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Three O'Clock High

1987 · 89 min

A ticking-clock teen comedy that mixes broad slapstick with genuine anxiety, keeping you amused and on edge until the bell rings.

Directed by
Phil Joanou
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Jerry Mitchell just bumped into Buddy Revell. Now Jerry isn't thinking about math or english. Because at three o'clock, he's history.
Overview
Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Revell. When Jerry accidentally invades Buddy's personal space and touches him, Buddy challenges Jerry to an afterschool fight in the parking lot, which Jerry tries to avoid at all costs.

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Directed by
Phil Joanou
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • violence
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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