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Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American drama film directed by Ramón Menéndez, written by Menéndez and Tom Musca, based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante. For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards. [3]
Stand and Deliver: Directed by Ramón Menéndez. With Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris. The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout-prone students to learn calculus.
In an environment that values a quick fix over education and learning, Jaime A. Escalante is a new teacher at James A. Garfield High School determined to change the system and challenge the students to a higher level of excellence.
Stand and Deliver (1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Stand and deliver'? A demand for money, often associated with English highwaymen. What's the origin of the phrase 'Stand and deliver'? Highwaymen are up there with pirates as the anti-heroes of literature and B-feature films. Their flamboyant and audacious image provides ready-made stock characters.
Stand and Deliver pulls off the unlikely feat of making math class the stuff of underdog drama -- and pays rousing tribute to a real-life inspirational figure in the...
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Aug 12, 2014 · Stand and Deliver (1988) Official Trailer - Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris Movie HD. Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers. 1.67M subscribers.
Edward James Olmos's Oscar-nominated performance energizes this true- life story of a Los Angeles high school teacher who drives his students on to excellence at...
Edward James Olmos's Oscar-nominated performance energizes this true-life story of a Los Angeles high school teacher who drives his students on to excellence at calculus.
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
