One Eight Seven (1997)

15 months after being stabbed 9 times by a student at work as a high school teacher in NYC, Mr. Garfield is working in LA as a substitute teacher come full-time. He refuses to be a victim anymore.

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Writer:

Scott Yagemann

Stars:

Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Jonny Bogris	...	Barsek (as Yannis Bogris)
Dominic Hoffman	...	Victor
Martha Velez	...	Mrs. Chacon
Method Man	...	Dennis Broadway

Storyline

High school teacher Trevor Garfield is stabbed by bad-boy student. Fifteen months later, he moves to Los Angeles to the unruly, predominantly Latino school. He has to tame wolf-like students.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher as protagonist | teacher | high school | stabbing | new york city | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

30 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

187

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,912,400, 3 August 1997, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$5,716,080, 7 September 1997

Company Credits

Production Co:

Icon Entertainment International, Icon Productions, R U Dun Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While riding his exercise bike, Trevor Garfield (Samuel L. Jackson) wears a Morehouse College sweatshirt, Jackson's alma mater.

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Goofs

Caesar's hat switches from forward to backward to forward to backward immediately before and during Mr. Garfield's inquiry as to who is responsible for vandalizing bungalow 86.

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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.

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Crazy Credits

A teacher wrote this movie.

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Alternate Versions

When aired on USA Network, the scene where Rita is topless uses different camera angles to avoid nudity.

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Connections

Referenced in Terror in the Mall (1998)

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Soundtracks

Dub Plate Circles
Written by Darren Ellis
Performed by Undercover Agent
Courtesy of Suburban Base Records Ltd.

User Reviews

A school story to think about !!

This great movie makes us thinking how to manage school problems and violence in the family or in our society. A very realistic film well packed as a thriller and with excellent actors . Why didn´t won Samuel Jackson the Oscar for his top performance? I was not bored from the start to the end. There were many plots and I recommend this film to everybody. I saw it already twice so don't miss it. I gave 8/10.