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.

12:01 (1993)
  • Rating: (2,236 votes)
  • Taglines:Every day at a minute past midnight the sci-fi adventure begins... again. » Gestern noch ermordet. Heute schon verliebt. (Yesterday still murdered. Today already in love.) (Germany 1993) »
  • Runtime:92 minutes
  • Director: Jack Sholder
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Barry Thomas
    Jonathan Silverman
    Lisa Fredericks
    Helen Slater
    Robert Denk
    Nicolas Surovy
    Anne Jackson
    Robin Bartlett
    Howard Richter
    Jeremy Piven
    Joan Zevo
    Constance Marie
    Detective Cryers
    Glenn Morshower
    Dr. Thadius Moxley
    Martin Landau
    Dr. Tiberius Scott
    Paxton Whitehead
    Supervisor
    Cheryl Anderson
  • Genres:Sci-Fi, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Bob Degus
    producer  
    Sasha Emerson
    executive producer  
    Jonathan Heap
    producer  
    Cindy Lovelady
    producer (as Cindy Hornickel) 
    Sergio Martinez
    associate producer  
    Jana Sue Memel
    executive producer  
    Aaron Meyerson
    associate producer  
  • Plot: 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. Written by Matt Houser <mhouser@io.org>
12:01
  • User's comment: by TVfan

    ...out of all the good reviews from people that liked this film, a crummy review was displaying on the main page.

    This movie stuck with me, and every time I watch it I enjoy it all the more. As with Groundhog Day, I enjoy watching this movie over and over. But they are two different movies, altogether.

    I must say (without spoiling) that the scene in the office where Jonathan Silverman tells Slater how he feels about her is one of the most touching, romantic, well-played scenes I have ever seen.

    I thought the underplayed comedy was great and perfect for Silverman's abilities, and as for Slater and her performance, all I can say is: YUMMY!


  • Quotes: Barry Thomas: Mom, I'll call you back. The day's repeating. Lisa Fredericks: [amused] Where are you usually locked up? Barry Thomas: Oh, I'm just an experiment gone horribly awry in the Personnel Department.
  • Also known as: 12:01 (Norway), 12:01 (Portugal), 12:01 - A kizökkent idő (Hungary), 12:01 - Un minuto dopo mezzanotte (Italy - imdb display title), 12:01 Uhr (Germany), 12:01, testigo del tiempo (Spain), 12h01 - prisonnier du temps (France - video title), Tid att dö... (Sweden),

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