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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. - Clockwise
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Title: Clockwise

Release Date: 1 Mar 1986

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

Production Companies: Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.28 (189 votes)

Cast

  • Brian Stimpson: John Cleese
  • Gwenda Stimpson: Alison Steadman
  • Pat Garden: Penelope Wilton
  • Mr. John Jolly: Stephen Moore
  • Headmaster: Geoffrey Palmer
  • Headmaster: Benjamin Whitrow
  • Clint: Jonathan Bowater
  • Ivan with the tractor: Tony Haygarth
  • Headmaster: Philip Voss
  • Mrs. Ellie Trellis: Joan Hickson
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