Edward James OlmosJaime A. EscalanteSavaraTV movie
Stand and Deliver
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.
Drama
Starring
Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto
Directed by
Ramón Menéndez
About
Stand and Deliver
Drama
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.
At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could...
Information
- Released
- Mar 11, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- PG
- Directed by
- Ramón Menéndez
Production
- Studio
- American Playhouse
- Studio
- Olmos Productions
Cast
People in this story
Edward James OlmosJaime A. Escalante
Lou Diamond PhillipsAngel Guzman
Rosanna DeSotoFabiola Escalante
Andy GarciaDr. Ramirez
Estelle HarrisSecretary
Mark PhelanCop
EliotTito (as Mark Eliot)
Carmen ArgenzianoMolina
Bodie OlmosFernando Escalante
Vanessa MarquezAna DelgadoMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.