12:01 PM (1990 film)
- Kurtwood Smith: Myron Castleman
- Laura Harrington: Dolores
- Jane Alden: Stephanie
- Don Amendolia: Professor Nathan Rosenbluth
- Mark Neely: Beggar
- John Bachelder: Driver
- Rickford: Businessman
- Robert M. Taub: Businessman
- Philip Morton: Going Man
- Tom Reed: Man Walking
- Bill Squier: Man with hat
- Ric Stoneback: Man on Bench
- Kirk R. Thatcher: Man at the magazine stand
- Carol Zarlengo: Woman at newsstand
12:01 PM is an American short film by Jonathan Heap from the year 1990.
Action
Myron Castleman is trapped for 40 days in a time warp that takes place during his lunch break between 12:01 und 13 clock. At the end of the hour he found himself inevitably on a traffic island in the midday traffic. He has spent the last few weeks to go to the park and eat his lunch and watching a young woman who paints every day he sees the man fall its purchases from a paper bag, observed business men who tell over again a joke and a beggar offend, and looks like a dove defaced the shirt of a newspaper reader. Now he dares for the first time, to put to him unknown painter. He uses the time for small talk, she tells him that she was secretary and Dolores hot, and he tells her. Almost before the hour of his time loop that she understands only when he predicts some of the events around them He embraces her desperate - the hour is over, and he finds himself once again on the traffic island again.
Because Dolores does not recognize him, he leaves the park. At a newsstand, he comes across an article that predicts a time loop in which Nobel Laureate Professor Nathan Rosenbluth. Myron rushes to work and asks the secretary Stephanie, Professor Rosenbluth to call. Prevents your lazy kind that Myron can longer talk to the scientist. After re time jump Myron rushes straight to work, but he starts the conversation with Professor Rosenbluth awkward, so this hangs up. The following time jumps Myron spends in the park and in the prevention of all blunders that happen the other way. Nevertheless, not change its position and with the desperation increases his anger. Finally he lets Stephanie Prof. Rosenbluth call and ask for a personal meeting. Myron rushes to him and tells him that his theory of the time jump is true only his assumption that nobody notice the repetition, is wrong. It may be some research aspects Prof. Rosenbluth weave, whereby the scientist recognizes that Myron actually have to live in a Zeitschelife. At Myron's despair he can call no way out of the time loop it however. Myron breaks down, then recognize, however, that he can act as the only conscious within the one hour and interact with people, so be godlike. He takes the gun of a security guard in and shoots himself irr. The time jump comes up as Myron found on the traffic island again. He is depressed.
Production
12:01 PM is based on the short story 12:01 PM by Richard Lupoff. The costumes created Susan Camusi that Filmbauten submitted by Alex Hajdu. Lupoff himself has a cameo in the film. The film was released in 1990; in 1993 was a remake of the film with the title of 12:01. Lupoffs story was also filmed as a loose And Groundhog Day, even if Lupoff gave a right border for Plagiierens after half a year.
Awards
12:01 PM in 1991 nominated Best Short Film for an Oscar in the category.