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Aug 22, 2005 · Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story: Directed by Andy Wolk. With Jami Gertz, Ernie Hudson, Eugene Clark, Sicily Johnson. Based on a true story, former parole officer Marilyn Gambrell and a colleague set up a pioneer trial-based program in one of America's toughest high schools to help the children of incarcerated parents regain control of their own lives and not expect the same thing ...
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- Biography, Drama
- Andy Wolk
- 2005-08-22
The former campus of M. B. Smiley High School, the school featured in the film - the campus is now the main campus of North Forest High School. Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story is a 2005 TV film which tells the true story of a former parole officer named Marilyn Gambrell, who helped a group of students at M. B. Smiley High School in Houston, Texas, United States.
- Bruce Leitl
- Andy Wolk, Peter Wolk
- Michael Frislev, Damian Ganczewski, Chad Oakes
- Andy Wolk
Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story. Starring Jami Gertz and Ernie Hudson. Faced with teens struggling to process the incarceration of a parent, parole officer Marilyn Gambrell institutes a groundbreaking high school program to help them adapt. 16 IMDb 6.5 1 h 29 min 2005. X-Ray 16+.
Rent Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. A parole officer (Jami Gertz) institutes a groundbreaking program to help children whose parents are ...
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- Andy Wolk
- TV-14
- Jami Gertz
Brief Synopsis. Read More. Based on a true story, a former parole officer devotes her life to mentoring the high school kids of parents who have been imprisoned. The story follows her uphill battle to help the kids in the face of numerous obstacles and her willingness to sacrifice everything for the program she helped create.
- Andy Wolk
- Jami Gertz
Based on a true story. Parole officer Marilyn Gambrell institutes a ground-breaking program at the local high school to help teenagers deal with the myriad of feelings resulting from having a ...
Starring Jami Gertz and Ernie Hudson. Faced with teens struggling to process the incarceration of a parent, parole officer Marilyn Gambrell institutes a groundbreaking high school program to help them adapt. Drama 2005 1 hr 36 min. PG-13. Starring Jami Gertz, Ernie Hudson, Eugene Clark. Director Andy Wolk.
