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.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Edward James OlmosJaime A. Escalante
- Lou Diamond PhillipsAngel Guzman
- Rosanna DeSotoFabiola Escalante
- Andy GarciaDr. Ramirez
- Estelle HarrisSecretary
- Mark PhelanCop
- Virginia ParisRaquel Ortega
- EliotTito (as Mark Eliot)
- Adelaida AlvarezSexy Girl
- Carmen ArgenzianoMolina
Crew
- Ramón MenéndezDirector
- Tom MuscaWriter
- Ramón MenéndezWriter
- Tom RichmondDirector of Photography
- Craig SafanOriginal Music Composer
- Nancy RichardsonEditor
- Tom MuscaProducer
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