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Stand and Deliver (1988)

 -  Drama  -  11 March 1988 (USA)
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The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.

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Raquel Ortega
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Tito (as Mark Eliot)
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Joe Goodell
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Fabiola Escalante (as Rosana De Soto)
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Fernando Escalante
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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. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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11 March 1988 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Con ganas de triunfar  »

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$13,994,920 (USA)
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Edward James Olmos recommended Lou Diamond Phillips to director Ramon Menendez after working with him on Miami Vice: Red Tape. See more »

Goofs

One of the students, while talking with Mr. Escalante outside, is holding a can of Diet Pepsi bearing the logo introduced in 1985, three years later then the movie takes place. See more »

Quotes

[Gang leader enters classroom, trailed by two henchmen]
Escalante: Are your friends auditing?
Gang Leader: I audited them to come with me.
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Referenced in The Goode Family: After-School Special (2009) See more »

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"Vamonos Pál Norte"
Lyrics & Music by Marcos Loya
Performed by Marcos Loya, Raquel Perez & Jacinto Guevara
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Excellent movie
6 January 2004 | by (New York City) – See all my reviews

This film is excellent. It details the struggles of inner city Latinos and their pursuit of excellence. The movie is based on a true story and is about a teacher, Jaime Escalante, and his class of high school math students in a predominantly Latino area of Los Angeles. I am a Latino from New York City and can relate to the struggles of these students. "Stand and Deliver " inspired me when I was struggling through college and continues to inspire me now.


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