Stand and Deliver

Theatrical Release Date: 1988 03 11 (USA)

UPC: 085391637721

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Watch With Your Teen]

Summary: Edward James Olmos portrays the real-life Jaime Escalante, a no-nonsense mathematic teacher in a tough East LA high school. Handed a classroom full of "losers" and "unteachables," Escalante is determined to turn his young charges' lives around. Drawing from his own cultural heritage, Escalante forms a bond with his largely Hispanic student body, evoking the names of famous Spaniards and Latin Americans whose great accomplishments were predicated on their ability to learn. The students gradually come to realize that the only way they'll escape their own poverty-stricken barrio is to improve themselves intellectually. As a result, the class' academic achievements soar dramatically -- too dramatically for the Educational Testing Service, which is convinced that the class' high test scores are the results of cheating. The triumphant exoneration of Escalante's students provides Stand and Deliver with its rousingly upbeat conclusion. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – null Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Independent Spirit Awards Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best Actor – Independent Spirit Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actress – Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography – Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actor – Independent Spirit Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: [None specified]

Stand and Deliver

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 09/19/2000

Audio: 1 USA & territories, Canada

Runtime: 103 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Jump To a Scene
1. Driving to Work (Credits) [2:48]
2. Math 1A [5:26]
3. Apples for the students [1:41]
4. Finger man [4:15]
5. "Tough guys deep-fry chicken" [3:45]
6. Ganas [3:51]
7. A deal with Angel [2:06]
8. Lupe gets the chair [2:05]
9. Before and after school [4:25]
10. What's best for Ana [2:49]
11. How many gigolos? [2:39]
12. Shaking up the Math Dept [3:02]
13. Think cool; welcome back [5:05]
14. Crusing with Kimo [1:38]
15. Work takes its toll [4:26]
16. Pancho wants out. Angel wants in. [4:02]
17. Heart attack [5:12]
18. Sneaking back to work [1:44]
19. The AP exam [2:56]
20. 18 Out Of 18! [1:41]
21. Cheaters? [3:22]
22. Angel's last ride [2:51]
23. The ETS wants a confession [3:48]
24. If caught, then guilty [1:39]
25. Second thoughts [3:50]
26. Confronting the ETS [5:03]
27. One day to cram [4:16]
28. The retest [5:37]
29. The results [2:33]
30. Coda and End Credits (Stand and Deliver [4:20]

Karl Williams

Forsaking cornball sentimentality for a straight-ahead depiction of its subject, this true-life drama from PBS's superb American Playhouse not surprisingly plays a bit too much like a made-for-television movie, or even an adaptation of a play. Despite this drawback, the film's not-so-secret weapon is an awfully impressive one: A legendary, Oscar-nominated performance from star Edward James Olmos, who "delivers" easily the best work of his journeyman career, transforming his figure, face, hair, gait, and voice to portray a man who's just about literally all intellect. Lou Diamond Phillips provides ample support, and the script from director Ramon Menendez and producer Tom Musca moves with agility back and forth between developments in the classroom and in the lives of the students and their teacher. It all gets wrapped up a bit too quickly and the answers to a few pertinent questions seem to have been left on the cutting room floor, but for sheer acting power and uplift without bathos, the film's a definite success. Stand and Deliver swept the Independent Spirit Awards the year of its release, winning a half-dozen of the major categories including Best Feature and Director. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Patrick Baca  Actor 
Rif Hutton  Actor 
Virginia Paris  Actor 
Adelaide Alvarez  Actor 
Victor Garron  Actor 
Richard Martinez  Actor 
Michael Adler  Actor 
Lydia Nicole  Actor 
Sonia Fuentes  Actor 
Barbara Vera  Actor 
Mark Everett  Actor 
Vanessa Marquez  Actor 
Michael Yama  Actor 
Phillip Elizalde  Actor 
Jessica Seynos  Actor 
Irene Olga Lopez  Actor 
James Victor  Actor 
Aixa Clemente  Actor 
Richard Moreno  Actor 
Betty Carvalho  Actor 
Tyde Kierney  Actor 
Mark Phelan  Actor 
Irma Barrios  Actor 
Beatrice Giraldo  Actor 
Mark Eliot  Actor 
Dominic Lucero  Actor 
Daniel Villarreal  Actor 
Yvette Cruise  Actor 
Bodie Olmos  Actor 
Carmen Argenziano  Actor 
Estelle Harris  Actor 
David Brian Abalos  Actor 
Graham Galloway  Actor 
Michael Goldfinger  Actor 
Karla Montana  Actor 
Star Frohman  Actor 
Henry Torres  Actor 
Ray Gideon  Producer 
Bruce A. Evans  Producer 
Lidsay Law  Executive Producer 
Lidsay Law  Producer 
Ramon Menendez  Director 
Ramon Menendez  Screenwriter 
Tom Musca  Producer 
Tom Musca  Screenwriter 
Craig Safan  Composer (Music Score) 
Andrew Scheinman  Producer 
Edward James Olmos  Actor 
Lou Diamond Phillips  Actor 
Rosanna de Soto  Actor 
Andy Garcia  Actor 
Will Gotay  Actor 
Ingrid Oliu  Actor 

Country: USA