Movie Details
- Status: Released
- Movie Tagline: Eastside High was out of control…until Joe Clark took it back.
- Genres: Drama
- Release Date: 1989-03-03
- Runtime: 108.0 min
- Budget: Not Available
- Revenue: Not Available
- Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures, Norman Twain Productions
Cast & Crew
Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume, Ethan Phillips, Lynne Thigpen, Michael Beach, Tony Todd, Karen Malina White, Alan North, Robin Bartlett, Sandra Reaves, Phillips, Sloane Shelton, Jermaine Hopkins, Karina Arroyave, Ivonne Coll, Regina Taylor, Michael P. Moran, John Ring, Mike Starr, Michael Imperioli, Jennifer McComb, Delilah Cotto, Anthony Figueroa, Jim Moody
Synopsis – What to Expect from “Lean On Me”
Lean On Me is a 1989 American drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Morgan Freeman. The film is based on the real-life story of Joe Clark, a high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, who takes drastic measures to improve his students’ academic performance.
The movie begins with Joe Clark (Morgan Freeman) as the newly appointed principal of Eastside High School, a school in a poverty-stricken area of Paterson, New Jersey. He is determined to turn the school around and make it a place of learning and success. To do this, he implements a strict set of rules and regulations, which include mandatory school uniforms, random locker searches, and a zero-tolerance policy for drugs and weapons.
This creates tension between Clark and the students, as well as with the faculty and the school board. Despite the opposition, Clark continues to stand his ground and push for change. He also reaches out to the students and encourages them to take pride in their school.
Eventually, Clark’s efforts pay off as the students begin to respond to his leadership. They become more engaged in their studies and begin to take an interest in their education. As the school year progresses, the students begin to make remarkable improvements in their academic performance.
However, the school board and the faculty still oppose Clark’s methods and eventually decide to fire him. When the students learn of this, they band together to protest
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