
Sean C. Francis	...	CEO (as Sean Francis)
Susan Ziegler	...	Detractor
Christopher T. Wood	...	Primetime News Anchor
Cristina Cimellaro	...	TV Hostess
Forest Erickson	...	Eric
Celene Lee	...	Tammi
Michelle Borth	...	Steph Depaul
Christine Joaquin	...	Cindy
Jay Jay Ellis	...	Priscilla
JoBeth Williams	...	Marion Depaul
Sandra Marquez	...	Luz Morales
Hayden McFarland	...	Jesse Depaul
David Doty	...	Matchmaker Ron
Tom Irwin	...	Paul Depaul
Kelvin Yu	...	Nelson
Joey Siara	...	Retch
Noah Green	...	Greggy
Matthew Eckel	...	T.J.
Andrew Siara	...	Zuckerman
Donna Hardy	...	Sadie (as Dona Hardy)
Mark Harelik	...	Dr. Serious
John Ingle	...	Dutch
Christopher May	...	Guy
Ciro Suarez	...	Eduardo Morales
Bianca Brockl	...	Soledad Morales (as Bianca Ruiz Brockl)
Desmond Harrington	...	Dan the Man
Nicki Norris	...	Delphine
Muse Watson	...	Rick O'Leary
Eric Jungmann	...	Manager Larry
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jason Berger	...	Boyfriend (uncredited)
Lisa Faye Heggeness	...	Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Jac Schaeffer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jac Schaeffer		written by

Produced by
Jennifer Glynn	....	producer
Joshua Lee Huber	....	associate producer
Rikki Jarrett	....	producer
Kristin Mente	....	line producer
Jac Schaeffer	....	producer

Original Music by
Andrew Kaiser

Cinematography by
Harris Charalambous

Film Editing by
Peter Samet

Casting by
Anya Colloff
Amy McIntyre Britt
Michael V. Nicolo

Production Design by
Maya Sigel

Art Direction by
Scott Enge

Set Decoration by
Keren Kohen

Costume Design by
Yasmine Abraham

Makeup Department
Michelle Dallas	....	assistant makeup artist
Yoko Nobushi	....	key makeup artist
Keiko Wedding	....	key makeup artist (as Keiko Sakamoto)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kyle Broom	....	second assistant director
Morgan Elam	....	second second assistant director
Joe Moore	....	additional second assistant director
Jeremy Phoenix	....	first assistant director
Lalida Sujjavasin	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Keren Kohen	....	graphic designer
Robert J. Saferstein	....	property master
Jim Simone	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Lee Ascher	....	sound mixer
Joe Dzuban	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound designer
Justin Dzuban	....	dialogue editor
Tim D. Lloyd	....	additional boom operator
Burnie Neal	....	boom operator
George Pereyra	....	sound effects editor
Thomas Popp	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
David Carriker	....	digital effects supervisor: Modern Videofilm
Michael Carter	....	flame artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Harris Charalambous	....	camera operator
Marc Korgie	....	lighting technician
Cedric Martin	....	Steadicam operator
David E. May	....	assistant camera
Robert McFall	....	best boy grip
Justina Mintz	....	still photographer
Kevin Mucha	....	best boy electric
Jonathan Phail	....	electrician
Michael Roy	....	gaffer
Forrest Sandefer	....	key grip
Alex Simon	....	additional set lighting technician
Harry Souders	....	set lighting technician
Marty Ulbrich	....	additional set lighting technician
Wilson Weaver	....	dolly grip
Bobby Woo	....	set lighting technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Courtney Hess	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Bob Curreri	....	colorist

Music Department
Jennifer Glynn	....	music supervisor
Evan Rautiainen	....	scoring mixer
Mark Robertson	....	orchestra contractor
Tim Simonec	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Coltinlovoy	....	driver
Chad Lovoy	....	driver
Rick Lovoy	....	transportation captain
Stevelovoy	....	driver

Other crew
Renetta G. Amador	....	script supervisor
Michael Boisvert	....	production assistant
Diane Collins	....	script supervisor
Dean Galanis	....	production assistant
Cédric Gonella	....	distribution
Kevin Harrigan	....	production assistant
Kevin Hindley	....	script clearance
Kristen Hopkins	....	craft service
Stevie Kloeber	....	assistant production coordinator
Joseph Laraja	....	production assistant
Paul Mocey-Hanton	....	production assistant
Lila Nordstrom	....	assistant production coordinator: prep
Andrea Reyes	....	production coordinator
Ryan Taylor	....	key set production assistant
Kurt Volk	....	title designer
David Williams	....	assistant location manager
Michelle Faraone	....	stand-in: JoBeth Williams (uncredited)

Thanks
Sandra Condito	....	special thanks
Oren Kaplan	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Truckbeef

Distributors

• Lionsgate (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Tribeca Film (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Gonella Productions (2011) (France) (all media)
• Opening Distribution (2011) (France) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2011) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Present Pictures (2009) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• IndieClear  script clearance
• LCW Props  set equipment
• North Projects  behind the scenes
• PES Payroll  payroll services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

USA:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45876) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Truckbeef

Trivia:

Emma Caulfield also co-stars with the Timer matchmaker Kali Rocha in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) as demon friends who later become antagonists, much like their relationship in Timer.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ooona and Mikey are in the kitchen, at the end of the movie, she lays her head on his right shoulder. But when she wants to leave, her head lays on his left shoulder.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Brian:Am I late?
Oona:Hi! No. Yes, 5 minutes, but who's counting.
Brian:We are, right?

Soundtrack:

Wildcat

Brilliantly acted, with a sharp, cute, chipper tone & clever plot. A great surprise!

TiMER (2009)

A really fabulous, tightly written, tightly focused movie. It has a smart, sci-fi hook: people can wear a "timer" that predicts when they will meet their true love. This becomes the device around which the really charming, lovable characters play with the idea of true love, and love, and relationship, and the predictability (or not) of all of that. And it is done without a shred of darkness--I mean, it's an upbeat, rose-colored view of this oddly painted future. There's a hint of Juno in the tone, and maybe Sex and the City in the sorting out of relationships by the two main women.

The production, or feel, of things isn't as low budget as you might think given its low budget, but it is filmed with a modern television kind of flatness, or brightness. For all the Big Brother eeriness to it all, the world of these two half sisters and their prospective boyfriends is downright happy. Even the old folks home is a comic paradise, more or less.

What really makes the picture work are the two leading women, who play their upbeat diffidence and sarcasm with wide eyes and cute smiles. Their fast comebacks are razor sharp but never quite slashing. Equal to them but in a smaller role is their chipper mother, a paradigm of American good will wearing blinders. And the one boyfriend, the cute (of course) guy who plays in a band, happily immature, is also spot on. So, with a cast like this of complete unknowns playing their hearts out with delicacy and fearlessness, following a quirky and impossible futuristic notion, you can't help but kick back and laugh.