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Lean On Me

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7.3/10 • 310

1989-03-031h 48m

Drama

Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back.

When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.

Directors
John G. Avildsen
Writters
Michael Schiffer
Editors
Michael Schiffer, John G. Avildsen

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  1. Morgan Freeman

    Morgan Freeman

    Principal Joe Clark

  2. Beverly Todd

    Beverly Todd

    Ms. Levias

  3. Robert Guillaume

    Robert Guillaume

    Dr. Frank Napier

  4. Ethan Phillips

    Ethan Phillips

    Mr. Rosenberg

  5. Lynne Thigpen

    Lynne Thigpen

    Leonna Barrett

  6. Michael Beach

    Michael Beach

    Mr. Darnell

  7. Tony Todd

    Tony Todd

    Mr. William Wright

  8. Karen Malina White

    Karen Malina White

    Kaneesha Carter

  9. Alan North

    Alan North

    Mayor Don Bottman

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10,000,000.00
Revenue
$31,906,454.00
Keywords
high schoolviolence in schoolsbased on true storygangdrug dealingschool principalpublic education