Bibliograph

Stand and deliver, Warner Bros. presents ; an American Playhouse theatrical film ; a Menendez/Musca & Olmos production ; written by Ramon Menendez & Tom Musca ; produced by Tom Musca ; directed by Ramon Menendez

Type

Label

Stand and deliver, Warner Bros. presents ; an American Playhouse theatrical film ; a Menendez/Musca & Olmos production ; written by Ramon Menendez & Tom Musca ; produced by Tom Musca ; directed by Ramon Menendez

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG

Main title

Stand and deliver

Oclc number

40519110

Responsibility statement

Warner Bros. presents ; an American Playhouse theatrical film ; a Menendez/Musca & Olmos production ; written by Ramon Menendez & Tom Musca ; produced by Tom Musca ; directed by Ramon Menendez

Runtime

103

Summary

Story of Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High School, who refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers. Escalante pushes and inspires 18 students who were struggling with math to become math whizzes

Table Of Contents

Driving to work (credits) -- Math 1A -- Apples for the students -- Finger man -- "Tough guys deep-fry chicken" -- Ganas -- A deal with Angel -- Lupe gets the chair -- Before and after school -- What's best for Ana -- How many gigolos? -- Shaking up the math dept. -- Think cool; welcome back -- Crusing with Kimo -- Work takes its toll -- Pancho wants out. Angel wants in -- Heart attack -- Sneaking back to work -- The AP exam -- 18 out of 18! -- Cheaters? -- Angel's last ride -- The ETS wants a confession -- If caught, then guilty -- Second thoughts -- Confronting the ETS -- One day to cram -- the retest -- The results -- Coda and end credits (Stand and deliver)

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Stand & deliver

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