Stand and Deliver (1988)

  • PG
  • 02/13/1988 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 43m

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.

Tom Musca

Writer

Ramón Menéndez

Writer, Director

Cast

Edward James Olmos's headshot

Edward James Olmos

Jaime A. Escalante
Lou Diamond Phillips's headshot

Lou Diamond Phillips

Angel Guzman
Rosanna DeSoto's headshot

Rosanna DeSoto

Fabiola Escalante
Andy García's headshot

Andy García

Dr. Ramirez
Estelle Harris's headshot

Estelle Harris

Secretary
Mark Phelan's headshot

Mark Phelan

Cop
Virginia Paris's headshot

Virginia Paris

Raquel Ortega
Eliot's headshot

Eliot

Tito (as Mark Eliot)

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