The Showtime 30-Minute Movie [s:1e1]

12:01 PM

by Stephen Tolkin and Jonathan Heap, directed by Jonathan Heap

Release: 19 August 1990
Format: Short Film
Genre: Weird Fiction
Audience: Adults
Content: Definite Time Travel
Original Language: English

Kurtwood Smith portrays Myron Castleman’s noon hour over and over in this first movie adaptation of Richard Lupoff’s short story.

— Michael Main

You see, it’s like . . . it’s like we’re stuck. You know, like a . . . like a needle on a scratched record. It all starts at 12:01, and everything goes along fine until one o’clock and then Bam! the whole world snaps back to 12:01 again.

DEBUT

12:01 P.M. (Showtime, USA, 19 August 1990).

VARIANTS

1 English variant

PRIOR WORKS: based on “12:01 PM” by Richard A. Lupoff (1973)

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Timeline Models

Time Loop

Groupings

12:01 (franchise)

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

From 1:00 PM ⋙ to in traffic, 12:01 PM, the same day. Multiple trips.

INDEXER NOTES (SPOILERS!)

The <i>Showtime</i> release information is from <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Farchive%2Flifestyle%2Ftv%2F1990%2F08%2F19%2Ftrilogy-kicks-off-showtime-30-minute-movie-season%2Fa094c3f1-afc3-4853-981a-6b8ca83c0470%2F'>The Washington Post</a>. The film may have had prior showings in festivals.