Clockwise (1986)

10 October 1986

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John Cleese stars in this delightful comedy as Brian Stimpson, the headmaster of a British high school whose obsession with punctuality is a source of humour for his students and joy for himself. The timely Stimpson has been elected the chairman of a conference of headmasters from posh schools--a high honor. To give his keynote address, Stimpson must travel all the way to Norwich. However, when a semantic misunderstanding sends Stimpson in the wrong direction, he begins a journey that not only finds him racing against time, but also avoiding the police, losing his speech and clothes, destroying a pay phone, and generally railing against a society that seems intent on forcing him to be late for the most important day of his life. Written to perfection by Michael Frayn (NOISES OFF), CLOCKWISE features a pitch-perfect performance by Cleese that makes this one of his funniest non-MONTY PYTHON outings.

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  • Release Date
  • 10 October 1986
  • Cast
  • John Cleese
  • Director
  • Christopher Morahan
  • Writer
  • Michael Frayn (original screenplay)
  • Company
  • Universal Pictures
  • Genre
  • Comedy
  • Cert
  • PG
  • Runtime
  • 96 minutes