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Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver

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...

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$13994920

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

11 March 1988

Country

United States of America

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 García

Andy García

Dr. Ramirez

Estelle Harris

Estelle Harris

Secretary

Mark Phelan

Mark Phelan

Cop

Virginia Paris

Virginia Paris

Raquel Ortega

Eliot

Eliot

Tito (as Mark Eliot)

Adelaida Alvarez

Adelaida Alvarez

Sexy Girl

Carmen Argenziano

Carmen Argenziano

Molina

Bodie Olmos

Bodie Olmos

Fernando Escalante

Vanessa Marquez

Vanessa Marquez

Ana Delgado

Graham Galloway

Graham Galloway

Craig

Daniel Villarreal

Daniel Villarreal

Chuco

Manuel Benitez

Manuel Benitez

Heavy Metal Boy

Will Gotay

Will Gotay

Pancho Garcia

Ingrid Oliu

Ingrid Oliu

Lupe Escobar

Karla Montana

Karla Montana

Claudia Camejo

Lydia Nicole

Lydia Nicole

Rafaela Fuentes

Betty Carvalho

Betty Carvalho

Angel's Grandma

Irene Olga López

Irene Olga López

Lupe's Mother

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