12:01 Page #3

Synopsis: Barry Thomas is the average office worker. He becomes attracted to Lisa Fredericks who works in the same company. After work, Barry witnesses the murder of Lisa and goes to a bar to get drunk. Later that night, there is a storm and Barry gets a shock from a lamp's faulty power wire at exactly 12:01 am. The next morning, he realizes that everything is happening exactly as it did the previous day. The next morning the day is repeated again. It is now Barry's job--being the only person alive who is aware of this time loop--to stop the murder of Lisa, and stop the time loop or be caught in time forever.
Director(s): Jack Sholder
Production: New Line Home Entertainment
  2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
PG-13
Year:
1993
92 min
170 Views


REST ASSURED...

WHAT'S GOING ON?

TELL HIM:

I'M NOT INVOLVED.

YOU MADE ME LOOK

LIKE AN IDIOT.

YOU'RE OFF

OF TECHNICAL STAFF.

YOU'LL TAKE AND FILE RSUMS. THAT'S IT.

HOWARD, YOU'LL HANDLE TECHNICAL STAFF.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

I'M SAYING THAT.

YOU BOUNCED THE DEPARTMEN HEAD'S TWO ASSISTANTS.

I HANDLED THAT YESTERDAY.

ONE MORE SLIP-UP LIKE

THIS, AND YOU'RE BOUNCED.

GOT IT?

MM-HMM.

BOUNCED.

HEY, COME ON, MAN.

COME ON,

THAT'S MY PAPER.

COME ON.

DR. MOXLEY.

I'M BARRY THOMAS.

WE MET YESTERDAY.

OH, YOU'RE THOMAS.

WE HAVEN'T MET.

ANYWAY, THAT MATTER'S TAKEN CARE OF.

I HEARD ON THE NEWS

ABOUT A TIME BOUNCE--

TIME STOPS, GOES BACK,

AND REPEATS.

THEY USED MY REMARKS OUT OF

CONTEXT. IT'S VERY COMPLICATED.

BUT I THINK THE TIME

BOUNCE HAS HAPPENED.

THIS DAY:

IS REPEATING.

WHAT AN UNUSUAL THING

TO SAY.

I'VE SEEN IT-- THINGS

REPEATING EVERYWHERE.

IF THE BOUNCE:

WERE TO HAPPEN,

EVERYTHING WOULD LOOP BACK

TO A STARTING POINT.

YOUR MEMORY:

WOULD ALSO BE RESE

ALONG WITH THE RES OF THE UNIVERSE.

THE FACT THAT YOU THINK

YOU REMEMBER I:

MEANS IT HASN'T HAPPENED.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

GOOD DAY.

BUT--

GREAT.

RATTLED.

THE WHOLE OFFICE,

RATTLED.

YOU SLOW DOWN THE

WORK, AND WE ALL SUFFER.

YOU KNOW THAT.

RIGHT. RIGHT.

I'M SORRY

ABOUT THIS MORNING.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN

A SHOCK.

ARE YOU ASSUMING

WE'RE NOW FRIENDS

AND WILL HAVE:

A CONVERSATION?

NO. THAT'S THE LAS THING ON MY MIND.

STRING BEANS:

AND RICE, PLEASE.

I JUST HATE MEETING NEW,

INTERESTING, AND ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE.

DON'T START A CONVERSATION

WITH ME. MACARONI, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

SORRY. I DIDN' CATCH YOUR NAME.

ME? UH, BARRY.

BARRY THOMAS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE

LUNCH WITH ME TODAY?

I'M SURE YOU'RE NICE,

BUT I DON'T THINK SO.

I'LL MAKE I WORTH YOUR WHILE.

HOW'S THAT?

I'LL PAY FOR

YOUR LUNCH.

I WON'T SPIT FOOD

IN YOUR FACE:

OR MAKE SILLY NOISES

WITH MY LIPS.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

O.K.

THANK YOU.

Help!

I'M STRICTLY INTO THEORY.

NO GREASE STAINS.

THE PHYSICAL WORLD

IS JUST TOO DISAPPOINTING.

BUT TO USE YOUR MIND AND CREATE

THE THING-- THAT'S EXCITING.

THINGS DON'T ALWAYS

WORK OUT THE WAY YOU WANT.

YOU SHOULDN'T PICK UP MEN

AT LUNCH.

YOU DON'T KNOW

WHERE THEY'VE BEEN.

JOAN, BARRY. PLEASE EA SOMETHING. YOU'RE GETTING MEAN.

HE'S NOT WEARING

ANY RINGS.

YOU ARE.

RELAX. HER SISTER

GAVE IT TO HER.

SHE'S AVAILABLE.

ASIDE FROM DINNER WITH ME

TONIGHT, HER SCHEDULE'S OPEN.

ON THAT SUBTLE,

PRIVATE NOTE...

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT DINNER.

JOAN WILL MURDER ME

IF I FLAKE OUT ON HER.

AGAIN.

ONLY TWICE.

NO. I MEAN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE

THAT DINNER TONIGHT.

WHY NOT?

[SIGHS]

THIS DAY IS REPEATING.

THE TIME BOUNCE:

HAS HAPPENED.

RIGHT AFTER WORK

AT 6:
15

YOU GO ACROSS THE STREET TO BUY FLOWERS,

AND YOU'RE...SHOT.

I'VE ALREADY

SEEN IT.

PEOPLE ARE SAYING THE SAME

THINGS THEY SAID YESTERDAY.

THEY'RE DOING

THE SAME THINGS.

THE NEWS HAS:

THE SAME STORY.

IT'S ALL HAPPENING AGAIN THE SAME WAY.

PROVE IT.

POINT SOMETHING OUT.

O.K.

OH.

OH.

AH-CHOO!

I HAVEN'T BEEN

PAYING ATTENTION.

I'LL MAKE IT EASIER.

WHAT DO I DO NEXT?

[BEEPER SOUNDS]

YOUR BEEPER GOES OFF, AND YOU LEAVE.

I HOPE YOU'VE HAD FUN.

CALL ME WHEN YOU GROW UP.

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.

YOU GET SHOT TWO TIMES.

UH, CAN I HELP YOU?

UH, PERSONNEL. GOING TO SEE DR. MOXLEY.

HE'S EXPECTING ME.

O.K. FINE.

GO AHEAD.

[LISA] LOOKS LIKE IT'S

CONTAINED. JUST IN THAT ONE SEAL.

[DR. MOXLEY]

JUST ONE SEAL...

[LISA] THIS MEANS WE CAN' SHUT THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TODAY.

[DENK]

WE HAVE NO CHOICE.

THE ACCELERATOR HAS

TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL

UNTIL THIS IS:

UNDER CONTROL.

IF ONE MORE SEAL

HAD BROKEN,

WE WOULD HAVE IRRADIATED

THE ENTIRE LAB.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHAT HAPPENED.

IT'S A TERRIBLE

EMBARRASSMENT.

WE TELL HIM IT'S SAFE,

AND NOW WE CAN'T DISMANTLE

THE CORE FOR TWO WEEKS.

I' GE A CLEANUP CREW.

I'M SORRY, THADIUS.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT,

LISA.

FOR 40 YEARS

SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG

WITH EVERY PROJEC I'VE WORKED ON.

WELL, YOU'RE BOUND

FOR A CHANGE, THEN.

MAYBE THE NEXT PROJEC WILL HIT.

THIS IS THE LAST PROJECT I'LL SUPERVISE.

THE WAY THE PRESS

IS HANDLING THIS...

I CAN'T TAKE ANY

FURTHER DISAPPOINTMENTS.

YOU CHECK:

THE OTHER SEALS.

NO CLEANUP:

UNTIL 10 A.M. TOMORROW.

I'LL CHECK THOSE OTHER

SEALS AND STRUCTURES.

I'LL EXAMINE THEM. I'LL

DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED.

SHE'LL DO IT.

THADIUS,

IT'S MY JOB.

ONE MORE SEAL BREAKS,

WE'LL BE READING AT NIGH BY OUR OWN GLOW.

THIS IS MY DEPARTMENT.

I WANT HER:

TO DO IT!

I'VE BEEN WITH THIS PROJEC SINCE THE BEGINNING.

YOU'VE CAUSED

ENOUGH PROBLEMS.

HOW DID YOU:

GET IN HERE?

I WANT SECURITY:

DOWN HERE IMMEDIATELY.

TAKE THOSE FILES

TO LEVEL THREE.

I NEED TO SPEAK:

TO MR. STEVENS BY 4:00.

GET ME SOME COFFEE,

SOME FRESH...COFFEE.

SURPRISE.

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

YOU TRESPASS INTO THE

HIGHEST LEVEL SECURITY AREA.

YOU ACCOST THREE

HEADS OF THE PROJECT,

AND I'M SUPPOSED

TO EXPLAIN IT.

I LIKE YOU, BARRY.

I REALLY DO.

YOU'RE FIRED.

GIVE ME YOUR I.D. AND

CLEAN OUT YOUR OFFICE

BY THE END OF TODAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY?

IF TODAY:

WAS REALLY TODAY,

I WOULD HAVE QUI BY NOW.

HEY, SORRY, MAN.

YEAH, WELL,

STUFF HAPPENS.

WHAT'S UP?

THEY FIRE YOU?

WILL YOU BELIEVE ME

IF I TELL YOU SOMETHING

THAT SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE?

WELL, YEAH.

LISA FREDERICKS WILL

BE MURDERED AT 6:15.

THIS WHOLE DAY:

IS REPEATING.

WE'RE IN A TIME BOUNCE.

DID YOU TELL ANYONE?

YES.

THAT'S WHY

THEY FIRED YOU.

YOU'RE STRESSED OUT. YOU

HAVE DEJA VU OR VERTIGO.

THERE HAVE LAWS AGAINS THIS. THEY CAN'T FIRE YOU.

HOWARD...UP YOURS.

SORRY, MAN.

DR. FREDERICKS, PLEASE.

WILL YOU HAVE HER CALL

BARRY THOMAS, EXTENSION 322?

IT'S URGENT.

LISA!

LISA!

YOUR I.D., SIR.

I...

SIR, I CAN'T LET YOU

IN THERE WITHOUT I.D.

HI, REYNALDO.

AH, SEORITA.

COMO ESTA?

GOOD.

DO YOU HAVE MY ROSES?

HOLD IT. WHAT'S UP?

WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?

TALK TO ME.

LISA!

GET DOWN!

OH, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.

THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.

UH...I GUESS I...

I CAME OUT BEFORE BARRY

WHEN I HEARD THE SHOOTING--

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

BARRY THOMAS?

DO YOU:

BELIEVE ME NOW?

YOU'LL HAVE TO COME ALONG

TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.

HE ALREADY:

GAVE A STATEMENT.

HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

HE CALLED ME:

THIS MORNING:

TO TELL ME:

ABOUT HER MURDER.

DO YOU WANT TO GO

TO JAIL, TOO?

[THUNDER]

THIS DAY'S

ABOUT TO REPEAT.

NO KIDDING. THEY'RE ALL

ABOUT THE SAME AROUND HERE.

OH, MY GOD.

BUT WHAT IF IT DOESN'T?

I WANT ANOTHER CHANCE!

NO MORE CHANCES, MAN.

YOU'RE DOING TIME NOW.

THE TIME IS 7:
35.

O.K.

TODAY I SAVE HER.

WELL, LOOK WHO DECIDED

TO SHOW UP.

YOU'RE RIGHT. IF I WANTED

TO BE ON TIME, I WOULD.

I'LL FINISH THE PERSONNEL REPORTS,

COMPLETE THE MONTHLY BILLING,

AND CLEAN OFF MY DESK

BY QUITTING TIME.

YOU DON'T WANT TO FIGH OR BE MY FRIEND.

SO WHY KICK ME OU WHEN I'M SO DAMN CUTE?

MM-HMM.

HOWARD.

WHAT?

GET RID OF:

THAT STAIN.

THAT'S GOOD WORK,

MAN.

YOU ALMOST PREVENTED HER

FROM TALKING ENTIRELY.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER A THING

ABOUT YESTERDAY, DO YOU?

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