Clockwise

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Time Out says

Clock-watching comprehensive headmaster Mr Stimpson (Cleese) momentarily boards the wrong train when he sets out for a Headmasters' Conference in Norwich; the result, a never-ending nightmare as he's forced to hijack one of his sixth-formers, complete with her parents' car, and to travel hell-for-leather across the Midlands countryside. Much of Michael Frayn's original screenplay might seem like routine farce, were it not for the furious pace and level of invention in terms of both plot and dialogue. But what finally makes it consistently amusing is, of course, Cleese.

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Release details

UK release:

1985

Duration:

96 mins

Cast and crew

Director:

Christopher Morahan

Cast:

Penelope Wilton, Chip Sweeney, Stephen Moore, Sharon Maiden, Alison Steadman, John Cleese, Joan Hickson

Music:

George Fenton

Production Designer:

Roger Murray-Leach

Editor:

Peter Boyle

Cinematography:

John Coquillon

Screenwriter:

Michael Frayn

Producer:

Michael Codron

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Rated as: 5/5 (1 rating)

  • Way to go Bobby. We knew you could do it! These past four years with the Saint Louis Bilikens has finally paid off. Your famliy and friends are so proud of you. We know there are more awards to come; we will be waiting. Love ..

    Way to go Bobby. We knew Thu Oct 4 2012
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  • Lovely drive through English countryside with a slightly manic Cleese at the helm.unfortunately if I was a teacher I could only put "good effort, needs working on." somehow I found it underwritten as a farce. I can see what they were trying to do but it doesn't really stand up well in the comedy stakes to a Basil Fawlty comparison. It has a few good moments but not enough for me. I think the original "out of towners" did this sort of thing much better.

    Simeysmi Sun Feb 20 2011
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  • Classic English farcical comedy, a real hoot / laugh a minute. Brilliant performances all round

    Jill Beasley Mon Aug 11 2008
    Rated as: 5/5
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