Stand and Deliver
At a tough school, someone had to take a stand...and someone did. Together, one teacher and one class proved to America they could...
1988 | 103m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Ramón Menéndez |
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| Writer: | Tom Musca, Ramón Menéndez |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 11, 1988 |
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| Director: | Ramón Menéndez |
| Writer: | Tom Musca, Ramón Menéndez |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | education, mathematics, drop-out, based on true story, teacher, high school teacher, mexican american |
| Production Companies | American Playhouse, Olmos Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $13,994,920
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edward James Olmos | Jaime A. Escalante |
| Lou Diamond Phillips | Angel Guzman |
| Rosanna DeSoto | Fabiola Escalante |
| Andy García | Dr. Ramirez |
| Estelle Harris | Secretary |
| Mark Phelan | Cop |
| Virginia Paris | Raquel Ortega |
| Eliot | Tito (as Mark Eliot) |
| Adelaida Alvarez | Sexy Girl |
| Carmen Argenziano | Molina |
| Bodie Olmos | Fernando Escalante |
| Vanessa Marquez | Ana Delgado |
| Graham Galloway | Craig |
| Daniel Villarreal | Chuco |
| Manuel Benitez | Heavy Metal Boy |
| Will Gotay | Pancho Garcia |
| Ingrid Oliu | Lupe Escobar |
| Karla Montana | Claudia Camejo |
| Lydia Nicole | Rafaela Fuentes |
| Betty Carvalho | Angel's Grandma |
| Irene Olga López | Lupe's Mother |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tom Musca | Writer |
| Tom Richmond | Director of Photography |
| Milo | Art Direction |
| Toni Livingston | Casting |
| John Scherer | Second Assistant Director |
| Chris Lombardi | First Assistant Camera |
| Amy C. Halpern | Electrician |
| John St. John | Best Boy Grip |
| Dee Mansano | Makeup Supervisor, Hair Supervisor |
| Zeca Seabra | Costumer |
| Arlan Jay Vetter | Assistant Art Director |
| Perry Husman | Stunt Coordinator |
| Peter Foster | ADR Editor |
| Duncan Burns | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ken Johnson | Music Editor |
| Matthew Iadarola | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Nancy Richardson | Editor, Post Production Supervisor |
| Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt | First Assistant Director |
| Vicki Rocco | Production Coordinator, Production Accountant |
| Shaun Madigan | Gaffer |
| Russ St. John | Key Grip |
| Barry Bookin | Boom Operator |
| Vered Hochman | Makeup & Hair |
| Larry Litton | Location Manager |
| Sydney Gilner | Script Supervisor |
| Barbara Riley | Negative Cutter |
| Michael Dressel | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Wayne Heitman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Hamilton Sterling | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Kathryn Morrison | Costume Design |
| Iya Labunka | Production Manager |
| Rob Sweeney | Second Assistant Camera |
| Michael R. Thorpe | Electrician |
| Stephen Halbert | Sound Mixer |
| Yvonne Cervantes | Costumer |
| Lisa De Alva | Property Master |
| Stuart Copely | Dialogue Editor |
| Jane Lang | Foley Editor |
| Steve Livingston | Music Editor |
| Ramón Menéndez | Writer |
| Craig Safan | Original Music Composer |
| Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Frank Smathers | Dialogue Editor |
| Ramón Menéndez | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lindsay Law | Executive Producer |
| Iya Labunka | Associate Producer |
| Tom Musca | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 15 |
| 2024 | 6 | 24 | 45 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 30 | 79 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 869 | 890 |