Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver

Movie·1988·1h 43m

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...

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Producer

Tom Musca, Lindsay Law

Cinematography

Tom Richmond

Music

Craig Safan

Editor

Nancy Richardson

Themes

mathematicseducationbased on true storyteacherdrop-outhigh school teachermexican american

Production House

American Playhouse
Olmos Productions

Audience Score

76%

433 votes

Skip7%
Timepass17%
Go for it38%
Perfection38%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Rent

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// cast

Cast

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Jaime A. Escalante

Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips

Angel Guzman

Rosanna DeSoto

Rosanna DeSoto

Fabiola Escalante

Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Dr. Ramirez

Estelle Harris

Estelle Harris

Secretary

Mark Phelan

Mark Phelan

Cop

Virginia Paris

Raquel Ortega

Eliot

Eliot

Tito (as Mark Eliot)

Adelaida Alvarez

Sexy Girl

Carmen Argenziano

Carmen Argenziano

Molina

Bodie Olmos

Bodie Olmos

Fernando Escalante

Vanessa Marquez

Vanessa Marquez

Ana Delgado

Graham Galloway

Craig

Daniel Villarreal

Daniel Villarreal

Chuco

Manuel Benitez

Heavy Metal Boy

Will Gotay

Pancho Garcia

Ingrid Oliu

Ingrid Oliu

Lupe Escobar

Karla Montana

Claudia Camejo

// crew

Crew

Tom Musca

Writer, Producer

Craig Safan

Craig Safan

Original Music Composer

Lindsay Law

Executive Producer

Ramón Menéndez

Ramón Menéndez

Director, Writer

Nancy Richardson

Editor

Tom Richmond

Tom Richmond

Director of Photography

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