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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Annie DeYoung (written by) &
Max Enscoe (written by)
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Release Date:
13 August 2006 (USA) more
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Tagline:
No one believed in them. Except him.
Plot:
A small-town teacher (Perry) relocates to one of the toughest classrooms in the country. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 12 nominations more
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Summer 2009 TV Preview
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User Comments:
A true story that reminds us to keep on dreaming more (47 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Matthew Perry ... Ron Clark
Judith Buchan ... Snowden School Principal
Griffin Cork ... Hadley
Jerry Callaghan ... Ron Clark Sr.
James Dugan ... Mr. Lively
Patricia Benedict ... Jean Clark
C.J. Jackman-Zigante ... Y'landa

Pete Seadon ... Harried Principal

Melissa De Sousa ... Marissa Vega

Aaron Grain ... Jason

Brandon Smith ... Tayshawn (as Brandon Mychal Smith)
Gerrick Winston ... Mr. Solis

Ernie Hudson ... Principal Turner
Jacey Mah ... Ms Hill (as Jacey Ma)
Marty Ronaghan ... Jackie Vasquez
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Triumph (Australia) (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
90 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
President Arthur's name was misspelled as "Chester Alan Arther" on the board listing the names of the Presidents. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The position of Ron's umbrella while talking to Marissa outside the state building. more
Quotes:
Ron Clark: Hey Mr. Turner, this is fun!
Principal Turner: You really think it appropriate to do this with the students?
Ron Clark: Well, I'm certainly not gonna Double Dutch with you.
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Movie Connections:
References "According to Jim" (2001) more

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46 out of 52 people found the following comment useful.
A true story that reminds us to keep on dreaming, 13 August 2006
Author: Santana Black from U.S. Virgin Islands

I love Mathew Perry and i think he does a great job as chandler in friends, problem is he gets type cast most of the time as that character. and so it was nice to see him play a more serious role.

you see to really appreciate this movie you have to understand where it comes from, i lived in Harlem. i grew up and went to one of those schools. in fact, that class was GOOD compared to mines. we used to throw desks out the balcony and through cubes at the teachers. and that game they played "bet how long before the teacher quites" we played that! we grew up not knowing about chances, scholarships, opportunities all of that was unchartered territory for us we didn't know what it was.

until one man came along, he was a history teacher names Mr. Peterson, funny thing, he looked and acted a lot like the teacher in this movie. and to make a long story short, he helped us to "learn, to love to learn" when you walked in that class room you could here a pin drop. i love history now, i love this movie now because it's real, these things happen, and i hope this movie inspires more people to want to become good teachers. watch the movie

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