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Release Date:
11 August 1995 (USA)
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Tagline:
She Broke The Rules... And Changed Their Lives.
Plot:
An ex-marine teacher struggles to connect with her students in an inner city schools. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins
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5 nominations
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Surprisingly Inspirational
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michelle Pfeiffer | ... | Louanne Johnson | |
| George Dzundza | ... | Hal Griffith | |
| Courtney B. Vance | ... | George Grandey | |
| Robin Bartlett | ... | Carla Nichols | |
| Beatrice Winde | ... | Mary Benton | |
| John Neville | ... | Waiter | |
| Lorraine Toussaint | ... | Irene Roberts | |
| Renoly Santiago | ... | Raul Sanchero | |
| Wade Dominguez | ... | Emilio Ramirez | |
| Bruklin Harris | ... | Callie Roberts | |
| Marcello Thedford | ... | Cornelius Bates | |
| Roberto Alvarez | ... | Gusmaro Rivera | |
| Richard Grant | ... | Durrell Benton | |
| Marisela Gonzales | ... | Angela | |
| Toni Nichelle Buzhardt | ... | Nikki |
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Also Known As:
My Posse Don't Do Homework (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
99 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #33926) |
South Korea:15 |
New Zealand:M |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG |
Chile:14 |
Denmark:12 |
Finland:K-10 |
Germany:12 |
Iceland:L |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15
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One of the last films worked on by producer Don Simpson. He helped pick songs for the film soundtrack.
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Continuity: When Raul gets dragged away by the police from his fight with Emilio you can see that his ponytail is ruined, but in the next shot when they got out of the school his ponytail was back.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "30 Rock: Hard Ball (#1.15)" (2007)
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HAVIN' THANGS
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I had no interest in seeing this movie when it came out in 1995. It just seemed to be another movie about angry inner city youth struggling to graduate from high school. So running into this tonight, I finally decided go give in and give it a watch.
My final assessment is that although this movie bears comparison to a long list of great-teacher-inspires-kids movies, I now embrace the movie because Michelle's portrayal brings it over the top, also, I was positively impressed with Renoly Santiago's honest and sensitive reading.
It is easy, as I am ample testament, to dismiss movies that appear to be clones, but since this was reportedly based on a true story of an ex-military woman, it either demonstrates that the story does not emerge from the minds of banal-thinking writers, but from fact, or that the stories like these repeat themselves daily in the fabric of America and need to be told under as many guises as there are stories. WHY? Because all of us need inspiration and hope in our lives.