Clockwise
by Christopher Morahan
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Actor: Alison Steadman, John Cleese, Penelope Wilton, Sharon Maiden, Stephen MooreDirector: Christopher Morahan
Producer: Michael Cordon
Writer: Michael Frayn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: NTSC
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 1 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2012-01-06
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: LIONSGATE
Summary of Clockwise
In this classic slice of British comedy, John Cleese plays clock-watching headmaster Brian Stimpson, whose fanaticism for time-keeping knows no bounds. But his obsessive punctuality is put to the test when he boards the wrong train on his way to an education converence in Norwhich. What follows is a nightmarish journey involving a catalogue of misunderstandings, ex-girlfriends, unruly Sixth Formers and even the police. With a razor-sharp screenplay by acclaimed author and playwright Michael Frayn (Noises Off, Copenhagen) and great supporting turns from Alison Steadman and Joan Hickson, Clockwise is a lesson in the art of comic timing, with a bravura performance from Cleese at its centre.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
Monty Python's John Cleese makes this lighthearted farce work as a tightly wound, punctilious public school headmaster whose well-organized life unravels in a series of disasters on his journey to a conference. Cleese is a master of fussy, fastidious characters in exasperating situations, bottling up his frustration under good manners and sardonic comments until he finally blows, but he's also startlingly vulnerable as he systematically loses all sense of himself. Dressed in monk's robes and stranded on a lonely country road, he looks down at his naked wrist and sighs, "I've even lost the time." Michael Fryan (the playwright of Noises Off) doesn't really have much of a story behind the situations, but he provides plenty of complications, and Cleese holds the film together with his brittle manner, single-minded drive, and hilarious headmaster's condescending haughtiness. While it will seem slight to many, Cleese fans will love it. --Sean Axmaker
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