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Overview

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7.2/10   5,300 votes
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Director:
Ramón Menéndez
Writers (WGA):
Ramón Menéndez (written by) &
Tom Musca (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 March 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
In 1982, a new troublemaker hit Garfield High. He was tough. He was wild. He was willing to fight. He was the new math teacher. more
Plot:
A dedicated teacher inspires his dropout prone students to learn calculus to build up their self-esteem and do so well that they are accused of cheating. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Adam Ant to make comeback album?
 (From digitalspy. 8 October 2008, 2:11 AM, PDT)

Olmos Honored On Latino Walk Of Fame
 (From WENN. 18 December 2000)

User Comments:
One of the best in the genre of teacher films. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Eliot ... Tito (as Mark Eliot)

Edward James Olmos ... Jaime A. Escalante
Estelle Harris ... Estelle (Principal Molina's secretary)
Mark Phelan ... Cop
Virginia Paris ... Raquel Ortega
Adelaida Álvarez ... Sexy girl
Will Gotay ... Pancho
Patrick Baca ... Javier Perales
Ingrid Oliu ... Guadalupe 'Lupe' Escobar

Carmen Argenziano ... Mr. Molina - Garfield High Principal
Richard Martinez ... Heavy metal boy
Mark Everett ... Heavy metal boy
Tyde Kierney ... Joe Goodell
Rosanna DeSoto ... Fabiola Escalante (as Rosana De Soto)
Bodie Olmos ... Fernando Escalante
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Additional Details

Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1989) | Australia:PG | Finland:S | USA:PG | West Germany:12 (f)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Edward James Olmos went through a hair thinning process and gained an estimated 20 pounds for the role of Jaime Escalante. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: One of the students, while talking with Mr. Escalante outside, is holding a can of Diet Pepsi bearing the logo introduced in 1985, three years later then the movie takes place. more
Quotes:
Angel: Hey, I'm the first one here. What's calcoolus? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Stand And Deliver more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the best in the genre of teacher films., 9 May 2000
Author: santa_vaca

There are many films about teachers breaking through to tough students. Many are trite, sappy and formula-written. This is one of the few truly powerful films in this genre. Every member of the cast gives an incredible performance. This is particularly true of the students. Adult writers in this genre usually fail to write convincing adolescent dialogue, but the students in this film talked and acted quite convincingly. The role of the teacher was not glorified, but treated as a regular human being who was doing his best to do something good, sometimes in the right way and sometimes in the wrong way. The race subplot was powerful, but not too preachy. In short, this was an excellent and inspiring story of teachers and students overcoming their shortcomings and being the best that they could be. A stunning and vastly underrated film.

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