5ive Days to Midnight 

When college professor J.T. Neumeyer discovers a police file that outlines the details of his murder - which is to take place five days in the future - he wastes no time trying to save his own life.

Stars:

Timothy Hutton, Randy Quaid, Kari Matchett

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Timothy Hutton	...	J.T. Neumeyer 5 episodes, 2004
Randy Quaid	...	Irwin Sikorski 5 episodes, 2004
Kari Matchett	...	Claudia Whitney 5 episodes, 2004
Hamish Linklater	...	Carl Axelrod 5 episodes, 2004
Angus Macfadyen	...	Roy Bremmer 5 episodes, 2004
Gage Golightly	...	Jesse Neumeyer 5 episodes, 2004
Nicole de Boer	...	Chantal Hume 5 episodes, 2004
David McIlwraith	...	Brad Hume 5 episodes, 2004
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Tim Sanders 5 episodes, 2004
Nick Allen	...	Policeman 5 episodes, 2004
Christine Anton	...	Mrs. Silveira 5 episodes, 2004
Daniel Bacon	...	Jesse's Teacher 5 episodes, 2004
Blake Banbury	...	Orderly 5 episodes, 2004
Lisa Ann Beley	...	Amy 5 episodes, 2004
Paul Bittante	...	Policeman 5 episodes, 2004
Lou Bollo	...	Airport Screener 5 episodes, 2004
Laurie Brunetti	...	Rental Car Manager 5 episodes, 2004
Bruce Clark	...	Desk Sergeant 5 episodes, 2004
Chilton Crane	...	Jan Westville 5 episodes, 2004
Samantha Crew	...	Katherine Neumeyer 5 episodes, 2004
Keith Dallas	...	Bouncer 5 episodes, 2004
L. Harvey Gold	...	Jay Simpson 5 episodes, 2004
Ashley Hale	...	Annabel Westville 5 episodes, 2004
Chelah Horsdal	...	Stefani the Rental Car Woman 5 episodes, 2004
Brock Johnson	...	Bartender 5 episodes, 2004
Wilson Kwok	...	Coughing Man 5 episodes, 2004
Ali Liebert	...	Student in Hall 5 episodes, 2004
Sarah Lind	...	Art Major 5 episodes, 2004
Gardiner Millar	...	Dr. Fontaine 5 episodes, 2004
Darren Moore	...	Pale Man 5 episodes, 2004
Gerald Paetz	...	Policeman 5 episodes, 2004
John Stewart	...	Rental Car Guy 5 episodes, 2004
Rob Stewart	...	Dr. Dan Westville 5 episodes, 2004
Sydney Rae Sullivan	...	Topanga Sanders 5 episodes, 2004
Warren Takeuchi	...	Yoshi 5 episodes, 2004
Nathalie Therriault	...	Airport Security 5 episodes, 2004
Barbara Tyson	...	Mandy Murphy 5 episodes, 2004
Susie Wickstead	...	Paramedic 5 episodes, 2004
Brian McCaig	...	Student #1 5 episodes, 2004
Juno Rinaldi	...	Toy store clerk 5 episodes, 2004
Jason Simpson	...	Steel Worker 5 episodes, 2004
Ian Thompson	...	Bus driver 5 episodes, 2004
April Telek	...	Dottie Sikorski 3 episodes, 2004

Storyline

While visiting the graveyard of his beloved wife with his daughter Jesse, the physics professor John T. Neumeyer finds a case with a police dossier relating his death in five days. He initially believes it is a sick prank from the brilliant but deranged physics student Carl Axelrod, but when a series of events related in the documents occur, he realizes that the file has been sent from the future. With the support of Detective Irwin Sikorski, whose name is indicated in the file as in charge of the investigation of his death, and suspecting of everybody including his girlfriend Claudia Whitney that has a blurred hidden past, J.T. tries to change the future and his fate. But Carl believes that any modification in the time-line will jeopardize mankind and the future of the planet.

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Plot Keywords:

physics | silly string | case file | jeep grand cherokee | shot in the head | 

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Taglines:

His future is running out of time.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

SciFi.com Space [Canada]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 June 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

5 Days to Midnight

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Television, David Kirschner Productions, Hallmark Entertainment Distribution LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

210 min (5 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The events in the mini-series take place Monday, 7 June 2004 through Friday, 11 June 2004. The show premiered on the SciFi Channel (USA) on Monday, 7 June 2004 and consecutive episodes were shown each night through Friday, 11 June 2004 roughly following a real-time schedule. The fourth episode (with events ending at or slightly past 3.55am according to the script) was actually first shown at 9.00pm on Thursday, 10 June 2004, so the series did get ahead a bit. Additional date-specific product placements (for instance, a poster for The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), playing in theaters at the time, as seen on a slow pan at the university outside Neumeyer's office) and current popular culture references (for example, a reference to the popular show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), airing at the time on network TV) in conversation help reinforce this setup.

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Goofs

During the first hour, J.T. is shown in a flashback when his wife dies on 7 June 1994. The newscast in the background is reporting O.J. Simpson's family is begging him to turn himself in. The murders did not happen until 12 June 1994.

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Connections

References The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

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Soundtracks

10,000 Miles
Performed by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Courtesy of Columbia Records

User Reviews

My Opinion

This is an awesome movie. I taped it when it was on television and I liked it so well I bought the DVD. It is one of those movies I can't get enough of and I have watched it several times.

The actors are fantastic - that little girl is a magnificent actress. Timothy Hutton really shows what he is capable of. I was not familiar with Kari Matchett, but I would like to see more of her work. Randy Quaid was perfect as the stereotyped detective.

The soundtrack (which I am still trying to find) is great - perfectly placed songs and music. The music enhanced the film rather than just disappearing into the background.

If you have the opportunity to get the DVD, do. I watched the commentary and although I don't usually like to watch those (I hate knowing the secrets - I want to keep the magic), I did thoroughly enjoy the information. Their methods of shooting with multiple cameras and the time sequencing was explained and I'll always wonder why every film isn't made with multiple cameras. It really elevated this movie into an unforgettable film.

I highly recommend this film to anyone. Don't be turned off if you don't like Sci-Fi - this is a movie for anyway who just wants to escape into an engrossing story.