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..."

1988 1h 43m EN

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 493

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could...”

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Cast

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)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ramón Menéndez
Writers: Tom Musca, Ramón Menéndez
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.7× over at the box office.

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ramón Menéndez, shot by Tom Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Craig Safan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nancy Richardson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips and Rosanna DeSoto carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ramón Menéndez directs. Tom Richmond behind the camera. Craig Safan scores. Nancy Richardson cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 8.7× over at the box office.
338 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
5Directed by Ramón Menéndez, shot by Tom Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Craig Safan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Nancy Richardson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips and Rosanna DeSoto carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could...".
10IMDB entry: tt0094027 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.