Clockwise
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.
Plot
Brian Stimpson, headmaster of Thomas Tompion Comprehensive School, has been elected to chair the annual Headmasters' Conference meeting in Norwich. Openly careless as a young man, Stimpson is now compulsively organised and punctual and his school runs "like clockwork". Stimpson is the first headmaster of a comprehensive school to chair the Headmasters' Conference, an honour usually reserved for heads of more prestigious private schools. He talks about this at a school assembly, finishing with everyone singing the hymn "To Be a Pilgrim", accompanied by music teacher Mr Jolly.
More details
| author | Michael Frayn |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | England |
| director | Christopher Morahan |
| editor | Peter Boyle |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | arrest build car salesman comprehensive school date dementia drive extramarital affair foreplay improvisation improvised independent school kidnap lorry meet monastery music teacher norwich petrol station police officer private school private schools railway station report run away school assembly sing sixth form telephone box thomas tompion to be a pilgrim truancy truant wrong turn young man |
| musicBy | George Fenton |
| producer | Michael Codron |
| productionCompany | Moment Films |
| publisher | Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment |