

Stand and Deliver
1988 · Movie · 1h 43m · PG
Drama
"At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could..."
Overview
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
77/100
Key crew
- Tom MuscaWriter
- Craig SafanOriginal Music Composer
- Ramón MenéndezDirector
- Ramón MenéndezWriter
Cast
- Edward James OlmosJaime A. Escalante
- Lou Diamond PhillipsAngel Guzman
- Rosanna DeSotoFabiola Escalante
- Andy GarciaDr. Ramirez
- Estelle HarrisSecretary
- Mark PhelanCop
- Virginia ParisRaquel Ortega
- EliotTito (as Mark Eliot)
- Adelaida AlvarezSexy Girl
- Carmen ArgenzianoMolina
- Bodie OlmosFernando Escalante
- Vanessa MarquezAna Delgado
Stills
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Themes
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