Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver (1988)

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.

Date of release
1988-03-11
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (494)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ramón Menéndez

Casting

  • Edward James Olmos — Jaime A. Escalante
  • Lou Diamond Phillips — Angel Guzman
  • Rosanna DeSoto — Fabiola Escalante
  • Andy Garcia — Dr. Ramirez
  • Estelle Harris — Secretary
  • Mark Phelan — Cop
  • Virginia Paris — Raquel Ortega
  • Eliot — Tito (as Mark Eliot)
  • Adelaida Alvarez — Sexy Girl
  • Carmen Argenziano — Molina
  • Bodie Olmos — Fernando Escalante
  • Vanessa Marquez — Ana Delgado

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