Adam at 6 A.M. is a 1970 American drama film directed by Robert Scheerer. It stars Michael Douglas, Lee Purcell, Joe Don Baker, Louise Latham, Charles Aidman, Grayson Hall, Marge Redmond, and Dana Elcar. The film did not receive much attention when it was released. The film was filmed almost entirely on location in the small Midwest town of Excelsior Springs, Missouri,[2] as well as Cameron, Missouri and Orrick, Missouri.
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Directed by | Robert Scheerer |
Written by | Stephen Karpf Elinor Karpf |
Produced by | Rick Rosenberg Robert W. Christiansen Steve McQueen |
Starring | Michael Douglas Lee Purcell Joe Don Baker Louise Latham Charles Aidman Grayson Hall Marge Redmond Dana Elcar |
Cinematography | Charles Rosher, Jr. |
Edited by | John McSweeney, Jr. |
Music by | Dave Grusin |
Production companies | Cinema Center Films Solar Productions |
Distributed by | National General Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.4 million[1] |
Adam Gaines, a semantics professor at UCLA, becomes complacent in his life and hears about the death of a relative in Missouri. He drives cross country to attend the funeral and pay his respects, and decides to spend the summer there working as a laborer. He meets Jerri Jo Hopper, and falls in love, along the way developing new friendships with the town locals. He then must decide what direction he wants his life to go, whether to stay in Missouri or return to California.
Steve McQueen's film company, Solar Productions, signed a multi-picture deal with Cinema Center Films. This was its first production.[1]
Michael Douglas got his first paycheck, about $3400, for Adam at 6 A.M. He also received the orange Porsche that he drove in the film directly from Steve McQueen.[3]
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