Lean on Me (1989)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.1/10   

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Guionista (WGA):

Michael Schiffer (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

3 marzo 1989 (USA)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

A true story about a real hero.

Plot:

The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school that he is determined to improve.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | High School | Violence | Gang | Urban

Premios:

3 wins & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

One of the most inspiring movies i've seen....

Reparto

Morgan Freeman	...	Principal Joe Clark
Beverly Todd	...	Ms. Levias
Robert Guillaume	...	Dr. Frank Napier
Alan North	...	Mayor Don Bottman
Lynne Thigpen	...	Leonna Barrett
Robin Bartlett	...	Mrs. Elliott
Michael Beach	...	Mr. Darnell
Ethan Phillips	...	Mr. Rosenberg
Sandra Reaves-Phillips	...	Mrs. Powers
Sloane Shelton	...	Mrs. Hamilton
Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins	...	Thomas Sams
Karen Malina White	...	Kaneesha Carter
Karina Arroyave	...	Maria
Ivonne Coll	...	Mrs. Santos
Regina Taylor	...	Mrs. Carter

También conocida como:

Escuela de rebeldes (Spain) [es]

Duración:

108 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Español | Portugués

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:12 | Iceland:L (video rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Norway:15 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Compañía:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivialidades:

The real-life Joe Clark resigned as principal of Eastside High School the year after this film was released. He became an author and motivational speaker. In August 1995, he was hired to run a juvenile detention center in Newark, New Jersey.

Errores:

Continuidad: Maria's hair between shots when Clark is somewhat berating Mrs. Powers over the way she taught the school song to the "song birds".

Citas:

Joe Clark: [at the first teachers' meeting] ... You are now my chief custodian, Reverend Slappy. You will scour this building clean. Any graffiti that goes up, comes off the next day. Is that clear? Detention students can help you. Let them scrub this place for a while, discover what a fine living you make doing this. And tear down those cages in the cafeteria! If we treat our students like animals, that's exactly how they'll behave!

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Grade School Confidential (#8.19)" (1997)

Banda de Sonido:

AFTER 12

One of the most inspiring movies i've seen....

I recently rented this movie because I am a huge Morgan Freeman fan, and I was amazed at how inspiring it was. Freeman is truly amazing in this movie. He is perfect for this strong part of principal at Eastside High. His disciplined yet loving authority was fun to watch. Also in the cast, Mr Darnell(Michael Beach) and Dr. Frank Napier(Robert Guillaume) along with Joe Clark(Morgan Freeman) were probably the most dominant actors. There was also a great supporting cast as listed above. Mayor Don Bottman(Alan North) played the perfect power hungry politician for this movie.

I would recommend this movie to anyone out there. I truly believe it belongs in the top 250.