STAND AND DELIVER Edward James, Olmos Lou, Diamond Phillips & Andy Garcia
STAND AND DELIVER
starring Edward James, Olmos Lou, Diamond Phillips, and Andy Garcia
Drama
UPC: 012569764156
Rated: PG
Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American
drama film based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante.
Los Angeles high school teacher Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos) is being hassled by tough students like Angel Guzman (Lou Diamond Phillips). But Jaime is also pressured by his bosses, who want him to control his raucous classroom. Caught in the middle, he opts to immerse his students in higher math. After intensive study, his students ace California's calculus test, only to learn that their scores are being questioned. They'll have to retake the exam in order to quiet the critics.
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