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19891h 48mPG-13English

Lean On Me

Eastside High was out of control...until Joe Clark took it back.

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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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DirectorJohn G. Avildsen

Keywords

high schoolviolence in schoolsbased on true storygangdrug dealingschool principalpublic education
Budget$10M
Box Office$32M

Cast

Morgan Freeman as Principal Joe Clark

Morgan Freeman

Principal Joe Clark

Beverly Todd as Ms. Levias

Beverly Todd

Ms. Levias

Robert Guillaume as Dr. Frank Napier

Robert Guillaume

Dr. Frank Napier

Ethan Phillips as Mr. Rosenberg

Ethan Phillips

Mr. Rosenberg

Lynne Thigpen as Leonna Barrett

Lynne Thigpen

Leonna Barrett

Michael Beach as Mr. Darnell

Michael Beach

Mr. Darnell

Tony Todd as Mr. William Wright

Tony Todd

Mr. William Wright

Karen Malina White as Kaneesha Carter

Karen Malina White

Kaneesha Carter

Alan North as Mayor Don Bottman

Alan North

Mayor Don Bottman

Robin Bartlett as Mrs. Elliott

Robin Bartlett

Mrs. Elliott