Information
Release DateMarch 11, 1988
Runtime1h 43m
StatusReleased
Revenue$14M
ProductionAmerican Playhouse, Olmos Productions
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
7.6
406 votesPopularity2
Stand and Deliver
"At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could..."
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Director
Featured Cast
Edward James Olmos
Jaime A. Escalante
Lou Diamond Phillips
Angel Guzman
Rosanna DeSoto
Fabiola Escalante
Andy García
Dr. Ramirez
Estelle Harris
Secretary
