Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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(Phil Joanou, US 1987, 101 min.)

After graduating from the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation in 2006, Brian Meacham worked at the Academy Film Archive before taking over as archivist at the Yale Film Archive. His lockdown mission of watching 300 films from the 1980s led him to discover an overlooked high school comedy at the crossroads of HIGH NOON and the Coen Brothers. Here, he talks with Jared about THREE O'CLOCK HIGH, Barry Sonnenfeld, Yale alumni, and the wonders of 1980s cinema.

Yale Film Archive Treasure Talks: vimeo.com/showcase/7206315