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Clockwise (1986) 6.6
An uncompromising British school headmaster finds himself beset by one thing going wrong after another. Director:Christopher MorahanWriter:Michael Frayn (original screenplay) |
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Cast
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Penny Leatherbarrow | ... |
Woman Teacher
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Howard Lloyd-Lewis | ... |
Ted
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Jonathan Bowater | ... |
Clint
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Stephen Moore | ... |
Mr. Jolly
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Gwenda Stimpson
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Mark Bunting | ... |
Studious Boy
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Robert Wilkinson | ... |
Streaker
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John Bardon | ... |
Ticket Collector
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Mark Burdis | ... |
Glen Scully
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Mandy Kostakis
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Dickie Arnold | ... |
Man at Station
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Angus MacKay | ... |
First Class Passenger
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Peter Needham | ... |
Porter
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Peter Lorenzelli | ... |
Taxi Driver
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Brian Stimpson is the headmaster of a comprehensive (high) school in England. He sets himself, his staff and pupils very high standards. On the way to a conference at which he is to talk, all manner of disasters strike. Written by Rob Hartill
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If you've ever been late... you'll know what this film is all about!Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 October 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Clockwise - Recht so, Mr. Stimpson See more »Filming Locations:
Cottingham Road, Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK See more »Box Office
Gross:
$1,476,356 (USA)Company Credits
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1.66 : 1
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by Vivian Ellis & A.P. Herbert (as Herbert & Ellis)
Sung by Ann Way (uncredited)
Chappell Music Ltd
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Trivia
Several actors who appeared as guest stars in Fawlty Towers crop up throughout the movie. They all converge at the conference at the end. Cleese's character even looks and dresses like Basil Fawlty. See more »Goofs
The headrests in Gwenda's car disappear then reappear between shots as she is leaving the railway station. See more »Quotes
Brian Stimpson: It's not the despair, Laura. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand.See more »
Soundtracks
"This Is My Lovely Day"by Vivian Ellis & A.P. Herbert (as Herbert & Ellis)
Sung by Ann Way (uncredited)
Chappell Music Ltd
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A scrupulously punctual headmaster in an English comprehensive school sets off for the Headmaster's Conference to deliver a keynote speech. One little slip sees him boarding the wrong train, which leads to a chain of consequences conspiring to keep him from his goal. This is one of the finest farces I've ever seen brought to the screen, written naturally enough by theatre farce-meister Michael Frayn. The frenetic energy of John Cleese in his prime really lifts this above the norm, as he hitches a ride with a student, bumps into and kidnaps an ex-girlfriend and winds up naked in a monastery. The climactic scenes at the HMC amount to perhaps the finest pay-off seen in farce. This is, indeed, a historic moment.