Stand and Deliver Movie Review 1988

A tough teacher inspires students in an East L.A. barrio to take the Advanced Placement Test in calculus. A superb, inspirational true story, with a wonderful performance from Olmos.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 105 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Stories, High School, Teen Angst, Dedicated Teachers, L.A., Hispanic America, Mathemagicians

Screenplay

Ramon Menendez, Tom Musca

Cast

Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna Desoto, Andy Garcia, Will Gotay, Ingrid Oliu, Virginia Paris, Mark Eliot, Eugene Glazer

Cinematography

Tom Richmond

Director

Ramon Menendez

Music

Craig Safan

Awards

Ind. Spirit 1989: Actor (Olmos), Director (Menendez), Film, Screenplay, Support. Actor (Phillips), Support. Actress (Desoto).