Stand and Deliver (1988)
3.6 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
- Fans of inspirational dramas about the life-changing power of education will be touched by this moving, mostly true story of famed East L.A. math teacher Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos), who finds himself in a classroom of rebellious remedial students. Escalante stuns fellow faculty members with his plans to teach the kids AP calculus. But no one expects the mostly Hispanic teens (including Lou Diamond Phillips) to overcome the odds.
- Actors:
- Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris, Eliot, Adelaida Alvarez, Will Gotay, Patrick Baca, Ingrid Oliu, Carmen Argenziano, Richard Martinez, Mark Everett, Tyde Kierney, Rosanna DeSoto, Bodie Olmos
- Directors:
- Ramón Menéndez
- Producers:
- Tom Musca
- Writers:
- Ramón Menéndez, Tom Musca
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Back to School: Best Films Featuring Teachers
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