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.
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...”
Overview
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.
Director
Ramón Menéndez
Revenue
14.0M
Status
Released
Production
American Playhouse, Olmos Productions
Cast
Edward James Olmos
Jaime A. Escalante
Lou Diamond Phillips
Angel Guzman
Rosanna DeSoto
Fabiola Escalante
Andy Garcia
Dr. Ramirez
Estelle Harris
Secretary
Mark Phelan
Cop
Virginia Paris
Raquel Ortega
Eliot
Tito (as Mark Eliot)
Adelaida Alvarez
Sexy Girl
Carmen Argenziano
Molina
Bodie Olmos
Fernando Escalante
Vanessa Marquez
Ana Delgado
Graham Galloway
Craig
Daniel Villarreal
Chuco
Manuel Benitez
Heavy Metal Boy
Will Gotay
Pancho Garcia
Ingrid Oliu
Lupe Escobar
Karla Montana
Claudia Camejo
Lydia Nicole
Rafaela Fuentes
Betty Carvalho
Angel's Grandma
Irene Olga López
Lupe's Mother
James Victor
Ana's Father
Video Gallery
Stand and Deliver - Trailer
Edward James Olmos on STAND AND DELIVER ('88)
