Ticking Clock
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| Directed by | Ernie Barbarash |
| Produced by |
Brad Krevoy Todd Williams |
| Written by | John Turman |
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Cuba Gooding, Jr. Neal McDonough Nicki Aycox Austin Abrams Yancey Arias Dane Rhodes Danielle Nicolet Adrianne Frost |
| Music by | Richard Friedman |
| Cinematography | Phil Parmet |
| Edited by | Tricia Gorman |
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Motion Picture Corporation of America
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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Running time
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101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6 million |
Ticking Clock is a 2011 American action film directed by Ernie Barbarash, and starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Neal McDonough. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on January 4, 2011. This is the second film between Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ernie Barbarash, they both previously in 2009's Hardwired.
The movie opens outside a rundown suburban house. Inside, a woman is seen viciously murdered and partially dissected in the bath tub. As the killer, Keech (Neal McDonough), washes his hands, a baby starts to cry. Keech approaches the baby. Despite the savagery of his attack on the woman he is surprisingly gentle with the baby, by comforting him and saying, “she can't hurt you anymore”.
The movie jumps forward 11 years to April 17, 2011. Investigative reporter Lewis Hicks (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) is struggling with a failing marriage with his wife Gina (Danielle Nicolet); a dubious relationship with short time girlfriend, District Attorney Felicia Carson (Veronica Berry) and a slumping career. When Hicks pays a surprise visit to Felicia she becomes upset when she sees he is still wearing his wedding band. She tells him she is ending the relationship due to his unwillingness to make a commitment.
Later that day, Keech attacks Felicia in her home, expressing anger over a case she was involved in concerning a child being abused. When Felicia asks Keech if he is the boy's father, he replies "No, I am his guardian angel," before murdering her. Lewis arrives at Felicia's home but she is already dead and partially dissected similar to the woman in the opening scene. Lewis spots the killer and chases him into an alley where they fight. Lewis is knocked down but the killer drops a book.
The killer is seen checking a pocket watch then disappears. Lewis finds the book, which he discovers to be the killer's journal. However, Lewis takes the journal home and reads about Felicia's killing, as well as 2 more murders that the killer plans within the next 72 hours. He writes the other two names down, but the killer arrives inexplicably at his home and takes the journal back as well as the sheet of paper with the other two names.
Lewis tries to explain to the police investigating Felicia's murder, but the lead detective (played by Yancey Arias) doesn't believe him and actually suspects Lewis of the killing. Lewis discovers that he can read the names of the other two women due to the impression left by the pen on the second sheet. He tracks down the second woman: a school teacher named Vicki Ihling (Adrianne Frost). He wants to keep an eye on her and pretends to ask her for a date, but she changes her mind instead going to a local bar. At the bar she is approached by Keech.
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