Three O'Clock High (1987)
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63% of critics liked it
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69% of users liked it
(5,790 ratings)
The first feature film from director Phil Joanou (State of Grace), Three O' Clock High chronicles a high school nerd's much hyped after-school bout with the infamous class bully. When the impish Jerry Mitchell (Casey Siemaszko) is assigned to interview the new transfer student with a… More The first feature film from director Phil Joanou (State of Grace), Three O' Clock High chronicles a high school nerd's much hyped after-school bout with the infamous class bully. When the impish Jerry Mitchell (Casey Siemaszko) is assigned to interview the new transfer student with a supposedly violent past, Buddy Revell (Richard Tyson), he makes the fatal mistake of touching his subject. Revell, who hates being touched, responds by challenging the unwilling Mitchell to a fight at three o'clock in the parking lot. Spanning the course of the school day, the film follows the disaster-bound Mitchell as he soils his good-boy image through various misguided attempts at averting the fight. Also making noteworthy appearances in the film are Jeffrey Tambor and Philip Baker Hall. ~ Rachel Deahl, Rovi
- Directed By
- Phil Joanou
- Genres
- Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Oct 9, 1987 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
A better than average high-school comedy stylishly directed by a young Phil (State of Grace) Joanou.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
The screenplay writers throw the story away in a finale which celebrates the machismo the rest of the film mocks.
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Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
A quick burst of harmless fun, featuring stunning camerawork by Barry Sonnenfeld
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Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World
Hilarious little cult film about the perils of high school
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Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
Personally, speaking as a life-long Shmoe, I think it rocks. So I'm saying own it; but at least rent it if you've never seen it before.
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Cast
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Casey Siemaszko
as Jerry Mitchell
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Anne Ryan
as Franny Perrins
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Stacey Glick
as Brei Mitchell
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Jonathan Wise
as Vincent Costello
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Richard Tyson
as Buddy Revell
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Jeffrey Tambor
as Mr. Rice
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Liza Morrow
as Karen Clarke
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Philip Baker Hall
as Detective Mulvahill
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John P. Ryan
as Mr. O'Rourke
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Brian Andrews
as Nerdy Kid
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Bob Apisa
as Cop #1
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Vivian Brown
as Miss Vail
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Paul Feig
as Hall Monitor
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Mike Jolly
as Craig Mattey
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E. Katherine Kerr
as Mrs. Phillips
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Charles Macauley
as Voytek Dolinski
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Alice Nunn
as Nurse Palmer
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Caitlin O'Heaney
as Miss Farmer
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Mitch Pileggi
as Duke Herman
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John Rothman
as Mr. Medved
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Yeardley Smith
as Cheerleader
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Shirley Stoler
as Eva
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Scott Tiler
as Bruce Chalmer
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Theron Read
as Mark Bojeekus
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Tom Taylor
as Jock #3
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Guy Massey
as Scott Cranston
