Three O'Clock High (1987)

A high school nerd, Jerry Mitchell (Siemaszko) is assigned to write a piece for the school paper about new boy Buddy Revell (Tyson), who is rumored to be a psychopathic nutcase. When Jerry ... See full summary »

Director:

Phil Joanou

Writers:

Richard Christian Matheson, Thomas E. Szollosi

Stars:

Casey Siemaszko, Annie Ryan, Richard Tyson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Casey Siemaszko	...	Jerry Mitchell
Annie Ryan	...	Franny Perrins (as Anne Ryan)
Richard Tyson	...	Buddy Revell
Stacey Glick	...	Brei Mitchell
Jonathan Wise	...	Vincent Costello
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Mr. Rice
Philip Baker Hall	...	Detective Mulvahill
John P. Ryan	...	Mr. O'Rourke
Liza Morrow	...	Karen Clarke
Scott Schutzman Tiler	...	Bruce Chalmer (as Scott Tiler)
Guy Massey	...	Scott Cranston
Theron Read	...	Mark Bojeekus
Mike Jolly	...	Craig Mattey
Charles Macaulay	...	Voytek Dolinski
Mitch Pileggi	...	Duke Herman

Storyline

A high school nerd, Jerry Mitchell (Siemaszko) is assigned to write a piece for the school paper about new boy Buddy Revell (Tyson), who is rumored to be a psychopathic nutcase. When Jerry accidentally touches Buddy, he says that they must fight in the parking lot at 3pm. Jerry will just about do anything to avoid the confrontation.

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Plot Keywords:

school | fight | parking | high school | clock | 

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Taglines:

Jerry Mitchell just bumped into Buddy Revell. Now Jerry isn't thinking about math or english. Because at three o'clock, he's history.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

After School

Filming Locations:

Ogden High School - 2828 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, Utah, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$3,685,862 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 90 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The music playing in the insect movie that Jerry watches in his biology class is the "Out to Sea" theme from Jaws.

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Goofs

After the pep rally, Jerry goes to the bathroom and enters the third stall. When the kids with the movie camera come in, they find him in the fourth stall.

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Quotes

Bruce Chalmer: Pain is temporary, film is forever.

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Connections

References Jaws (1975)

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Soundtracks

"Something To Remember Me By"
Performed by Jim Walker

User Reviews

One Great Teen Comedy

One of my favorite Teenage Comedies when I grew up. I don't want to tell any of the plot points and ruin the movie for you. Casey Simasko was great as Gerry Mitchell. Awsomely cast all around especially the Buddy Revell character. I don't want to overhype the movie to blow out your expectations because I had none when I saw it the first time but a must see for people that love comedies. Great Script and Direction. Anyone that did not like this movie must not have went to public school or grew up in a foreign land. Recomended for people under 50. Check it out.