12:01 Page #4

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
175 Views


WE HAD SOME DRINKS.

I PICKED UP THE BLONDE

AFTER YOU LEFT.

SHE BLEW YOU OFF. YOU WEN HOME. YOU WATCHED BATMAN.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE ME,

SO JUST TRUST ME.

I NEED TO TALK:

TO DR. MOXLEY.

HE'LL BE HERE

IN 30 SECONDS.

FIRST I HAVE:

TO TALK TO LISA.

WHEN MOXLEY GETS HERE,

KEEP HIM HERE. GOT IT?

DR. MOXLEY'S COMING HERE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

TRUST ME.

I KNOW.

[ZAP]

JACK!

LISA!

THE TIME BOUNCE...

YES?

IS A FASCINATING THEORY,

DON'T YOU THINK?

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M BARRY...THOMAS.

YOU SEEM TO KNOW BOTH

OUR NAMES VERY WELL.

I DON'T MEAN

TO SOUND FORWARD,

BUT I'M HAVING LUNCH

IN THE CAFETERIA AT 12:30.

I HATE MEETING NEW,

INTERESTING, ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE.

I'D RATHER EAT ALONE,

BUT IF WE HAVE TO,

ISN'T IT BETTER TO DISCUSS

HOW WONDERFUL THEORY IS

AND HOW DISAPPOINTING

THE PHYSICAL WORLD CAN BE?

THAT'S QUITE A QUALIFIED PICKUP LINE.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON I FOR TWO DAYS NOW.

ENJOY YOUR:

VERY NICE MORNING.

WHO'S THAT?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

CIGARETTE?

SHE DOESN'T SMOKE.

YOU'VE WORKED HERE, WHAT,

FOUR YEARS? PAY ATTENTION.

HOW'D YOU KNOW

ABOUT MOXLEY?

MOXLEY WAS:

ALREADY HERE?

YOU MADE ME:

LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT.

YOU'RE OFF

OF TECHNICAL STAFF.

I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.

DR. MOXLEY?

JOAN, I NEED THE ISOTOPE

STUDIES FROM DR. MORGENRAU.

JOHN.

OH, YES.

HI.

IF WE'RE RIGHT,

WE DISPROVE EINSTEIN.

THAT'S PRETTY

GROUNDBREAKING WORK.

IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS

OF MY LIFE.

ARE WE SUPPOSED:

TO BREAK THE LAW?

SOME PEOPLE WOULD.

THEY TOLD US TO PULL THE

PLUG, AND WE'RE PULLING IT.

DON'T MAKE THIS

MORE DIFFICULT.

O.K.

O.K.

I SAW SOME COOLAN STUDIES IN THE LAB.

THEY LOOK LIKE YOURS.

I THOUGHT I BROUGHT THEM ALL BACK.

I'M SORRY I SNAPPED.

IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.

FORGET IT.

MARILYN, DO YOU HAVE

THOSE PAPERS?

THIS AFTERNOON:

SOON ENOUGH?

YEAH, FINE.

THANK YOU.

[SCRAPING]

SHUT UP.

I BELIEVE YOU WANTED

THE STRING BEANS.

THEY'RE QUITE

EXCELLENT TODAY.

YOU ARE A VERY:

UNUSUAL PERSON.

WHAT DO YOU DO AGAIN?

I USED TO WORK:

IN PERSONNEL.

NOW I'M SORT OF TRYING

TO FIGURE OUT MY LIFE.

YOU'RE CHANGING JOBS?

NO. THE JOB IS THE SAME

EVERY MORNING.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU

SOMETHING.

LOOK A THE LUNCH LINE.

THOSE TWO PEOPLE ARE ABOU TO BUMP INTO EACH OTHER.

AND THAT WOMAN THERE

WILL SNEAK AN OLIVE

OFF THE SALAD BAR.

SEE THAT GUY...

RIGHT THERE?

HE'S GOING

TO SNEEZE.

AH-CHOO!

O.K., YOU'RE PSYCHIC.

NO. NO, I'M JUST LEARNING

TO APPRECIATE THE MOMENT.

IT SEEMS TO BE:

ALL I HAVE ANYMORE.

DO YOU BELIEVE:

IN SECOND CHANCES?

NO. UM, NO, I DON'T.

WHAT IF--

WHAT IF THE TIME BOUNCE

REALLY HAPPENED:

AND YOU HAD A SECOND

CHANCE... TO KNOW SOMEONE,

SOMEONE YOU WATCHED

FROM A DISTANCE:

AND THEN GOT CLOSER TO?

SOMEONE YOU TALKED TO ONCE

AND REALLY GOT TO KNOW.

LIKE WHAT THEIR:

FAVORITE FLOWER WAS.

LIKE RED ROSES.

WELL, YOU COULD HAVE

SEEN ME BUY THEM.

YOUR RING?

YOUR SISTER GAVE YOU

THAT RING.

JOAN SAT THERE:

YESTERDAY AND TOLD ME.

SHE'S SUPPOSED TO

BE HERE TODAY,

BUT SOMETHING HAPPENED.

SHE'S NOT HERE.

I TOLD HER:

I HAD A LUNCH DATE.

THIS IS VERY WEIRD.

LOOK,

YOU'RE A SCIENTIST.

LET'S TALK THEORY.

THE TIME BOUNCE:

MUST HAVE HAP--

OH, EXCUSE ME,

DR. FREDERICKS.

I'VE JUST HAD A COMPLAIN

THAT MR. THOMAS WAS SEEN

IN YOUR OFFICE THIS MORNING.

WHAT?

I WAS PASSING BY AND

SAW DENK IN YOUR OFFICE.

HE TOOK SOMETHING

WHILE YOU WERE--

IF I'D KNOWN ABOUT THIS, I'D

HAVE FIRED HIM IMMEDIATELY.

I MADE A TIME MAP--

WHAT WERE YOU DOING

IN WING B?

YOU GO ACROSS THE STREE AND BUY FLOWERS AND--

YOU'RE KILLED. YOU'RE SHOT.

I'VE SEEN IT TWICE NOW.

YOU'RE FIRED. ONE HOUR

TO CLEAN OUT YOUR DESK.

YOU'RE FIRED. GET OUT.

GOODBYE.

YOUR BEEPER'S

ABOUT TO GO OFF.

OHH...

DR. FREDERICKS,

I AM SO SORRY.

OH.

WELL...

WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT.

ACTUALLY, I DIDN' HIRE HIM.

HE WAS HERE:

WHEN I CAME.

[BEEP BEEP BEEP]

HEY, SORRY.

THANKS, JACK.

WHAT HAPPENED?

DID SHE FIRE YOU?

I NEED A YELLOW:

UTILITY WORKER BADGE.

WHY? LISTEN, MAN, I WAN TO HAVE CHILDREN. O.K.?

JACKSON WILL:

CASTRATE ME.

SHE DOESN'T COME BACK

UNTIL 1:
20.

THAT'S WHEN SHE

FIRED ME YESTERDAY.

WE GOT FOUR MINUTES.

THE AIR-CONDITIONING REPAIR GUY

GOES INTO THE SCIENCE WING AT 1:40.

THAT'S 24 MINUTES

FROM NOW.

WHIP ME UP:

A WORK REQUISITION ORDER.

I COULD FAKE MY WAY

THROUGH.

NO, I DON'T KNOW.

PEOPLE CAN DIE:

OF STRESS, BARRY.

IT'S HAPPENING TO ME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,

REDECORATING?

I'LL HAVE TO BE CROSSING

GUARD AT A FEMINIST CAMP.

YES, MISS JACKSON.

WE'RE DONE.

AND CALL MR. STEVENS. I

NEED TO SPEAK TO HIM BY 4:00.

GET ME SOME COFFEE,

SOME FRESH COFFEE.

[CRASH]

OOH! OOH!

OOH!

OH, MISS JACKSON,

WHAT HAPPENED?

ANNETTE, WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY CHAIR?

PROMISE ME:

YOU WON'T HAVE

A LARGE FURRY PUNGENT BEAR-CHILD

COMING OUT OF YOUR CHEST.

JUST PROMISE ME.

PROMISE.

HEY, HOW YA DOIN'?

I HAVE TO REPAIR AN

AIR-CONDITIONING UNI

FOR DR. SPECTER.

WHERE'S YOUR UNIFORM?

THEY TOLD ME:

TO CARRY A WINDOW.

THEY DIDN'T SAY

THE PAINT WAS WET.

I'LL GE ANOTHER ONE.

GO AHEAD.

AHEM.

I HAVE AN AIR-CONDITIONING

REPAIR FOR A DR. MOXLEY.

THIS SAYS:

DR. SPECTER'S OFFICE.

OH! MOXLEY, SPECTER.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

ALL THESE OFFICES

ARE INTERCONNECTED.

IT COULD BE 100 DEGREES

IN THERE TOMORROW MORNING.

JUST SIGN THIS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

WHAT HAPPENED.

THIS IS A TERRIBLE

EMBARRASSMENT FOR ME.

WE TELL THEM IT'S SAFE.

NOW WE CAN'T DISMANTLE

THE CORE FOR TWO WEEKS.

LET'S GO, DENK.

COME ON.

THIS IS ROBERT DENK.

WE BROKE AN ISOTOPE

SEAL IN THE CORE.

I NEED A CLEANUP CREW

IMMEDIATELY.

ALL RIGHT.

CLEAR A CLEANUP CREW

FOR TOMORROW AT 10 A.M.

AHH. COME ON, LISA.

GET YOUR BUT OUT HERE.

WHAT'S UP?

COME INTO:

MY OFFICE.

STAY OFF OF HARDWARE.

THAT'S MY BUSINESS.

I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

YOU WILL NO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!

THADIUS ASKED ME

TO CHECK.

WE HAVE EQUAL STATUS.

DAMN IT!

DOCTOR...

LET ME DO WHAT I DO WELL.

WE WON'T HAVE PROBLEMS.

YOU'RE NOT DOING

VERY WELL TODAY.

DO NOT JEOPARDIZE

THE TIME I PUT IN HERE.

IS THAT CLEAR?

DON'T INTERFERE

WITH MY WORK.

I'M WARNING YOU.

DON'T YOU THREATEN ME.

GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!

NOW!

FINE.

[DOOR CLOSES]

WHAT ARE YOU:

DOING IN MY OFFICE?

UH,

AIR-CONDITIONING REPAIR.

GOOD THING I WAS HERE.

YOUR OFFICE WOULD'VE BEEN

A SAUNA BY TOMORROW MORNING.

I'VE GOT AN AIR-CONDITIONING

REPAIR FOR, UH, DR. SPECTER.

YEAH. RIGHT.

SOMEBODY'S ALREADY HERE.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

THEY JUST CALLED ME

I JUST GOT HERE.

WE MIGHT HAVE:

AN ILLEGAL ENTRY.

TWO MINUTES:

OF YOUR TIME, PLEASE.

WHAT ARE YOU:

DOING HERE?

SECURITY.

THE ACCELERATOR'S

GOING TO BE FIRED TONIGHT.

IMPOSSIBLE.

WE'RE DISMANTLING IT.

BECAUSE:

THE SEAL'S BROKEN.

THAT'S

CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

SOMEONE IS DELAYING YOU

ON PURPOSE.

THEY SABOTAGED IT SO

IT CAN'T BE DISMANTLED,

SO THEY CAN FIRE I TONIGHT.

PLEASE CHECK:

THE COMPUTER.

IF I AM WRONG,

I WILL BE HAPPY TO THROW

MYSELF OUT OF YOUR OFFICE.

PLEASE.

O.K.

PLEASE.

I SHOULD HAVE:

CLEARANCE FOR THIS.

YOU SEE THAT?

THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP

THE INFORMATION HIDDEN.

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