Clockwise

"Mr. Stimpson ran his life and everyone else's by the clock. Then one day at 2:09 and 43 seconds... The clock decided to strike back."

Oct 10 1986 PG 1h 36m
Comedy

School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.

Plot

An obsessively punctual comprehensive school headmaster sets out to give an important speech at the annual Headmasters' Conference.

Written by

Michael Frayn

Directed by

Christopher Morahan

Cast

John Cleese, Penny Leatherbarrow, Howard Lloyd-Lewis

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
14,588
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA