10 Things You Didnt Know About 3 0'ClockHigh

[@edaniels240]

The principal yelling "DON'T F*CK THIS UP, MITCHELL!" always had me rolling.........LOL

[@bluelivesmatter719]

I still use that today

[@thomasbrown2465]

If you think about it, It sounded encouraging at that moment, Because Jerry didn't f** it up. Besides neither one got suspended or expelled. That was actually a flaw on the movies part. Especially Buddy for all the people he assaulted. Noone even then would have been able to step foot on the school grounds after that.

[@jaytsigma]

I'm laughing right now so hard, I loaned my brother the movie last night and that's the first thing he called me this morning and said "Don't fuck this up Mitchell"! I'll always treasure this movie I'm 51 years old and I grew up through all that, it's so spot on it's perfect that's what high school was really like in the 80s Or as close to as you're gonna get that I can remember honestly... I remember 2 Big dudes and the whole school we all knew at lunch this was going down and the teachers had no idea, I don't know how they Possibly couldn't know and we could but its true and did happen that way, We all ran to the Practice football field right at 11:45 cuz we had 30 minutes for lunch and I mean within 8 minutes there was teachers everywhere these 2 poor souls were scrapping it out for a while, They would stop fighting and say hold on a minute and both of them when have to puke And then they would go back in Which was just unspoken mutual respect back in those days between 2 people fighting, anyway by the time my gym teacher got there he just said "You mind as well finish, you're both getting suspended Either way... so finish"! Honestly we had a few teachers that even wanted to see that ass whooping so It was awesome they started to finish and by a minute or two later there was so many more teachers they had to break it up And the teacher of course acted like he just got there so he's fakingly went in to start splitting up the two But nobody Narked on the teacher, he was one of our cool teachers and favorite teachers and we all just went about our day as usual this was just another day in high school nothing different, nothing big... The 80s were the best days I could ever say to be in high school Even though you might have to take an ass whooping every now and then👍👍👍

[@cliffchampion5501]

This was a movie I enjoyed as a kid so many great movies in my early childhood life.

[@starbrand3726]

Three O'clock High is a classic. Brilliant movie.

[@gdodson69]

Absolutely love this film. Saw it multiple times in the theater when it came out, wish others did as well and it had become a big hit.

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

3 O'clock High ddnt have a hit song attached to it the way Breakfast Club and Some Kind of Wonderful did.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

Buddy Ravel can actually be seen as something of an unwilling villain. What I mean by that is he's clearly a very smart character and simply wants to be left alone and people just won't do that, thus he has to bring out his more villainous side.

[@MrEnergee1987]

He sure was because he also inspired Warren Peace in Sky High (2005) another overlooked family film

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

He seems like one of those abused kids that grew up to be a bully. I assumed his dad beat him up or something.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

@@HarryBuddhaPalm it is very possible that he had a rough home life. That would also explain why he doesn't like to be touched because his dad probably hit him.

[@MrWoodMan23]

The fight scene at the end of this movie just made this so much bigger. The anticipation, trying to find a way out, and ultimately Jerry facing his fear, this fight. He faced Buddy straight ahead. And Buddy ended up getting his dose of bullying at the end of this.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

Does this movie seem sort of familiar to a more recent movie except it's two teachers instead of students the movie Fist Fight

[@davidmaez7253]

Fist Fight with Ice Cube

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

@@davidmaez7253 Fist Fight is more of a comedy but similar storylines

[@MrEnergee1987]

The cafeteria fight scene in Sky High (2005) was practically a magnified version of the car park fight at the end from this film

[@raceblakhart4941]

This is the way I always saw the film. I feel, while yes, all characters have depth, Buddy Revell didnt have the type of depth people seem to search for in the comments here. He actually represents something much bigger. Bully, yes. But he also represents fear in general. The fear to succeed. The fear not to procrastinate. The fear of rejection. The fear of love.

[@joshjhutton]

This film is so underrated. Better known actors might have made it more well known, but the casting was perfect.

[@jorgegaytan3012]

Well said

[@BranmanOfBranland]

It was the perfect cast

[@crakatoot5480]

Richard Tyson was SO good in this as Buddy. And in Kindergarten Cop too. Ok the guy is no Brando but as a villain he had such a presence and menace to him. That scene in Kindergarten when he telling his son how much in loves him and then Immediately shifts to using him a hostage, is terrifying. A shame he isn’t more well known.

[@joshmaxwell7968]

He had a small role in "There's Something About Mary" too.

[@slake9727]

I really liked him in his tv show "Hardcase".

[@crakatoot5480]

@@slake9727 I’ll have to check that out

[@poindextertunes]

@@joshmaxwell7968 he’s in a lot of those Farrelly Bros. movies

[@stuartgorka989]

I liked him in Blackhawk Down. I remember him being in an 80's sitcom where he was a teenage delinquent (first time I remember seeing him in anything), but I can't remember the name.

[@sigurd2873]

I stood up to bullies in school. They retreated. But I remember what my bro said don't turn your back on them.

[@trinaq]

I always loved this movie, despite the wacky premise, and the fact that nearly all of the "teenagers" looked like they were at least an entire decade older! 😂🤣

[@MrDman21]

It's almost like a western, like High Noon. Except replace gunslingers and townsfolk with teenagers and the high school represents an old west town. Jerry is like the town coward who has to face Buddy who's like a notorious outlaw.

[@D-Fens_1632]

Everybody looked about 35 years old in 80s teen movies.

[@MrDman21]

@@D-Fens_1632 yep

[@sahej6939]

No one was under 28!

[@bartimisfoul3459]

@@D-Fens_1632 real teens looked 35yrs old in the 80's. Lol!

[@grapeshot]

This is actually a very good movie and it came out when I was in high school and then Ice Cube made a version of this movie also.

[@dwaynesmith9482]

Fist Fight?

[@MrDman21]

This is better than the one with Ice Cube though.

[@raceblakhart4941]

What did ice cube call his version? I love Cube, but I can't imagine this movie being remade into something that can remotely touch the original. This film is just too perfect, as far as 80's high school stories go. It checks all the boxes.

[@dominicmcfeeley4142]

@@raceblakhart4941 … your joking …Right?

[@mexicanspec]

I don't know where Ice Cube got the idea for that movie. Our high school wasn't anything like that and he wasn't bullied at all.

[@kforcer]

The style of Parker Lewis Can't Lose was highly influenced by Three O'Clock High. It was probably the single biggest influence on the show.

[@antbanks1261]

Also took heavy influence from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

[@thegeorgiacreekwalker491]

What was the Bullie’s name in Parker Lewis?

[@danlower7834]

@@thegeorgiacreekwalker491 koob

[@raceblakhart4941]

Because he had a bully? That's literally the only thing they have in common.

[@DarkroomMedia007]

@@thegeorgiacreekwalker491 Kubiak

[@tronomagic]

Thanks for doing this minty. This film ranks amping my top 3 teen movies of the 80’s. It’s a bit exaggerated in a typical teen day at high school but not so much that it “couldn’t” happen. There are no werewolf’s, time traveling, touring Chicago on a fake sick day. Just a boy and a bully. Buddy I swear was the perfect bully. His looks, eye contact and even voice was spot on. The actor did extremely well!! Great movie!!!

[@MrEnergee1987]

Buddy totally influenced Warren Peace in Sky High (2005), another overlooked family film

[@KenVic02]

When Buddy answered the math question correctly, he got kudos from me. Obviously a very smart kid. Also proven by the fact that he was always two steps ahead of Jerry. Interesting bit of trivia is that this movie is often cited for the effective use of the dolly zoom. Although Hitchcock pioneered it, it's still an unsettling effect.

[@NemeanLion-]

I have a theory that Buddy always liked Jerry. It’s not just because he smiled at Jerry at the end, but he also inexplicably cheated off Jerry on the test, even when he already knew the answers. I think this was because Buddy had no idea what normal, friendly interaction looked like. Then after he loses the fight, he returns to give Jerry back his money? His smirk at the end is one of respect and almost seems like he knew Jerry had it in him all along to do amazing things if he stood up for himself.

[@davidthieroff9452]

That's been going around as a theory. Buddy is sorta Jerry's angel, teaching him self-respect.

[@raceblakhart4941]

People are reading too deep into this one. Buddy is a bully, and that's about all it comes down to. The concept of bullying doesn't need any hidden meaning.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

@@raceblakhart4941 that's not necessarily true, buddy just wanted to be left alone and people wouldn't stop messing with him. You also say that bullying doesn't need more of a hidden meaning but the reality is people are bullies for a multitude of reasons and aren't just villains that fall out of the sky, so there's nothing wrong with going more in depth with a bully character. While buddy definitely isn't nice to Jerry, he's not a traditional bully who seeks out a victim and messes with him for no good reason. Buddy's more of a guy that won't mess with you if you don't mess with him even if it is under ridiculous circumstances (being touched in buddy's case)

[@NemeanLion-]

@@raceblakhart4941 Why do you think Buddy cheat off him during the test if he already knew the answers? It’s possible I could be reading too deeply, but directors sometimes hide hidden meanings in their films. It’s also quite possible that Buddy’s behavior at the end was a leftover from Spielberg’s original vision of the character. Perhaps in his version, Buddy was sort of a misunderstood monster. I could see Spielberg bringing something like that out, to show the audience that everyone isn’t always what they seem to be.

[@BloodlineRC]

I can’t disagree with that theory. Every time I wound up getting into a fight with one of my childhood bullies, they wind up being your pal afterwards. You win or lose the fight, I think they just have more respect for you. It’s a really primitive behavior pattern, isn’t it?

[@rufioquin2406]

This is such an underrated 80s film. Anyone who went to high school in the 80s or 90s I feel can relate to this on some level, even if you didn’t have someone who wanted to kick your ass, or just bully you a little even. Just waiting for that clock to get to 3:00. The protagonist’s best friend reminds me of a cross between Wednesday Adams and Lydia Deetz.

[@iChristyD]

Isn’t she the same girl in the movie Lucas?

[@travellfitzpatrick711]

@@iChristyD no that was Winona Ryder who played lydia deets

[@iChristyD]

@@travellfitzpatrick711 I just looked it up and her name is Annie Ryan and she was in Lucas playing a girl named Angie, one of the girlfriends of of the jocks that were friends of Cappie (Charlie Sheen’s character). Winona was also in the movie playing a band geek like Lucas.

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

Yeah had my person who just hated me. I've backed off and didn't really engage. I was a wimp I guess. He went on to be a decorated firefighter and I harbor no hard feelings.

[@michaellundie2953]

Love this movie

[@davidthieroff9452]

Side note: Spielberg actually directed the last scene when the English teacher re-emerges. I've spoken to a few cast members who confirmed it. He sitting on the floor out of frame to the left of the teacher as she walks in.

[@machmen1000]

An apartment complex I lived in in the 80’s had their own movie channel that they played 3 or 4 movies on repeat for weeks at a time. This movie was one of them. So I watched this movie like a 100 times. Loved it.

[@sahej6939]

It is very watchable!

[@baronvg]

This movie is one of my childhood favorites. And even as a kid, I recognized it’s difference to other teen movies at the time. And to me, Buddy Revell is so nuanced and amazing as a villain. Two examples of this: when he’s confronted, he’s in the library, reading. Second, he was able to solve that math question on his own. I mean, what meathead character even does this??? None of them lol

[@MrEnergee1987]

Buddy Revell inspired Warren Peace in Sky High (2005)

[@hareofsteel]

This movie is so good and under-rated. It's actually got great cinematography too. Thanks for doing this.

[@sid2112]

What a great flick. Loved watching this movie as a kid. Held up too!

[@davidsinferno7385]

Such an underrated gem, good job minty once again you never disappoint!

[@SonnyGTA]

STOP SAYING UNDERRATED!!!

[@zevzero]

Never heard of this movie before but watching this makes me want to check it out. Great video Minty!

[@godphoenix66x]

You owe it to yourself to watch it. Great 80's classic.

[@richardrobbins8067]

You definitely should try and find it! It is pretty different in the direction and camera work. Like Sam Raimi and Edgar Wright made a teen comedy. Lots of quick changes and long zooming in shots. And everyone's a real caricature, like many high school movies.

[@flipnap2112]

I won the golden"Decade Lottery" of youth.Age 0-10 in the 1970's, 11-20 in the 80's. This movie was on HBO nonstop in 80's, like their other "monthly runs". Mind you there was no cable so it was the only source for movies besides VCRs. So movies like "escape from New York", "American werewolf in London" "the exterminator".."Poltergeist" all ran on rotation every day for a months. "3 o'clock high" was one of em. LOVED this movie, watched it a zillion times. So fun and so many character arcs. Always a lesson to be learned and a hero to be made. I just heard the news today that "Beyonce" is getting in trouble for using the word "spaz" in a song. I swear, I dont know what happened to us these days. people are waking up looking for a new way to be a victim and its sad. A film like this would never see the light of day today. thanks for covering one of my all time favs.

[@shannon_w.]

Yea you did! My brother was born in 70 so he also was born at the PERFECT time! I was born in 74 so I was born at a pretty good time as well because the 90’s were pretty good and I am a HUGE Grunge music fan and Metal so I saw some pretty amazing concerts in the 90’s ☺️

[@vxy357]

I also won that golden decade lottery. But i was born in the late 60's (1967). So I had a front tow seat to all of the great music, movies, books, and pop culture events of that era.

[@buckfiden6227]

No cable? How did you watch HBO if you didn’t have cable???

[@flipnap2112]

@@buckfiden6227 im referring to the programming.

[@vxy357]

@@buckfiden6227 Either he rented the movie or did what i did; I got my uncle to record the cable movies on his VCR and i took it home to watch on my VCR.

[@markbrowning4334]

Home run with this one, Minty. Nice. Despite all of the exaggerated happenings and the questionable motives and the inconclusive results, this movie 100% nailed down the angst of what Jerry, or anyone who has been in his shoes, would be internally going through. This is a great movie.

[@shirw]

This is one of my husband's favorite movies of all time even though hardly anyone's heard of it. This was such a fun surprise to see! "You didn't even try... how's that feel?" 😅

[@robmorris6888]

Thank you Minty for doing this. One of my favorites of the 80s.

[@mitch27560]

Just some cool extra trivia. Casey Semaszkos father, Konstanty, served in the polish navy, and survived time as a pow in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. In this camp, he was made to fight in boxing matches for the entertainment of the German soldiers.

[@paulroman3402]

I was living in Ogden when this movie was filmed. A few days prior to filming the fight scene, the producers put out a call for high school students, from the area, to meet at Ogden High as they needed many extras. The filming took place on a Saturday morning, many showed up.

[@scottvincent184]

I feel this movie actually improves with age. I watched the HBO premiere at around 9 years old, and enjoyed watching it, but didn't really love it, although anytime it played again I'd happily sit through it 😀 Flash forward to my 30s and find it streaming, I absolutely loved it ❤️ I'm sure nostalgia comes into play, but it seemed like a better film!

[@ericaj6092]

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid with no cable , this movie was on often on Saturday afternoons on channel 13. ☺️

[@unum1979]

I saw this movie so much in the late 80's early 90's. Haven't seen or even really thought about it in like 30 years. Will now be on my short list to revisit. Thanks for the reminder of it's existence.

[@eljefe6731]

I found this movie going through my inventory while working at a video store. I rented it out non-stop throughout the 90's until the ultimate death of the video store. Many hidden gems were found back then and most covered here on this channel.

[@thegeorgiacreekwalker491]

Sadly video stores have become obsolete unfortunately, I spent hours browsing video stores in the 80’s and 90’s looking for movies to rent, Great Memories.

[@vxy357]

Such great memories.

[@photoguy4212]

Used to love this movie when I was younger. Have watched it numerous times

[@ChronicKoff]

This must have been underrated because I'm never heard of it. Thanks again Minty!

[@BloodlineRC]

Great movie to pick. Found this on cable back in senior year of high school, it stuck with me. A hidden gem you don’t see anyone talk about too much.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Loved this movie back in the day, as I remember finding it in the 5 movies for 5 days for $5(USD) section of my local mom & pop video store, and I must have watched it 1/2 a dozen times, or more before returning it. Far as bullies growing up yep I had my fair share of them having been born with sight, and hearing disabilities along with being one of the smallest kids in my class. funny enough one of my worst bullies growing up, ended up turning his life around, and becoming a very well respected preacher in my area with a very large family, so I guess it goes to show some people really can change, as they grow up, and mature.

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

Yeah mine became a decorated firefighter in CO I'm glad he wasn't some socio or harmful to others. More bruised my ego than anything

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@JamesCraigWhoopAwesome, I applaud anyone who becomes a firefighter, as one of my step brothers after 9/11(My 2 step bros lost their step dad at the Pentagon) wanting to do something to give back, became a vol. fireman for our small town for about 6 years till he had to give it up for his day job to support his family, and my girlfriend is currently a vol. fireman, and first responder(she owns a family ran cattle, and free range chicken farm which gives her more leeway to go out on calls close to us, and yes I've been on a few with her), so I know how hard of a job that is to do for anyone, and just to be known no my girlfriend is not what I like to call the "Hollyweird" female firefighter who is the 98lbs 5ft 3in tall woman who can do anything a man can better type they try to shove down our throats, she is big enough to pick me up by one arm, and keeps up with most of the men on her crew, and truly is that rare 1% breed of tough as nails women that can do it, and do it well, but still very country feminine, and paints her nails, makeup, etc.. 😁

[@chewey3rd]

I loved this movie when I saw it back in 87'. I was a senior in high school and it was actually a sigh of relief to watch a teen movie that didn't attempt to be another John Hughes copy. Don't get me wrong, I love the Hughes films but variety is the spice of life. It's great to see that this film has become a cult classic.

[@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

I graduated in 1986. Love this film!

[@mishunkontrol1874]

Underrated and underappreciated and my all-time favorite 80's high school movie!

[@Eric-dh2hn]

I have always been a big fan of this movie. One of those I rushed to look up once the age of the internet came along. Thanks Minty!

[@papennypincher7287]

I can’t explain how much I love this movie. I saw this when I was a kid and became obsessed with brass knuckles after it. Well written, amazing cast, and great performances. It’s a shame this never took off the way it deserved. Side note: when I was a little older after first seeing this, my grandfather had a tape labeled “high noon” at his house. I got excited for some reason I thought it was 3 o’clock high. I think I was like 10 so I probably didn’t remember the title exactly. Lol just an interesting side note to go along with this mentioning high noon. Strange…

[@bernhardtsen74]

same! also the first time I got introduced to the Tangerine Dream band

[@papennypincher7287]

@@bernhardtsen74 lol better times for sure

[@jerrym1218]

High Noon was awesome too, and 3 o’clock high was sort of a modern 80’s take in a high school setting. Gary Cooper really had no one in the end, but when it came down to it, the man faced it all down alone. Similar to Jerry’s character facing his fear in the end alone, but both men did have people that cared for them, and played vital roles in the final conflicts.

[@papennypincher7287]

@@jerrym1218 it’s strange how I associated it with that without even realizing it as a kid. Cool but strange

[@jerrym1218]

@@papennypincher7287 it’s cool though right? The more you know. ✊🏼 I like finding out movies are somewhat tied to each other through circumstances or plot wise.

[@SerpentStar_]

Think this guy has covered my entire childhood. Anyone remember Solar Babies or The Heavenly Kid? ^_^

[@robd1329]

I remember Heavenly Kid. That was a real good movie! The actor who played the angel was cool as hell when i was a kid!

[@elijeremiah1058]

Solar Babies really intrigued me as a kid.

[@dallasbagley]

Three O Clock High was, and still is a great movie. The fact that it was dark is what made it such a compelling experience. It was unlike anything of that time, and because of that, a head of it's time. Blade Runner AND Blade Runner 2 were both flops as well... Same with Donnie Darko. Some movies need time for people to come around to them.

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Wait you mean Blade Runner 2049 was a flop. But look what Blade Runner was going against (Indiana Jones, E.T., etc) . It was an epic visual masterpiece that was ahead of its time and influenced Cyberpunk as an entire movement. This was just an 80s sub genre film. This was nowhere near at the level of Donnie Darko or Blade Runner.

[@dallasbagley]

@@SuperOmnicronsj44 Yes, both Blade Runners were flops, 100%. Too dark for mainstream audiences.

[@dallasbagley]

@@SuperOmnicronsj44 Blade Runner 2 had a budget of 150 million, and likely another 150 million for marketing. That's a huge risk, for a studio to invest 300 million into an R rated blockbuster. Worldwide, it raked in 260 million, but only 32 million of those ticket sales came from America. The budget for the original Blade Runner is undisclosed, but that too only raked in 42 million globally, and is still considered a flop. Blade Runner didn't officially take off until it's VHS release.

[@moneyandtimefreedom3352]

The sweet FJ40 Toyota Land Cruiser was mine and alot of my friends and I were extras. It was fascinating to see the behind the scenes of how a movie is made. I a few years later I wish I had never sold the Land Cruiser. It’s also fun to see through social media where a lot of the kids ended up in life like careers, families and where they live today. I’d love to go back to those simpler days.

[@emrisilvasi9171]

You rock minty. I love this movie. It's the only reason I want to go to Utah. Lol 😆 I'll watch it when it's on TV on the pay stations. I will watch this on my lunch break.

[@timreno72]

It was a great movie!

[@toddkorson8207]

Took me a minute, didn’t remember this movie at all, until I started watching your video. This was a great movie. Thanks for the reminder

[@Echo4Bravo]

My niece and nephew watch classic 80s movies with me. They love this movie.

[@mbryson2899]

Tangerine Dream did an amazing score for Michael Mann's "Thief." The showdown and outro in particular subtly add to the scene.

[@FigmentForever]

I honestly love the soundtrack more than the movie. Don’t get me wrong, I love Mr. Man’s work but it isn’t a favorite

[@RobertTaylor-im5ry]

Regarding the cover, I'm always reminded of Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last. Saw it as a kid on HBO and loved how despite his best (and sometimes underhanded) methods, Jerry simply had to face Buddy, win or lose. Buddy seemed to respect Jerry, maybe because no one else stood up.

[@gaylehaeffner9595]

Saw this in theaters when it first came out. My friends hated it, I loved it. Thank you for this 10 things video!

[@robd1329]

He banges the hot teacher...what was to not like??

[@jacqueschouette7474]

I saw this film later when it showed up on cable, but all I remember about the film was that it was filmed at Ogden High school and the actress who does voice of Linda Simpson was in the film.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Saw this movie in the early and mid 1990s. A really interesting and unique movie, and really underrated even by 1980s standards. Looking at the title itself gives me impressions of it being a classic Western in a high school setting. ;-)

[@sahej6939]

It’s spelled St John not Sinjin!

[@vancer.8886]

This movie is brilliant and it's difficult to believe that it bombed at the box office. I have been a huge fan of this film since its release. Anyone who went to high school and was faced with a bully, or bullies, can relate to this movie (which I think is a lot of us). There are many aspects of this movie that I love, but the one that I enjoy the most is watching a perfect student with straight "A's" change is just 6 hours to a "bad boy". I love watching this transformation as Jerry attempts to avoid a confrontation that can't be avoided. This movie is a metaphor of life in that people will do almost anything to avoid something they don't want to face. Great movie and thanks for reviewing it

[@amberlinmchugh8115]

I had no idea Heather's flopped either. One of my favs

[@brocabeach]

@@amberlinmchugh8115, I know, right? Heather's had great reviews but simply didn't find a mass audience. :(

[@MrEnergee1987]

18 years after this fight, their nephews Will Stronghold and Warren Peace had an intensified brawl at the school cafeteria in Sky High (2005)

[@brocabeach]

@@MrEnergee1987 Are you saying that Sky High was filmed at the same school?

[@MrEnergee1987]

@@brocabeach nah, but the characters Will Stronghold and Warren Peace echo their predecessors Mitchell and Revell

[@EgadsNo]

absolute gem of a classic

[@gjle]

I'll never get tired of the book report scene. "It was a good read, fast, angry, sexual". Damn hilarious! I'm gonna watch it again now.

[@d.k.prince5694]

Great pick Minty! This should've been right up there with "Ferris Bueller's Day off" and " Sixteen Candles", but for some reason it remains a cult fav. This a great flick! For a total mind-job watch 3 O' Clock High (1987) back to back with Fist Fight (2017)!

[@chrisclearwater3521]

This is a deep cut so great! You should do one on the wildlife with Chris Penn and Eric stoltz and the kid from weird science

[@Summertimeblues28]

I just watched this movie this week for the first time in about 30 years. Great underrated late 80’s comedy.

[@prettygal6263]

I have forgotten about this movie as a teenager one of my favorite movies very good memories about this movies, thanks Minty for reviewing this movie :)

[@muggsyaxton8085]

Very cool, Minty. Other great (and underrated) late-70s to 80s teen movies I think you and Minty Nation would be keen to explore: Over the Edge (1979) and River's Edge (1986). Keep up the great work! You put Frankston on the map!

[@sahej6939]

No!

[@muggsyaxton8085]

@@sahej6939 but yeah

[@davidl570]

Two great and underrated movies! I second this, Minty.

[@johnblazini69]

Loved this movie growing up

[@icheeze1]

Thank you. Been waiting for this

[@franciscoortega7938]

since my first watch, i wanted to see more movies like it. i was so tired of all the other teenage puffy stuff. great review!

[@Paiste2002Fan]

I have always loved this movie. It seems like it’s been forgotten by most people when discussing 80s movies. My dad still randomly says, “Don’t fuck this up MITCHELL!”

[@vxy357]

My favorite line from the movie . That line had everyone busting a gut.

[@Paiste2002Fan]

@@vxy357 it’s a great line. And it shows that he realizes now what kind of person Buddy is.

[@Panthror]

This video taught me 11 things about '3 O' Clock High', the eleventh being: There is a movie called '3 O' Clock High'. Also, here's the (translated) definition of the word 'Faustrecht': Lawless situation in which everyone tries to get their [alleged] right through self-help.

[@unperson5713]

I enjoyed this movie very much, my buddies never thought it was so funny. I never understood why it wasn't more popular.

[@kroskilly]

Love this film! Thanks for putting your brilliant unique spin on it Minty 👍

[@RemyJackson]

Loved this movie but thought it was too obscure to ever see it reviewed here.

[@skyden24195]

Minty has surprised me a few times in this manner, with some of the movies he's chosen to review. I'd have to agree, this is one of them.

[@TheDukeofMadness]

This movie came out at exactly the correct time for my high school days. I was 16 and felt exactly like Jerry Mitchell. Although in my first and only fight in high school I bit the other guy on the ear, drawing blood. I was shunned and largely an outcast from then on but nobody messed with me.

[@mexicanspec]

I was never bullied in high school. Maybe it was the way I carried myself, I don't know. I was fully willing to smash a shovel into the back of the head of anybody that tried that kind of stuff.

[@sahej6939]

Godfather 3 style!

[@BKLYN_TZU]

one of my favorite movies from when I was a kid back in the late '80s everyone was perfectly casted

[@mikeyfn-a6684]

Mintyyyy! Great video for this my day off. Right there with 'Better Off Dead'.. It's also damn ironic as I was just thinking about my 3oclock conference call with my lawyer today."You'll have to go through me!-"MOOOVE!!" 😂😂😂

[@MaddSweetGT500]

I love this movie one of my absolute favorites I don't think Buddy is a bully, he just wants to be left alone and not to be touched. I bet Buddy wouldn't have pushed anyone around had he not been touched.

[@MrEnergee1987]

Buddy very much inspired Warren Peace in Sky High (2005)

[@FigmentForever]

I always remember Casey Siemaszko as one of the parents in the underrated Stephen King classic Mini-Series Storm of the Century! It wasn’t a preexisting story & was entirely written as a film script from what I know. It’s honestly my favorite King Mini-Series as it is probably one of the best sci-fi horror dramas ever written. You should do a 10 Things all about Storm of the Century!

[@bettysmith4641]

Yes!

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

It seemed like he just missed that wave of actors who made it from the 80s - Cruise, Bacon, Kilmer, Downy, James Spader , Ethan Hawke and Corey Feldman.

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

Once again, THANK YOU for highlighting another underrated classic! I'd never even heard of this one! But please, PLEASE Minty, do 'Romancing the Stone' someday! And the sequel! =)

[@shannon_w.]

Minty as someone who was a teen in the 80’s-90’s you sure do always seem to bring up a lot of nostalgia for me! Thank you ☺️❤️

[@LouieThe8th]

I really enjoyed this movie when it first came out. I fondly remember this one as well as the similar 'My Bodyguard' film that came iut earlier. They just don't make them like they used to. 🙃

[@armandoanes9924]

This movie was and still is awesome

[@elijaharvinger1178]

This is why Minty kicks ass. Who else dissects obscure classic 80s high school movies. Nobody. NOBODY. Hey bro PLEASE do a Porkys things you didn't know. Another gem these kids don't know about and the inspiration for the American Pie and Judd Apatow movies. Peace. See you at 500k hopefully sooner than later

[@RBWillis1022]

This was a great 80s film. I loved this as a teenager in the late 80s/early 90s. Very underrated

[@borgullet3376]

EVERY film Casey was in was Great. As a leading Actor this film and the movie he did with the Late Great Burt Reynolds are stand outs in my memory.

[@jesseswarbrick7895]

He did Breaking In(1989) with Burt Reynolds, love that movie, underrated for sure

[@johnporter9073]

Buddy the bully just got worse...Arnold had to deal with him 3 years later in Kindergarten Cop.

[@MrEnergee1987]

Buddy also had a son named Warren Peace who starred in Sky High (2005)

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@@MrEnergee1987 Did you know that there was a sequel to Kindergarten Cop? No Buddy I mean Crisp or John Kimble in the sequel.

[@MrEnergee1987]

@@SuperMarioBrosIII nah

[@mathieuduval7544]

This movie is AMAZING, always liked it always will, i watched it before high school, during and after and it still olds up!!!

[@chrisvetor]

Minty you finally got around to this gem, thank you!

[@MsDezB1]

I looooooved this movie back inna day. I still reference "Ethan...my spirit guide." No one gets the reference. I don't care, lol. I thought Casey Siemaszko was crazy talended and expected him to be a major H'wood player.

[@irishgotee]

I could be wrong....but I think there is another cool thing about this film that wasn't listed. The girl who voices Lisa Simpson is in the beginning of the film. She's walking by the camera outside of the school talking to her friends about the rumors going on involving the new student Buddy Revell; speaking in that unmistakable Lisa Simpson voice

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@irishgotee I knew that and she'd also be in the 1985 movie The Legend Of Billie Jean with Heather and Christian Slater... not related!

[@MndScream]

Thank you Minty for choosing this movie! Growing up, I was the only person I knew that saw this movie. It's always been one of my favorites.

[@thomasbirdeno]

I saw this 30 years ago on TV! I couldn't remember the name and every time I tried to look it up, I found nothing because I put Matthew Broderick's name in the search because it was a long time ago and I thought the lead was Broderick. Thanks for solving a mystery for me, Minty!

[@gregmeyer9595]

I grew up in the 80’s and I’m flabbergasted that I have never heard of this movie. I am a huge movie buff and have loads of family members in the industry, I can’t quote most movies of the past 50+ years that most have never heard of. This one I have not even heard about, however, I plan on giving it a watch ASAP. On a side note, does every movie that came out that gets watched still have to be a “cult classic”, I don’t want us to lose the true meaning of the phrase. A movie that wasn’t as popular but was ahead of its time in many ways.

[@aretnap3653]

This Movie Hardly Ever Aired on Network Television Years After it's Release.

[@johnducats9114]

You won’t regret it. I watched it recently with my 16 year old son. It was just as good as I remembered it and my son loved it too.

[@mishunkontrol1874]

It didn't get the hype like Ferris Buehler or Breakfast Club, but it's always been my favorite! Probably because I could relate to it more than the others.

[@robd1329]

I def saw this with all my neighbors back in the VhS days!

[@Spiralsinto]

Yes watch it asap!!!

[@animechic420]

Fun fact: the actress that played Jerry’s sister was the daughter of a substitute teacher I once had.

[@Cazz8203]

That fact wasn't fun at all

[@jayward8237]

One of the classics of my childhood

[@jro3213]

This movie was out on cable--HBO and/or Showtime and/or Cinemax, can't remember--one summer, probably 1988, and I watched it at least a dozen times. They played it all the time for a few months so probably a LOT of kids saw it despite it bombing at the theaters.

[@jeremybowers3181]

Wow!!! I haven't thought/seen this movie in forever!! Thanks Minty for doin this vid man!!! I'm gonna hunt this down tonight and watch it.👊💥😎

[@jayhandron9435]

I loved Three O’Clock High when I saw it in theaters and still do to this day!

[@neildennis7294]

Most forgotten comedy gem of the 1980s. Thanks for spotlighting it.

[@Kthomasritchie]

Never seen this film, but the director later went on to direct 'State of Grace', one of my all time favourite films.

[@Locomamonk]

Man, I already wanted to give Gridiron Gang a watch, and now I'm definitely going to! Amazing work! I think I've seen this movie on Cable tv when I was younger, it's pretty memorable hahaha!

[@dmeticsux]

Minty, you really are MINT. I've been looking for this flick for years, I just couldn't remember the title. Finally I can get me some good 80's CHEESE. Thank you. 👍

[@kalphil4385]

Casey also starred in Young Guns with Kiefer Southerland one of my favorite westerns.

[@sulufest]

Great 80’s movie often overlooked. And yes, I was in high school when it came out.