Daybreak
Brief Synopsis
Set in a future war-torn America where a young woman falls in love with a mysterious rebel leader and joins his fight against a brutally oppressive government at a time when a deadly epidemic is sweeping the country.
Cast & Crew
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Stephen M. Tolkin
Director
Cuba Gooding
Torch
Martha Plimpton
Laurie
Moira Kelly
Blue
Omar Epps
Hunter
David Eigenberg
Bucky
Film Details
Also Known As
HBO Showcase (05/08/93)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Thriller
Release Date
1993
Production Company
HBO Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment
Distribution Company
HBO Home Video
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
Set in a future war-torn America where a young woman falls in love with a mysterious rebel leader and joins his fight against a brutally oppressive government at a time when a deadly epidemic is sweeping the country.
Director
Stephen M. Tolkin
Director
Cast
Cuba Gooding
Torch
Martha Plimpton
Laurie
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Moira Kelly
Blue
Omar Epps
Hunter
David Eigenberg
Bucky
Amir Williams
Willie
Alice Drummond
Anna
John Cameron Mitchell
Lennie
Willie Garson
Simon
Mark Boone
Quarantine Guard
Deirdre O'connell
Mom
Jon Seda
Phil Parolisi
Russell
Paul Butler
Truck Driver
Alix Koromzay
Woman In Quarantine
Charles Cragin
Man With A Cough
Novella Nelson
Mrs Chaney
Charles Mattocks
Tommy
Spike Alexander
Home Guardsman
Steven Rodriguez
Mechanic
Nick Chinlund
Commander
Janet Paparazzo
Escaping Patient
Scott Zigler
Paramedic
Billi Vitale
Sick Woman
Herminio Vallejo Iii
Junkie
Stuart Rudin
Wino
D. Garen Tolkin
Receptionist
Skipp Sudduth
Workfare Man
Marc B Galishoff
Security Cop
Phil Nielson
Norman Douglass
Andy Duppin
Nancy Ellen
Joseph S Fitos
Jeffrey Lee Gibson
Debbie Greg
Gene Harrison
Don Hewitt
Mick O'rourke
Lori Petitti
Tierre Turner
Crew
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Michael Barosky
Sound Department
Donna Berwick
Costume Designer
Alan Browne
Play As Source Material
Colin Callender
Executive Producer
Michel Colombier
Music
Kathryn Galan
Executive Producer
Alan Grabelsky
Production Executive
Wendy Hedin
Sound Editor
Tom Kerwick
Key Grip
Nancy Lesser
Publicity
Richard Licata
Publicity
John Bard Manulis
Producer
Billy Miller
Dolly Grip
Matt Miller
Dolly Grip
Diana Phillips
Line Producer
Leslie Pope
Production Designer
Steve Rice
Dialogue Editor
Newton Thomas Sigel
Director Of Photography
Stephen M. Tolkin
Screenwriter
Brunilda Torres
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
HBO Showcase (05/08/93)
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Thriller
Release Date
1993
Production Company
HBO Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment
Distribution Company
HBO Home Video
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 8, 1993
Aired in United States October 20, 1993
Released in United States on Video October 20, 1993
Began shooting May 11, 1992.
Completed shooting June 1992.