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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.
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$1476356
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
1986-03-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
198
Vote Average
6.24
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
John Cleese
Brian Stimpson
Penelope Wilton
Pat Garden
Alison Steadman
Gwenda Stimpson
Stephen Moore
Mr. John Jolly
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Ellie Trellis
Benjamin Whitrow
Headmaster
Geoffrey Palmer
Headmaster
Michael Aldridge
Prior
Sharon Maiden
Laura Wisely
Penny Leatherbarrow
Woman Teacher
Howard Lloyd-Lewis
Ted
Jonathan Bowater
Clint
Mark Bunting
Studious Boy
Robert Wilkinson
Streaker
John Bardon
Ticket Collector
Mark Burdis
Glen Scully
Nadia Sawalha
Mandy Kostakis
Dickie Arnold
Man at Station
Angus MacKay
First Class Passenger
Peter Needham
Porter
Peter Lorenzelli
Taxi Driver
Chip Sweeney
Paul Stimpson
Constance Chapman
Mrs. Wheel
Ann Way
Mrs. Way
Ann-Marie Gwatkin
Petrol Station Cashier
Mohammed Ashiq
Manager
Pat Keen
Mrs. Wisely
Geoffrey Hutchings
Mr. Ted Wisely
Geoffrey Greenhill
Policeman with Mrs. Wheel
Richard Ridings
Policeman at Crash
Geoffrey Davion
Policeman at Crash
Charles Bartholomew
Man in Telephone Box
Sheila Keith
Pat's Mother
Christian Regan
Pat's Son
Alan Parnaby
Policeman at Telephone Box
Tony Haygarth
Ivan
Ronald Sowton
Monk
Alan Granton
Monk
Susan Field
Woman in Lane
Leslie Schofield
Policeman Arresting Pat
Mike Glynn
Policeman with Black Eye
Nicholas Le Prevost
Headmaster
Peter Cellier
Headmaster
David Conville
Headmaster
Patrick Godfrey
Headmaster
Rupert Massey
Headmaster
John Rowe
Headmaster
Philip Voss
Headmaster
Jeffry Wickham
Headmaster
Nick Stringer
Det. Sgt. George Rice
Graeme Green
Detective Constable
Sidney Livingstone
Porsche Driver
Michael Percival
Man in Wood
Peter Jonfield
Det. Insp. Laundryman
Brian Portsmouth
Detective Constable
Graeme Ford
Willy Black (uncredited)
Danny Lee
School Boy (uncredited)
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