The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic58/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
358 audience votes
Key crew
- John G. AvildsenDirector
- Michael SchifferWriter
- Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Morgan FreemanPrincipal Joe Clark
- Beverly ToddMs. Levias
- Robert GuillaumeDr. Frank Napier
- Ethan PhillipsMr. Rosenberg
- Lynne ThigpenLeonna Barrett
- Michael BeachMr. Darnell
- Tony ToddMr. William Wright
- Karen Malina WhiteKaneesha Carter
- Alan NorthMayor Don Bottman
- Robin BartlettMrs. Elliott
- Sandra Reaves-PhillipsMrs. Powers
- Sloane SheltonMrs. Hamilton
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