Stand and Deliver

Edward James Olmos Director: Ramon Menendez Ramon Menendez

Overview

Edward James Olmos portrays the real-life Jaime Escalante, a no-nonsense mathematic teacher in a tough East LA high school. Handed a classroom full of "losers" and "unteachables," Escalante is determined to turn his young charges' lives around. Drawing from his own cultural heritage, Escalante forms a bond with his largely Hispanic student body, evoking the names of famous Spaniards and Latin Americans whose great accomplishments were predicated on their ability to learn. The students gradually come to realize that the only way they'll escape their own poverty-stricken barrio is to improve themselves intellectually. As a result, the class' academic achievements soar dramatically -- too dramatically for the Educational Testing Service, which is convinced that the class' high test scores are the results of cheating. The triumphant exoneration of Escalante's students provides Stand and Deliver with its rousingly upbeat conclusion.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/08/2010
UPC:	0883929143511
Original Release:	1988
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Time:	1:43:00
Sales rank:	1,983

Special Features

Closed Caption

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Edward James Olmos	Jaime Escalante
Lou Diamond Phillips	Angel
Rosanna de Soto	Fabiola Escalante
Andy Garcia	Ramirez
Will Gotay	Pancho
Ingrid Oliu	Lupe
Adelaide Alvarez	Sexy Girl
Beatrice Giraldo	Ganas Kid
Estelle Harris	Secretary
Mark Phelan	Cop
Virginia Paris	Raquel Ortega
Mark Eliot	Tito
Patrick Baca	Javier
Carmen Argenziano	Molina
Richard Martinez	Heavy Metal Boy
Mark Everett	Heavy Metal Boy
Tyde Kierney	Joe Goodell
Bodie Olmos	Fernando Escalante
Karla Montana	Claudia
Vanessa Marquez	Ana
Daniel Villarreal	Chuco
Michael Goldfinger	Coach
Michael Yama	Sanzaki
Lydia Nicole	Rafaela
Graham Galloway	Craig
Betty Carvalho	Angel's Grandmother
Irene Olga Lopez	Lupe's Mother
James Victor	Ana's Father
Yvette Cruise	Claudia's Mother
Aixa Clemente	Hospital Receptionist
Victor Garron	Jaime Escalante, Jr.
Michael Adler	Schloss
Barbara Vera	Proctor
Rif Hutton	Pearson
Star Frohman	Female Cop
Jessica Seynos	Ganas Kid
Dominic Lucero	Ganas Kid
Sonia Fuentes	Ganas Kid
David Brian Abalos	Ganas Kid
Irma Barrios	Ganas Kid
Henry Torres	Ganas Kid
Richard Moreno	Ganas Kid
Phillip Elizalde	Ganas Kid

Technical Credits

Ramon Menendez

Tom Musca

Ramon Menendez	Director,Screenwriter
Jaki Brown	Casting
Bruce A. Evans	Producer
Steve George	Songwriter
Ray Gideon	Producer
Stephen Halbert	Sound/Sound Designer
Vered Hochman	Makeup
Iya Labunka	Associate Producer
John Lang	Songwriter
Lidsay Law	Executive Producer
Robert Leighton	Editor
Dee Mansano	Makeup
Areni Milo	Art Director
Milo	Art Director,Production Designer
Kathryn Morrison	Costumes/Costume Designer
Tom Musca	Producer,Screenwriter
Richard Page	Songwriter
Nancy Richardson	Editor
Tom Richmond	Cinematographer
Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt	Asst. Director
Craig Safan	Score Composer
Andrew Scheinman	Producer
Dennis Washington	Production Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Stand and Deliver
1. Driving to Work (Credits) [2:48]
2. Math 1A [5:26]
3. Apples For the Students [1:41]
4. Finger Man [4:15]
5. "Tough Guys Deep-Fry Chicken" [3:45]
6. Ganas [3:51]
7. A Deal With Angel [2:06]
8. Lupe Gets the Chair [2:05]
9. Before and After School [4:25]
10. What's Best For Ana [2:49]
11. How Many Gigolos? [2:39]
12. Shaking Up the Math Dept [3:02]
13. Think Cool; Welcome Back [5:05]
14. Cruising With Kimo [1:38]
15. Work Takes Its Toll [4:26]
16. Pancho Wants Out, Angel Wants In [4:02]
17. Heart Attack [5:12]
18. Sneaking Back to Work [1:44]
19. The Ap Exam [2:56]
20. 18 Out of 18! [1:41]
21. Cheaters! [3:22]
22. Angel's Last Ride [2:51]
23. The Ets Wants a Confession [3:48]
24. If Caught, Then Guilty [1:39]
25. Second Thoughts [3:50]
26. Confronting the Ets [5:03]
27. One Day to Cram [4:16]
28. The Retest [5:37]
29. The Results [2:33]
30. Coda and End Credits (Stand and Deliver) [4:20]

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Editorial Reviews

Forsaking cornball sentimentality for a straight-ahead depiction of its subject, this true-life drama from PBS's superb American Playhouse not surprisingly plays a bit too much like a made-for-television movie, or even an adaptation of a play. Despite this drawback, the film's not-so-secret weapon is an awfully impressive one: A legendary, Oscar-nominated performance from star Edward James Olmos, who "delivers" easily the best work of his journeyman career, transforming his figure, face, hair, gait, and voice to portray a man who's just about literally all intellect. Lou Diamond Phillips provides ample support, and the script from director Ramon Menendez and producer Tom Musca moves with agility back and forth between developments in the classroom and in the lives of the students and their teacher. It all gets wrapped up a bit too quickly and the answers to a few pertinent questions seem to have been left on the cutting room floor, but for sheer acting power and uplift without bathos, the film's a definite success. Stand and Deliver swept the Independent Spirit Awards the year of its release, winning a half-dozen of the major categories including Best Feature and Director.

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