Stand and Deliver (1988)

Directed by

Ramón Menéndez

Genre

drama film, biographical film, teen film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 444 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school math teacher in a poor Los Angeles school pushes his Latino students to take and pass the difficult AP Calculus exam. The film follows their struggle and his dedication against skepticism from others.

inspiringupliftingdeterminedearnestemotionalclassroom dramaserious but hopefulunderdog story

What happens

Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Ramón Menéndez, written by Menéndez and Tom Musca and produced by Musca. It is based on the true story of Garfield High School mathematics teacher Jaime Escalante, who inspired 18 Latino students to pass Advanced Placement Calculus in 1982. The film's title refers to Mr. Mister's 1987 song "Stand and Deliver", which is also featured in the film's ending credits. For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards. The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in 1988. In 2011, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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