Three O'Clock High (1987)

Director:

Phil Joanou

Writers:

Richard Christian Matheson (written by) &
Thomas E. Szollosi (written by)

Release Date:

9 October 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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.

Plot:

A high school nerd, Jerry Mitchell (Siemaszko) is assigned to write a piece for the school paper about new boy Buddy Revell (Tyson)...

Plot Keywords:

School | High School | Fight | Reckless Driving | Bully Comeuppance

Cast

Casey Siemaszko	...	Jerry Mitchell
Annie Ryan	...	Franny Perrins (as Anne Ryan)
Richard Tyson	...	Buddy Revell
Stacey Glick	...	Brei Mitchell
Jonathan Wise	...	Vincent Costello
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Mr. Rice
Philip Baker Hall	...	Detective Mulvahill
John P. Ryan	...	Mr. O'Rourke
Liza Morrow	...	Karen Clarke
Scott Schutzman Tiler	...	Bruce Chalmer (as Scott Tiler)
Guy Massey	...	Scott Cranston
Theron Read	...	Mark Bojeekus
Mike Jolly	...	Craig Mattey
Charles Macaulay	...	Voytek Dolinski
Mitch Pileggi	...	Duke Herman

Also Known As:

3:00 High (USA) (alternative spelling)
After School (USA) (working title)
One of These Days (USA) (working title)
The Bell Rings at Three (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

97 min | USA:101 min | USA:90 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:15 | Iceland:12 | West Germany:16 | Australia:M | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Ogden High School - 2828 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, Utah, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Caitlin O'Heaney's character of Miss Farmer originally only had the one scene where Jerry seduces and kisses her in order to get detention after school. After the movie was completed it was tested, and audiences desperately wanted to know what happened to Jerry and Miss Farmer. The makers (including Steven Spielberg) brought O'Heany and Casey Siemaszko back to film the last scene of the movie where she walks into the bookstore and passionately kisses Jerry.

Goofs:

Continuity: Snow on the mountains in the background disappears quickly.

Quotes:

Craig Mattey: I heard you're giving Jerry Mitchell a hard time, man.
Buddy Revell: Yeah. And it's gonna get even harder.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: Breast Cancer Show Ever (#12.9)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Something To Remember Me By

Distinguishes itself from other teen movies by having a very different type of plot-not a great movie but far from bad.

I remember this movie from so long ago, it had a pretty fun storyline and will hold your attention. I don't think it's by any means a classic although it IS funny. The main problem is the casting of richard tyson as the bully, I saw him in "two moon junction" and he was great in that but I didn't buy him as a bullying nut, although it was fun to see him in another movie(saw it after 2 moon).

Three o' clock is a good "lost gem" type of movie to dig out when viewing old teen movies or to be seen by today's fans of teen movies. I would give this about a 5 on the casting, 7 on laughs and 8 for originality. Good for any fan of 80's teen movies to check out.