Ratings

TMDB Rating 7.6
IMDB Rating 7.3
RottenTomatoes Rating 73%

Financials

Revenue: $13,994,920

Budget: $0

Profit: + $13,994,920


Movie Details

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

Status: Released

Average Rating: 8

Release Date: Mar 11, 1988

Rating: 1988-02-13

Run Time: 1h 43m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: American Playhouse , Olmos Productions


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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.


Main Cast

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Jaime A. Escalante

Age : 77 | Popularity : 11%

Lou Diamond Phillips

Lou Diamond Phillips

Angel Guzman

Age : 62 | Popularity : 20%

Rosanna DeSoto

Rosanna DeSoto

Fabiola Escalante

Age : 73 | Popularity : 19%

Andy García

Andy García

Dr. Ramirez

Age : 68 | Popularity : 27%

Estelle Harris

Estelle Harris

Secretary

Age : 96 | Popularity : 8%

Mark Phelan

Mark Phelan

Cop

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Virginia Paris

Virginia Paris

Raquel Ortega

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Eliot

Eliot

Tito (as Mark Eliot)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%


Crew

Department Role Name
Production Casting
Jaki Brown
Jaki Brown
Toni Livingston
Toni Livingston
Producer
Tom Musca
Tom Musca
Executive Producer
Lindsay Law
Lindsay Law
Production Manager
Iya Labunka
Iya Labunka
Associate Producer
Iya Labunka
Iya Labunka
Location Manager
Larry Litton
Larry Litton
Production Accountant
Vicki Rocco
Vicki Rocco
Production Coordinator
Vicki Rocco
Vicki Rocco
Camera Director of Photography
Tom Richmond
Tom Richmond
First Assistant Camera
Chris Lombardi
Chris Lombardi
Second Assistant Camera
Rob Sweeney
Rob Sweeney
Key Grip
Russ St. John
Russ St. John
Best Boy Grip
John St. John
John St. John
Art Assistant Art Director
Arlan Jay Vetter
Arlan Jay Vetter
Art Direction
Milo
Milo
Property Master
Lisa De Alva
Lisa De Alva
Sound Music Editor
Ken Johnson
Ken Johnson
Steve Livingston
Steve Livingston
Sound Mixer
Stephen Halbert
Stephen Halbert
Original Music Composer
Craig Safan
Craig Safan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wayne Heitman
Wayne Heitman
Matthew Iadarola
Matthew Iadarola
Supervising Sound Editor
Hamilton Sterling
Hamilton Sterling
Sound Effects Editor
Duncan Burns
Duncan Burns
Dialogue Editor
Frank Smathers
Frank Smathers
Stuart Copely
Stuart Copely
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Dressel
Michael Dressel
ADR Editor
Peter Foster
Peter Foster
Boom Operator
Barry Bookin
Barry Bookin
Foley Editor
Jane Lang
Jane Lang
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Kathryn Morrison
Kathryn Morrison
Costumer
Yvonne Cervantes
Yvonne Cervantes
Zeca Seabra
Zeca Seabra
Hair Supervisor
Dee Mansano
Dee Mansano
Makeup Supervisor
Dee Mansano
Dee Mansano
Makeup & Hair
Vered Hochman
Vered Hochman
Editing Editor
Nancy Richardson
Nancy Richardson
Negative Cutter
Barbara Riley
Barbara Riley
Crew Post Production Supervisor
Nancy Richardson
Nancy Richardson
Stunt Coordinator
Perry Husman
Perry Husman
Writing Writer
Tom Musca
Tom Musca
Ramón Menéndez
Ramón Menéndez
Directing First Assistant Director
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt
Script Supervisor
Sydney Gilner
Sydney Gilner
Second Assistant Director
John Scherer
John Scherer
Director
Ramón Menéndez
Ramón Menéndez
Lighting Electrician
Amy C. Halpern
Amy C. Halpern
Michael R. Thorpe
Michael R. Thorpe
Gaffer
Shaun Madigan
Shaun Madigan
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