Underplayed Gems

Clockwise (1986)

Clockwise poster
Directed by
Christopher Morahan
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 221 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A headmaster who is obsessed with punctuality sets off to give a speech but a series of mishaps derails his journey. He drags a student along as he desperately tries to make it on time.

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What happens

Clockwise is a 1986 British comedy road film starring John Cleese, directed by Christopher Morahan, written by Michael Frayn and produced by Michael Codron. The film's music was composed by George Fenton. For his performance Cleese won the 1987 Peter Sellers Award For Comedy at the Evening Standard British Film Awards. Most urban scenes were shot in the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, while rural scenes were largely shot in Shropshire. Menzies High School in West Bromwich was used to portray the fictional school within the film. It was the last film credit for executive Nat Cohen and has been called "a classy final credit". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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