Dangerous Minds (1995)
Dangerous Minds (1995)
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Cast
as Louanne Johnson
as Hal Griffith
as George Grandey
as Carla Nichols
as Callie Roberts
as Raul Sanchero
as Emilio Ramirez
as Mary Benton
as Irene Roberts
as Waiter
as Cornelius Bates
as Gusmaro Rivera
as Durrell Benton
as Jody
as Angela
as Nikki
as Mr Sanchero
as Kareem
as Big `G'
as Woman #1/School Office
as Taiwana
as Stunt Student
as Librarian #2
as Roderick
as Lionel Benton
as Stephanie
as Oso
as Tanyekia
as Deanne
as Grip
as Pam
as Josy
as Alvina
as Huero
as P.J.
as Lalo
as Jody
as Warlock
as Mrs. Sanchero
as Mr. Sanchero
as Tyeisha Roberts
as Mr. Santiago
as Joey
as Adam
as Dianna
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Critic Reviews for Dangerous Minds
All Critics (38) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (27)
Pfeiffer gives a funny, scrappy performance that makes you feel a committed teacher's fire to make a difference.
The tale screenwriter Ronald Bass came up with, and the way director John N. Smith tells it, is stereotypical, predictable and simplified to the point of meaninglessness.
If only the filmmakers had used some subtlety in telling the story, they could have done right by the real LouAnne Johnson.
Pfieffer is absurdly miscast: Sly Stallone would make a more plausible Mr. Chips than the frail, squeaky actress does a nine-year veteran of the Marine Corps.
Stay home and watch Welcome Back Kotter. It's more enlightening.
The movie pretends to show poor black kids being bribed into literacy by Dylan and candy bars, but actually it is the crossover white audience that is being bribed with mind-candy in the form of safe words by the two Dylans.
Audience Reviews for Dangerous Minds
It may seem like just another of those countless inspirational movies about a teacher who "saves the lives" of a group of rebellious students (and it is indeed condescending sometimes, especially with those candy bars), but it is also honest enough to be definitely worth it.
Super Reviewer
Stories about teachers winning over a tough audience are always uplifting - shades of 'To Sir with Love'. This movie has all the normal ingredients - tough-but-caring teacher, kids-with-chips-on-their-shoulders, fights, the teacher deciding to leave, but kids pull her back. Music is great. I would have rated it higher, but it really has been done before many times.
Super Reviewer
I like movies like these, although its not as good as films like freedom writers, it is an entertaining enough movie. Its not the most inspirational drama that gives you the wow factor at the end of the movie but it is funny and keeps you interested. I absolutely love the soundtrack to this movie its amazing.
Super Reviewer
Dangerous Minds Quotes
| Louanne Johnson: | Sometimes it takes a lot of wrong answers to get a right. |
| Callie Roberts: | You can always choose something. |
| Louanne Johnson: | Quack, quack, quake! |
| Hal Griffith: | How'd they get you to come back??? |
| Hal Griffith: | How'd they get you to come back? |
| Louanne Johnson: | They gave me candy and called me "the Light" |
| Louanne Johnson: | They gave me candy and called me 'the Light'. |
| Hal Griffith: | That'll do it... |
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