Stand and Deliver
(1988)
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Synopsis
Edward James Olmos stars as Jaime Escalante in this inspirational true story about a teacher and the unmotivated East Los Angeles high school students who he inspires, badgers, threatens and humors into learning the most demanding of all math sciences--calculus. But the accomplishment is so utterly fantastic that the students are accused of cheating. Given a choice to accept the allegation or retake an extremely demanding examination to prove themselves, the students decide to Stand And Deliver
Directors
Ramon Menendez, Tom Musca, Nancy Richardson, Ramón Menéndez, Tom Musca, Tom Musca, Bruce A. Evans, Ray Gideon, Andrew Scheinman, Dennis Washington, Stephen Halbert, Warner Bros., Milo
Production year
1988
Rating
PG
Studio
Warner Bros.
Runtime
105 minutes
Cast
Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Vanessa Marquez, Andy Garcia, Virginia Paris