“Daybreak” is a futuristic science fiction drama about a government crack-down on a rapid epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases, with infected people placed into quarantined prison camps. Director and teleplay author Stephen Tolkin put together a mediocre made-for-television movie, with a sluggish storyline and poorly written dialogue for the actors to perform. The 91 minute running time moved very slowly.
The cast members did well enough in their performances, considering the barely passable dialogue they were given. The stars include Cuba Gooding Jr., Moira Kelly, Omar Epps, Martha Plimpton, Alice Drummond, Mark Boone Jr., David Eigenberg, John Cameron Mitchell, Willie Garson, and cameo roles by Phil Hartman as a man in a television commercial and John Savage as the President of the United States, also on the telly.
The tedious “Daybreak” was based on the 1987 off-Broadway play “Beirut” by Alan Bowne. It was produced by HBO Showcase Productions, and initially aired on HBO on May 8, 1993.
Daybreak (1993)
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My Review
“Daybreak” is a futuristic science fiction drama about a government crack-down on a rapid epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases, with infected people placed into quarantined prison camps. Director and teleplay author Stephen Tolkin put together a mediocre made-for-television movie, with a sluggish storyline and poorly written dialogue for the actors to perform. The 91 minute running time moved very slowly.
The cast members did well enough in their performances, considering the barely passable dialogue they were given. The stars include Cuba Gooding Jr., Moira Kelly, Omar Epps, Martha Plimpton, Alice Drummond, Mark Boone Jr., David Eigenberg, John Cameron Mitchell, Willie Garson, and cameo roles by Phil Hartman as a man in a television commercial and John Savage as the President of the United States, also on the telly.
The tedious “Daybreak” was based on the 1987 off-Broadway play “Beirut” by Alan Bowne. It was produced by HBO Showcase Productions, and initially aired on HBO on May 8, 1993.