Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto, Andy García, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan
Crew: Tom Musca (Writer), Ramón Menéndez (Writer), Craig Safan (Original Music Composer), Lindsay Law (Executive Producer), Tom Musca (Producer), Iya Labunka (Associate Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English, Español
Studio: American Playhouse, Olmos Productions
Runtime: 103 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 11, 1988
IMDb: 3.4
