Stand And Deliver
The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus. after acing the state calculus exam, their result is questioned and they had to retake the exams to prove their doubters wrong.
27 October 1943, Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA
21 December 1968, Los Angeles County, California, USA
22 July 1932
28 September 1969, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
4 December 1973, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 April 1956, Havana, Cuba
17 February 1962, Subic Bay Naval Base, Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
13 January 1948, Miami, Florida, USA
12 September 1934, Bronx, New York, USA
28 November 1962, San Antonio, Texas, USA
19 November 1960
4 April 1928, New York City, New York, USA
January 26, 2005
Powerfully inspirational, laden with tough love, and on occasion a tad hokey. It's the "Coach Carter" of H.S. Math class.
January 17, 2003
Obvious, but very moving.
January 01, 2011
Intensely watchable movie based on a true story.
September 27, 2005
"The greatest John G. Avildsen movie John G. Avidlsen never made. Olmos is far more understated than the average tough-teacher is in this kind of film."
December 30, 2002
The rare "based on" movie that does justice to its source.
April 27, 2011
As the tough math teacher, Olmos delivers a strong, Oscar-nominated performance in this rather simple but uplifting melodrama.
