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.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-03-11
- Duration
- 01:43
- Categories
- Drama
- Studios
- American Playhouse, Olmos Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Status
- Released
- Votes
- 431
- Revenue
- $13,994,920
Top cast
Edward James Olmos
Lou Diamond Phillips
Rosanna DeSoto
Andy Garcia
Estelle Harris
Mark Phelan
Virginia Paris
Eliot
Adelaida Alvarez
Carmen Argenziano
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