Clockwise

Name: Clockwise
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1986-03-01
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Geoffrey Palmer, Benjamin Whitrow, Sharon Maiden, Howard Lloyd-Lewis, Alison Steadman

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.

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Release Date

3/1/1986

Runtime

96 mins

Genres

Comedy

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

Revenue

$1,476,356

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A tightly-wound headmaster's meticulous world unravels spectacularly when he misses his train, launching him into an escalating cascade of mishaps and misunderstandings. It's a comedy that mines humor from the collision between rigid order and chaos, leaving both characters transformed.