One Eight Seven (1997)

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Writer (WGA):

Scott Yagemann (written by)

Release Date:

30 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

When schools become war zones and both sides start taking casualties, what then?

Plot:

After surviving a brutal attack (Instrument used was a board with nails in it) by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | High School | New York City | Stabbing | Attack

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Trevor Garfield
John Heard	...	Dave Childress
Kelly Rowan	...	Ellen Henry
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Cesar Sanchez (as Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez)
Tony Plana	...	Principal Garcia
Karina Arroyave	...	Rita Martinez
Lobo Sebastian	...	Benny Chacon
Jack Kehler	...	Larry Hyland
Jonah Rooney	...	Stevie Littleton
Demetrius Navarro	...	Paco
Ebony Monique Solomon	...	Lakesia
Johnny Bogris	...	Barsek (as Yannis Bogris)
Dominic Hoffman	...	Victor
Martha Velez	...	Mrs. Chacon
Method Man	...	Dennis Broadway
Sage Allen	...	Teacher
Kathryn Leigh Scott	...	Anglo Woman
Donal Gibson	...	Animal Regulation Officer
Liza Del Mundo	...	Asian Girl
Vic Polizos	...	Assistant Coroner
Leonard L. Thomas	...	New York Assistant Principal
Antwon Tanner	...	Augie
Gannon Brown	...	Tywan
Larry M. Costales	...	Hispanic Man (as Larry Costales)
David Reyes	...	Investigator
Joanna Sanchez	...	Iris
Richard Riehle	...	Walter
Harri James	...	Librarian
Esther Scott	...	Mrs. Ford
Esther Mercado	...	Mrs. Santana (as Esther 'Tita' Mercado)
Chase A. Garland	...	Straggling Student
Guy Torry	...	Voice in Crowd
Anthony Aguilar	...	Chicano Tagger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dwayne Adway	...	Additional voices (voice) (uncredited)
Paul Navarro	...	Kid In Classroom (uncredited)
Jami Philbrick	...	Student (uncredited)
Kenya D. Williamson	...	Cashier (uncredited)

Directed by
Kevin Reynolds

Writing credits (WGA)
Scott Yagemann		(written by)

Produced by
Bruce Davey	....	producer
David Harfield	....	executive producer
Stephen McEveety	....	producer

Original Music by
David Darling
Michael Stearns

Cinematography by
Ericson Core

Film Editing by
Stephen Semel

Casting by
Marion Dougherty

Production Design by
Stephen Storer

Art Direction by
Mark Zuelzke

Set Decoration by
Marcia Calosio

Costume Design by
Darryle Johnson

Makeup Department
Voni Hinkle	....	hair stylist
David B. Miller	....	makeup supervisor
Lisa Rocco	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert L. Stevenson	....	hair department head
Joanetta Stowers	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Mark A. Baker	....	unit production manager
Jim Lemley	....	unit production manager
Cristen Carr Strubbe	....	production supervisor
Kathleen Switzer	....	post-production supervisor (as Kathleen Switzer-Idoine)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David M. Bernstein	....	second second assistant director
Franklyn Gottbetter	....	additional second second assistant director
Robert Huberman	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Terry Haskell	....	property master
Wendy Jerde	....	scenic painter
Brian Markey	....	construction coordinator
Mari Phillips	....	props
Mark Sakamoto	....	leadman
Gary Sawaya	....	set designer
Chris Scher	....	carpenter
Brad Shoemaker	....	propmaker
Ramsey Smith	....	carpenter
Bob Warner	....	painter gang boss

Sound Department
Paul Apted	....	assistant sound editor
Bill W. Benton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Bissinger	....	sound effects editor
Blake R. Cornett	....	assistant sound editor
Zack Davis	....	adr editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
R.J. Kizer	....	sound editor (as Robert Kizer)
John Morris	....	special sound effects
Geoffrey Patterson	....	sound
Donald Sylvester	....	foley supervisor
Robert Ulrich	....	supervising adr editor
Jay Wilkinson	....	supervising sound editor
John Lajvort	....	sound editorial engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mark R. Byers	....	special effects foreman
Andre G. Ellingson	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Brian Bennett	....	stunts
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunts (as Kevin Lamont Jackson)
Emma Legon	....	stunts
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunt coordinator (as Eddie Watkins)
Lloyd Watts	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Walter Bithell	....	rigging best boy electric (as Walt Bithell)
Jerome Fauci	....	Steadicam operator
Graham Futerfas	....	rigging electrician
Barry Idoine	....	first assistant camera
Bruce McCleery	....	gaffer
Reggie Newkirk	....	first assistant camera
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Kevin C. Potter	....	second assistant camera
Pamela Rittelmeyer	....	assistant camera: New York locations
Conrad Sigurdson	....	rigging electrician
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera: New York locations
Georgia Tays	....	rigging electrician
R. Gern Trowbridge	....	electrician: additional photography
R. Gern Trowbridge	....	rigging electrician
James Andrew Turpin	....	assistant chief lighting technician: rigging crew
Daniel L. Turrett	....	camera operator
Michael J. Walker	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant camera
Erik Wolford	....	rigging grip
Dan Zarlengo	....	chief rigging gaffer
Vince Zarlengo	....	key rigging grip

Casting Department
Douglas Wright	....	casting associate
Vanessa Portillo	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tom Cummins	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Alexandra Leviloff	....	first assistant editor
Melissa Remenarich	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Chris Douridas	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Charley Bob Burnham	....	transportation coordinator
Thomas Garris	....	driver
Jody Kreinbrink	....	transportation
Lee Stepp	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Steven Butensky	....	first assistant accountant
Matt Danciger	....	dga intern
Tom Elkins	....	assistant production coordinator
Jay Lee	....	location manager
Jacqueline Lesko	....	assistant to producer
Andrew Lipschultz	....	unit publicist
Elizabeth Maxwell	....	caterer
Michael Maxwell	....	caterer
Michalla Petersen	....	voice-over artist (as Michalla Petersen)
Faryl Saliman Reingold	....	second assistant accountant
Christina Rollo	....	production assistant
Taylor Saxon	....	key medic
Lee Stranahan	....	video playback designer
Mike Sudrow	....	weapons specialist
Kathleen Switzer	....	assistant: Kevin Reynolds (as Kathleen A. Switzer-Idoine)
Sharice Zulo	....	stand-in

Production Companies

• Icon Entertainment International
• R U Dun Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bac Films (1998) (France) (theatrical)
• Concorde-Castle Rock/Turner (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1998) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Líder Films (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• New Vision Films (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Rialto Film AG (1997) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (1997) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1997) (UK) (theatrical)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Laurus Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Yorin (2002) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Other Companies

• Home on the Range  catering
• Icon Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, strong language, drug use and brief nudity

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Brazil:18

Filming Locations:

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Icon Entertainment International

Trivia:

187 is the police code in California for homicide.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Cesar is hit with the arrow, it's obvious that he's wearing some kind of chest protector under his shirt.

Quotes:

[first lines]
school official:Alright, let's go people, let's go. One minute until tardy lock-down... take your hat off, thank you... let's go, let's go. Everybody move inside, move inside... morning Trevor, good morning. Let's go, get inside... let her go! No smoking - I don't smoke, you don't smoke. Let's go people, today's a *good* day to learn.

Movie Connections:

Features "Wheel of Fortune" (1983)

Soundtrack:

Flipside

Kept me riveted

I actually stumbled across this movie on premium cable. At first I was only mildly interested in watching it. But before I knew it, I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. It is unusual for me not to figure out the "punchline" to a movie very early on, but this movie didn't allow my mind to even go there. I was very pleasantly surprised by this movie and would recommend it to anyone.