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Edward James Olmos | ... | ||
Estelle Harris | ... | ||
Mark Phelan | ... | ||
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Virginia Paris | ... | |
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Eliot | ... |
Tito
(as Mark Eliot)
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Adelaida Alvarez | ... |
Sexy Girl
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Will Gotay | ... | |
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Patrick Baca | ... | |
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Ingrid Oliu | ... | |
Carmen Argenziano | ... | ||
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Richard Martinez | ... |
Heavy Metal Boy
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Mark Everett | ... |
Heavy Metal Boy
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Tyde Kierney | ... | |
Rosanna DeSoto | ... |
Fabiola Escalante
(as Rosana De Soto)
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Bodie Olmos | ... |
Fernando Escalante
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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. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
I really enjoyed this movie. I was watching it on PBS one late night. I am really glad that PBS endorses this film. It is such an influence for kids to do well in school. I hope that it influences teachers to be more supportive and teach better, although I don't have much faith anymore in our broken school systems nowadays. But I still believe in HOPE! I, personally, am not a minority, but you just really hoped the best for the kids in this film. Watching this film, you really get on their side and you really want them to do well. They all have their ups and downs and their home lives are not perfect. The role of Edward James Olmos as Kimo is simply unforgettable. You really admire how Kimo sticks by his kids 100 percent. Teachers like that are so rare. I hope there are teachers like that to pass the torch down to other teachers in the next generation. I look forward to seeing this movie again!