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Stand and Deliver (1988)

PG · 1988-03-11 · 1h 43m · EN
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At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could...

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.

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Ramón MenéndezWriterTom MuscaWriterRamón MenéndezDirector
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Edward James OlmosEdward James OlmosJaime A. EscalanteLou Diamond PhillipsLou Diamond PhillipsAngel GuzmanRosanna DeSotoRosanna DeSotoFabiola EscalanteAndy GarciaAndy GarciaDr. RamirezEstelle HarrisEstelle HarrisSecretaryMark PhelanMark PhelanCopVirginia ParisVirginia ParisRaquel OrtegaEliotEliotTito (as Mark Eliot)Adelaida AlvarezAdelaida AlvarezSexy GirlCarmen ArgenzianoCarmen ArgenzianoMolinaBodie OlmosBodie OlmosFernando EscalanteVanessa MarquezVanessa MarquezAna Delgado

Keywords

Based on a true storyTeacherMathematicsMexican americanEducationHigh school teacherDrop-outBased on true story

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On A True Story · Teacher · MathematicsDialogue densityDramaDirector preference1828267Actor preference11010 · 177148 · 177150Country preferenceUs

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What is Stand and Deliver about?

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.

How long is Stand and Deliver?

Stand and Deliver has a runtime of 103 minutes.

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