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Stand and Deliver/Lean on Me | 
| Directors: John G. Avildsen, Ramon Menendez
Actors: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Edward James Olmos, Robert Guillaume, Alan North
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $12.98
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 4806
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 212 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 83770
UPC: 012569837706
EAN: 0012569837706
ASIN: B000K2UGZM
Theatrical Release Date: March 11, 1988
Release Date: January 2, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Look at the too-cool-to-cope kids in Jaime Escalante's class at East L.A.'s tough Garfield High and many will say they see a bunch of losers. Escalante sees scholars. How he cajoles instructs challenges and inspires his no-expectations barrio kids to pass the daunting Calculus Advanced Placement Test forms the amazing heart of Stand and Deliver [Side A] starring Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips. Paterson New Jersey's Eastside High is the setting for Lean on Me [Side B] starring Morgan Freeman as bat-and-bullhorn-toting principal Joe Clark whose controversial methods turned the failing school around and made Clark a national symbol of tough-love education. His message: Don't lean on excuses drugs or anger. Lean on yourself and me...and learn. School's now in session with these two true-life tales!Running Time: 212 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 012569837706 Manufacturer No: 83770
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 2 Winners, 1 Package January 18, 2007
Steven Hedge (Somewhere "East of Eden")
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
You simply can't go wrong with this DVD containing two outstanding films on educators who inspire their students in two utterly different ways.
In "Stand and Deliver" Edward James Olmos, almost unrecognizable, rightly earned an Oscar Nomination for his portrayal of an idealistic teacher in a run-down school. He makes extraordinary efforts to connect and motivate his students. He is a shining example of that cliche term "No one cares how much you know until the know how much you care." Olmos's character cares more than any teacher I have ever met myself. Awesomely inspiring!
Morgan Freeman's role in "Lean on Me" is typical of the kind of roles he's particularly good at: "My way or the highway." He nearly sinks his own efforts to turn around a failing school by acting as if he ALONE is the only one that can. This is a lesson for every administrator out there: Trust Your Staff/Facutly. Give your staff and facutly the respect they are entitled to and they will work for you and the students much better than if you brow beat them and circumvent their authority as professional educators. It is only when Freeman's character learns this that things begin to go his well-intentioned way.
As a 16 year veteran teacher I love nothing more than inspirational stories about education. Both of these films are now available in one package and definitely worth the purchase! If you are moved by other stories in the same vein, then check out "Mr. Holland's Opus", "To Sir with Love", "The Blackboard Jungle", "Dead Poet's Society", "Take the Lead", and "Akeelah and the Bee."
Two excellent movies for the cost of one! July 29, 2007
Hazel Watson
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
[ASIN:B000K2UGZM Stand and Deliver/Lean on Me] I volunteer in a juvenile detention facility, usually helping teenagers with their school work. They are not allowed newspapers or television, but they do watch videos. I purchased these because they are based on true stories and I hoped they might be inspiring for the kids.
Not only do they inspire the kids, but they seem to inspire the teachers as well!
I believe these DVDs would be excellent for any parent and preteen-to-teenage child.
It is well worth the cost to purchase these.
 Great combo February 7, 2007
E. Co (Los Angeles)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Great combo of two movies in one. no special features though, but the movies are both great and the quality is good too. If your looking for a no frills look at the movies, this is it.
EXCELLENT TRUE STORIES May 27, 2009
Anne Mahoney (LAS VEGAS, NV)
WONDERFUL TRUE STORIES ABOUT WHAT STUDENT CAN DO IF THEY PUT THEIR MINDS TO IT
Two great movies about the importance of school May 15, 2009
A Mother of 2 Kidlets (Chicago suburbs)
I love both of these movies. They show persistence and dedication to education and one's future. Inspirational!
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