Three O'Clock High

1987
PG-13
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

14K

YOUR RATING

Casey Siemaszko in Three O'Clock High (1987)

Theatrical Trailer from Universal Pictures

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Dark Comedy Comedy

Mild-mannered Jerry Mitchell gets into hot water with quiet bad boy Buddy Revell, who challenges Jerry to a fight on the grounds of their high school after the school day's end.Mild-mannered Jerry Mitchell gets into hot water with quiet bad boy Buddy Revell, who challenges Jerry to a fight on the grounds of their high school after the school day's end.Mild-mannered Jerry Mitchell gets into hot water with quiet bad boy Buddy Revell, who challenges Jerry to a fight on the grounds of their high school after the school day's end.

Director
- Phil Joanou
Writers
- Richard Christian Matheson
- Tom Szollosi
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

14K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Phil Joanou
Writers
- Richard Christian Matheson
- Tom Szollosi
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Director Steven Spielberg was the executive producer on the picture, but he asked to have his name removed from the credits as he had done two years earlier with another youth comedy, Fandango (1985). Both films would go on to have strong cult followings.

Goofs
During the opening credits, as Jerry is driving to Franny's house, there is a shot of Franny picking up some text books off of a table. Upon close inspection, the ink stamp on the side of one of the books says "Ogden High School". This is the name of the school where the film was made, not where it takes place.

Quotes
Mr. O'Rourke: Don't fuck this up, Mitchell!

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Dealing with Bullies Movie Scenes (2016)

Soundtracks
Something To Remember Me By
Written and Performed by Jim Walker
Produced by David Tickle and Rick Marrotta
for David Tickle Productions

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Fans of Rushmore and Election should check out a hip high school predecessor!

This is a consistently overlooked and under-rated film. Fans of movies like Rushmore and Election may be surprised to learn that even during the John Hughes (Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, etc.) era there were still hip, funny movies being made about the high school experience.

The movie is shot in a mildly surreal "Coen brothers-esque" fashion that makes it a joy to look at, while the script is sharp and inventive. Despite its abstract nature, the script is very true to the realism of adolescent intimidation. Also not to be overlooked are some very clever performances by some lesser known performers which come off as very convincing.

Don't get me wrong, this is not a great film, very few are. If you consider Rushmore a 10 in this genre than Three O'clock High is about a 6 1/2 or a seven, but still well worth viewing.