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Vinna eller försvinna (1988)

Stand and Deliver (original title)
The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.

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(as Ramon Menendez)
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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Cop
Virginia Paris ...
Eliot ...
Tito (as Mark Eliot)
Adelaida Alvarez ...
Sexy Girl
Will Gotay ...
Patrick Baca ...
Ingrid Oliu ...
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Richard Martinez ...
Heavy Metal Boy
Mark Everett ...
Heavy Metal Boy
Tyde Kierney ...
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Fabiola Escalante (as Rosana De Soto)
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Fernando Escalante
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Storyline

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>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could...Stand and Deliver. See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Release Date:

11 March 1988 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Vinna eller försvinna  »

Box Office

Gross:

$13,994,920 (USA)
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(Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Edward James Olmos, he wrote all of his dialogue with Jaime Escalante, and much of it was verbatim what Escalante had said in the real-life situations that were depicted in the film. For instance, Olmos said the dialogue in the scene where Escalante confronts the ETS investigators about the cheating allegations was word for word what Escalante told the ETS in real life. See more »

Goofs

When the students are in the classroom being questioned about cheating you can see Pearson (Rif Hutton) in the background cap his pen twice between shots. See more »

Quotes

Jaime Escalante: [after confronting the ETS investigators] You know what kills me... it's that they lost the confidence in the system they're now finally qualified to be a part of. I don't know why I'm losing sleep over this. I don't need it. I could be making more money, with less hours, and have people treat me with respect.
Fabiola Escalante: Respect? Jaime, those kids love you.
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Connections

Referenced in Beverly Hills: Stand (Up) and Deliver (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

Vamonos Pál Norte
Lyrics & Music by Marcos Loya
Performed by Marcos Loya, Raquel Perez & Jacinto Guevara
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User Reviews

Such a wonderful film!
8 November 2004 | by (Portland, Oregon) – See all my reviews

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!


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