Lean On Me

Lean On Me (1989)

Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back.

When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.

Date of release
1989-03-03
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (360)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama
Director
John G. Avildsen

Casting

  • Morgan Freeman — Principal Joe Clark
  • Beverly Todd — Ms. Levias
  • Robert Guillaume — Dr. Frank Napier
  • Ethan Phillips — Mr. Rosenberg
  • Lynne Thigpen — Leonna Barrett
  • Michael Beach — Mr. Darnell
  • Tony Todd — Mr. William Wright
  • Karen Malina White — Kaneesha Carter
  • Alan North — Mayor Don Bottman
  • Robin Bartlett — Mrs. Elliott
  • Sandra Reaves-Phillips — Mrs. Powers
  • Sloane Shelton — Mrs. Hamilton

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