Storyline
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.
Principal Cast
Edward James Olmos
Jaime A. Escalante
Lou Diamond Phillips
Angel Guzman
Rosanna DeSoto
Fabiola Escalante
Andy Garcia
Dr. Ramirez
Estelle Harris
Secretary
Mark Phelan
Cop
VI
Virginia Paris
Raquel Ortega
Eliot
Tito (as Mark Eliot)
Media Information
DirectorRamón Menéndez
StatusReleased
Runtime103 min
Genres
Drama
Release Date1988-03-11
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
CountryUnited States of America
Production
American Playhouse
Olmos Productions