Do flashbacks count as “other days”?
Three that come right to mind that take place in one evening or overnight are:
Drive In, The Hollywood Knights, and The Warriors.
I get a feeling this list could go on forever. I would guess there are hundreds of movies out there that fit into this catagory.
Do movies that are mosstly flashback/imagination fit into this catagory? Then you could include “Usual Suspects,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “The Princess Bride,” and "Forest Gump.’ All of these literally take place in one day (I think), but might have stories that cover far longer.
As for pure “one day” movies, I’ll add my contribution to the list, one of my all-time favorites: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Before Sunrise takes place in less than twenty-four hours, with the two characters getting off a Paris train together one afternoon and then departing the next morning.
Tape, also starring Ethan Hawke, takes place over the course of one evening.
More recently, the main action in Phone Booth also occurs pretty much in real time.
To clarify, I am asking for films that occur over the course of a 24 hour period. Flashbacks which dominate the action (and describe events that happen over a longer period of time) disqualify said movie.
I’d also like to add The Anniversary Party and My Dinner With Andre.
There are some outstanding films mentioned so far. IMHO, the best (so far):
Touch of Evil
Rope
12 Angry Men
High Noon
The Set Up
After Hours
Dog Day Afternoon
Do the Right Thing
Groundhog Day.
Running Time, starring Bruce Campbell, is another film that takes after Hitchcock’s Rope–not only do all the events within it occur in real time, but it’s shot and edited in such a way that it appears to be one continuous single-camera take.
On that note. The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II also take place in the span of one day each.
Nope. It starts on July 2 and ends on July 4.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Thank God It’s Friday
Clue
Flash Gordon (“Flash! Flash I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth!”)
Trick
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Parting Glances (may be a few hours over the 24-hour limit)
The Wizard of Oz (which so far seems unique in that it’s a one-day movie whether you count it as an extended dream or as actually happening)
And, slightly off-topic but since someone brought up a TV show I’ll throw in that the original conceit of “Twin Peaks” was that each episode took place within a one-day timespan.
Slacker, 24 hours even.
From Dusk til Dawn takes just less than 24 hours.
Four Rooms takes place in one evening.
I could be wrong, but doesn’t Pulp Fiction work out to about 24 hours once the timeline is straightened out?
Also, I think El Mariachi’s story may have happened in one day, but I can’t recall.
…Links provided for the seven people in the civilized world who have never heard of Pulp Fiction or Robert Rodriguez. :rolleyes:
Dr. Strangelove is nearly real-time; at the opening of the film, General Ripper orders the B-52 fleet into Plan R from its failsafe points two hours beyond the Soviet targets.
Three O’Clock High takes place during a typical school day.
D’oh! I’ve been forgetting one of my all time favorites, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. If you haven’t seen this film, do yourself a favor and go out and rent it! Lots of tense action, some truly great performances, and one of the most classic lines in cinematic history:
“The man on the phone had a strong English accent. Possibly a fruitcake.”
You have to hear Walter Matthau deliver this line to believe it! Also check out the names adopted by some of the characters… definitely an influence on Tarantino. A forgotten (by many) classic.
I’m pretty sure Dazed and Confused takes place over the course of one day and night. That makes three Richard Linklater films on this list. (Before Sunrise and Slacker are the others. )
Airport, if I recall, covers one eventful day and night. Doesn’t It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World take place in one day? And speaking of Spencer Tracy, isn’t that also true of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? And speaking of Katharine Hepburn, how about The Lion in Winter?
Bloody Sunday takes you from midnight on January 30, 1972 to midnight on January 31, 1972.
I have yet to meet a person who is ambivalent about White Castle burgers. Everyone I’ve met either loves them or hates them.
For those who don’t know, White Castle is a hamburger chain found mostly in the Midwestern U.S. At least, that’s the theory. Apparently in Ohio and Indiana they’re in every dipshit little town, but in Illinois they’re only in major metro areas (such as Chicago and suburban St. Louis). Grrrr! :mad:
The burgers are about one inch square and are boiled, for lack of a better choice of words, in an onion broth. Slap on a piece of American cheese and a little bit of ketchup and it’s burger Nirvana.
Obviously I’m in the Love 'em category. Every time I’m in St. Louis or Chicago I make it a point to load up. I can generally eat about 8 at a time, 10 if I’m really hungry.
I invite everyone on these boards to chime in with the Love 'em or Hate 'em. If you have any funny or amusing White Castle stories, I’m all ears. I’ve got three.
STORY THE FIRST: I was 16 and on a church youth group trip to somewhere in Missouri. On the way home, the youth minister pulls the van into a White Castle in St. Louis and loudly announces, “Here we are at White Castle! And you thought you had to die to go to Heaven!” I was a White Castle virgin at the time, and ever since then I’ve been hooked!
STORY THE SECOND: When Mrs. HeyHomie and I started seriously discussing marriage, I determined to talk to her about some serious issues. “Pepsi or Coke?” She answered “Pepsi.” “White Castles: Yes or no?” She responded “Hell yes!” “Cubs or Cardinals?” She responded “Cardinals.” :eek: Two out of three ain’t bad.
STORY THE THIRD: I had this T-shirt that said something to the effect of “White Castle: Belly Bombers.” I was wearing it one day when I was in a town called, of all things, White Castle, Louisiana. I remember the locals asking me where I got it, and the disappointed looks on their faces when I said “St. Louis.”
Share your stories and opinions, please.