One Eight Seven (1997)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Writer (WGA):

Scott Yagemann (written by)

Release Date:

30 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

When schools become war zones and both sides start taking casualties, what then?

Plot:

After surviving a brutal attack (Instrument used was a board with nails in it) by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | High School | Substitute Teacher | New York City | Stabbing

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Trevor Garfield
John Heard	...	Dave Childress
Kelly Rowan	...	Ellen Henry
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Cesar Sanchez (as Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez)
Tony Plana	...	Principal Garcia
Karina Arroyave	...	Rita Martinez
Lobo Sebastian	...	Benny Chacon
Jack Kehler	...	Larry Hyland
Jonah Rooney	...	Stevie Littleton
Demetrius Navarro	...	Paco
Ebony Monique Solomon	...	Lakesia
Johnny Bogris	...	Barsek (as Yannis Bogris)
Dominic Hoffman	...	Victor
Martha Velez	...	Mrs. Chacon
Method Man	...	Dennis Broadway

Also Known As:

187 (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, strong language, drug use and brief nudity.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Brazil:18

Filming Locations:

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Icon Entertainment International

Trivia:

187 is the police code for homicide.

Goofs:

Continuity: Caesar's hat switches from forward to backward to forward to backward immediately before and during Mr. Garfield's inquiry as to who is responsible for vandalizing bungalow 86.

Quotes:

[first lines]
school official: Alright, let's go people, let's go. One minute until tardy lock-down... take your hat off, thank you... let's go, let's go. Everybody move inside, move inside... morning Trevor, good morning. Let's go, get inside... let her go! No smoking - I don't smoke, you don't smoke. Let's go people, today's a *good* day to learn.

Movie Connections:

Features The Deer Hunter (1978)

Soundtrack:

Fractal Zoom

Good treatment of fascinating subject, and with a strong ending

Violence in schools is the subject of this bleak, hard-hitting, drama, starring the always reliable Samuel L. Jackson in another great performance who plays a teacher who moves from a tough Brooklyn school after being stabbed repeatedly by a student in the back to an even tougher LA school. 187 is a vastly underrated thriller, intense and gripping throughout, and the ending is powerful and satisfying. 8.5/10.