Clockwise (1986)
Directed by Chris Morahan / Christopher Morahan
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Comedy of Errors, Comedy of Manners |
Release Date - Oct 10, 1986 (USA) |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Judd Blaise
John Cleese's knack for mining hilarity from the growing frustration of a dignified gentleman is fully exploited in the British comedy Clockwise. Cleese portrays Brian Stimpson, a perfectionist English headmaster who has been selected to make an important presentation before a group of his peers. When Stimpson sets out upon his journey, however, he finds himself facing a seemingly never-ending series of delays and inconveniences, which range from missing a train to becoming a fugitive from the police. The film goes no deeper than its farcical surface, but is nevertheless consistently entertaining, thanks to former Monty Python member Cleese's precisely tuned transitions from composure to complete collapse.
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punctuality, time, race-against-time, speech, schedule, headmaster, journey, private-school, escapades, obsession