Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver

1988 · 1 hr 43 min · PG

Biography, Drama

Directors

Ramón Menéndez

Actors

  • Edward James Olmos
  • Estelle Harris
  • Mark Phelan

Credits: 1

Summary

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout-prone students to learn calculus.

More about this movie

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.