Three O’Clock High (1987) Filming Locations - Full Inside Tour Of Cult Classic School in Ogden Utah

Three O'Clock High Filming Locations

[@TheDailyWoo]

Instagram- AdamTheWooATW Touring this location in detail was a massive bucket list for me . One of my favorite 80s movies and one that sadly goes unseen by many movie goers . A true cult classic .

[@mgratk]

THANK YOU ADAM! When you warned of spoilers I actually paused the video and went off to watch the movie. Completely missed it back then(I was a HS Jr in '87). It is a FANASTIC 80s movie. Not only is the execution of it amazing, but it is also such an accurate time machine for me now. The grammar books were the ones I had in school. The dress and hairstyles and stuff were not exxagerated, just kinda normal 80s. I mean it pretty much looked like any school in America. They took a pretty basic high school story line and make a heck of a film. And of course you made a great filming location video as you always do.

[@jacobbaranowski]

"Save the clock ⏰ tower, a litning bult hit that tower, at night, and hasn't worked since.." "No" lady we can't have you seen today's gas prises.

[@ATonofSmiles]

Great vid Adam, I have a question do you think you can find the movie Lean On Me locations with Morgan Freeman came out in the 80s?

[@MrEdnik]

Awesome to see my home town. A meet up would be awesome here in ogden.

[@AH-rl9ev]

That's such an enjoyable movie. I remember renting it in high school. I watched it again in 2020.

[@brittanymckay8388]

That’s my high school!!! We would watch 3 o’Clock High every year for homecoming in the auditorium. My year was the last year to graduate in that auditorium, before they did all of the renovations! Loved that you got to see it and that they let you inside for a tour!

[@BillyKnocem]

How cool was it to go there? What’s life in Ogden like?

[@bueller747]

I agree with Sean. I’ve never understood how this movie was never bigger than it was!! The cinematography and everything was so good🙌🏻

[@bobbyhand1]

HEY ATW...THE PRESERVATION OF THIS SCHOOL IS PHENOMENAL! They have done a great job of keeping this location , an actual functioning school, in pristine condition. This 80's flick also features so many actors it's mind boggling. Buddy is played by Richard Tyson-the bad guy from Kindergarten Cop. The school nurse was played by Alice Nunn-"LARGE MARGE" from Pee Wees Big Adventure! What an impressive episode this morning! The level of creative freedom you and Sean were afforded is unheard of in today's society. Incredible.

[@TheDailyWoo]

Yep ! Large marge herself

[@ueno1]

I only remember Richard Tyson from one of Sherilyn Fenn's movies, Two Moon Junction.

[@genemadlon295]

Holy crap! I had no idea! Mind blown. Thank you for this.

[@ronlarsen2408]

This brought back some fun memories. Not only was I an extra, but I also got to work with the local casting agent in recruiting extras. Casey Siemaszko was fun to be around and was always kind and considerate. Richard Tyson was always getting into his character and no one dared to approach him. Liza Marrow, who played Karen Clarke was not only beautiful, she was also very gracious, friendly, and courteous. I got to know her while sitting next to her in the classroom scene with the nature video playing (which took like three hours). Final a big shout out to the director Phil Joanou. He did a great job for his directorial debut. Like most movies, none of the scenes were shot in order. I did not fully understand his vison until the movie was released. needless to say, I was impressed. I got to know many of the crew which made being an extra on this movie a great pleasure and a lot of fun.

[@chrishambrick892]

No you wasn't 🙄👎

[@childfreesingleandatheist8899]

@@chrishambrick892 I think he was. Don't be envious. And it's "No, you weren't", not "No you wasn't."

[@kimpeixotto5407]

Morning Adam! Thanks for making me laugh and feel better I had surgery and am still in the hospital .. Thanks for taking my husband and I along. Everyone have a Great Day! 🕊️😊✌️

[@TheDailyWoo]

Hope you feel better

[@filmshow_7615]

One of my favorite 80s movies of all time thanks Adam for this!

[@FluffyTurtles]

Fun to see you putting it online. I enoyed working there because I loved the building so much. I was happy whenever I pulled up for work...seeing the beautiful architecture. District mtgs were really nice because they were in the amazing auditorium. The video doesn't do it justice. The colors are amazing. It is like the Egyptian Theater here in Ogden. Great historical bldg.

[@constantreader5778]

Thank you! I love this movie so much. It’s the best 80s movie that seemingly no one has seen.

[@kencrawford4679]

Great Job Adam and Sean! It was fun to take you through Ogden High and to see your enthusiasm for the school and the movie! You are welcome back any time! Just let me know. All the best. Ken

[@Non-Serviam300]

What a perfect, intimidating, epic-looking high school. Perfect for the movie. I remember when the movie came out. I was a Senior in high school so I really felt this movie. Lol. In fact, there was several guys in my high school who could’ve played Buddy. Long hair, wearing jeans and boots, the wallet with the big chain on it, and looking several years older than everyone else. Lol

[@hprotz6600]

It's a historical site and Architectural Landmark, which is one of the reasons it's so well-preserved. It's still a working school. I grew up 10 minutes from this school. It's a beautiful building. It's Art Deco, btw, not Gothic. It was the first "Million Dollar School" and funded through the Works Progress Administration during the depression. Anyone who grew up in or around Ogden is really proud of this school. There was a big community push and fundraising effort to restore the building more than had been preserved already in the 2000s (around 2006). Filming still happens at the school for various things every now and then.

[@btverse]

I gotta see this movie now. The fact that they allowed you to climb that ladder and get to the roof is amazing!

[@KisforKaren]

The architecture is sooo beautiful and how exciting to recreate and go to a lot of the places in which they taped ❤ XO from Texas ❤

[@khowel1]

I graduated from this High School and knew a lot of the extras that were in the film, The school is the first million dollar school west of the Mississippi built, first class graduated in 1938. Some of the scenes, when Jerry was in the reading class was filmed in the evening and they had scaffolding erected outside of the windows with lights shining in the windows to make it appear daylight

[@tdearsan]

She's a big deal.

[@karenlayton5781]

I lived right up 29th st. I graduated in 1963.great movie!

[@tdearsan]

@@karenlayton5781 My aunt Lorna Evans graduated there that same year!

[@JEBinCLFD]

This school was built during the depression. The bricklayers were told to go slow and make it beautiful. This high school building gave so many jobs to help people when jobs were needed during that time.

[@Ronaldl2350]

Another great filming location! The architecture of that building is absolutely amazing!

[@ChrisBergoch]

Three O’Clock High is one of my faves of all time and an inspiration to me to make movies. This is one of the greatest location tours ever! Thanks!👏🏼 Oh!… and remember… Pain is temporary, film is forever.

[@anneholden9908]

My brand new copy arrived today. Saturday night plans! This was a fun video!

[@tinak6031]

So happy you were able to get in there to film. I love this movie.

[@LeAnimal65]

What a quirky movie. I remember seeing this not long after it came out and thinking while going into it tat it was a stupid premise and it would suck. To my surprise and delight I loved it and saw it multiple times. I love the over the top acting and camera angles. Such great camp!

[@Bailey8025]

One of my all time favorite movies!! Great job guys!!

[@RockyBilly40cal60]

Such an awesome movie I never tire of since the 80s. Thanks so much, Adam

[@sharoncampbell4904]

Woohoo - my hometown! My children and husband attended OHS. I attended the rival across town. Great vlog, even though I didn't stay to the end of the movie when I saw it in the theater. I thought it was lame. I may have to give it a re-watch. Thanks Adam!!

[@DaleBouwman]

I love that movie!! Nice to see the school again. Having a hard time trying to find this movie. Thanks for the video!! 👍

[@Blatsen]

I was born in 1982, so I was a small child when this movie came out, but I never heard of it until now. This is undoubtedly the most beautiful high school that I have ever seen. It’s so random, to me at least, that this architectural masterpiece of a high school is in Ogden, UT. I wonder if perhaps Ogden was able to secure a large sum of federal Works Progress Administration funds in the 1930s to build this school. That would explain how they would have been able to build such an ornate school. It would be nice if every school could be this nice, but it would also be astronomically expensive. It’s a shame that buildings with this level of beauty and craftsmanship became rare in the post World War II era.

[@marvwiese9668]

Hi.. I attended Ogden High from 1967 to 1969.. So.. YES.. I have been inside!!! For three long years! LOL The school building was the first school in Utah to exceed 1 million dollars to construct in 1937. Total cost was 1.2 million dollars. This "walk through" brought back a lot of good memories for me.. A quote from another source: "Ogden High School was designed by the local firm of Hodgson and McClenahan. It was built in 1937 with a local bond issue and funds from the Public Works Administration and the Works Progress Administration, New Deal programs during the Great Depression. In 1983, the building and its sumptuous auditorium were listed on the National Register of Historic Places."

[@jennielauber8308]

There is actually a few more high schools that are around this age or bit older here in Utah. They are beautiful pieces of architecture.

[@mkmadrigal]

It’s amazing how beautiful some high schools are because my high school looked NOTHING like that! It’s like they just scattered around a bunch of portable classrooms and called it a day 😅

[@brianbsully173]

If I taught a film school class this would be one of the movies I would show. Classic film storytelling 101.

[@blubba818]

It’s pretty trippy to see you walking around my high school. Yep. I went to Ogden High.

[@naybur74]

HBO during the later 80's would always once a year give access to our cable company FREE HBO for a trial run for at least two months for people who wanted it could add it to their bill, so this was how i saw "THREE O'CLOCK HIGH", and i loved it!

[@CGFIELDS]

Was hoping you would do this location while here…2 minutes from my house. Love this movie

[@DisAmy33]

This school is incredible - I don’t think I’ve seen this movie sadly - but will look up! That camera slip as he was uttering the word was some crazy synchronicity 😂😳👏🖤

[@michellejohnson172]

Oh that was my highschool!! I still live super close. I wish I would have known you were there. So cool!

[@RamblingVlogger]

This is one of my favorites!!! Move it move it move it!!! Hahaha never in a million years would I think I’ll be watching a vlog about the movie!!! Thanks for stirring the old memory glad up in my head! 🤪

[@hallowsgate3232]

Excellent job 👍👍 One of my favorite movies growing up. I think I was in 7th grade when this movie came out. It really had me spooked about heading into highschool. Lol

[@samuelluna233]

Muito boa iniciativa! Sou do Brasil, e apesar de falar um pouco de inglês, escreverei no meu idioma mesmo. Vejo cenas desse filme sempre que posso, almoçando em casa, principalmente. Assisti na época na televisão, e cresci apreciando o filme. Já fui algumas vezes no Google Street para ver imagens da escola, e fotos de seu interior, mas esse vídeo de vocês foi excelente para nos sentirmos como se estivéssemos na escola, naquelas filmagens. Parabéns!

[@mayspondmogul]

Three oclock High classic movie I have it on dvd. I saw it on replay in the early 90s great movie👍

[@johnritcher5751]

Did not know the filming location is still a functional school with how many older school buildings have now closed or been completely replaced. Super cool. My old HS in Wisconsin was also built during the depression and remains well cared for. I was similar to Buddy in demeanor and attitude in those days, but turned out alright. 😂

[@DeaconsUniverse]

Haha I remember talking with you about this a couple years back after I first showed the movie to Maxx. Glad you guys were able to finally get in there.

[@TheDailyWoo]

Yea man was so dang excited to get in there !

[@rasilla1312]

Rain or Shine nothing keeps you down! Have been watching you for years and you still cease to amaze. Love your videos so much! The history, time, energy, research you give to us the viewers is by far the best og of youtube! Keep em coming! God Bless

[@bryanntucker1806]

I stopped the vlog, watched the movie and came back like you said. Excellent movie!!! I love watching your filming location videos!!!

[@kermitthesnitch8735]

I went to Ogden high. My aunt was there for the filming of three o clock high. My grandma remembers meeting Richard Tyson. He was practicing line in the hallway when she was picking my aunt up for school.

[@TheRealRodStickler]

Watching the movie for the first time (I don’t think ever I think I saw this decades ago when it ran on cable) in decades before I watch this any further. Ironically I just recently added it to my vast movie collection

[@Sam-02024]

Loved this! I watched this movie many times on VHS 😂

[@suzannessweetkitchen6266]

Wow, what a beautiful building! I'm so glad you were able to go inside and see it all.

[@marvwiese9668]

It is a truly beautiful building. I was fortunate enough to attend Ogden High from 1967-1969

[@egghosthunters]

Sean and Adam in a video together. Today is a good day. Loved the location video!

[@TheDailyWoo]

It was a blast

[@reneebarrow4697]

Loved the video. I have lived 20 miles North of Niceville all my life. I saw on the video of you and your dad's trip when ya'll came through Niceville. I wish I had known ya'll were coming through back then. I would have bought ya'll lunch and would have enjoyed visiting with the both of you. Fell in love with your mom and dad through your videos. He is a very knowledgeable man. Cherish them and make memories while you can. Be safe and Happy Trails.

[@gleamingtv3946]

Love this movie so much. I always wanted to visit the school. one day I may, I have relatives that live in Utah.

[@kincaide67]

I totally remember this movie. Only saw it once and kinda forgot about it. Thanx for bringing it back to me. Gonna have to watch it again now.

[@Caffeine_Club]

I love how Sean just walks into the video unannounced in Ogden, Utah 😄, awesome when you too get together!

[@BecomeConsciousNow]

This was really cool guys!! I must of watched this film but I'll have to check it out to make sure. It's one of those films that I don't remember but I think I've watched 95% of all the movies made in the 80s :) How amazing looking was that school. Great architecture and facilities. This was great Adam, I really enjoyed you and Sean working together you both have great enthusiasm and knowledge. A very enjoyable video to watch!

[@gmc8810]

I moved to Ogden in 1988 . Age of 20 . I live minutes away from the Highschool looks awesome! Unfortunately I've never been inside.

[@davidprice6994]

Brilliant matey and nice to see Sean again in your video.

[@theresawolski3255]

Loved this movie. One of my many 80s favs!

[@Julie_rand]

Some of my favourite movies was 1985-1988, it sounds crazy that it was over 30 years ago 😵

[@matthewroberts8161]

I own this movie & this was my high school theme movie they played every year up to my graduation in 2000. Still have yet to have seen this movie and maybe one day I will

[@donniedarko3259]

"Now that's what I call a book report." - dude in red beret ❤

[@AaronBridges]

What a really cool looking school. Very nice. Plus the building inside a building. Definitely unique

[@AaronBridges]

What a classic movie. Loved it. Pure 80s joy

[@recoveringfatboy5660]

What a career for Casey Siemaszko. This movie, stand by me, back to the future. Classic movies he was in

[@AH-rl9ev]

Young Guns! He was great in that!

[@richardcrouse4644]

Most interesting tour. Haven't seen the movie, but I think I'd like to. Thanks for posting - from Texas

[@graemewright7386]

Great episode, , even better when Sean joins you so cool! only heard about this movie recently as well

[@michellevantongeren7806]

I remember watching that movie Adam. It was awesome

[@SteelersrN1]

I forgot all about 3 Oclock High. The actor who played Buddy was in Kindergarten Cop. Another great video by Adam.

[@tonycowser1843]

Love when you two collaborate!!

[@TheDailyWoo]

It was a good time

[@markhewitt4307]

One of the best underrated movies of all time

[@bravomom22]

Love that movie! Great memories. They sure knew how to build the tension! Within last few yrs met Mitch Pileggi who was in it.

[@michelebuzzelle6719]

I was an extra in the movie in my Jr. year of high school. It was my 1st paycheck. Lol

[@ChrisLML12]

Hell yeah, I remember first seeing Three O’ Clock High on The Movie Channel in 1987/88 timeframe Always been a classic

[@jenjerman.lifeafterfive.2451]

OHS is amazing, I grew up is the SL area and only went in that once, and I hope you are going to fan-X this weekend😉

[@Emmett400]

Ogden HS was also used used for the movie Dive Me Crazy, Don't Look Under the Bed, and was in HS Musical season 2

[@johnrogers6291]

Makes me think of the movie “My Bodyguard” directed by Chris Columbus and featured the same actor that played Buddy. You might revisit that movie Adam?

[@sxsa9243]

I went there😂 jus graduated didn’t know there was this much backstory behind it🤷🏾💯💯

[@JohnQPublic345]

I loved this movie when it came out. I actually watched it again recently.

[@markjones5285]

Facinating High School!

[@HeyRoPer]

I didn’t think anyone remembered 3 ‘o Clock High. Great movie!

[@tommysparks2705]

I just love the old gigantic & majestic granite and brick buildings existing all across our Realm. Did members of that secret bricklayers society construct all of those fantastic structures, because they’re look very similar all across the world? Or, as I have heard, were they just “found” by a new civilization of humans after a catastrophic event “reset” the earth and it’s population? Is that also why we use the word “Found”er to associate the original builder? Or…does it really define that these glorious structures were “found” and not built??

[@keishlaspivey6157]

I Definitely remember 3'oclock High 🌺🧡

[@waynethexplorer]

I watched this movie plenty of times back in the days I’m surprised it’s not more well known, it’s a great movie..

[@soccertl]

Not only have I not seen the movie, I have never heard of it so I welcomed everything you had to mention.

[@raynafielding2402]

Went to Ogden High 1989 this show was filmed when I was sophamore and many things are sane and many things was not there and is new since the remodel

[@rickkings2071]

Very cool that movie is one of those hidden gems

[@veromikes]

I loved this movie when I was a kid. I was in eighth grade when3 o’clock high came out.I thought that this was how high school was really going to be !

[@BobRobsstrikesagain]

“DONT F*CK THIS UP MITCHELL!”

[@loualiberti4781]

These Movie 🎥 Location Videos are the Best !!!

[@kristencole7357]

I just watched all of this, AWWSOME guys! They entered a big theatre room in this clip. I remember there was a scene in the film where Jerry Mitchel was in theatre, watching an inseft get killed and consimed. I thought that scene had a comical element too it. The theatre they were in doing this walk through, they said wasn"t used in the film. So where was that scene filmed?

[@lorygreene7189]

Utah girl 🙌 I love this movie 🎥 Thanks for sharing Adam.

[@journeyintothebible]

I went to college at WSU and drove by that school everyday. What an awesome movie! My favorite line is when they're at the urinals..."I'd like to talk to you...Look, if you're a f@g"...

[@garysatterlee7430]

I was the first person to get arrested for drugs at Ogden highschool. It was the most violent highschool in America.

[@boywithallthecomments2832]

Casey has been in some classics. Young Guns(Pugilist!) He was one of Biff’s cronies…also one of Keifer Sutherland’s in Stand By Me

[@mgkaam520]

Oh if I would of known you were in ogden we would of stopped by and said hi! I thought everyone forgot about this. We were in high school when they filmed this and they invited kids to show up for filming. It was awesome.

[@timnoel511]

ADAM, LARGE MARGE WAS IN THIS MOVIE! ALICE NUNN PLAYED THE NURSE THAT ATTENDED TO JERRY!

[@tanyatortorich6861]

This is one of the fanciest schools I have ever seen! Beautiful

[@adriennem3724]

That school is extremely cool for letting you in. Seems like nowadays that would be a hard no due to security issues

[@TheDailyWoo]

They were very kind . Took a long time to get permission but glad it finally happened . Huge bucket list for me

[@candyfredrickson7517]

Never seen this movie. But I graduated from this school in 2005.

[@afdgator239]

Also the high school from Drive me Crazy

[@madammo7786]

If that's a public HS it's one of the nicest I've seen.

[@MyBackyardScience]

I've never seen this movie! I'll have to check it out! 🙂

[@kvon432k]

Awesome video Adam! Darn you leaf blower!💪🏼

[@joelcarreno3997]

A great movie when ever this movie came on I always watched it. Once In a while me and a coworker of mine always say we'll be in the parking lot at 3 o clock.

[@christiansmall8027]

Just watched 3 o’clock high a few months back I try and watch it once a year saw it for the first time in the late 90’s and I still find the line very haunting you and me we are gonna fight at 3 o’clock but in Buddy’s voice lol