Stand and Deliver
1988, Biography/Drama, 1h 42m
22 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Stand and Deliver pulls off the unlikely feat of making math class the stuff of underdog drama -- and pays rousing tribute to a real-life inspirational figure in the bargain. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Jaime A. Escalante
Angel Guzman
Fabiola Escalante
Dr. Ramirez (Educational Testing Service)
Pancho
Guadalupe 'Lupe' Escobar
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Critic Reviews for Stand and Deliver
All Critics (22) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (4)
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You could remain, mesmerized, in Jaime Escalante's high-school math class forever, the way you remain under the spell of Escalante himself as "Stand and Deliver" unfolds.
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An unexpected triumph.
August 12, 2020 | Full Review… -
A pretty good TV movie, smoothly directed by Cuban-born Ramon Menendez, a graduate of UCLA film school, and blessed with a charismatic lead performance by Edward James Olmos.
August 12, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
It's hard to believe this really happened, but Escalante is apparently still performing the same miracle. The ensemble acting is excellent.
June 24, 2006 | Full Review… -
If ever a film made its audience want to study calculus, this is the one.
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"Stand and Deliver" is a rousing, real-life underdog drama -- "Hoosiers" with logarithms.
January 1, 2000 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Stand and Deliver
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Apr 07, 2014Before he destroyed his credibility talking about the Canticle of Magic at an old Super Bowl, Edward James Olmos delivered a wonderful 'teacher inspires students in low income area to do well at school' role. Also notable as the last thing Lou Diamond Phillips did that we cared about.John B Super Reviewer
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Oct 25, 2013Pretty good. Inspiring story. Can't say I like Almos' acting here though...normally I think he's awesome, but I just don't like him that much here. Good movie though.Stephen S Super Reviewer
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Dec 23, 2011A well-done if very melodramatic film concerning a passionate math teacher (Edward James Olmos) who somehow succeeds in inspiring his students to learn calculus. The films feels very familiar and predictable, but it is still crowd-pleasing at its conclusion. Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Andy Garcia are all exceptional, which gives the film the additional energy it needs to hold our attention. Not especially memorable over the years (it has been a while since I have seen it), but still an admirable movie that is certainly believable.Dan S Super Reviewer
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Mar 01, 2011Despite a recommendation from one of my friends (who has recommended mostly crappy movies in the past), I was willing to give this movie a chance if only to see the venerable Edward James Olmos as a professor. However, I quickly learned to ignore such reasoning because this film doesn't do asingle thing you haven't seen before. The entire thing plays out like a poorly written account of Husker teaching how to subtract 2 from 2 to a roomful of robots with their "poor Latino stereotype" settings turned to eleven. Even the ending comes off as contrived, trying far too hard to move you even an inch. And the rest of the film doesn't fare much better, particularly the the incredibly aggrevating soundtrack. In short, take each individual facet of what this movie tries to do and go see movies that focus their attention on one of them rather than try to stretch it across all of them. If you want to feel inspired, go see 127 Hours. If you want a great leading actor, go see The King's Speech. if you want to witness the education of a poverty-stricken teenage hooligan, go see Good Will Hunting. If you want to like this movie, just go see Bloodrayne and compare it to this. And then go jump in front of a speeding train because you're officially incapable of telling the difference between quality and crap.Andy S Super Reviewer
Stand and Deliver Quotes
| Jaime Escalante: | You're like a blind man, in a dark room, looking for a black cat that isn't there! |
| Secretary: | Mr. Escalante. Mr. Escalante. Did you hear the news; we got the computers. |
| Jaime Escalante: | Yep, that'll do it. |
| Angel: | Hey, Kemo, you should be proud of me, man! I'm the first dude here. What's calcoolus? |
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