Joe Clark (Morgan Freeman) is asked to become the principal of Eastside High School, a school overwhelmed with violence and drugs. He begins his tenure with assembly during which he kicks a large group of known troublemakers out of school. He then chains all the doors to keep the trouble out. Joe doesn’t put up with anything from his teaching staff either. His methods are challenged by the mayor as well as an irate parent, Leonna Barrett (Lynne Thigpen). Regardless of how much opposition he’s experiencing, he’s determined to do a good job and change the school for the better. Historically the school has made a pathetic showing on a basic skills test, and Joe insists that everyone in the school work towards everyone passing the test. He shows compassion, too, when he tries to help Kaneesha Carter ( Karen Malina White), a pregnant student. The fire chief catches the chains on the doors even after Joe has been ordered to remove them. Joe is fired, arrested, and put in jail. While he lies on his cot in his cell, the students all gather and demand his release and his reinstatement as principal.
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Morgan Freeman | Principal Joe Clark |
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Beverly Todd | Ms. Levias |
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Robert Guillaume | Dr. Frank Napier |
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Alan North | Mayor Don Bottman |
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Lynne Thigpen | Leonna Barrett |
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Robin Bartlett | Mrs. Elliott |
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Michael Beach | Mr. Darnell |
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Ethan Phillips | Mr. Rosenberg |
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Sandra Reaves | Mrs. Powers |
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Sloane Shelton | Mrs. Hamilton |
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Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins | Thomas Sams |
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Karen Malina White | Kaneesha Carter |
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Karina Arroyave | Maria |
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Ivonne Coll | Mrs. Santos |
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Regina Taylor | Mrs. Carter |
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Michael P. Moran | Mr. O'Malley |
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John Ring | Fire Chief Gaines |
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Tyrone Jackson | Clarence |
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Alex Romaguera | Kid Ray |
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Tony Todd | Mr. William Wright |
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Mike Starr | Mr. Zirella |
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Michael Best | The Eastside 'Songbirds' |
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Stephen Capers Jr. | The Eastside 'Songbirds' |
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Dwayne Jones | The Eastside 'Songbirds' |
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Kenneth Kelly | The Eastside 'Songbirds' |
| Director | John G. Avildsen |
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| Writer | Michael Schiffer | |
| Producer | John G. Avildsen, Michael Schiffer, Doug Seelig, Norman Twain | |
| Musician | Bill Conti | |
| Photography | Victor Hammer | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Surround [English] |
| Subtitles | English (Closed Captioned) |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
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| Index | 394 |
| Added Date | Nov 10, 2012 17:16:26 |
| Modified Date | Jul 20, 2023 00:05:06 |