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Lean On Me (1989)

Lean On Me (1989)

Drama

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

Release Date: 1989, March 3
Directors: John G. Avildsen
Countries: United States of America
Production: Norman Twain Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Mike Starr, Michael Imperioli, Ivonne Coll, Robert Guillaume, Tony Todd, Michael P. Moran, Robin Bartlett, Michael Beach, John Ring, Ahmed Best, Johanna Tolentino

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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