Stand and Deliver (1988)

Release date: 1988-03-11
Country: USA
Language: English|Spanish
Director: Ramón Menéndez (as Ramon Menendez)
Production Co: American Playhouse, Olmos Productions
Genre: Biography, Drama
Rating: 7.3/10
Length: 1h 43min

Storyline

Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a Hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods help gang members and no-hopers pass the rigorous Advanced Placement exam in calculus.

Plot Keywords

los angeles california, authority, coming of age, examination, false accusation, passion, robbery, school life, inner city, education, based on true story, independent film, machismo, lying, disrespect, latino, mexican american, cheating, teacher student relationship, teen angst

Short Review

You could remain, mesmerized, in Jaime Escalante's high-school math class forever, the way you remain under the spell of Escalante himself as "Stand and Deliver" unfolds.