12:01 Page #5

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
163 Views


LISA?

IT'S FINE.

PLEASE GET THE OTHER

PAPERS TO ME BY NOON.

LISA.

YES?

BARRY FROM:

THE LUNCH LINE.

YOU--

YOU KICKED ME--

I CAN'T GET OVER THIS.

SORRY. YOU MUST BE MISTAKEN.

I THOUGH YOU WERE DEAD.

NO, AND I HOPE MY CONDITION

CONTINUES. GOODBYE.

I'M JUST SO HAPPY

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

WHO IS HE?

I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW YOU.

CIGARETTE?

NO, THANKS. SHALL WE GET THIS OVER WITH?

MISS JACKSON,

WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.

JUST CORRECT IT.

ABSOLUTELY.

GOOD DAY.

DR. MOXLEY,

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

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