Three O Clock High
... In the movie Three O’Clock High directed by Phil Joanou, there is a theme of not enough time, this is shown when: Jerry’s alarm clock wakes him up—late, when Jerry awaits 3:00—the fight with Buddy, and when Jerry and Vincent try to get the knife out of Buddy’s locker. The first point in the film where the issue of time is addressed is when Jerry is awoken by his alarm clock; he is late. ... While sitting in class jerry looks at the clock every five minutes. ... ” The previous quote supports the notion that all Jerry is thinking about it what’s going to happen when the clock strikes three. ... Just as Lauren realized there was not enough time in the day, Jerry concluded that the same was true in his situation, this is proven when Jerry awaits 3:00—the fight with Buddy, his alarm clock wakes him up to start the movie, and when Jerry and Vincent try to get the knife out of Buddy’s locker.