11:59 (2005)

A jaded yet driven news photojournalist wakes up in the middle of nowhere and tries to piece together the events of the last 24 hours

Director:

Jamin Winans

Writer:

Jamin Winans

Stars:

Raymond Andrew Bailey, Laura Fuller, Megan Heffernan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raymond Andrew Bailey	...	Aaron Doherty
Laura Fuller	...	Lisa Winders
Megan Heffernan	...	Angela
Liz Cunningham	...	Adele
Christopher Soren Kelly	...	Thomas Hastings (as Chris Kelly)
Jonny Hayz II	...	Sanders (as Hayz II)
Rosa Vasquez	...	Alicia Vasquez
Crista Benavidez	...	Natalie Vasquez
Rafael Hernández	...	Guillermo Rodriguez
Steef Sealy	...	Richard Larson (as Steve Sealy)
Shelley Krause	...	Aaron's Mother
Marco Helson	...	Little Boy
Daniel S. Ehrlich	...	Officer Kennedy
Samara Frame	...	Kathy
Tanner Howard	...	Young Aaron

Storyline

After breaking the news with the arrest of Thomas Hastings, the suspect of the abuse and murder of two children in a Monday morning, the asthmatic photojournalist Aaron Dougherty becomes the sensation in the ACN News Organization, being congratulated by the director Adele Ransom. He celebrates in a night-club, and wakes-up in a field in the middle of nowhere on Wednesday, having a lapse of time of 24 hours in his life. When he arrives in his job, he becomes aware of the important events that he missed, and he is assigned with his partner Lisa Winders to minor works, not covering the important election between Hansen, of whom Hastings is a collaborator, and Gordon. On the next morning, Aaron wakes-up again in the same field but on Tuesday, and he is able to avoid the announced tragedies, disclosing a huge political conspiracy.

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Plot Keywords:

photojournalist | time for title | independent film | number in title | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

11:59 - Sfida contro il tempo

Filming Locations:

Byers, Colorado, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Double Edge Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The newspapers show the dates as Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2005 and Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2005. But in 2005, Oct. 14 and 15 were a Friday and Saturday.

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Quotes

Aaron Doherty: Cool down there, hot sauce.

User Reviews

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11:59 is as indie as independent films get and from the very beginning you could tell, this was not a film that had any kind of budget. The film is yet another take on Groundhog Day, as a man wakes up in a field, missing 24 hours. He goes about his day trying to figure out what happened, when miraculously he winds up back in the missing day and continues to re-live it. Being that this film had no budget, it was up to the cast to make it believable and worthwhile, unfortunately they fail miserably at it. I get that they were all newcomers, looking for their big break, but the performances here are beyond awful. The lead is played by Raymond Bailey, who has no personality. He actually had long scenes where he wonders around aimlessly, without saying a word, and just doesn't know what to do with himself. The rest of the cast was also terrible, ranging from boring to completely over the top. I've seen a lot of a bad movies and most didn't have the story to work with, that 11:59 did. I can honestly say never have I seen a cast of people who were less qualified to be on the screen. The low budget meant no special effects and no big named actors, but in order to make the film work, they had to give us something, but didn't! When I wasn't in shock over how bad the acting was, I was bored out of my mind, this movie was nothing but a huge waste of time!