mathematics,education,based on true story,teacher,drop-out,high school teacher,mexican american

Stand and Deliver (1988)

Poster for 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...

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ramón Menéndez
  • Profile picture of Edward James Olmos
    Jaime A. Escalante Edward James Olmos
  • Profile picture of Lou Diamond Phillips
    Angel Guzman Lou Diamond Phillips
  • Profile picture of Rosanna DeSoto
    Fabiola Escalante Rosanna DeSoto
  • Profile picture of Andy García
    Dr. Ramirez Andy García
  • Profile picture of Estelle Harris
    Secretary Estelle Harris
  • Profile picture of Mark Phelan
    Cop Mark Phelan
  • Profile picture of Eliot
    Tito (as Mark Eliot) Eliot
  • Profile picture of Carmen Argenziano
    Molina Carmen Argenziano

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Keywords

  • mathematics
  • education
  • based on true story
  • teacher
  • drop-out
  • high school teacher
  • mexican american