Dangerous Minds

1995 · 1 hr 39 min · R

Biography, Drama

Directors

John N. Smith

Actors

Michelle Pfeiffer
George Dzundza
Courtney B. Vance

Summary

LouAnne, a retired US marine, becomes a teacher in a Californian high school. But her mostly Latino and black students from an impoverished and racially segregated locality do not easily embrace her.

More about this movie

Louanne Johnson is an ex-marine, hired as a teacher in a high-school in a poor area of the city. She has recently separated from her husband. Her friend, also teacher in the school, got the temporary job for her. After a terrible reception from the students, she tries unconventional methods of teaching (using karate, Bob Dylan lyrics etc) to gain the trust of the students.

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