Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver1988

Director: Ramón Menéndez
Stars: Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris, Eliot
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 103 minutes

Based on a true story, this inspiring American Playhouse production stars Edward James Olmos as a high school teacher who motivated a class full of East L.A. barrio kids to care enough about mathematics to pass an Advanced Placement Calculus Test. N… more »



Jaime Escalante:
Do you think the students cheated?

Raquel:
Mr. Escalante, you put these kids under an awful lot of pressure. They would have gone to any lengths to please you.

Jaime Escalante:
You didn't answer my question.

Raquel:
Well... every night when I go to bed, I watch the television news. I see a lot of people go on trial. They always deny everything, or their lawyers say they were insane at the time. A lot of them get off. But I believe that most people who get caught today are guilty. Don't you?

Jaime Escalante:
[angrily] Yup. I know what you mean.

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