11:14 (2003)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Greg Marcks

Writer:

Greg Marcks (written by)

Release Date:

20 August 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Fate can change in seconds

Plot:

The events leading up to an 11:14 PM car crash, from five very different perspectives.

Plot Keywords:

Deceit | Murder | American Flag | Botched Robbery | Reckless Driving

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Henry Thomas	...	Jack
Blake Heron	...	Aaron
Barbara Hershey	...	Norma
Clark Gregg	...	Officer Hannagan
Hilary Swank	...	Buzzy
Shawn Hatosy	...	Duffy
Stark Sands	...	Tim
Colin Hanks	...	Mark
Ben Foster	...	Eddie
Patrick Swayze	...	Frank
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Cheri
Jason Segel	...	Leon (Paramedic #1)
Rick Gomez	...	Kevin (Paramedic #2)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality and pervasive language.

Runtime:

Canada:85 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Germany:95 min | USA:86 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #39764) | Singapore:M18 | France:-12 | Norway:15 (video) | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Finland:K-11 | Iceland:16 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:15 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

High Street, Moorpark, California, USA

Company:

MDP Worldwide

Trivia:

The word "fuck" is used 57 times in the film

Goofs:

Continuity: Supposedly, Cheri's story takes place in 20 minutes, assuming the clocks are correct. But from her introduction at 10:54 until 11:14, what we see happens in about 18 minutes. This means that in that extra two minutes, Cheri had time to hook up jumper cables and do a jump, make two car trips and run from her house to the cemetery and back, among other things.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jack: [talking on his cell phone] I'm on my way back from Benny's. I'm almost home. Tell me where you are and I'll come get you.

Soundtrack:

In My Bungalow Tonight

Bad decisions make for good entertainment

Half an hour or less of one night, two traffic accidents, one severed body part, several crimes or felonies, one silly dog, at least one spectacularly bad decision per character and two deaths make for 90 minutes of pure high-adrenalin fun. And smart fun at that! Of course, it's a bit like, say, Pulp Fiction on Vodka/Red Bull, but hey, I've been rarely entertained so well by other people's fiascoes.

The stories of about a dozen American small-towners intersect at 11:14 one night. Everybody has their own agenda, be it vandalism, fast money, sex, protecting the reputation of their daughter, or just to do their job, and most of them have had too much too drink - which leads to the aforementioned bad decisions. Some great acting (Shawn Hatosy and Patrick Swayze stand out), dynamic camera work and fast pacing keep 11:14 moving and viewers on their toes. And of course, there's always one more twist...

I saw 11:14 pre-release at the Fantasy Filmfest, and it was received very well. If film distributors are just a little smarter than the characters in this film, this should be a smash!