12:01 (1993)

He has 24 hours to save the world... again! In this dazzling sci-fi thriller, office employee Barry Thomas is caught in a "time bounce" caused by a glitch in the company's secret project. Now the same day occurs again and again - and Barry's the only one who can do anything about it, including saving the life of beautiful research assistant Lisa Fredericks. Perfect for fans of Groundhog Day and Back to the Future, this critically-acclaimed cult favorite is finally on DVD for the first time!

Dynamic cast: Jonathan Silverman (Weekend at Bernie's, TV's The Single Guy), Helen Slater (City Slickers, Ruthless People, Supergirl), Martin Landau (Academy Award winner for Ed Wood, TV's The X-Files, Space: 1999), Jeremy Piven (Golden Globe nominee for HBO's Entourage, Old School, Scary Movie 3, TV's Ellen) Directed by Jack Sholder (Alone in the Dark)

Most Entertaining.

This time-loop based story has a well integrated measure of light-comedy. This makes the customary loop-repetition parts pleasant and interesting. The story keeps pace, and never turns dull. It is amazing how fast the time passes! It is a keeper based on it's entertainment value.
May 5, 2008

12:01

I have been a fan of Science Fiction for decades, especially movies dealing with time travel, and yet somehow this one slipped by me. This movie may not be steeped in SciFi, but I can name you many other movies that were excellent that used a SciFi premise and did not have many special effects or scientific jargon to bolster the story. Now when I caught a few minutes of this on TV when I hit the sack late last night I truly could tell from a few minutes of it that it was something I really wanted to see and if I wasn't so tired I would have seen all the last half. Jonathan Silverman I have always enjoyed in what few movies I have seen him in to date.

Everyone of course has seen "Weekend at Bernie's" since it is a riot. Silverman's role here is a bit more mature, but nonetheless he pulls off some great comedy just because his timing and delivery are flawless. Even though I have only seen a few minutes of this I am ordering it today. For this price there is no way I am passing up what I am sure is a great movie for such a low price. Once I see the whole thing I will add to this review. After seeing the whole movie, in a nutshell I saw that he was in a timeloop where a pretty girl he likes is shot dead. Each day he tries to figure out a way to stop it from happening without being carted off in a straight-jacket. If you enjoyed this, catch "Timerider". Another romantic comedy time travel movie with a good cast that didn't get recognition it deserved. Good quality DVD with no extras. Decent replayability. April 4, 2008

Remember this movie?

I don't ever remember this being on any other station than Fox. So, if you consider it was probably made for television, this movie is AWESOME. Great cast, great performances, and the concept was so cool. Pre-"Groundhog's Day" time repetition. Plus, who can forget the beauty of Helen Slater (Supergirl)? Add this to your sci-fi collection. You won't regret it! February 28, 2008

Once Is Not Enough

This TV movie has finally been released on DVD. I've held off getting it on tape for years. 12:01 is another time repeating film, but not a comedy like Ground Hog's Day. Berry has somehow escaped the "time bounce" and is the only person in the universe to know that time has been locked in a never-ending loop because of an experiment gone wrong.

There are comical moments and romance in this high drama as Berry becomes ever more self confident as his increasing knowledge and awareness of his surroundings empower him to try to save time - literally.

There is nothing boring about repeating this day a dozen times.

Helen Slater is beautiful, Jonathan Silverman is "one of the cute ones" (according to his female boss), and Martin Landau is the scientist bent on proving his theory. This is one of the better TV movies. September 17, 2007

Seen from the Inside

This movie was based on a story that I wrote, so I had an unusual inside look at the production. Good script, outstanding cast and a fine job all around. Of course, I'm hardly objective about this -- but I was very pleased with the job that Director Jack Sholder and the rest of the crew did. I'm even an extra in one scene -- see if you can spot me! And if you can possibly lay your hands on the superb Jonathan Heap - Kurtwood Smith production in a thirty-minute format (title: 12:01 PM) don't miss it. It is absolutely superb, and quite different from the Sholder-Silverman-Slater-Piven-Landau version. August 9, 2007

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