Samuel L. Jackson
Trevor Garfield
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Jul 30, 1997 · With Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr.. 15 months after being stabbed 9 times by a student at work as a high school teacher in NYC, Mr. Garfield is working in LA as a substitute teacher come full-time. He refuses to be a victim anymore.
- (25K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Kevin Reynolds
- 1997-07-30
It was the first top-billed starring role for Samuel L. Jackson, who plays a Los Angeles teacher caught with gang trouble in an urban high school. It also has John Heard, Kelly Rowan and Clifton Collins Jr. in supporting roles. The film's name comes from the California Penal Code Section 187, which defines murder.
- $20 million
- July 30, 1997
Emotionally scarred after being stabbed by a student, a teacher refuses to be a victim again when he takes up substitute teaching in a new location. Subtitles: English. Starring: Samuel L. Jackson John Heard Kelly Rowan Clifton Collins Jr. Tony Plana.
- Kevin Reynolds
- January 1, 1997
- 119 min
One year after being stabbed by a student, a Brooklyn high school teacher relocates to Los Angeles and returns to the classroom--his nerves frayed and his spirit shaken. He again finds himself in the same world of amorality and violence that he had hoped to leave behind. Challenged by a high...
- Kevin Reynolds
- Samuel L. Jackson
When a student writes the police code for homicide, 187, inside a textbook owned by teacher Trevor Garfield (Samuel L. Jackson), he feels threatened. The principal dismisses the incident, but...
- (27)
- Kevin Reynolds
- R
- Samuel L. Jackson
Feb 15, 2000 · Product Description. A vicious high school student is dead. A gang hit? An act of sudden rage? Or did a once-idealistic teacher finally snap?
- DVD
1997. Directed by Kevin Reynolds. When schools become war zones and both sides start taking casualties, what then? After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher.
