- Actors: John Cleese, Penny Leatherbarrow, Howard Lloyd-Lewis, Jonathan Bowater, Stephen Moore
- Directors: Christopher Morahan
- Writers: Michael Frayn
- Producers: Gregory Dark, Michael Codron, Nat Cohen, Verity Lambert
- Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
- Release Date: Jun 15 2004
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005R249
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#17,245 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #31 in DVD > Comedy > Comedy Stars > John Cleese
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Monty Python's John Cleese makes this lighthearted farce work as a tightly wound, punctilious public school headmaster whose well-organized life unravels in a series of disasters on his journey to a conference. Cleese is a master of fussy, fastidious characters in exasperating situations, bottling up his frustration under good manners and sardonic comments until he finally blows, but he's also startlingly vulnerable as he systematically loses all sense of himself. Dressed in monk's robes and stranded on a lonely country road, he looks down at his naked wrist and sighs, "I've even lost the time." Michael Fryan (the playwright of Noises Off) doesn't really have much of a story behind the situations, but he provides plenty of complications, and Cleese holds the film together with his brittle manner, single-minded drive, and hilarious headmaster's condescending haughtiness. While it will seem slight to many, Cleese fans will love it. --Sean Axmaker
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Clockwise (Widescreen) (DVD)
John Cleese is at his best in this jolly picture. Wonderful scrip and actor's staff. Five Stars!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Yes Cleese!,
By Tony Hughes "stellarossa, From Fear to Flatte... (Cincinnati, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Clockwise (Widescreen) (DVD)
It doesn't have much in the way of penetrating insights into religion, but this frantic Frayn/Cleese race across East Anglia is as good a transposition of farce to the silver screen as we've ever seen. The pace is kept just taut enough throughout (something A Fish Called Wanda never managed) and the roll-call of British character actors is dished out liberally without ever turning into an "ooh look, it's him off of Kinvig!" distraction, most notably Geoffrey Palmer, Penelope Wilton and Stephen Moore.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Specially indicated if maniac of punctuality (as me).,
This review is from: Clockwise (Widescreen) (DVD)
Not five stars because it lacks rhytm in the end, but still a very good/funny work from Cleese. (Not as good as his Fawlty Towers TV series or A Fish called Wanda film ...thought), but then the script must be good to get the best from him.If a Clesse fan well worth seeing.
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