# Three O'Clock High (1987)

> A nervous student races through one increasingly surreal school day trying to escape a bully's inevitable three o'clock challenge.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7690

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Phil Joanou
- Cast: Casey Siemaszko, Annie Ryan, Richard Tyson, Stacey Glick, Jonathan Wise, Jeffrey Tambor, Philip Baker Hall, John P. Ryan
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094138/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: anxious, sardonic, energetic, 1980s nostalgia night, high school movie marathon

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