Film
Stand and Deliver
1988· PG· 1h 43m· 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...”
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.
1988-03-11
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorRamón Menéndez
WriterRamón Menéndez
ProducerTom Musca
Director of PhotographyTom Richmond
Original Music ComposerCraig Safan
EditorNancy Richardson
Full cast & crew (23 cast · 47 crew)
Details
Released1988-03-11
Runtime1h 43m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosAmerican Playhouse · Olmos Productions
Budget$2M
Box office$14M
LanguagesEnglish · Spanish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.7/10 · 444 votes
Original languageen
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