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A Marine officer leaves her military career behind to become an inner-city English teacher. With a style all her own she gets her class of tough-as-nails kids to trust her and to believe in themselves. This true-life drama is based on "My Posse Don't Do Homework," a novel by educator LouAnne Johnson. Read more
| Starring | Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, Bonnie Bartlett |
|---|---|
| Director | John N. Smith |
| Genres | Drama |
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A Marine officer leaves her military career behind to become an inner-city English teacher. With a style all her own she gets her class of tough-as-nails kids to trust her and to believe in themselves. This true-life drama is based on "My Posse Don't Do Homework," a novel by educator LouAnne Johnson.
| Starring | Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, Bonnie Bartlett |
|---|---|
| Director | John N. Smith |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1995 To Rent: DVD: 15 Jun 2006 |
Despite its basis in fact, this comes across as bland and unbelievable wish-fulfilment, just another feel-good fantasy about tough, restive delinquents being tamed by poetry.
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Typical clichés, contradicted by good acting
Michelle Pfeiffer leads the cast in this drama set in a North California school. The storyline is easy to read, and the ending is clear to see half way through ... read more »
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Loved it!
Abolutely loved this film. It's so inspiring. I haven't watched freedom writers but I have been reccommended to watch it as it is similar to this. Fab ... read more »
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amazing, great
love this film it is like an older version of freedom writers, it is very entertaining and i would watch again.
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Great watch
Great film you know its going to end but you can watch this film over and over again an not get bored
Movie star Andy Garcia lost the chance to play Michelle Pfeiffer's husband in 1995 film Dangerous Minds after convincing producers the character was unnecessary. The character wasn't in the initial script and he understood why when he was called in to play Pfeiffer's husband. But, after making his viewpoint clear, Garcia still shot scenes with the actress - only for his character to be edited out of the film. He tells BlogTalkRadio.com, "They called and said that they wanted to develop a love... Read more