12:01 PM (1990 film)
| 12:01 PM | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jonathan Heap |
| Produced by | Teresa E. Kounin |
| Written by | Richard A. Lupoff Stephen Tolkin Jonathan Heap |
| Starring | Jane Alden Kurtwood Smith Don Amendolia John Bachelder |
| Music by | Stephen Melillo |
| Cinematography | Charlie Lieberman |
| Editing by | Hubert de la Bouillerie |
| Release date(s) | 1990 |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
12:01 PM is a 1990 short film starring Kurtwood Smith. Directed by Jonathan Heap, it originally aired on cable television in 1990 as part of the Showtime 30-Minute Movie anthology series. It was nominated for an Academy Award.[1][2]
It is the first film adaptation of the short story "12:01 PM" by Richard A. Lupoff, which was published in the December 1973 edition of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The major plot device is a time loop or time bounce.
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[edit] Plot
Kurtwood Smith plays Myron Castleman,[3] an everyman who keeps repeating the same hour of his life, from 12:01 PM to 1:00 PM. The character is fully aware that the sixty-minute time loop is occurring, although no one else appears to be aware of the repeating hour. Each time the hour resets, Myron retains his memory (or as the film puts it, his consciousness). Myron soon becomes bored, irritated, and later insanely furious, going so far as to scream at his secretary and toss his briefcase into traffic. Despite his best attempts to understand what is happening, he cannot figure it out, so he talks to a scientist who studies time loops. Although reluctant at first, the doctor believes him, and tells him that he is entirely helpless to prevent the time bounce. A nearly hysterical Myron shouts that he is God, and he attempts to break the loop by shooting himself, as he reappears, alive. The time is 12:01 PM. Myron realizes that he is trapped in the loop for eternity and finally accepts this, looking around in hopelessness.
[edit] Home media
This version has not been released on DVD or VHS in the United States, but it is available on DVD in the UK, collected on a DVD with other short films.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "12:01 PM (1990) - Awards". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098962/awards. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ "1990 (63rd): Short Film (Live Action)". Academy Awards Database. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1229994805425.
- ^ "Kurtwood Smith Biography". CBS. http://www.cbs.com/primetime/worst_week/bio/kurtwood_smith/bio.php.
- ^ Turner, Kathleen (Director) (2005-06-27). Cinema Collection Vol 5 (DVD). UPC 5031932113068. http://www.amazon.co.uk/o/ASIN/B0009JJXUA. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
[edit] External links
- 12:01 PM at the Internet Movie Database
