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Stand and Deliver (1988)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:9
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on a true story, "Stand and Deliver" is an inspirational tale of a dedicated teacher who rescues a group of poor Latino students from potential delinquency by turning them into math whizzes.... Based on a true story, "Stand and Deliver" is an inspirational tale of a dedicated teacher who rescues a group of poor Latino students from potential delinquency by turning them into math whizzes. Using humor, imagination and whatever other means necessary, Jaime Escalante gets his students at a tough East Los Angeles high school so excited by learning that they are able to pass advance placement tests in calculus with flying colors. Their scores are so spectacular, in fact, that the testing board decides the students have cheated and forces them to prove their new-found knowledge by retaking the test. [More]
Starring: Edward James Olmos, Andy Garcia, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosana De Soto
Starring: Edward James Olmos, Andy Garcia, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosana De Soto
Director: Ramon Menendez
Director: Ramon Menendez
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Reviews for Stand and Deliver
"The greatest John G. Avildsen movie John G. Avidlsen never made. Olmos is far more understated than the average tough-teacher is in this kind of film."
Powerfully inspirational, laden with tough love, and on occasion a tad hokey. It's the "Coach Carter" of H.S. Math class.
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