An obsessively punctual comprehensive school headmaster sets out to give an important speech at the annual Headmasters' Conference.
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| John Cleese | ... | Brian Stimpson | |
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Penny Leatherbarrow | ... | Woman Teacher |
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Howard Lloyd-Lewis | ... | Ted |
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Jonathan Bowater | ... | Clint |
| Stephen Moore | ... | Mr. Jolly | |
| Alison Steadman | ... | Gwenda Stimpson | |
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Mark Bunting | ... | Studious Boy |
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Robert Wilkinson | ... | Streaker |
| John Bardon | ... | Ticket Collector | |
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Mark Burdis | ... | Glen Scully |
| Nadia Sawalha | ... | Mandy Kostakis (as Nadia Carina) | |
| Dickie Arnold | ... | Man at Station | |
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Angus MacKay | ... | First Class Passenger (as Angus Mackay) |
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Peter Needham | ... | Porter |
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Peter Lorenzelli | ... | Taxi Driver |
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Brian Stimpson (John Cleese) 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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Ticket Collector: [to a passenger nearby] Funny, innit, in the thirty years I've been in this job, nobody asked me to do a speech before!
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Written by John Bunyan, modified by Percy Dearmer
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The name of the school was Thomas Tompion Comprehensive School. Tompion (1639-1713), a famous clockmaker, is regarded as the father of English clockmaking. He constructed some of the first spring-balanced watches, and some of the timepieces he made are still operational. See more »Goofs
(at around 1h 23 mins) By the end of the movie when Stimpson is delivering his speech and the left arm coat sleeve falls down we can see clearly that is John Cleese himself that pulls something with his right hand making the sleeve fall. See more »Quotes
Brian Stimpson: [chasing the train] SPEECH! SPEECH!Ticket Collector: [to a passenger nearby] Funny, innit, in the thirty years I've been in this job, nobody asked me to do a speech before!
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He Who Would Valiant Be(uncredited)
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10 October 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Clockwise - Recht so, Mr. Stimpson See more »Filming Locations:
King Edward's School, Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK See more »Edit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$156,066, 12 October 1986Gross USA:
$1,476,356Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Having known my share of stuffed shirts, I was howling at the torture of John Cleese in this film. You know who all those stuffed shirts are, too: those who insist on a spotless, shiny, tidy room; who balance out their finances every day, it seems; who have carved a nice manageable life for themselves. What makes the comedy work, though, is that in spite of all the setbacks Cleese suffers, the movie doesn't take any sadistic delight in them. When the car, and Cleese, gets stuck in the mud, we all cringe at his predicament, and laugh along with him, since we'd probably be going through the same thing ourselves, but for the grace of God. No toilet humor, no toilet language. Just a madcap comedy of errors fit for all. Right!