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...
- Released
- Runtime 1h 43m
- Director Ramón Menéndez
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.8/10 (481 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Edward James Olmos
as Jaime A. Escalante
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Lou Diamond Phillips
as Angel Guzman
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Rosanna DeSoto
as Fabiola Escalante
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Andy Garcia
as Dr. Ramirez
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Estelle Harris
as Secretary
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Mark Phelan
as Cop
- Virginia Paris as Raquel Ortega
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Eliot
as Tito (as Mark Eliot)
- Adelaida Alvarez as Sexy Girl
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Carmen Argenziano
as Molina
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Bodie Olmos
as Fernando Escalante
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Vanessa Marquez
as Ana Delgado
- Graham Galloway as Craig
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Daniel Villarreal
as Chuco
- Manuel Benitez as Heavy Metal Boy
- Will Gotay as Pancho Garcia
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Ingrid Oliu
as Lupe Escobar
- Karla Montana as Claudia Camejo
Crew
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Ramón Menéndez
Director
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Tom Richmond
Director of Photography
- Nancy Richardson Editor
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Craig Safan
Original Music Composer
- Tom Musca Producer
- Tom Musca Writer
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Ramón Menéndez
Writer
