Alan Parnaby, Alison Steadman, Christian Regan

British school headmaster Brian Stimpson (John Cleese) endures one disaster after another as he tries desperately to make it to an important speech on time in this hilarious adventure. A stickler for ...( read more  read more... )being punctual, Brian suffers a day of Murphy's Law as what can go wrong does indeed go very, very wrong. Alison Steadman, Penelope Wilton and Stephen Moore also star in this fitting showcase for Cleese's comedic talents.

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PG, 92 min.

Directed by: Christopher Morahan

Release Date: October 10, 1986

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DVD Release Date: December 4, 2001

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  • September 21, 2009
    Classic John Cleese doing what he does best. I must have watched this nearly 100 times as a child.
  • December 15, 2008
    Boy, has this movie dated but it does offer some 80s nostalgia. John Cleese playing a Basil Fawlty like character, as he does best, embarks on a journey that would mark the height of all his accomplishments in life. However, everything that can go wrong does go wrong. If you've e...( read more)ver been in a situation where every decision you make just leaves you worse off then you'll be able to identify with this story: "It's not the despair. I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand."
  • September 6, 2008
    Things go from bad to worse in this funny British comedy starring John Cleese.
  • September 19, 2007
    a great forgotten comedy.makes me sweat and nervous everytime i watch it haha i just keep wanting him to succeed aarrrggghhhh there are some dull moments but also some truely inspired cleese moments worthy of fawlty towers.evading the police,the final speech,in the fields,the old...( read more) ladies etc...when i was a kid this was christmas tv gold lol
    'stimpsons supporters club?'
  • May 7, 2007
    sharon maiden is the highlight of this as laura. i do like john cleese but this is not one of his best performances. there is some funny moments to keep you occupied if you're having a bored afternoon, but the ending is strange and non-sensical
  • October 18, 2009
    A very unusual brit comedy, where a man runs everything on time, but catching the wrong train proves that this will not go smoothly for him.
  • September 10, 2009
    Must-see if you like a good laugh.
  • December 17, 2008
    this was great I laughed so much when I watched this movie I just couldn't stop laughing because the movie was just funny.And the acting was really good in the movie.
  • October 10, 2008
    Brilliant but annoying.
  • September 6, 2008
    Very funny, John Cleese in one of the best performances. A comedy classic.

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