Film
Lean On Me (1989)
Eastside High was out of control... until Joe Clark took it back.
Drama· Directed by John G. Avildsen· 108 min
Overview
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.
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- Eastside High never had a principal this tough... or one who cared this much about its students.
- Eastside High was a training ground for jail. Then Joe Clark took over. Now the kids are getting something they never had. A future.
- A true story about a real hero.
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- They called him crazy for padlocking the doors, and for changing all the rules. But Joe Clark was crazy about one thing only: the students who loved him.
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Connections
Top billing
- Morgan Freeman as Principal Joe Clark
- Beverly Todd as Ms. Levias
- Robert Guillaume as Dr. Frank Napier
- Ethan Phillips as Mr. Rosenberg
- Lynne Thigpen as Leonna Barrett