Stand and Deliver (1988)
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1988-03-11
- Runtime:
- 103 min
- Genres:
- Drama
- Director:
- Ramón Menéndez
- Top cast:
- Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto, Andy Garcia, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 7.7/10 from 439 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.6/10