The 24th Day
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Directed by | Tony Piccirillo |
Written by | Tony Piccirillo |
Based on | The 24th Day by Tony Piccirillo |
Produced by | Nick Stagliano |
Starring | |
Cinematography | J. Alan Hostetter |
Edited by | Aaron Mackof |
Music by | Kevin Manthei |
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Distributed by | Screen Media Films |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The 24th Day is a 2004 American
Plot
Tom (
Subsequent to these events, medical tests reveal that Tom is also HIV positive. Tom blames himself for passing HIV on to his wife and, in turn, he blames Dan for passing the virus on to him. Reasoning that Dan, ultimately, is to blame for his wife's death, Tom devises a plan to exact revenge. He holds Dan hostage, keeping him bound and gagged to a chair in his apartment. He draws blood from Dan in order to conduct a test to determine Dan's HIV status. If Dan's test results are positive for HIV, Tom vows to kill Dan. If the results are negative, Tom agrees to release Dan unharmed.
In the end, Tom returns to the apartment and lets Dan go. As Dan is leaving, Tom asks him when he had last been tested. A few moments later, he reveals that Dan's test was, in fact, positive. He decided to let Dan go because he realized that his positive status was the result of his choices which he couldn't blame on anyone else. The screen fades with Dan standing in Tom's doorway in shock.
Cast
- James Marsden as Dan
- Scott Speedman as Tom
- Sofía Vergara as Isabella
- Barry Papick as Mr. Lerner
- Charlie Corrado as Officer #1
- Jarvis W. George as Officer #2
- Scott Roman as The Bartender
- Jeffrey Frost as Dan's Assistant
- Jona Harvey as Marla
- Thea Chaloner as Wife
- Brian Campbell as Blondie
- Zach The Dog as Lerner's Dog
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 3rd
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, The 24th Day holds an approval rating of 27% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 4.30/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 29/100 based on 6 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[4] Robert Koehler of Variety wrote that "the movie is never more than a hesitantly filmed recording of the play".[2]
References
- ^ "The 24th Day". Nazz Productions. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Koehler, Robert (July 20, 2004). "The 24th Day". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "The 24th Day". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "The 24th Day". Metacritic. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
External links
- The 24th Day at IMDb
- The 24th Day at AllMovie