Stand and Deliver (1988)
Parental guidance recommended
Stand and Deliver does just that. This moving, acclaimed crowd pleaser is the dynamic saga of real-life heroes determined to conquer a foe few people dare confront: the National Advanced Placement Calculus Exam.
Edward James Olmos (a 1988 Best Actor Academy Award nominee) gives a performance of fire and grit as Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High who refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers. Escalante cajoles, pushes, threatens and inspires 18 kids who were struggling with fractions to become math whizzes. Lou Diamond Phillips and Andy Garcia co-star in this "Rocky of the classroom" (Pat Collins, WWOR-TV). No doubt about it: you'll stand and cheer!
| Status: | Normal |
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| Run time: | 99mins |
| Origin: | UNITED STATES |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 Letterbox |
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Chris D.
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If there are 2 types of film I cannot stand it is (...) experience movies and inspirational high school teacher movies. This film is both, and it is excellent. It may well be why there were so many I.H.S.T flicks subsequently (which alas were uniformly crap by comparison). Initially it appears to be a spics r us story, in as much as every latino actor you have ever heard of is in it. It isnt. Admittedly the fact that they are latino's becomes important later, but it isnt the point of the film. This is well worth watching.