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1987 • 1h 39min • PG-13 • Comedy

Three O'Clock High

"Jerry Mitchell just bumped into Buddy Revell. Now Jerry isn't thinking about math or english. Because at three o'clock, he's history."

Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Revell. When Jerry accidentally invades Buddy's personal space and touches him, Buddy challenges Jerry to an afterschool fight in the parking lot, which Jerry tries to avoid at all costs.

IMDb 7.1

RT 57%

MC 36

Director

Phil Joanou

Writers

Tom Szollosi

Richard Christian Matheson

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Casey Siemaszko

Jerry Mitchell

Annie Ryan

Franny Perrins

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

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Casey Siemaszko Jerry Mitchell

Annie Ryan Franny Perrins

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

Mitch Pileggi Duke Herman

Paul Feig Hall Monitor

Yeardley Smith Cheerleader

Liza Morrow Karen Clarke

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