Lean on Me

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

Mar 3 1989 PG-13 1h 48m
Drama

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.

Plot

An arrogant and unorthodox teacher returns as principal to the idyllic high school from which he had earlier been fired to find it a den of drug abuse, gang violence, and urban despair. Eventually he is successful but unorthodox methods lead to a clash with city officials that threatens to undo all his efforts. Based on a true story.

Written by

Michael Schiffer

Directed by

John G. Avildsen

Cast

Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Norman Twain Productions

Languages

Español, Português, English

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
24,509
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
58
Popularity
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