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Stand and Deliver

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Stand and Deliver
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PG,1hr 45min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1988
Director:
Ramon Menendez
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna de Soto  ...more
Synopsis: Edward James Olmos portrays the real-life Jaime Escalante, a no-nonsense mathematic teacher in a tough East LA high school. Handed a classroom full of "losers" and "unteachables," Escalante is determined to turn his young charges' lives around. Drawing from his own cultural heritage, Escalante forms a bond with his largely Hispanic student body, evoking the names of famous Spaniards and Latin Americans whose great accomplishments were predicated on their ability to learn. The students gradually come ... Full Synopsis
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Karl Williams, AMG Review
Forsaking cornball sentimentality for a straight-ahead depiction of its subject, this true-life drama from PBS's superb American Playhouse not surprisingly plays a bit too much like a made-for-television movie, or even an adaptation of a play. Despite this drawback, the film's not-so-secret weapon is an awfully impressive one: A legendary, Oscar-nominated performance from star Edward James Olmos, who ... Full Review
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Edward James Olmos
Jaime Escalante
Lou Diamond Phillips
Angel
Rosanna de Soto
Fabiola Escalante
Andy Garcia
Ramirez
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