Stand and Deliver
Based on a true story, this inspiring American Playhouse production stars Edward James Olmos as a high school teacher who motivated a class full of East L.A. barrio kids to care enough about mathematics to pass an Advanced Placement Calculus Test. Not exactly a variation of
To Sir, With Love
, the film concerns itself with assumptions and biases held by mainstream authorities about disadvantaged kids, and Olmos's efforts to keep his students coolheaded enough to prove them wrong. Olmos, virtually unrecognizable as the pudgy, balding instructor, gives a career performance in this fine piece directed by Ram'97n Men'8endez, and written by the director and Tom Musca.
--Tom Keogh
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| title: |
Stand and Deliver |
| theatricalDate: |
11-03-1988 |
| purchase date: |
16-07-2006 |
| publisher: |
Warner Home Video |
| published: |
10-11-1998 |
| price: |
$9.98 |
| net Rating: |
4.5 |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG |
| minutes: |
104 |
| last lookup time: |
174733137.644028 |
| genre: |
True Story
Coming of Age
Drama
School Days
Urban Life
Underdogs
Docudrama
4-for-3 Drama
4-for-3 All DVDs |
| fullTitle: |
Stand and Deliver |
| features: |
Closed-captioned
Color
Full Screen
NTSC
1.33:1 |
| director: |
Ramón Menéndez |
| currentValue: |
$3.51 |
| created: |
174732036.795592 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
6305161917
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