Clockwise (1986)

  • PG
  • 10/10/1986 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 36m

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.

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.

Michael Frayn

Screenplay

Christopher Morahan

Director

Cast

John Cleese's headshot

John Cleese

Brian Stimpson
Alison Steadman's headshot

Alison Steadman

Gwenda Stimpson
Penelope Wilton's headshot

Penelope Wilton

Pat Garden
Stephen Moore's headshot

Stephen Moore

Mr. John Jolly
Geoffrey Palmer's headshot

Geoffrey Palmer

Headmaster
Benjamin Whitrow's headshot

Benjamin Whitrow

Headmaster
Jonathan Bowater's headshot

Jonathan Bowater

Clint
Tony Haygarth's headshot

Tony Haygarth

Ivan with the tractor

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