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25 March 1955 (USA) moreTagline:
The sensational novel...now on the screen! morePlot:
A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Total Recall: Our Favorite Rock 'n' Roll Movies (From Rotten Tomatoes. 26 October 2009, 8:37 AM, PDT)
Weekly DVD & Blu-Ray Chopping List 10/13/2009
(From Fangoria. 10 October 2009, 11:19 PM, PDT)
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Kids/Teens really don't change more (58 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Glenn Ford | ... | Richard Dadier | |
| Anne Francis | ... | Anne Dadier | |
| Louis Calhern | ... | Jim Murdock | |
| Margaret Hayes | ... | Lois Judby Hammond | |
| John Hoyt | ... | Mr. Warneke | |
| Richard Kiley | ... | Joshua Y. Edwards | |
| Emile Meyer | ... | Mr. Halloran | |
| Warner Anderson | ... | Dr. Bradley | |
| Basil Ruysdael | ... | Prof. A.R. Kraal | |
| Sidney Poitier | ... | Gregory W. Miller | |
| Vic Morrow | ... | Artie West | |
| Dan Terranova | ... | Belazi | |
| Rafael Campos | ... | Pete V. Morales | |
| Paul Mazursky | ... | Emmanuel Stoker | |
| Horace McMahon | ... | Detective |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
101 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
UK:12 (1996 release) | UK:R | UK:X (August 1955) | Norway:12 (1955) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #17376)Filming Locations:
El Segundo, California, USAFun Stuff
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The film was initially rejected for a UK cinema certificate by the BBFC in March 1955. It was resubmitted again in August where it was then by around 6 minutes to remove uses of threatening dialogue and the entire climactic switchblade scene between Dadier and Artie. It would later be passed completely uncut for video and DVD with a 12 certificate. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Before Mr. Dadier enters the principal's office, the top of a movie camera can be seen rolling behind a high window of the office. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Mousiki vradya: O Elvis kai i genia tou rock 'n' roll" (1976) moreSoundtrack:
(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock moreFAQ
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I think this film is a perfect example of how children and teenagers never really change. Oh sure the music and fashion is dated and looks prehistoric, the kids use lingo from another time and dance to music from another time, but they still act like teens. They think they are the coolest kids of all time and no one will ever be cooler. Then a new batch of teens show up and a new batch and so and so on. And the unthinkable happens to everyone, they get older and then become the middle age farts who don't understand the new generation. When in reality the new generation isn't doing anything too different from any previous generation. I was a teenager in the '90s, guess what? The '90s are over and there are a new generation of teens now who think THEY are the coolest of all time.
Teens are rebellious and act up. They think they are immortal and can never die. They always have, especially since the 1940s and 1950s of America. Even the Bible documents a group of youths making fun of Elisha's baldness 3,000 years ago, "Go on up you bald head, Go on up you bald head" Poor kids, God came down with two bears and smote them all for making fun of Elisha. Unfortunately, God won't likely solve every youth problem like that anymore. :) Ways have to be found the way Glen Ford does in this film, to reach out to the troubled youth. And adults must always remind themselves that this is not a "new problem" as they so often wish to believe.