12:01 PM (1990 film)

1990 short film February 2026 January 2025 12:01 PM Jonathan Heap Teresa E. Kounin "12:01 P.M." by Richard A. Lupoff Stephen TolkinJonathan Heap Kurtwood SmithLaura HarringtonDon AmendoliaJane Alden Stephen Melillo Charlie Lieberman Hubert de la Bouillerie Chanticleer Films 1990 25 minutes United States English 12:01 PM is a 1990 short film directed by Jonathan Heap and starring Kurtwood Smith. It aired on cable television in 1990 as part of the Showtime 30-Minute Movie anthology series. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film.https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1991 1991Oscars.org July 7, 2022 April 17, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180417065552/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1991 live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX7pyzjOHHQ Short Film Winners: 1991 Oscars August 31, 2018 May 25, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190525031616/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX7pyzjOHHQ live It is the first film adaptation of the short story "12:01 P.M." 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. Plot Myron Castleman http://www.cbs.com/primetime/worst_week/bio/kurtwood_smith/bio.php Kurtwood Smith Biography CBS 2008-12-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20080912132018/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/worst_week/bio/kurtwood_smith/bio.php 2008-09-12 dead is an everyman stuck in a loop that forces him to constantly relive the same hour of his life over and over.MUBITurner Classic Movies He is the only person aware of this. During one loop, he discovers that a scientist named Nathan Rosenbluth has predicted an event that matches his experience. Castleman calls him and explains what is going on; however, Rosenbluth is highly skeptical of his claims. Over the next loops, Myron struggles to get into contact with Rosenbluth again, and in the process becomes frustrated to the point of screaming at his secretary and throwing his suitcase into traffic. Eventually, he does manage to talk to Rosenbluth, who initially dismisses Myron as crazy until Myron describes the transition as the scientist had predicted (including the phrase "Consciousness is an independent variable," which is central to Rosenbluth's theories). The professor sadly informs Castleman that there is nothing that can be done, causing Myron to become hysterical and shoot himself. There is a brief pause until Myron finds himself back at the beginning of the loop, realizing that he is trapped for eternity. Home media 12:01 PM was released on DVD in the United States late in 2006, and is also available on DVD in the UK, collected on a DVD with other short films.2005-06-27 Turner, Kathleen (Director) Cinema Collection Vol 5 DVD 5031932113068 B0009JJXUA uk Cinema Collection: 5 DVD 2005-06-27 See also List of films featuring time loops 12:01 - The 1993 full length TV version of the story. References External links 0098962 12:01 PM 12:01 PM on YouTube Category:1990 short films Category:American science fiction short films Category:1990 psychological thriller films Category:1990 science fiction films Category:1990 films Category:1990 English-language films Category:Films based on science fiction short stories Category:Films about time loops Category:Films with screenplays by Stephen Tolkin Category:1990 American films Category:English-language science fiction films Category:English-language short films Category:1990s films about time travel Category:English-language thriller films