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{{short description|1970 film by Robert Scheerer}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Adam at 6 A.M.
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| caption = original film poster
| director = [[Robert Scheerer]]
| producer = Rick Rosenberg<br>Robert W. Christiansen<br>[[Steve McQueen]]
| writer = Stephen Karpf<br>Elinor Karpf
| starring = [[Michael Douglas]]<br>[[Lee Purcell]]<br>[[Joe Don Baker]]<br>[[Louise Latham]]<br>[[Charles Aidman]]<br>[[Grayson Hall]]<br>[[Marge Redmond]]<br>[[Dana Elcar]]
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| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $1.4 million<ref name="new">{{Cite news|title=Film Star of Year Turns to Creative Extension: McQueen's Creative Film Kick|author=Warga, Wayne.|date=Sep 21, 1969|work=Los Angeles Times|page=u1}}</ref>
Warga, Wayne. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 21 Sep 1969: u1. </ref>
| gross =
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'''''Adam at 6 A.M.''''' is a 1970 American [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Robert Scheerer]]. It Thestars film[[Michael didDouglas]], not[[Lee receivePurcell]], much[[Joe attentionDon whenBaker]], it[[Louise was releasedLatham]], but[[Charles wasAidman]], the[[Grayson secondHall]], starring[[Marge roleRedmond]], forand [[MichaelDana DouglasElcar]]. 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]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exsmo.com/museum/timeline.html|title=Excelsior Springs Museum & Archives, Excelsior Springs, MO - Time Line|website=www.exsmo.com|access-date=2007-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070604192125/http://www.exsmo.com/museum/timeline.html|archive-date=2007-06-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as [[Cameron, Missouri]] and [[Orrick, Missouri]].
 
==Plot==
The film revolves around Adam Gaines, a [[semantics]] professor at a [[CaliforniaUCLA]] college. He, 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 decidesdeciding to spend the summer there working as a laborer. Along Hethe way, he meets Jerri Jo Hopper, and falls in love, along the way developing new friendships with the town locals. Now, He thenhe must decide whatwhich direction he wants his life to go, whethertake—whether to stay in Missouri or return to California.▼
 
▲The film revolves around Adam Gaines, a [[semantics]] professor at a [[California]] college. He 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.
 
==Cast==
* [[Michael Douglas]]''' as Adam Gaines
* [[Lee Purcell]] as Jerri Jo Hopper
* [[Joe Don Baker]] as Harvey Gavin
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[[Steve McQueen]]'s film company, Solar Productions, signed a multi-picture deal with [[Cinema Center Films]]. This was its first production.<ref name="new"/>
 
Michael Douglas got his first pay checkpaycheck, about $3400 USD, for ''Adam at 6 A.M.'' He also received the orange Porsche, whichthat he drove in the moviefilm directly from Steve McQueen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mopo.de/news/promi-show/vor-durchbruch-michael-douglas-hat-wilde-vergangenheit-mit-anderem-hollywood-star-30927354#|title=Michael Douglas hat wilde Vergangenheit mit anderem Hollywood-Star, |work=Hamburger Morgenpost (Mopo), |date=2018-07-10}} </ref>
 
==See also==
* [[List of American films of 1970]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
 
==External links==
* {{ImdbIMDb title|0065371}}
* {{tcmdbRotten titleTomatoes|18935adam_at_6_am}}
* {{TCMDb title|18935}}
 
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[[Category:1970 films]]
[[Category:1970s1970 drama films]]
[[Category:American drama films]]
[[Category:American1970s English-language films]]
[[Category:Directorial debut films]]▼
[[Category:English-language films]]▼
[[Category:Films about educators]]
[[Category:Films directed by Robert Scheerer]]
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[[Category:Films shot in Missouri]]
[[Category:Cinema Center Films films]]
▲[[Category:Directorial1970 directorial debut films]]
▲[[Category:English-language1970s American films]]
 
 
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