Stand and Deliver
1988 · 103 min
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
Writers: Tom Musca, Ramón Menéndez
Cinematographer: Tom Richmond
Editor: Nancy Richardson
Composer: Craig Safan
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto, Andy Garcia, Estelle Harris